Ipek Gurol PhD
- LSHTM
- 15-17 Tavistock Place
- London
- WC1H 9SH
- T: (RCS CEU) +44 20 78696603
My training is in Economics (PhD, Boston University, 2004), with specialisation in health and development economics. Before joining LSHTM, I worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Health Management, Imperial College Business School (2005-2008) and Assistant Professor of Economics at Bogazici University, Istanbul (2003-2004).
My current post at the LSHTM is a joint appointment with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and I work closely with the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Affiliation
Teaching
In the current academic year, I will be a seminar leader for the Health Care Evaluation module. Previously I also taught Basic Statistics and Health Services modules for the MSc Public Health course.
Research
My research at LSHTM/RCOG focuses on the development and application of econometric techniques to evaluate the performance and quality of women's health and maternity care services in the UK, using routinely collected clinical and administrative data. Currently I am working on the National HMB Audit, a four-year project commissioned by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).
My other research interest is the uptake and diffusion of complex health care innovations in health systems. Previous projects in this theme include piloting of diagnosis-based risk adjustment models in English primary care; monitoring and evaluation of family medicine-centred primary care reforms in Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia and Turkey; and systematic reviews of technology-enabled care delivery models.
Research areas
- Complex interventions
- Health care policy
- Health systems
- Maternal health
- Quality improvement
Disciplines
- Economics
- Policy analysis
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Selected publications
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The timing of elective caesarean delivery between 2000 and 2009 in England.
Gurol-Urganci, I. ; Cromwell, D.A. ; Edozien, L.C. ; Onwere, C. ; Mahmood, T.A. ; van der Meulen, J.H. ;
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2011; 11:43
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Maternal morbidity associated with placenta praevia among women who had elective caesarean section.
Onwere, C. ; Gurol-Urganci, I. ; Cromwell, D.A. ; Mahmood, T.A. ; Templeton, A. ; van der Meulen, J.H. ;
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 2011; 159(1):62-6
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Risk of placenta previa in second birth after first birth cesarean section: a population-based study and meta-analysis.
Gurol-Urganci, I. ; Cromwell, D.A. ; Edozien, L.C. ; Smith, G.C. ; Onwere, C. ; Mahmood, T.A. ; Templeton, A. ; van der Meulen, J.H. ;
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2011; 11(1):95
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Variation in rates of caesarean section among English NHS trusts after accounting for maternal and clinical risk: cross sectional study.
Bragg, F.; Cromwell, D.A.; Edozien, L.C.; Gurol-Urganci, I.; Mahmood, T.A.; Templeton, A.; van der Meulen, J.H.;
BMJ, 2010; 341:c5065
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Health systems and increased longevity in people with HIV and AIDS.
Atun, R.A.; Gurol-Urganci, I.; McKee, M.;
BMJ, 2009; 339:308-9
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Diffusion of complex health innovations--implementation of primary health care reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Atun, R.A.; Kyratsis, I.; Jelic, G.; Rados-Malicbegovic, D.; Gurol-Urganci, I.;
Health Policy Plan, 2007; 22(1):28-39
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Health systems' responses to 25 years of HIV in Europe: Inequities persist and challenges remain.
Atun, R.A.; McKee, M.; Coker, R.; Gurol-Urganci, I.;
Health Policy, 2007; 86(2-3):181-94
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Place of death: U.S. trends since 1980.
Flory, J.; Yinong, Y.X.; Gurol, I.; Levinsky, N.; Ash, A.; Emanuel, E.;
Health Aff (Millwood), 2004; 23(3):194-200
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