MoleMate - Publications - Primary Care Unit

Wilson ECF, Emery JD, Kinmonth AL, Prevost AT, Morris HC, Humphrys E, Hall PN, Burrows N, Bradshaw L, Walls J, Norris P, Johnson M, Walter FM. The cost-effectiveness of a novel SIAscopic diagnostic aid for the management of pigmented skin lesions in primary care: a decision analytic model.Value in Health 2013; 16:356-366.

Walter FM, Prevost AT, Vasconcelos J, Hall PN, Burrows N, Morris HC, Kinmonth AL, Emery JD. Using the 7-point checklist as a diagnostic aid for pigmented skin lesions in general practice: a diagnostic validation study. BJGP 2013; DOI:10.3399/bjgp13X667213.

Walter FM, Morris HC, Humphrys E, Hall PN, Prevost AT, Burrows N, Bradshaw L, Wilson ECF, Norris P, Walls J, Johnson M, Kinmonth AL, Emery JD. Effect of adding a diagnostic aid to best practice to manage suspicious pigmented lesions in primary care: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2012;345(jul04_1): p. e4110.

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Walter FM, Morris HC, Humphrys E, Hall PN, Kinmonth AL, Prevost AP, Wilson ECF, Burrows N, Norris P, Johnson M, Emery J. Protocol for the MoleMate^TM UK Trial: a randomised controlled trial of the MoleMate system in the management of pigmented skin lesions in primary care [ISRCTN 79932379]. BMC Family Practice 2010; 11:36.

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Walter FM, Humphrys E, Tso S, Johnson M, Cohn S. Patient understanding of moles and skin cancer, and factors influencing presentation in primary care: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice 2010; 11

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Wood A, Morris H, Emery J, Hall PN, Cotton S, Prevost AT, Walter FM. Evaluation of the MoleMate training program for assessment of suspicious lesions in primary care. Informatics in Primary Care 2008; 16: 41-50.

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Trial Team Publications

Emery JD, Hunter J, Hall PN, Watson AJ, Moncrieff M, Walter FM. Accuracy of SIAscopy for pigmented skin lesions encountered in primary care: development and validation of a new diagnostic algorithm. BMC Dermatol. 2010;10:9.

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Watson A, Walter FM, Wood A, Morris H, Hall P, Karner S, Emery J. Learning a novel technique to identify possible melanomas: are Australian general practitioners better than their U.K. colleagues? Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009; 8:3.

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