Dr Catalin Tufanaru
Dr Catalin Tufanaru, M.D., MPH, MClinSci (EBHC), PhD, is Research Associate at Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), Faculty of Health Sciences, at University of Adelaide. Catalin has previously worked as General Practitioner, Public Health Specialist and Researcher. He has been widely involved with multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary working in the fields of evidence-based healthcare, health policy analysis, clinical practice guidelines development, health promotion and social marketing. Catalin is the first author of a book on conducting systematic reviews of economic evidence (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2011), first author of a book on statistics for systematic reviews (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012), author of a book on health policy analysis (Transilvania University Press, 2009), co-author of a book on organizational marketing and social marketing (Iuliu Hatieganu Medical University Press, 2007), and one of the co-authors of the European Union Network of Health Technology Assessment EUnetHTA Handbook on HTA Capacity Building (EUnetHTA, Barcelona, 2008).
✓ Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD — email supervisor to discuss availability.
Catalin is an accredited JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review (CSR) trainer with more than eight years of CSR teaching experience. He is an accredited JBI Clinical Fellowship trainer.
In the last six years Catalin was involved in extensive methodological research regarding the influences of Husserlian phenomenology in qualitative health research and the philosophical foundations of the JBI meta-synthesis by meta-aggregation (the influences of the philosophical ideas from American pragmatism and Husserlian phenomenology).
He is Associate Investigator at NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange (CREATE).
Catalin is a Research Affiliate at The Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH) research group, the Robinson Research Institute, the University of Adelaide.
In the last five years Catalin peer reviewed more than 100 systematic review protocols and systematic review reports.
Catalin is involved in the new initiative Restoring invisible and abandoned trials (RIAT initiative). The report of the RIAT re-examination of Study 329 is available as open access full text article from BMJ.
The details about RIAT 329 team and the details about the history of Study 329 are presented at http://study329.org/
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2009 - 2010 | Research Fellow | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2016 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2012 - 2013 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Clinical Science in Evidence-Based Health Care |
| 2000 - 2002 | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy | Romania | Master of Management of Public Health and of Health Services (MPH) |
| 1999 - 2003 | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy | Romania | Specialist Physician Public Health and Healthcare Management |
| 1990 - 1996 | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy | Romania | Medical Doctor (MD) |
Postgraduate Training
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The incorporation of health technology assessments into clinical practice and micro/meso decision making: the barriers and facilitators | University of Toronto | Canada | |
| Ethical and Sociocultural issues in Health Technology Assessment & Management (HTAM) and Dissemination | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Italy | |
| Institutional Management and Impact Evaluation | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Italy | |
| Health Policy Analysis | University of Barcelona | Spain | |
| Economic Evaluation | University of Barcelona | Spain |
Research Interests
Journals
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Lisy, K., Campbell, J. M., Tufanaru, C., Moola, S., & Lockwood, C. (2018). The prevalence of disability among people with cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and/or diabetes: a systematic review.. International journal of evidence-based healthcare. DOI |
| 2017 | Canuto, K., Aromataris, E., Lockwood, C., Tufanaru, C., & Brown, A. (2017). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion programs for the prevention and management of chronic diseases: a scoping review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(1), 10-14. DOI |
| 2017 | Fernandez, R., & Tufanaru, C. (2017). Understanding propensity scores. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 15(4), 142-143. DOI |
| 2017 | Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., Lockwood, C., & Stern, C. J. (2017). Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among school- and preschool-aged children (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(2). DOI |
| 2017 | Tufanaru, C. (2017). Demystifying intention-to-treat analyses.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(4), 853-854. DOI |
| 2017 | De Silva, T., Ahip, S., Theou, O., Tufanaru, C., Visvanathan, R., & Umapathysivam, K. (2017). Frailty in nursing home residents: a scoping review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(8), 2040-2046. DOI |
| 2017 | Clay, F. J., Perry, L. A., Hicks, A. J., Batty, R., Tufanaru, C., Jayaram, M., . . . Hopwood, M. (2017). Safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for depression in adults who have sustained a traumatic brain injury: a systematic review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(9), 2270-2286. DOI |
| 2017 | Umapathysivam, K., Tufanaru, C., Visvanathan, R., & Yu, S. (2017). Anthropometric prediction equations for estimating body mass composition: a scoping review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(10), 2427-2432. DOI |
| 2017 | Gibson, O., Reilly, R., Harfield, S., Tufanaru, C., & Ward, J. (2017). Web-based therapeutic interventions for assessing, managing and treating health conditions in Indigenous people: a scoping review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(10), 2487-2494. DOI |
| 2017 | Tufanaru, C. (2017). The "iceberg" of reporting clinical trials.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(10), 2419-2420. DOI |
| 2016 | Le Noury, J., Nardo, J., Healy, D., Jureidini, J., Raven, M., Tufanaru, C., & Abi-Jaoude, E. (2016). Study 329 continuation phase: Safety and efficacy of paroxetine and imipramine in extended treatment of adolescent major depression. International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, 28(3), 143-161. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2016 | Lisy, K., Aromataris, E., Moola, S., Tufanaru, C., & Lockwood, C. (2016). Magnitude and scope of non-communicable disease-related disability: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(10), 112-133. DOI |
| 2016 | Tufanaru, C. (2016). Confidence in confidence intervals.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(5), 1-2. DOI |
| 2016 | Tufanaru, C. (2016). Surrogate outcomes.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(11), 1-2. DOI |
| 2015 | Tufanaru, C. (2015). What's in a name: 'significant' results?. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(12), 1-3. DOI |
| 2015 | Moola, S., Munn, Z., Sears, K., Sfetcu, R., Currie, M., Lisy, K., . . . Mu, P. -F. (2015). Conducting systematic reviews of association: The Joanna Briggs Institute's Approach. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 13(3), 163-169. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2015 | Munn, Z., MClinSc, S., Lisy, K., Riitano, D., & Tufanaru, C. (2015). Methodological guidance for systematic reviews of observational epidemiological studies reporting prevalence and cumulative incidence data. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 13(3), 147-153. DOI Scopus19 Europe PMC19 |
| 2015 | Tufanaru, C., Munn, Z., Stephenson, M., & Aromataris, E. (2015). Fixed or random effects meta-analysis? Common methodological issues in systematic reviews of effectiveness. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 13(3), 196-207. DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC13 |
| 2015 | Le Noury, J., Nardo, J., Healy, D., Jureidini, J., Raven, M., Tufanaru, C., & Abi-Jaoude, E. (2015). Restoring study 329: efficacy and harms of paroxetine and imipramine in treatment of major depression in adolescence. BMJ, 351, h4320-1-h4320-16. DOI Scopus104 WoS89 Europe PMC48 |
| 2015 | Le Noury, J., Nardo, J., Healy, D., Jureidini, J., Raven, M., Tufanaru, C., & Abi-Jaoude, E. (2015). Authors' reply to Sasich and Linden. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 351(351), h5412. DOI |
| 2014 | Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., & Aromataris, E. (2014). Data extraction and synthesis: the steps following study selection in a systematic review. American Journal of Nursing, 114(7), 49-54. DOI Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC15 |
| 2014 | Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., Aromataris, E., McBride, L., Molineux, M., & Pearson, A. (2014). Clinical education and training for allied health assistants: a narrative review. Focus on Health Professional Education, 15(3), 81-93. |
| 2014 | Cheng, H., Sung, S., Chuang, S., Pearson, A., Tufanaru, C., White, S., . . . Chen, C. (2014). Diagnostic performance of a stand-alone central blood pressure monitor: application of central blood pressure in the diagnosis of high blood pressure. American Journal of Hypertension, 27(3), 382-391. DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC12 |
| 2013 | Cheng, H., Lang, S., Tufanaru, C., & Pearson, A. (2013). Measurement accuracy of non-invasively obtained central blood pressure by applanation tonometry tonometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology, 167(5), 1867-1876. DOI Scopus46 WoS41 Europe PMC30 |
| 2013 | Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., & Aromataris, E. (2013). Recognition of the health assistant as a delegated clinical role and their inclusion in models of care: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 11(1), 3-19. DOI Scopus14 Europe PMC12 |
| 2013 | Cheng, H., Tufanaru, C., Pearson, A., & Chen, C. (2013). Automated blood pressure measurement in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Hypertension, 31(1), 214-215. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2013 | Tufanaru, C., & Jureidini, J. (2013). Antidepressant medication and spontaneous abortion: "No significant association"? clinically significant association!. JAMA Psychiatry, 70(12), 1373-1374. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2013 | Froessler, B., Tufanaru, C., Cyna, A., & Pearson, A. (2013). Preoperative anemia management with intravenous iron: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 11(10), 157-189. DOI |
| 2012 | Tufanaru, C., & Attard, M. (2012). The Quality of Husserlian Phenomenological Research in the Health Sciences: A Methodological Systematic Review.. JBI library of systematic reviews, 10(28 Suppl), 1-16. DOI |
| 2012 | Froessler, B., Tufanaru, C., Pearson, A., & Cyna, A. (2012). Effectiveness and efficiency of pre-operative anaemia management with intravenous iron: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 10(Suppl. 14), S68-S78. DOI |
| 2012 | Tufanaru, C., & Attard, M. (2012). The quality of husserlian phenomenological research in the health sciences: A methodological systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 10, S184-S199. |
| 2012 | Gomersall, J., Tufanaru, C., & White, S. (2012). The cost effectiveness of exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 10(57), 3949-3959. DOI |
| 2011 | White, S., Schultz, T., & Tufanaru, C. (2011). The accuracy of Influenza A (H1N1) "swine flu" laboratory testing: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy.. JBI Libr Syst Rev, 9(64 Suppl), 1-21. |
| 2010 | White, S., Schultz, T., & Tufanaru, C. (2010). The accuracy of Influenza A (H1N1) "swine flu" laboratory testing: A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy.. JBI library of systematic reviews, 8(8 Suppl), 1-21. |
Books
Book Chapters
Conference Items
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Munn, Z. R., Aromataris, E., Tufanaru, C., & Moola, S. (2017). Undertaking a systematic review addressing a question of prevalence. Poster session presented at the meeting of Global Evidence Summit. Cape Town, South Africa. |
Report for External Bodies
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Porritt, K. A., Tufanaru, C., Munn, Z. R., & Aromataris, E. C. (2017). What is the clinical value of genetic testing in addition to prior tests in patients in whom echocardiography suggests DCM, and further patient characterisation is required?. |
| 2017 | Porritt, K. A., Moola, S., Tufanaru, C., Munn, Z. R., & Aromataris, E. C. (2017). What evidence is there that treating patients with heart failure with nutraceuticals improves or worsens outcomes?. |
| 2012 | Tivey, D., Tufanaru, C., Munn Z., Riitano, D., Aromataris, E. C., & Pearson, A. (2012). Continuing Professional Development to maintain competency and achieve improvements in practice: a systematic review. |
| 2011 | Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., Aromataris, E. C., & Pearson A. (2011). Clinical education and training for health assistants: A systematic review to support an external evaluation of clinical education and training for allied health assistants.. |
Internet Publications
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Tufanaru, C. (2015). Depression: Compassion Focused Therapy. The Joanna Briggs Institute. |
Competitive Research Funding
International Competitive Schemes
| Date | Project/No. | Investigators | Funding Body | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
National Competitive Schemes
| Date | Project/No. | Investigators | Funding Body | Amount |
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National Competitive Infrastructure and Equipment Funding Schemes
| Date | Project/No. | Investigators | Funding Body | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review (CSR) Training Program
- JBI Clinical Fellowship Training Program
- Statistics for evidence-based healthcare
Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Principal Supervisor | A Systematic Review of the Advantages of Computer Assistance in Mandibulectomy and Mandibular Reconstructive Surgery | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Dr Andrew Jonathan Chan |
| 2018 | Principal Supervisor | The Effectiveness of Early Psychiatric Intervention in Residential Care Facilities - Systematic Review | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Dr Cornelia Luiza Gheorghiu |
| 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Access to health services by people with mental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr John Nelson Opio |
| 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Use of Maastricht approach to decrease distress for people who hear voices | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Ms Wendy Isabel Scott |
| 2017 | Principal Supervisor | A systematic review of the screening, prevention and treatment of delirium in the critically ill patient; A nursing perspective | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Ms Vivienne Margaret Leigh |
| 2016 | Co-Supervisor | A Systematic Review of the Effects of Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), Magnesium-Zinc and B Vitamins on the Levels of Stress Experienced by Working Women | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Delia McCabe |
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | Setting a Regulated Suction Pressure for Endotracheal Suctioning: A Systematic Review | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Mr David Ronald Arbon |
| 2010 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | The Accuracy of Influenza A (H1N1) "Swine Flu" Laboratory Testing: A systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Dr Sarahlouise White |
Offices Held
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2009 | Acting Director of Operations | The Joanna Briggs Institute | Australia |
Position
Research Fellow
Campus
Womens & Childrens Hospital
Building
WCH - Norwich Centre, floor 3
Org Unit
Joanna Briggs Institute