Mr Joe Lomax
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Mr Joe Lomax

Research Assistant in Medical Statistics

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

Biography

Biography

I am currently a Research Assistant for the Medical Statistics group within the Faculty of Health. I work mainly on the Down’s syndrome screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS), as well as assisting on trials within the Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU) and other Medical Statistics group projects. 
Since October 2022 I have also been undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Health, studying longitudinal metabolomics modelling in childhood health. 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Mathematics & Statistics, University of Plymouth (2017)
MSc Statistics with Medical Applications, University of Sheffield (2020)
Graduate Statistician (GradStat), Royal Statistical Society (2022)

Professional membership

Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Member of the Metabolomics Society
Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Dhanda A, Andrade J, Allende H, Allgar V, Bailey M, Callaghan L, Cocking L, Goodwin E, Hawton A & Hayward C (2024) 'Mental Imagery to Reduce Alcohol-related harm in patients with alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver damaGE: the MIRAGE randomised pilot trial results' BMJ Open Gastroenterology 11, (1) , DOI Open access
Franklyn J, Lomax J, Baker A, Abdalkoddus M, Hosking J, Coleman MG & Smolarek S (2023) 'Geographical variations in long term colorectal cancer outcomes in England: a contemporary population analysis revealing the north–south divide in colorectal cancer survival' Surgical Endoscopy 37, (7) 5340-5350 , DOI Open access
Dures E, Bridgewater S, Abbott B, Adams J, Berry A, McCracken LM, Creanor S, Hewlett S, Lomax J & Ndosi M (2022) 'Brief intervention to reduce fatigue impact in patients with inflammatory arthritis: design and outcomes of a single-arm feasibility study' BMJ Open 12, (7) , DOI Open access
Dhanda A, Allende H, Allgar V, Andrade J, Bailey MP, Callaghan L, Cocking L, Goodwin E, Hawton A & Hayward C (2022) 'Mental Imagery to Reduce Alcohol- related harm in patients with alcohol dependence and alcohol-related liver damaGE: the MIRAGE pilot trial protocol' BMJ Open Gastroenterology 12, (5) , DOI Open access
Franklyn J, Lomax J, Labib PLZ, Baker A, Balasubramanya S, Natale J, Abdalkoddus M, Hosking J, Coleman MG & Smolarek S (2022) 'Young‐onset colorectal cancer: Insights from an English population‐based study' Colorectal Disease , DOI Open access
Franklyn J, Lomax J, Labib P, Baker A, Hosking J, Moran B & Smolarek S (2022) 'Colorectal cancer outcomes determined by mode of presentation: analysis of population data in England between 2010 and 2014' Techniques in Coloproctology 26, (5) 363-372 , DOI Open access
Presentations and posters
Bridgewater S, Lomax J, Abbott B, Adams J, Berry A, Creanor S, Ewings P, Hewlett S, McCracken L & Ndosi M Bridgewater S, Lomax J, Abbott B, Adams J, Berry A, Creanor S, Ewings P, Hewlett S, McCracken L & Ndosi M 'O26 Testing an intervention to reduce fatigue impact in inflammatory arthritis: design and outcomes of a single-arm feasibility study' , DOI
Dhanda A, Allgar V, Andrade J, Callaghan L, Hudson B, Ingram W, King A, Lavers V, Lomax J & McCune A Dhanda A, Allgar V, Andrade J, Callaghan L, Hudson B, Ingram W, King A, Lavers V, Lomax J & McCune A 'Strategies are needed to support people with alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease to take part in randomised clinical trials: results from the MIRAGE pilot trial of functional imagery training' , DOI Open access