Dr Michele Hilton Boon

  • Research Associate (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

Biography

Within the Informing Healthy Public Policy programme I focus on evidence synthesis methods and public health policy evaluation. I am working on Cochrane reviews that evaluate the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar-added foods. I also research the application of GRADE methodology in public health. I am a methods editor for Cochrane Public Health.

Prior to joining SPHSU, I worked as a programme manager in the National Health Service for ten years, where my projects included national clinical guidelines, the national cancer quality indicator programme, and healthcare standards.

In 2016-17 I was a European Respiratory Society Fellow in Guidelines Methodology based at the Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Barcelona, and at NICE in Manchester.


Research interests

Research Interests: health policy evaluation, natural experiments, systematic review methods, sugar-sweetened beverage taxation, cancer prevention, CVD prevention, breast cancer (prevention, risk prediction, screening), fifth wave public health, healthcare improvement.

Expertise:  Systematic reviews, non-randomised studies, natural experiments, regression discontinuity, guideline development, GRADE, healthcare quality standards and indicators, qualitative methods.
 


Publications

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2020

Pfinder, M., Heise, T. L., Hilton Boon, M. , Pega, F., Fenton, C. , Griebler, U., Gartlehner, G., Sommer, I., Katikireddi, S. V. and Lhachimi, S. K. (2020) Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD012333. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012333.pub2) (PMID:32270494) (PMCID:PMC7141932)

Butler, J., Black, C., Craig, P. , Dibben, C., Dundas, R. , Hilton Boon, M. and Popham, F. (2020) The long-term health effects of attending a selective school: a natural experiment. BMC Medicine, 18, 77. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01536-7) (PMID:32241252)

Morice, A. H. et al. (2020) ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children. European Respiratory Journal, 55(1), 1901136. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.01136-2019) (PMID:31515408)

2019

Louro, J., Posso, M., Hilton Boon, M. , Román, M., Domingo, L., Castells, X. and Sala, M. (2019) A systematic review and quality assessment of individualised breast cancer risk prediction models. British Journal of Cancer, 121(1), pp. 76-85. (doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0476-8) (PMID:31114019) (PMCID:PMC6738106)

2018

Hilton Boon, M. , Thomson, H., Campbell, M., Craig, P. and Moore, L. (2018) Development and Application of the RD-10 Critical Appraisal Checklist in a Systematic Review of 181 Regression Discontinuity Studies. 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh, UK, 16-18 Sep 2018.

Thomson, H. , Craig, P. , Hilton-Boon, M. , Campbell, M. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2018) Applying the ROBINS-I tool to natural experiments: an example from public health. Systematic Reviews, 7, 15. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0659-4) (PMID:29368630) (PMCID:PMC5784724)

2016

Hilton Boon, M.L. , Craig, P. , Moore, L. and Thomson, H. (2016) OP69 Regression discontinuity designs in the evaluation of health interventions, policies, and outcomes: a systematic review. Society for Social Medicine 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, York, UK, 14-16 Sep 2016. A39.2-A39. (doi:10.1136/jech-2016-208064.69)

2015

Hilton Boon, M. , Craig, P. , Moore, L. and Thomson, H. (2015) Evaluation of public health interventions using regression discontinuity designs: a systematic review. Other. University of York, York.

Hilton Boon, M. , Harbour, J., Ritchie, K., Thompson, L. and RARE-Bestpractices Consortium, (2015) Report of an international workshop to explore the utility of the AGREE II instrument for appraisal of rare disease guidelines. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 2(1), pp. 11-15.

2014

Hilton Boon, M. , Ritchie, K., Manson, J. and RARE-Bestpractices Consortium, (2014) Improving the retrieval and dissemination of rare disease guidelines and research recommendations: a RARE-Bestpractices initiative. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 1(1), pp. 20-29.

Taruscio, D. et al. (2014) RARE-Bestpractices: a platform for sharing best practices for the management of rare diseases. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 1(1),

Manson, J., Ritchie, K. and Hilton Boon, M. (2014) RARE-Best Practices: Addressing inequalities in rare disease management. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), cku166-143. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku166.143)

Taruscio, D. et al. (2014) RARE-Bestpractices: A Platform for Sharing Best Practices for the Management of Rare Diseases. 7th European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products (ERCD 2014), Berlin, Germany, 8-10 May 2014. O14. (doi:10.1186/1750-1172-9-S1-O14)

2010

Burden, A.D., Hilton Boon, M. , Leman, J., Wilson, H., Richmond, R. and Ormerod, A.D. (2010) Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults: summary of SIGN guidance. British Medical Journal, 341(7780), c5623. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5623) (PMID:21036815)

2008

British Thoracic Society Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Net, and , (2008) British guideline on the management of asthma. Thorax, 63(Suppl.), iv1-iv121. (doi: 10.1136/thx.2008.097741) (PMID:18463203)

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Number of items: 15.

Articles

Pfinder, M., Heise, T. L., Hilton Boon, M. , Pega, F., Fenton, C. , Griebler, U., Gartlehner, G., Sommer, I., Katikireddi, S. V. and Lhachimi, S. K. (2020) Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD012333. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012333.pub2) (PMID:32270494) (PMCID:PMC7141932)

Butler, J., Black, C., Craig, P. , Dibben, C., Dundas, R. , Hilton Boon, M. and Popham, F. (2020) The long-term health effects of attending a selective school: a natural experiment. BMC Medicine, 18, 77. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01536-7) (PMID:32241252)

Morice, A. H. et al. (2020) ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children. European Respiratory Journal, 55(1), 1901136. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.01136-2019) (PMID:31515408)

Louro, J., Posso, M., Hilton Boon, M. , Román, M., Domingo, L., Castells, X. and Sala, M. (2019) A systematic review and quality assessment of individualised breast cancer risk prediction models. British Journal of Cancer, 121(1), pp. 76-85. (doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0476-8) (PMID:31114019) (PMCID:PMC6738106)

Thomson, H. , Craig, P. , Hilton-Boon, M. , Campbell, M. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2018) Applying the ROBINS-I tool to natural experiments: an example from public health. Systematic Reviews, 7, 15. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0659-4) (PMID:29368630) (PMCID:PMC5784724)

Hilton Boon, M. , Harbour, J., Ritchie, K., Thompson, L. and RARE-Bestpractices Consortium, (2015) Report of an international workshop to explore the utility of the AGREE II instrument for appraisal of rare disease guidelines. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 2(1), pp. 11-15.

Hilton Boon, M. , Ritchie, K., Manson, J. and RARE-Bestpractices Consortium, (2014) Improving the retrieval and dissemination of rare disease guidelines and research recommendations: a RARE-Bestpractices initiative. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 1(1), pp. 20-29.

Taruscio, D. et al. (2014) RARE-Bestpractices: a platform for sharing best practices for the management of rare diseases. Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: An International Journal of Public Health, 1(1),

Manson, J., Ritchie, K. and Hilton Boon, M. (2014) RARE-Best Practices: Addressing inequalities in rare disease management. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), cku166-143. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku166.143)

Burden, A.D., Hilton Boon, M. , Leman, J., Wilson, H., Richmond, R. and Ormerod, A.D. (2010) Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults: summary of SIGN guidance. British Medical Journal, 341(7780), c5623. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5623) (PMID:21036815)

British Thoracic Society Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Net, and , (2008) British guideline on the management of asthma. Thorax, 63(Suppl.), iv1-iv121. (doi: 10.1136/thx.2008.097741) (PMID:18463203)

Research Reports or Papers

Hilton Boon, M. , Craig, P. , Moore, L. and Thomson, H. (2015) Evaluation of public health interventions using regression discontinuity designs: a systematic review. Other. University of York, York.

Conference or Workshop Item

Hilton Boon, M. , Thomson, H., Campbell, M., Craig, P. and Moore, L. (2018) Development and Application of the RD-10 Critical Appraisal Checklist in a Systematic Review of 181 Regression Discontinuity Studies. 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh, UK, 16-18 Sep 2018.

Hilton Boon, M.L. , Craig, P. , Moore, L. and Thomson, H. (2016) OP69 Regression discontinuity designs in the evaluation of health interventions, policies, and outcomes: a systematic review. Society for Social Medicine 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, York, UK, 14-16 Sep 2016. A39.2-A39. (doi:10.1136/jech-2016-208064.69)

Taruscio, D. et al. (2014) RARE-Bestpractices: A Platform for Sharing Best Practices for the Management of Rare Diseases. 7th European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products (ERCD 2014), Berlin, Germany, 8-10 May 2014. O14. (doi:10.1186/1750-1172-9-S1-O14)

This list was generated on Tue May 26 02:38:34 2020 BST.

Supervision

    2019 Luiza Gasparino, MSc Global Health, "Evaluation of salt reduction programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a methodological review."

Teaching

I teach RSDA6185, "Systematic Reviews - From Protocol to Publication." Past teaching includes courses on health policy and numerous systematic review and guideline methodology workshops.



Michele Hilton Boon

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Top Floor, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX