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Karen Pickett is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, where she specializes in health technology assessment and school-based health promotion. She leads the production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs) for the Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC), supporting the National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE). Her work includes critically appraising evidence of clinical effectiveness for healthcare interventions and the accuracy of diagnostic tests, contributing to NICE's decisions regarding drugs and interventions used in the NHS. Her research interests include health promotion in schools and mental health, with a background in conducting systematic reviews and primary research, including a highly cited Cochrane review on the effectiveness of weight loss surgery for adults. Karen has also trained teachers to promote health and well-being in schools. She has been a member of research groups focused on mental health and physical activity, and has completed projects such as a NIHR Post Doctoral Fellowship on peer support for cancer survivors.
University of Southampton • Southampton, England
Promoted from Research Fellow; leads TARs production for SHTAC.
University of Southampton • Southampton, England
Conducts evidence synthesis and systematic reviews at SHTAC.