Biography

Dr Fiona Boland is a Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics and Research Methods based in the Data Science Centre in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Her research interests are broad and lie mostly in the development and application of statistical modelling techniques to complex problems in a broad range of areas in population health and health services research. She is particularly interested in randomised controlled trials, large cohort studies, clinical prediction rules and systematic reviews and meta-analysis. She is engaged in interdisciplinary research within a large network of affiliated research units. Areas of interest include medical care variation and quality of care, multimorbidity and comorbidity, substance use and addiction, depression and childhood obesity.