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Infectious disease, General paediatrics, Meta-research, Open science, Evidence-based medicine
Australia

Biography

Aidan is a paediatric doctor and medical leader. His wide range of governance experiences have given him a diverse set of director expertise across the health, education and research sectors in Australia,New Zealand and internationally. He cares for children and colleagues as a Paediatric Registrar and Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer at Sydney Children’s Hospital. He is privileged to serve our community as a Member of the Medical Board of Australia, Board Director of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science, and Member of both the Academic Board and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Board at the University of Sydney. He is passionate about teaching and research as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, and Research Affiliate at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Activities

Employment (2)

Sydney Children’s Hospital: Sydney, NSW, AU

2024 to present | Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer
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Sydney Children's Hospital: Sydney, NSW, AU

2023 to present | Paediatric Registrar
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2021 to present | Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health) (Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health)
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University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2020 to 2021 | Master of Medicine (Child and Adolescent Health) (Faculty of Medicine and Health)
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University of New South Wales: Sydney, NSW, AU

2014 to 2019 | Doctor of Medicine (Distinction), Bachelor of Medical Studies (Distinction) (UNSW Medicine)
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Professional activities (8)

University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2025 to present | Adjunct Senior Lecturer (Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health)
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University of Sydney: Sydney, AU

2025 to present | Academic Board Member
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University of Sydney: Sydney, AU

2025 to present | Faculty of Medicine and Health Board Member
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians: Sydney, NSW, AU

2024 to present | Board Director
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Medical Board of Australia: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2024 to present | Member
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Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2023 to present | Board Director and Treasurer
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University of New South Wales: Sydney, NSW, AU

2020 to present | Conjoint Associate Lecturer (School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health)
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Sydney Children's Hospital: Sydney, NSW, AU

2019 to present | Research Affiliate (Pain Research Unit, Department of Pain)
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Works (23)

Identifying and counteracting fraudulent responses in online recruitment for health research: a scoping review

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
2024-12-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Josielli Comachio; Adam Poulsen; Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele; Aidan Tan; Julie Ayre; Rebecca Raeside; Rajshri Roy; Edel O’Hagan
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Data sharing policies across health research globally: Cross‐sectional meta‐research study

Research Synthesis Methods
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Aidan C. Tan; Angela C. Webster; Sol Libesman; Zijing Yang; Rani R. Chand; Weber Liu; Talia Palacios; Kylie E. Hunter; Anna Lene Seidler
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A scoping review into the service needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living with disability to engage in meaningful occupations

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Natalie Chu; Jacqueline Pho; Leigha Dark; Aidan Tan; Stewart Alford; Clarice Y. Tang; Caroline Ellison; David Lim
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Quality of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses in dermatology

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Annapoorani Muthiah; Loch Kith Lee; John Koh; Ashly Liu; Aidan Tan
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Quality of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in pediatric surgery: A cross‐sectional meta‐research study

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Wilson Jiang; Bill Wang; Sandro Sperandei; Aidan Christopher Tan
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Deferred cord clamping, cord milking, and immediate cord clamping at preterm birth: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

The Lancet
2023-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: Anna Lene Seidler; Mason Aberoumand; Kylie E Hunter; Angie Barba; Sol Libesman; Jonathan G Williams; Nipun Shrestha; Jannik Aagerup; James X Sotiropoulos; Alan A Montgomery et al.
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Responsibilities for receiving and using individual participant data

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kylie E. Hunter; Aidan C. Tan; Angela C. Webster; Daniel G. Hamilton; Adrian Barnett; Lee Jones; Myra Cheng; Salma Fahridin; Antonio Laguna‐Camacho; Sol Libesman et al.
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Short, medium, and long deferral of umbilical cord clamping compared with umbilical cord milking and immediate clamping at preterm birth: a systematic review and network meta-analysis with individual participant data

The Lancet
2023-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: Anna Lene Seidler; Sol Libesman; Kylie E Hunter; Angie Barba; Mason Aberoumand; Jonathan G Williams; Nipun Shrestha; Jannik Aagerup; James X Sotiropoulos; Alan A Montgomery et al.
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Biopsychosocial sequelae of chronically painful injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents contributing to non-recovery: A retrospective cohort study

Injury
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Aidan Christopher Tan; Samantha Kate Allen; Iqra Aziz; Melanie Mercado; Keshini Nanthakumar; Faisal Syed; G David Champion
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Development of a checklist of standard items for processing individual participant data from randomised trials for meta-analyses: Protocol for a modified e-Delphi study

PLOS ONE
2022-10-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kylie E. Hunter; Matthew Carroll; Angela C. Webster; Mike Clarke; Matthew J. Page; Sol Libesman; Peter J. Godolphin; Mason Aberoumand; Larysa H. M. Rydzewska; Rui Wang et al.
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Electrical injury: Chronic pain, somatosensory dysfunction, post traumatic stress and movement disorders

Injury
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Elizabeth W Y Lun; Aidan C Tan; Christopher J Andrews; G. David Champion
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International representation of authors, editors and research in neurology journals

BMC Medical Research Methodology
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Teodora Bojanic; Aidan Christopher Tan
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Data sharing—trialists' plans at registration, attitudes, barriers and facilitators: A cohort study and cross‐sectional survey

Research Synthesis Methods
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Aidan Christopher Tan; Lisa M. Askie; Kylie Elizabeth Hunter; Angie Barba; Robert John Simes; Anna Lene Seidler
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The landscape of COVID‐19 trials in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia
2021-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-729X
Part of ISSN: 1326-5377
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Health and support service needs of individuals with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: a scoping review protocol

Systematic Reviews
2021-01-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
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On Lessons Learned in The Gambia

Academic Medicine
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-2446
Contributors: Aidan C. Tan
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Has the reporting quality of published randomised controlled trial protocols improved since the SPIRIT statement? A methodological study

BMJ Open
2020-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Zet Wei Tan; Aidan Christopher Tan; Tom Li; Ian Harris; Justine M Naylor; Michiel Siebelt; Jasper van Tiel; Marina Pinheiro; Laura Harris; Kira Chamberlain et al.
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Is retrospective assessment of health-related quality of life valid?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
2020-06-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2474
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Why Unidimensional Pain Measurement Prevails in the Pediatric Acute Pain Context and What Multidimensional Self-Report Methods Can Offer

Children
2019-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Tiina Jaaniste; Melanie Noel; Renee D. Yee; Joseph Bang; Aidan Christopher Tan; G. David Champion
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Data quality audit of a clinical quality registry: a generic framework and case study of the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry

BMJ Open Quality
2019-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Aidan Christopher Tan; Elizabeth Armstrong; Jacqueline Close; Ian Andrew Harris
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Prevalence of trial registration varies by study characteristics and risk of bias

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
2019-05-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0895-4356
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Chronic Widespread Pain and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Life-Course Risk Markers in Young People

Pain Research and Management
2019-05-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Aidan C. Tan; Tiina Jaaniste; David Champion
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The Modern Medical Student Manual: A book review

Cambridge Medicine Journal
2018-03 | Journal article
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