Dr Clare Davenport BSc, MBChB, MSC, PhD, FFPH

Clare Davenport

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Clinical Associate Professor
Joint Head of Education for the Department of Applied Health Sciences

Contact details

Address
Test and Prediction (TAP) team
Department of Applied Health Sciences
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT

Clare Davenport is an Associate Clinical Professor working in the Department of Applied Health Sciences. She is a member of the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and Modelling team.

Clare collaborates on methodological and applied health research projects. Her research interests include methods for undertaking systematic reviews of test accuracy, methods for evaluating the impact of testing on patient outcomes and diagnostic decision making.

Clare has several scientific and advisory roles. She has an editorial role for the Cochrane Collaboration. 

Qualifications

  • SFHEA, Advance HE, 2024
  • PhD in Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, 2012
  • MSC Public Health, University of London, 1996
  • MBChB, University of Leicester, 1992
  • BSC, Medical Sciences 1st class Hons, University of Leicester, 1989
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians, 2006

Teaching

  • MBChB
  • MPH
  • MSc Clinical oncology

Continuing Professional Development

  • Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
  • Clinical Reasoning 

Other activities

  • External Examiner: Bristol University, MSc in Public Health

Scientific and Advisory Committees:

  • Member QUADAS-3 Steering group
  • Member, Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Test Methods Group
  • Member QUADAS-2C Steering group

Editorial positions:

  • Editor, Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Jay, R, Davenport, C & Patel, R 2024, 'Clinical reasoning-the essentials for teaching medical students, trainees and non-medical healthcare professionals', British journal of hospital medicine. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2024.0052

Tomlinson, E, Cooper, C, Davenport, C, Rutjes, AWS, Leeflang, M, Mallett, S & Whiting, P 2024, 'Common challenges and suggestions for risk of bias tool development: a systematic review of methodological studies', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111370

the ROCkeTS collaborators, Kwong, FL, Kristunas, C, Davenport, C, Aggarwal, R, Deeks, J, Mallett, S, Kehoe, S, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T, Stobart, H, Neal, R, Menon, U, Gentry‐Maharaj, A, Sturdy, L, Ottridge, R & Sundar, S 2024, 'Investigating harms of testing for ovarian cancer – psychological outcomes and cancer conversion rates in women with symptoms of ovarian cancer: A cohort study embedded in the multicentre ROCkeTS prospective diagnostic study', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17813

Grazadio, S, Gregg, E, Allen, AJ, Neveux, P, Monz, BU, Davenport, C, Mealing, S, Holmes, H & Ferrante di Ruffano, L 2024, 'Is the Comparator in Your Diagnostic Cost-Effectiveness Model “Standard of Care”? Recommendations from Literature Reviews and Expert Interviews on How to Identify and Operationalize It', Value in Health, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 585-597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.02.003

Arevalo-Rodriguez, I, Mateos-Haro, M, Dinnes, J, Ciapponi, A, Davenport, C, Buitrago-Garcia, D, Bennouna-Dalero, T, Roqué-Figuls, M, Van den Bruel, A, von Eije, KJ, Emperador, D, Hooft, L, Spijker, R, Leeflang, MMG, Takwoingi, Y & Deeks, JJ 2024, 'Laboratory‐based molecular test alternatives to RT‐PCR for the diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2024, no. 10, CD015618. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015618

Sundar, S, Agarwal, R, Davenport, C, Scandrett, K, Johnson, S, Sengupta, P, Selvi-Vikram, R, Kwong, FL, Mallett, S, Rick, C, Kehoe, S, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T, Van Calster, B, Stobart, H, Neal, RD, Menon, U, Gentry‐Maharaj, A, Sturdy, L, Ottridge, R, Deeks, J & the ROCkeTS collaborators 2024, 'Risk-prediction models in postmenopausal patients with symptoms of suspected ovarian cancer in the UK (ROCkeTS): a multicentre, prospective diagnostic accuracy study', The Lancet Oncology, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 1371-1386. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00406-6

Kwong, FLA, Kristunas, C, Davenport, C, Deeks, J, Mallett, S, Agarwal, R, Kehoe, S, Timmerman, D, Bourne, T, Stobart, H, Neal, R, Menon, U, Gentry‐Maharaj, A, Brenton, J, Rosenfeld, N, Sturdy, L, Ottridge, R, Sundar, S & the ROCkeTS collaborators 2024, 'Symptom-triggered testing detects early stage and low volume resectable advanced stage ovarian cancer', International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2024-005371

Lien Kwong, AF, Davenport, C & Sundar, S 2023, 'Evaluating the Harms of Cancer Testing—A Systematic Review of the Adverse Psychological Correlates of Testing for Cancer and the Effectiveness of Interventions to Mitigate These', Cancers, vol. 15, no. 13, 3335. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15133335

Ferrante di ruffano, L, Harris, IM, Zhelev, Z, Davenport, C, Mallett, S, Peters, J, Takwoingi, Y, Deeks, J & Hyde, C 2023, 'Health technology assessment of diagnostic tests: a state of the art review of methods guidance from international organizations', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 39, no. 1, e14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462323000065

Davenport, C, Rai Talapadi, N, Sharma, P, Deeks, J, Berhane, S, Mallett, S, Saha, P, Champaneria, R, Bayliss, S, Snell, K & Sundar, S 2022, 'Menopausal status, ultrasound and biomarker tests in combination for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in symptomatic women', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2022, no. 7, CD011964. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011964.pub2

Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group 2022, 'Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection', The Cochrane Library, vol. 2022, no. 7, CD013705, pp. CD013705. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013705.pub3

Comment/debate

Dinnes, J & Davenport, C 2022, 'COVID-19 rapid antigen testing strategies must be evaluated in intended use settings', The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, vol. 25, 100542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100542

Review article

Wells, I, Simons, G, Davenport, C, Mallen, CD, Raza, K & Falahee, M 2022, 'Acceptability of predictive testing for ischemic heart disease in those with a family history and the impact of results on behavioural intention and behaviour change: a systematic review', BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 1, 1751. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14116-6

Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group 2022, 'Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS-CoV-2', The Cochrane Library, vol. 2022, no. 11, CD013652. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013652.pub2

Davenport, C, Rai, N, Sharma, P, Deeks, J, Berhane, S, Mallett, S, Saha, P, Solanki, R, Bayliss, S, Snell, K & Sundar, S 2022, 'Diagnostic models combining clinical information, ultrasound and biochemical markers for ovarian cancer: cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis', Cancers, vol. 14, no. 15, 3621. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14153621

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