Douglas Grindlay

Contact

• workRoom Gateway A12 School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 95 16743
• douglas.grindlay@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Douglas Grindlay came to the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine in April 2011, having previously worked as the Information Specialist for NHS Evidence - skin disorders in the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology. Douglas has an MA in Information and Library Studies from Loughborough University and a PhD in Agricultural Science from the University of Nottingham. He is a Chartered Member of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Before training as a librarian and information specialist, Douglas worked in crop science research and as a scientific officer and administrator in the Civil Service.

Expertise Summary

Douglas Grindlay is Information Specialist for the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine. His role is to develop methods for effectively searching databases for the best evidence in veterinary medicine and to contribute to methods of critical appraisal and systematic review for the veterinary profession.

Recent Publications

• MACBETH, A E, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2011. What's new in skin cancer? An analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews published in 2008-2009. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(5), 453-8
• SMITH, E V, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2011. What's new in acne? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(2), 119-22
• SCHOFIELD, J K, FLEMING, D, GRINDLAY, D and WILLIAMS, H, 2011. Skin conditions are the commonest new reason people present to general practitioners in England and Wales. The British journal of dermatology. 165(5), 1044-50
• FOULKES, A C, GRINDLAY, D J C, GRIFFITHS, C E M and WARREN, R B, 2011. What's new in psoriasis? An analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(6), 585-9

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• MACBETH, A E, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2011. What's new in skin cancer? An analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews published in 2008-2009. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(5), 453-8
• SMITH, E V, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2011. What's new in acne? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(2), 119-22
• SCHOFIELD, J K, FLEMING, D, GRINDLAY, D and WILLIAMS, H, 2011. Skin conditions are the commonest new reason people present to general practitioners in England and Wales. The British journal of dermatology. 165(5), 1044-50
• FOULKES, A C, GRINDLAY, D J C, GRIFFITHS, C E M and WARREN, R B, 2011. What's new in psoriasis? An analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(6), 585-9
• SHAMS, K, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2011. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 36(6), 573-8
• SIMPSON RC, GRINDLAY DJ and WILLIAMS HC, 2011. What's New In Acne? An Analysis Of Systematic Reviews And Clinically Significant Trials Published In 2010-11. Clinical And Experimental Dermatology. 36(8), 840-4
• BATCHELOR, J M, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2010. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2008 and 2009. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 35(8), 823-7
• WILLIAMS, H C and GRINDLAY, D J C, 2010. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2007 and 2008. Part 1. Definitions, causes and consequences of eczema. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 35(1), 12-5
• INGRAM, J R, GRINDLAY, D J C and WILLIAMS, H C, 2010. Management of acne vulgaris: an evidence-based update. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 35(4), 351-354
• WILLIAMS, H C and GRINDLAY, D J C, 2010. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2007 and 2008. Part 2. Disease prevention and treatment. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 35(3), 223-227
• INGRAM, JOHN R, GRINDLAY, DOUGLAS J C and WILLIAMS, HYWEL C, 2010. Problems in the reporting of acne clinical trials: a spot check from the 2009 Annual Evidence Update on Acne Vulgaris. Trials. 11, 77
• WARREN, R B, BROWN, B C, GRINDLAY, D J C and GRIFFITHS, C E M, 2010. What's new in psoriasis? Analysis of the clinical significance of new guidelines and systematic reviews on psoriasis published in 2008 and 2009. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 35(7), 688-91; quiz 692
• SCHOFIELD, J, FLEMING, D, GRINDLAY, D and WILLIAMS, H, 2010. Skin conditions are the commonest new reason people present to general practitioners in England and Wales: implications for education and training In: 90th Annual Meeting of the British-Association-of-Dermatologists. 1-1
• SCHOFIELD, J.K., GRINDLAY, D. and WILLIAMS, H.C., 2009. Skin conditions in the UK: a Health Care Needs Assessment Nottingham: Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham.
• BROWN BC, WARREN RB, GRINDLAY DJC, GRIFFITHS CEM, 2009. What's new in psoriasis? Analysis of the clinical significance of systematic reviews on psoriasis published in 2007 and 2008. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 34, 664-667
• WILLIAMS, HC and GRINDLAY, DJC, 2008. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of the clinical significance of systematic reviews on atopic eczema published in 2006 and 2007. Clinical and experimental dermatology. 33(6), 685-8
• SCHOFIELD, JK, GRINDLAY, D and WILLIAMS, H, 2008. The problem of quantifying skin disease in the United Kingdom: coding confusions In: Annual Congress of the International-Dermato-Epidemiology-Association. 2556-2556
• SCHOFIELD, JK, GRINDLAY, D and WILLIAMS, H, 2008. The burden of skin disease in the United Kingdom In: Annual Congress of the International-Dermato-Epidemiology-Association. 2556-2556
• GRINDLAY, D., BOULOS, M.N.K. and WILLIAMS, H.C., 2005. Introducing the National Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library BMC Dermatology. 5, 4
• GRINDLAY D, MORRIS A, 2005. Are people really reading less? Public Library Journal. 20(2), 18-21 (In Press.)
• GRINDLAY, D., 2004. The National Electronic Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library Dermatological Nursing. VOL 3(NUMB 4), 25-27
• GRINDLAY, D. J. and MORRIS, A., 2004. The decline in adult book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes: II. Statistical analysis Journal of Documentation. VOL 60(NUMBER 6), 632-657
• GRINDLAY, D. J. and MORRIS, A., 2004. The decline in adult book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes: I. Literature review Journal of Documentation. 60(6), 609-631
• GRINDLAY, D and REYNOLDS, T, 1986. The Aloe vera phenomenon: a review of the properties and modern uses of the leaf parenchyma gel. Journal of ethnopharmacology. 16(2-3), 117-51