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Biography
Matthew Page is a Senior Research Fellow, Future Leader Postdoctoral Fellow and Deputy Head of the Methods in Evidence Synthesis Unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He leads a program of research on methods for evidence synthesis, which builds on the research undertaken during his PhD (2011-2015), NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2015-2019) and ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2020-2023). He was a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bristol, UK, from 2015-2017.
Matthew's research aims to improve the credibility of syntheses of health and medical research. He has led many studies investigating the transparency, reproducibility and risk of bias in systematic reviews and the studies they include, and has developed methods to address these issues. He co-led the development of the PRISMA 2020 statement, a highly cited reporting guideline for systematic reviews, and was a member of the core group who developed the RoB 2 tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials. He was an associate scientific editor for the 2019 edition of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. He has collaborated on many systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluating the effects of various interventions for a range of health conditions, including manual therapy and exercise for shoulder pain, splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome, drug and non-drug therapies for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and testosterone replacement therapy for sexual wellbeing; this applied work often informs his research agenda.
Matthew's expertise has been recognized in leadership and editorial appointments at organizations and journals focusing on methods for evidence synthesis, including co-convenor of the Cochrane Bias Methods Group, and member of the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. In 2022 he served as President of the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science (AIMOS).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to enable modal shift to bike riding and walking
Beck, B., Page, M. & Pearson, L.
31/07/23 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Novel methods to improve reporting and peer review of systematic reviews of health evidence
Page, M., Moher, D., Brennan, S. & McKenzie, J.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Reproducibility and transparency in the synthesis of research findings
Australian Research Council (ARC)
3/02/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Improving the Evidence-Base underlying Tranexamic Acid for Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage
Li, W., Mol, B., Wang, R., Hodges, R., Page, M., Alfirevic, Z. & Coomarasamy, A.
1/02/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Training and support for implementing GRADE
Brennan, S., Page, M. & McKenzie, J.
29/03/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Consultancy
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A cross-sectional analysis identified co-authorship networks and scientific collaboration on reporting guidelines for health research
Catalá-López, F., Alonso-Arroyo, A., Page, M. J., Castelló-Cogollos, L., Hutton, B., Ridao, M., Tabarés-Seisdedos, R., Aleixandre-Benavent, R. & Moher, D., May 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 157, p. 22-34 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Are COVID-19 systematic reviews up to date and can we tell? A cross-sectional study
McDonald, S., Turner, S. L., Nguyen, P. Y., Page, M. J. & Turner, T., 18 May 2023, In: Systematic Reviews. 12, 1, 8 p., 85.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between weight gain and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
Solanki, P., Hussain, S. M., Abidi, J., Cheng, J., Fairley, J. L., Page, M. J., Cicuttini, F. M. & Wluka, A. E., Mar 2023, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 31, 3, p. 300-316 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical trial data-sharing policies among journals, funding agencies, foundations, and other professional organizations: a scoping review
Johnson, A. L., Anderson, J. M., Bouvette, M., Pinero, I., Rauh, S., Johnson, B., Kee, M., Heigle, B., Tricco, A. C., Page, M. J., McCall Wright, P. & Vassar, M., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 154, p. 42-55 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Completeness of Reporting in Diet- and Nutrition-Related Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews With Meta-Analysis: Protocol for 2 Independent Meta-Research Studies
Silva, F., Adegboye, A. R. A., Lachat, C., Curioni, C., Gomes, F., Collins, G. S., Kac, G., de Beyer, J. A., Cook, J., Ismail, L. C., Page, M., Khandpur, N., Lamb, S., Hopewell, S., Kirtley, S., Durão, S., Vorland, C. J. & Schlussel, M. M., 2023, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 12, 10 p., e43537.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) Prize for Top Student in Introductory Epidemiology
Page, Matthew (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Epidemiological Association Early Career Researcher Travel Award
Page, Matthew (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Epidemiological Association Student Conference Award for submitting one of the best abstracts to the 2013 AEA Annual Scientific Meeting
Page, Matthew (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Bill Silverman Prize (Cochrane) for the best methodological research paper
Page, Matthew (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Cochrane Bill Silverman Prize
Page, Matthew (Recipient), McKenzie, Joanne (Recipient), Shamseer, Larissa (Recipient), Ahmadzai, Nadera (Recipient), Wolfe, Dianna (Recipient), Yazdi, Fatemeh (Recipient), Catalá-López, Ferrán (Recipient), Tricco, Andrea C. (Recipient) & Moher, David (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (Journal)
Matthew Page (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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PLoS Medicine (Journal)
Matthew Page (Editorial board member)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Journal)
Matthew Page (Associate editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Co-convenor of Cochrane Bias Methods Group
Matthew Page (Fellow)
2017 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Systematic Reviews (Journal)
Matthew Page (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility