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Publications: MISS Alison Thomson

Remfry E, Reynolds DJ, de Queiroz SM, Health AF, Mathur R, Barnes MR, Thomson A, Group and AI‐Multiply AP ( 2026 ) . Using Arts‐Based Methods to Involve People Living in Tower Hamlets With Multiple Long‐Term Conditions in the Development of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Research . Health Expectations vol. 29 , ( 2 )
Scott HM, Price L, Ogden M, Bharadia T, Burke P, Horne R, Harding-Bell A, Tonkin A et al. ( 2026 ) . A rapid evaluation of the reporting and publishing practices of patient and public involvement and engagement in health research within a UK university institute . Research Involvement and Engagement
Firman N, Dezateux C, Newman C, Baird H, Fry R, Harper G, Griffit L, Dibben C et al. ( 2026 ) . Developing resources to facilitate public conversations about the use of linked address-based data for research . International Journal for Population Data Science vol. 11 , ( 1 )
Demnitz-King H, Banerjee S, Cooper C, Kenten C, Phillips R, Zabihi S, Birks Y, Brayne C et al. ( 2026 ) . The Nottingham consensus on dementia risk reduction policy: recommendations from a modified Delphi process . Nature Reviews Neurology vol. 22 , ( 2 ) 123 - 135 .
Pawson JR, Cannon S, Nazeer S, Phillpott C, Kolawole T, Fletcher J, Thomson A, Ross J et al. ( 2026 ) . Health service access for ethnically underrepresented communities: A scoping review of complex interventions . PLOS ONE vol. 21 , ( 1 )
Pawson J, Cannon S, Nazeer S, Phillpott C, Kolawole T, Fletcher J, Thomson A, Ross J et al. ( 2025 ) . 21 Health service access for ethnic minority groups: a scoping review of complex interventions . European Journal of Public Health vol. 35 , ( Supplement_6 )
Dobson R, Kreft KL, Jacobs BM, Brown JWL, Thomson A, Nicholas R, Walton C, Narendran P ( 2025 ) . Towards primary prevention of multiple sclerosis . Nature Reviews Neurology vol. 22 , ( 3 ) 182 - 195 .
Rivas C, Moore AP, Anand K, Awan F, Begum S, Heera N, Kumar S, Shah S et al. ( 2025 ) . Working in partnership with people from under-represented groups to develop person-centred social and health care practices: methodological insights from the CICADA study . Frontiers in Health Services vol. 5 ,
Mah H, Dobson R, Thomson A ( 2025 ) . The Importance of Lived Experience: A Scoping Review on the Value of Patient and Public Involvement in Health Research . Health Expectations vol. 28 , ( 2 )
Rivas C, Moore AP, Thomson A, Anand K, Lal ZZ, Wu AF-W, Aksoy O ( 2025 ) . Intersecting factors of disadvantage and discrimination and their effect on daily life during the coronavirus pandemic: the CICADA-ME mixed-methods study . Health and Social Care Delivery Research vol. 13 , ( 2 ) 1 - 185 .
Thomson A, Kenten C, Banerjee S, Browning S, Pouncey T, Horne R, Cooper C, DeNPRU‐QM ( 2025 ) . Prevention Is Better Than Cure: Public Understanding of Preventing Neurodegenerative Disorders . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry vol. 40 , ( 1 )
Thomson A, Fudge N, Van Blarikom E, Swinglehurst D ( 2024 ) . Addressing Polypharmacy: Developing Public-Facing Resources Through Storytelling-Based Co-Design . International Journal of Qualitative Methods vol. 23 ,
Thomson A, Horne R, Chapman C, Bharadia T, Burke P, Colwell E, Harrington M, Boskovic B et al. ( 2024 ) . Engaging a community to focus on upper limb function in people with multiple sclerosis: the ThinkHand campaign case study . Research Involvement and Engagement vol. 10 , ( 1 )
Kuri A, Henshall DE, Chaudhry D, Ooi SZY, Zhang Q, Mathews J, Thomson A, Rog D et al. ( 2024 ) . Delays in Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis (DIMES): protocol for a multicentre, observational study of multiple sclerosis diagnostic pathways in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland . BMC Neurology vol. 24 , ( 1 )
Thomson A, Stennett A, Metin C, Bestwick J, Giovannoni G, Dobson R ( 2024 ) . Under & Over: A randomised controlled study to develop an upper limb rehabilitation tool for people with Multiple Sclerosis . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders vol. 85 ,
Thomson A ( 2023 ) . Working with patient experience . The Routledge Companion to Design Research , Taylor & Francis
Florio-Smith J, Ayer M, Colhoun S, Daykin N, Hamill B, Liu X, Rogers E, Thomson A et al. ( 2023 ) . The importance of the patient's perspective in decision-making in multiple sclerosis: Results of the OwnMS patient perspectives study . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders vol. 75 ,
Kuri A, Jacobs BM, Leddy S, Schmierer K, Turner B, Allen-Philbey K, Stennett A, Giovannoni G et al. ( 2022 ) . 091  Evaluation of remote assessments for multiple sclerosis in a real-world setting . Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry vol. 93 , ( 6 ) a129.1 - a1a129 .
Mah H, Dobson R, Giovannoni G, Thomson A, Pepper G, Sloan R, Thompson E, DiMauro S ( 2022 ) . Experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder in people living with multiple sclerosis . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . vol. 28 , 482 - 482 .
Mah H, Thomson A, Dobson R ( 2022 ) . How people benefit from doing patient and public involvement: a scoping review . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . vol. 28 , 725 - 725 .
Thomson A, Stennett A, Bestwick J, Giovannoni G, Dobson R ( 2022 ) . Under and Over: Findings from a remote upper limb rehabilitation study in people with MS . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . vol. 28 , 408 - 409 .
Kuri A, Jacobs BM, Leddy S, Schmierer K, Turner B, Allen-Philbey K, Stennett A, Giovannoni G et al. ( 2021 ) . Evaluation of remote assessments for multiple sclerosis in an in-home setting . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders vol. 54 ,
Thomson A, Dobson R, Baker D, Giovannoni G ( 2020 ) . Digesting science: Developing educational activities about multiple sclerosis, prevention and treatment to increase the confidence of affected families . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders vol. 47 ,
Reyes S, Suarez S, Allen‐Philbey K, Thomson A, Giovannoni G ( 2020 ) . The impact of social capital on patients with multiple sclerosis . Acta Neurologica Scandinavica vol. 142 , ( 1 ) 58 - 65 .
Reyes S, Suarez S, Allen-Philbey K, Thomson A, Giovannoni G ( 2019 ) . The Impact of Social Capital on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (P4.2-069) . Neurology vol. 92 , ( 15_supplement )
Thomson A, Horne R, Chung C, Marta M, Giovannoni G, Palace J, Dobson R ( 2019 ) . Visibility and representation of women in multiple sclerosis research . Neurology vol. 92 , ( 15 )
Reyes S, Suarez S, Allen-Philbey K, Thomson A, Giovannoni G ( 2019 ) . The Impact of Social Capital on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis . NEUROLOGY . vol. 92 ,
Reyes S, Giovannoni G, Thomson A ( 2018 ) . Social capital: Implications for neurology . Brain and Behavior vol. 9 , ( 1 )
Thomson A, Aldam R, Giovannoni G . Making science digestible: the development of educational activities for children with a parent with MS, and the need to better engage families .
Dubuisson N, Laws M, Paterson A, Turner B, Thomson A, Westcott M, Giovannoni G ( 2018 ) . Self-monitoring visual function in Neurology (S16.008) . Neurology . vol. 90 ,
Dubuisson N, Bauer A, Marta M, Gnanapavan S, Turner B, Baker D, Giovannoni G, Schmierer K et al. ( 2017 ) . PO124 Validation of an environmentally-friendly and affordable cardboard 9-hole peg test . Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry . vol. 88 ,
Dubuisson N, Paterson A, Turner B, Westcott M, Thomson A, Giovannoni G ( 2017 ) . Self-monitoring visual function via a smartphone application . Journal of the Neurological Sciences . vol. 381 ,
Dubuisson N, Bauer A, Buckley M, Gilbert R, Paterson A, Marta M, Gnanapavan S, Turner B et al. ( 2017 ) . Validation of an environmentally-friendly and affordable cardboard 9-hole peg test . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders vol. 17 , 172 - 176 .
Thomson A, Raciborska D, Baker D, Giovannoni G ( 2017 ) . How to start a blog . Practical Neurology vol. 17 , ( 3 )
Dubuisson N, Paterson A, Turner B, Thomson A, Westcott M, Giovannoni G ( 2017 ) . Self-monitoring visual function via a smartphone application . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . vol. 23 , 162 - 162 .
Thomson A, Giovannoni G, Marta M, Gnanpavan S, Turner B, Baker D, Schmierer K ( 2016 ) . Importance of upper limb function in advanced multiple sclerosis . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . Conference: MSLondon (ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS) 2016 vol. 22 , 676 - 676 .
Thomson A, Baker D, Giovannoni G ( 2016 ) . Using social media to communicate with people affected by multiple sclerosis . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL . vol. 22 , 691 - 692 .
Thomson A, Davis A, Paterson A, Giovannoni G, Schmierer K ( 2015 ) . DESIGNING AN INFORMATION RESOURCE TO EXPLAIN DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE . Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry . vol. 86 ,
Thomson A, Rivas C, Giovannoni G ( 2015 ) . Multiple sclerosis outpatient future groups: improving the quality of participant interaction and ideation tools within service improvement activities . BMC Health Services Research vol. 15 , ( 1 )
Thomson A, Davis A, Paterson A, Giovannoni G, Schmierer K ( 2015 ) . Designing an information resource to explain diagnostic lumbar puncture and promote best practice . EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY . vol. 22 , 491 - 492 .
Thomson A, Espasandin M, Denholm T, Giovannoni G ( 2011 ) . Analysing and redesigning the outpatient experience for people with multiple sclerosis . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL vol. 17 , S486 - S486 .
Kuri A, Henshall D, Chaudhry D, Ooi SZY, Zhang Q, Mathews J, Thomson A, Rog D et al. . Delays in Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis (DIMES): protocol for a multicentre, observational study of multiple sclerosis diagnostic pathways in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland .