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Associate Professor - Public Health and Epidemiology

Tom Loney

tom.loney@mbru.ac.ae +971 4 383 8737

Tom Loney is an epidemiologist with broad interests and expertise in clinical and population-based research assessing the relationship between lifestyle, occupational, and environmental exposures and various health outcomes. He has worked in the UAE for the past twelve years conducting research and providing public, occupational, and environmental health advisory services to the defence, industrial and healthcare sectors. He is part of an international collaboration of researchers, clinicians, and policy makers working on the WHO/ILO joint methodology for estimating the national and global work-related burden of disease and injury, and I have been appointed as a member of the WHO/ILO Occupational Systematic Review Methodology Working Group. Tom’s current research portfolio includes two large population-based prospective cohort studies: (i) Mutaba’ah Mother and Child Study; and (ii) The UAE Healthy Future Study.

Academic Appointment

Jan 2018 – Present

Associate Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

Director

World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) for Occupational Health

Sept 2014 - Aug 2017

Academic Programme Coordinator for Arab Board Community Medicine Residency Programme

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

Sept 2014 - Aug 2017

Director of Master and PhD in Public Health Programmes

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

Feb 2014 – Present

World Health Organisation Temporary Advisor

World Health Organisation Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), Egypt

Jul 2011 - Jan 2018

Assistant Professor in Public Health and Epidemiology

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

Apr 2008 - Jul 2011

Consultant Occupational Physiologist & Head of Research

Optimal Performance Ltd., United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, UAE

Aug 2007 - Apr 2008

Research Associate

Department for Health, University of Bath, UK

Professional Education

2017

Biobanking Diploma

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

2015

MFPH(UK), Membership by Distinction of the Faculty of Public Health

Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (London, Edinburgh and Glasgow)

2014

FFOM(IRE), Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Royal College of Physicians, Ireland

2009

PhD

University of Bath, UK

2004

BSc (Hons)

University of Bath, UK

Teaching

  • Designing, delivering, and coordinating a range of epidemiology, biostatistics, physiology, public health, occupational health, and environmental health modules in the Pre-Medical, Pre-Clinical, and Clinical Phases of MBBS/MD, Masters of Public Health, PharmD, and PhD in Public and Occupational Health programmes.

Honors and Awards

2015

Membership by Distinction of the Faculty of Public Health [MFPH(UK)]

Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (London, Edinburgh and Glasgow)

2015

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Award (IOSH) Award for Research in the Middle East

2014

Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine [FFOM(Ire)]

Royal College of Physicians Ireland

2011

Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

Approved by Her Majesty The Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister for Optimal Performance Limited’s outstanding reputation in the UK Defence and Security sectors for completing international contracts in Defence and Security in the United States of America, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates.

2004

BASES Honorary Fellows Undergraduate Dissertation of the Year Award 2004

Award presented for the top applied physiology dissertation in the UK as judged by a peer-review panel of experts in the field.

2004

Codamotion Prize for Best Final Year Student

(University of Bath, Bath, UK) – Award presented to final year undergraduate student who attained the highest overall degree mark.

Publications

Global Evidence on Occupational Sun Exposure and Keratinocyte Cancers: A Systematic Review

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity in United Arab Emirates, 2019

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Maternal and Birth Cohort Studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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RoB-SPEO: A Tool for Assessing Risk of Bias in Studies Estimating the Prevalence of Exposure to Occupational Risk Factors From the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

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Prevalence of, and Factors Associated With Intestinal Parasites in Multinational Expatriate Workers in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates: An Occupational Cross-Sectional Study

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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

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Prevalence of Diabetes Among Migrant Women and Duration of Residence in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross Sectional Study

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The Individualistic Fallacy, Ecological Studies and Instrumental Variables: A Causal Interpretation

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An Analysis of the Health Status of the United Arab Emirates: The 'Big 4' Public Health Issues

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Self-report vs. Objectively Assessed Physical Activity: Which Is Right for Public Health

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Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Faculty of Public Health, Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
  • Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians Ireland
  • International Epidemiological Association

Research Interests

  • Maternal and child health epidemiology
  • Physical activity and chronic disease epidemiology
  • Occupational and environmental epidemiology
  • Zoonotic and emerging infectious disease epidemiology
  • Systematic review and meta-analytic research methods

Clinical and Community Service

  • Member, Mediclinic Middle East Research Ethics Committee – December 2018 to Present
  • Member, MBRU Institutional Review Board – April 2019 to Present
  • Member, DHCA Research Ethics Committee – December 2019 to Present
  • Member, UAE COVID-19 National Research Ethics Committee – April 2020 to Present
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