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  1. Implementing breathlessness self-management in low- and middle-income countries: co-design of breathlessness self-management resources for use in India

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  2. Stakeholder engagement champions: a locally-driven model for building impactful and sustainable relationships in global health research

    Article • Journal of Global Health, June 2025, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  3. A Novel Approach to Consider Planetary Health in Guideline Development: A GRADE Approach Using the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2024-2025 Guidelines as a Case Study

    Article • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice, June 2025, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  4. Getting long-term oxygen therapy right

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  5. Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution”. Part 2): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Italy and some other GARD countries

    Article • Pulmonology, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Sian Williams

  6. Living with COPD and its psychological effects on participating in community-based physical activity in Brazil: a qualitative study. Findings from the Breathe Well group

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  7. Engaging stakeholders to level up COPD care in LMICs: lessons learned from the “Breathe Well” programme in Brazil, China, Georgia, and North Macedonia

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  8. Strengthening Clinician-Researchers’ Communication and Knowledge Translation Skills: An Innovative Game Model From the Breathe Well Group

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Ms Sian Williams

  9. BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA)–Study protocol for the co-design of a community breathlessness intervention in India using realist methods and intervention mapping

    Article • PLOS One, November 2023, PLOS

    Ms Sian Williams

  10. Pulmonary rehabilitation capacity building through a teach-the-teacher programme: A Malaysian experience

    Article • Journal of Global Health, August 2023, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  11. Cutting Edge Research? Realistic Expectations of Priorities, Scope and Engagement Comment on "‘We’re Not Providing the Best Care If We Are Not on the Cutting Edge of Research’: A Research Impact Evaluation at a Regional Australian Hospital and Health S...

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, June 2023, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Ms Sian Williams

  12. Remote consultations in primary care across low-, middle- and high-income countries: Implications for policy and care delivery

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Ms Sian Williams

  13. Improving access to affordable quality-assured inhaled medicines in low- and middle-income countries

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, November 2022, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Sarah Rylance, Ms Sian Williams

  14. Real‐world data using mHealth apps in rhinitis, rhinosinusitis and their multimorbidities

    Article • Clinical and Translational Allergy, November 2022, Wiley

    PhD Rita Amaral, Ms Sian Williams

  15. Sustaining stakeholder engagement for health research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the RESPIRE programme in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Global Health, September 2022, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  16. Feasibility of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Georgia: a single-site, randomised controlled trial from the Breathe Well Group

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2022, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  17. An online survey of primary care physicians’ knowledge of common respiratory diseases in China

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  18. Engaging stakeholders and communities to improve respiratory health in Asia

    Article • Journal of Global Health, May 2022, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  19. Prioritising primary care respiratory research needs: results from the 2020 International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) global e-Delphi exercise

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  20. Mapping low-resource contexts to prepare for lung health interventions in four countries (FRESH AIR): a mixed-method study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, January 2022, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  21. IPCRG is committed to lower cost, lower environmental impact and improved social impact: the triple bottom line in global primary care

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  22. Strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COPD in low- and middle- income countries: the importance of primary care

    Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Sian Williams

  23. Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of different screening strategies for identifying undiagnosed COPD among primary care patients (≥40 years) in China: a cross-sectional screening test accuracy study: findings from the Breathe Well group

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2021, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  24. Differentiation of COVID‐19 signs and symptoms from allergic rhinitis and common cold: An ARIA‐EAACI‐GA2LEN consensus

    Article • Allergy, May 2021, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams

  25. Dance for people with chronic breathlessness: a transdisciplinary approach to intervention development

    Article • BMJ Open Respiratory Research, November 2020, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  26. SABA Reliance Questionnaire (SRQ): Identifying Patient Beliefs Underpinning Reliever Overreliance in Asthma

    Article • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice, November 2020, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  27. Implementing a context-driven awareness programme addressing household air pollution and tobacco: a FRESH AIR study

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  28. Dance for people with chronic respiratory disease: a qualitative study

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2020, BMJ

    Dr Adam Lewis, Ms Sian Williams

  29. Engaging with stakeholders in a research programme to promote implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation in Bangladesh: Challenges and opportunities

    Article • Journal of Global Health, August 2020, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  30. Dance group enriches lives of people living with breathlessness

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, August 2020, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  31. Respiratory research funding is inadequate, inequitable, and a missed opportunity

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, August 2020, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  32. A Global Respiratory Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Commentary and Action Proposals

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Teresa To, Ms Sian Williams

  33. COVID-19 poses novel challenges for global primary care

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  34. A worldwide charter for all children with asthma

    Article • Pediatric Pulmonology, March 2020, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams

  35. Assessing spirituality: is there a beneficial role in the management of COPD?

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  36. Asthma: moving toward a global children's charter

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, April 2019, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams, Professor Adnan Custovic

  37. Guidance to 2018 good practice: ARIA digitally-enabled, integrated, person-centred care for rhinitis and asthma

    Article • Clinical and Translational Allergy, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rute Almeida, Dr Giorgio Ciprandi, Professor Adnan Custovic, Ms Sian Williams, Prof Maria Teresa MT Ventura

  38. COPD’s early origins in low-and-middle income countries: what are the implications of a false start?

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  39. COPD and household air pollution more common at high altitude

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Evelyn Brakema, Ms Sian Williams

  40. EPOS2020: development strategy and goals for the latest European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis

    Article • Rhinology Journal, February 2019, Rhinology

    Ms Sian Williams, Professor Carl Philpott

  41. RESPIRE: The National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Global Respiratory Health Unit

    Article • Journal of Global Health, December 2018, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  42. Setting research priorities for global respiratory medicine within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit in Respiratory Health (RESPIRE)

    Article • Journal of Global Health, December 2018, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  43. Lung Function of Children at Three Sites of Varying Ambient Air Pollution Levels in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Comparative Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Ms Sian Williams

  44. MASK 2017: ARIA digitally-enabled, integrated, person-centred care for rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using real-world-evidence

    Article • Clinical and Translational Allergy, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rute Almeida, Ms Sian Williams, Dr Giorgio Ciprandi, Professor Adnan Custovic, Prof Maria Teresa MT Ventura

  45. Improving care for people with asthma: building capacity across a European network of primary care organisations – the IPCRG’s Teach the Teacher Programme

    Article • Journal of Global Health Reports, August 2018, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  46. Response

    Article • Clinical Medicine, June 2018, Royal College of Physicians

    Ms Sian Williams

  47. Barriers to influenza vaccination in healthcare workers

    Article • BMJ, March 2018, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  48. Fostering the exchange of real world data across different countries to answer primary care research questions: an UNLOCK study from the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  49. From research to evidence-informed decision making: a systematic approach

    Article • Journal of Public Health, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Sian Williams

  50. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Article • Holistic Nursing Practice, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Sian Williams

  51. Healthcare worker influenza vaccination and sickness absence – an ecological study

    Article • Clinical Medicine, December 2017, Royal College of Physicians

    Ms Sian Williams

  52. Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, October 2017, Wiley

    Professor Luciana Kase Tanno, Professor Joao A Fonseca, Ms Sian Williams, Professor Adnan Custovic, Prof Maria Teresa MT Ventura

  53. Erratum: Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  54. Transfer of innovation on allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity in the elderly (MACVIA-ARIA) - EIP on AHA Twinning Reference Site (GARD research demonstration project)

    Article • Allergy, August 2017, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams, Professor Adnan Custovic, Prof Maria Teresa MT Ventura

  55. Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  56. National guidelines for smoking cessation in primary care: a literature review and evidence analysis

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  57. Fostering the exchange of real-life data across different countries to answer primary care research questions: a protocol for an UNLOCK study from the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  58. Socio-economic factors, gender and smoking as determinants of COPD in a low-income country of sub-Saharan Africa: FRESH AIR Uganda

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  59. Service planning and delivery for chronic adult breathlessness

    Article • September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Ms Sian Williams

  60. Implementation of ‘matrix support’ (collaborative care) to reduce asthma and COPD referrals and improve primary care management in Brazil: a pilot observational study

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  61. FRESH AIR: an implementation research project funded through Horizon 2020 exploring the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases in low-resource settings

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  62. Rapid assessment of the demand and supply of tobacco dependence pharmacotherapy in Uganda

    Article • Public Health Action, March 2016, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Ms Sian Williams

  63. We must join forces in the battle against COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, October 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Ms Sian Williams

  64. Influenza vaccination for NHS staff: attitudes and uptake

    Article • BMJ Open Respiratory Research, May 2015, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  65. Impact of a COPD Discharge Care Bundle on Readmissions following Admission with Acute Exacerbation: Interrupted Time Series Analysis

    Article • PLOS One, February 2015, PLOS

    Ms Sian Williams

  66. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, January 2015, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  67. Erratum: Building capacity to improve respiratory care: the education strategy of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2014–2020

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  68. Building capacity to improve respiratory care: the education strategy of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2014–2020

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  69. Barriers to the provision of smoking cessation assistance: a qualitative study among Romanian family physicians

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  70. Beyond professional boundaries: relationships and resources in health services' modernisation in England and Wales

    Article • Sociology of Health & Illness, November 2013, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams

  71. IPCRG: INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY GROUP: Respiratory News from the IPCRG

    Article • European Journal of General Practice, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Sian Williams

  72. GOLD COPD categories are not fit for purpose in primary care

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  73. IPCRG: INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY GROUP

    Article • European Journal of General Practice, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Sian Williams

  74. Effecting change in primary care management of respiratory conditions: a global scoping exercise and literature review of educational interventions to inform the IPCRG's E-Quality initiative

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  75. 6th World Conference of the IPCRG — Breathing New Life 25th-28th April 2012, Edinburgh

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  76. Prioritising the respiratory research needs of primary care: the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) e-Delphi exercise

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  77. Non-communicable diseases and their importance in low and middle income countries

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  78. IPCRG: INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY GROUP

    Article • European Journal of General Practice, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Sian Williams

  79. UNLOCK: Uncovering and Noting Long-term Outcomes in COPD to enhance Knowledge

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, November 2010, Nature

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  80. From awareness to involvement? A qualitative study of respiratory patients’ awareness of health service change

    Article • Health Expectations, October 2010, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams

  81. The International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Needs Statement 2010

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  82. From support to boundary: A qualitative study of the border between self-care and professional care

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2010, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  83. Spirometry in primary care case-identification, diagnosis and management of COPD

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2009, Nature

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  84. IPCRG Consensus statement: Tackling the smoking epidemic — practical guidance for primary care

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  85. Systems for the management of primary care respiratory disease throughout the world

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  86. The impact of the UK General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) — an international perspective

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  87. Can asthma control be improved by understanding the patient's perspective?

    Article • BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  88. Can a GP be a generalist and a specialist? Stakeholders views on a respiratory General Practitioner with a special interest service in the UK

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  89. Assuring Quality in Community Care

    Article • International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, January 1990, Emerald

    Ms Sian Williams

  90. Quality Assurance Systems in Sumitomo

    Article • International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, April 1989, Emerald

    Ms Sian Williams