HERC Newsletter - Issue 24 OUT NOW!
The August 2018 edition of the HERC newsletter is now available (click image to download)
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Genomic Technology
HERC is involved in analysing the economic implications in several studies in the area of genomic technologies. These studies span numerous disease areas including cancers, cardiovascular disease and infectious diseases within hospitals and use a range of health economics tools, especially micro-costing, modelling and discrete choice experiments
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Research
Our purpose is to contribute through our research to health and healthcare in the UK and internationally. We examine the economic aspects of health and disease, the costs and benefits of prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of health systems. Of particular importance in all areas is the rigour and innovativeness of the research methods we use.
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HERC Short Courses in Health Economics
HERC currently offers two courses in health economics for external participants. Places are available on the one day 'Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation' course taking place in October 2018 and the three day 'Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis' course taking place in December 2018.
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The Nuffield Department of Population Health has a full-time three year DPhil programme intended to train new researchers in Population Health.
Read moreThe Health Economics Research Centre (HERC)
HERC was established by the University of Oxford in 1996. Our aim is to contribute to health and healthcare in the UK and internationally, by conducting research on economic aspects of health and disease, the costs and benefits of prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of health systems.
Latest publications
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Effect of a strategy of supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on functional outcome: the AIRWAYS-2 randomized clinical trial.
Benger J. et al, (2018), JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 320, 779 - 791
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Cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions for rare cancers: evidence from a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
TSIACHRISTAS A. et al, (2018), Journal of Cancer Policy
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Valuation of Health and Nonhealth Outcomes from Next-Generation Sequencing: Approaches, Challenges, and Solutions
Regier DA. et al, (2018), Value in Health
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Using “Big Data” in the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies: Challenges and Potential Solutions
Wordsworth S. et al, (2018), Value in Health
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Methodological Issues in Assessing the Economic Value of Next-Generation Sequencing Tests: Many Challenges and Not Enough Solutions
Phillips KA. et al, (2018), Value in Health
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Authors' Reply.
Herrington WG. et al, (2018), J Am Soc Nephrol
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Towards incentivising integration: A typology of payments for integrated care
Stokes J. et al, (2018), Health Policy
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HERC Newsletter - Issue 24 OUT NOW!
16 August 2018
Forthcoming HERC Courses
Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation
- 18 OCTOBER 2018, Oxford Limited availability
- 19 OCTOBER 2018, Oxford. Fully Booked - please submit a form to be registered on the waiting list.
Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- 5-7th DECEMBER 2018, Oxford. Course Fully Booked 15/08/18 - Please submit a form to be registered on the waiting list
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