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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The 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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Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders (GRASP): a multicentre, pragmatic, 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial
HOPEWELL S. et al, (2021), The Lancet
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Genetic-guided pharmacotherapy for venous thromboembolism: a systematic and critical review of economic evaluations
Lim KK. et al, (2021), The Pharmacogenomics Journal
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Cost-effectiveness of the i-gel Supraglottic Airway Device compared to Tracheal Intubation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Findings from the AIRWAYS-2 Randomised Controlled Trial
Stokes EA. et al, (2021), Resuscitation
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Impact of vaccination on new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United Kingdom.
Pritchard E. et al, (2021), Nat Med
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Impact of vaccination on new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United Kingdom.
Pritchard E. et al, (2021), Nature medicine
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Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike responses to Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines by previous infection status
EYRE D. et al, (2021), Clinical Microbiology and Infection
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IT Evaluation of Foundation Healthcare Group Vanguard Project.
Tapuria A. et al, (2021), Stud Health Technol Inform, 281, 625 - 629
HERC & BRC Bursary Scheme
Since 2015, HERC has been in collaboration with the Research Education and Training Group at the Biomedical Research Council (BRC) and has supported over 30 funded places to attend our Health Economics Short Courses.
For more information on how to apply for these bursaries please visit the Oxford BRC website HERE
Latest news
HERC Newsletter - Issue 35 - May 2021
18 February 2021
Launch of the NIHR Incubator for Mental Health Research
25 January 2021
HERC Online Health Economics Short Courses in 2021
Integrating Economic Evaluation into Clinical Trials [Online]
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Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation [ONLINE]
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