The Pros and Cons of Modelling in Economic Evaluation

231 - 1997 the pros and cons

This OHE- Briefing summarises the presentations and discussion at the session on ‘Modelling in Economic Evaluation’ at the Conference of the International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC) in San Francisco 26th June 1996.

The participants were:

Professor Bernard Bloom. University of Pennsylvania, USA

Professor Martin Buxton. Director of the Health Economics Research Group, University of Brunel, UK

Professor Michael Drummond, Director of the Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK

Dr Bryan Luce. Chief Executive of MEDTAP International, USA

Professor Trevor Sheldon. Director of the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, UK