Research

Just Published: Systematic Review of Utility Weights Used in Economic Evaluations of Vaccines for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
21 April 2016
This blog reports results of a systematic review of the sources and characteristics of utility weights used in economic evaluations of paediatric vaccines in developed countries.

Care at the End of Life: An Economic Perspective
6 April 2016
Just published is a book on the economics of end of life care, featuring a chapter by OHE’s Koonal Shah.

New Publication: Spillovers between Public and Private Sector Biomedical and Health Research
8 March 2016
OHE’s Yan Feng and Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz have co-authored a new publication on quantifying the spillovers between public and private sector biomedical and health research and development…

New Publication: Headroom Approach to Device Development
23 February 2016
OHE’s Amanda Cole co-authors a new publication on the headroom approach, which can help assess the commercial value and viability of medical device development.

New Publications: Study Design Considerations in Health State Valuation Research
2 February 2016
Two new papers, just published in Value in Health, examine the design of health state valuation studies.

Seminar at Glasgow Caledonian University: Local Health Care Expenditure Plans and Their Opportunity Costs
11 January 2016
OHE’s Sarah Karlsberg Schaffer presented at the Glasgow Health Economics Seminar Series the results of a paper on the value of the cost-effectiveness threshold in Scotland.

OHE at the Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) Meeting, Manchester 2016
4 January 2016
A summary of OHE’s activity at the 2016 winter HESG meeting, Manchester, 6-8th January.

Just Published: Systematic Review of PRO Use in Paediatric Populations with Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases
15 December 2015
This paper reports the results of a systematic review of the use and quality of Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures in paediatric populations with vaccine-preventable infectious…

OHE at ISOQOL 2015: Valuing Health-Related Quality of Life
8 December 2015
This post summarises OHE’s activities at the ISOQOL 22nd Annual Conference in Vancouver, October 2015.