Event Archive

2018

October

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  HERU Seminar - Julie Ratcliffe

  29 October 2018, 11:00 - 12:00

  Professor Julie Ratcliffe is the guest presenter of this HERU seminar. Professor Ratcliffe is Professor of Health Economics in the Institute for Choice, School of Business at the University of South Australia. She also holds honorary professorial positions in the Institute for Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow and...

• HERU Seminar - Dr Philip Kinghorn

  02 October 2018, 13:00 - 14:00

  The first HERU External Seminar of the Autumn 2018 programme will be delivered by Dr Philip Kinghorn, a Research Fellow in the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham. Dr Kinghorn previously worked in HERU from 2010 to 2012. His research interests relate to the measurement and valuation...

June

• HERU Seminar - Professor Andrew Jones

  05 June 2018

  This HERU Seminar will be delivered by  Professor Andrew Jones, Professor of Economics at the University of York. Professor Jones is one of the leading econometricians in health and has a special interest in the determinants of health and health inequalities.   The title of the seminar is: Equity, opportunity and health. Abstract: The new...

May

• HERU Seminar - Dr Nora Ferdjaoui-Moumjid

  22 May 2018, 13:00 - 14:00

  The seminar will be delivered by Dr Nora Ferdjaoui-Moumjid, Associate Professor, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University.  Title of the seminar presentation: From healthcare users’ preferences to shared decision-making in the medical encounter : key messages and future issues in France. Abstract: Our research project seeks to achieve a dynamic "balance" between standardizing collective concerns...

• HERU Seminar - Dr Rebecca McDonald

  01 May 2018, 12:00 - 13:00

  Dr Rebecca McDonald, Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham will deliver the May external seminar. Title: Understanding the composite dimensions of the EQ-5D: an experimental approach. Authors: Rebecca McDonald (University of Birmingham); Tim Mullett (University of Warwick); Aki Tsuchiya (University of Sheffield) Abstract: The EQ-5D(-5L) includes two composite dimensions: “Pain or Discomfort”...

April

• Joint Business School / HERU Seminar - Dr Matt Dickson

  25 April 2018, 15:00 - 16:15

  This is a joint seminar from the University of Aberdeen Business School and HERU. Dr Matt Dickson from the University of Bath will present the seminar. Title: The causal effects of education on adult health, mortality and income: evidence from Mendelian Randomization and the raising of the school leaving age. Abstract: On...

• 6th Annual Research Symposium, co-hosted by HIS, HERU, HSRU and NMAHP-RU

  24 April 2018, 10:00 - 16:00

  The 6th Annual Research Symposium takes place on 24 April 2018 at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh. The theme of the event is Evidence for integration - what can research tell us about health and social care integration and its role in improving outcomes? The annual event is organised by Healthcare...

March

• HERU Seminar - Professor Aki Tsuchiya

  06 March 2018, 13:00 - 14:00

  This HERU seminar will be given by Professor Aki Tsuchiya of the University of Sheffield.  The seminar starts at 1pm, with a sandwich lunch available from 12.30pm. Title: An exploration of the non-iterative time trade off method to value health states. (with Yan Feng, Arne Risa Hole, Milad Karimi, Ben van Hout) Abstract: Time...

2017

December

• HERU Seminar - Dr Silvia Mendolia

  12 December 2017, 14:30 - 15:30

  Dr Silvia Mendolia, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Human and Social Capital Research, University of Wollongong, returned to HERU to deliver the external seminar on 12 December. Dr Mendolia previously worked at HERU and also delivered an external seminar in 2015. The title of the presentation was: Partners’ mental health and individual well-being: a compensating...

November

• HENS Workshop: Identifying, Appraising and Applying Health Economics Evidence for Public Health

  22 November 2017, 09:30 - 16:00

  This free training course is run by HERU on behalf of the Health Economics Network for Scotland (HENS). Providing an introduction to the identification, appraisal and application of economic evaluation for policy-making in public health, the course is suitable for planners, finance directors and other health and social care staff...