Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon
PhD, MA(Granada), BA(Granada), BA(Granada)
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Health Economics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
My interests are now focused on contributing to a broad range of applied health research projects at NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West in collaborations between academia, the NHS and other partners. A recent focus of my work is related to bringing evidence into practice and behaviour change interventions. I am part of the Health Economics Bristol (HEB) at Bristol Medical School.
Before joining ARC, I completed my PhD (finished in 2020) in behavioural economics and experimental psychology in addiction. Particularly, I studied the impact of labelling interventions in tobacco and alcohol products. During that time, I was part of Tobacco Alcohol Research Group (TARG) where I got the chance of getting more experience in addiction research and setting collaboration with other universities such as Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia) or Universidad de Granada (Spain).
The result is that I use a wide range of methodologies including experimental techniques, cost-effectiveness analysis, decision analysis models or qualitative analyses in multidisciplinary fields. Always orientated in promoting common good: consumerism, public health interventions, harm reduction, mental health, and behaviour change in general.
I am also interested in public and policy engagement and consider it as an important aspect of my work. I also have some experience in teaching and supervising students. I teach health economics on the Master courses in Epidemiology and Public Health and NIHR ARC West training course on Health Economics.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
PReCePT Programme Devolved Nations Extension Study
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the National PReCePT Programme to increase the uptake of the MgSO4 in English maternity units for the prevention of cerebral…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023
Eye-tracking to evaluate Colombian tobacco control policies
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Smoking causes 13% of adult deaths in Colombia. Before introducing new tobacco control measures,
including larger health warnings and standardised packaging, Colombian policymakers require local evidence of their effectiveness. We will…Managing organisational unit
School of Psychological ScienceDates
12/11/2018 to 31/07/2019
PReCePT Study – A cluster randomised trial evaluating the impact of an enhanced support implementation of the PReCePT quality improvement toolkit to increase the uptake of magnesium sulphate in pre-term deliveries for the prevention of neurodisabilities
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Preterm labour and birth guideline recommends use of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) in deliveries below 30 weeks’ gestation to prevent cerebral…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/06/2018 to 31/05/2021
Publications
Recent publications
09/11/2024A service evaluation of the uptake and effectiveness of a digital delivery of the NHS health check service
BMJ Open
Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policy
The BMJ
Quality improvement interventions to increase the uptake of magnesium sulphate in preterm deliveries for the prevention of cerebral palsy (PReCePT study)
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Valuing behavioral interventions for obesity reduction
Obesity Reviews
Advertisement of unhealthy commodities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire and rationale for a new advertisement policy
BMC Public Health