Dr Howard Thom
PhD (University of Cambridge), MSc (University of Oxford), BA(Dub.)
Expertise
I am a lecturer in health economics. My research interests are value of information analysis, cost-effectiveness of pandemic response, adaptive trial designs, network meta-analysis for limited networks, and structural uncertainty.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
What is the value of adaptive designs? Estimating expected value of sample information for adaptive trial designs.
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2019 to 30/11/2022
Efficient Sampling for Value Information Methods
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
Publications
Recent publications
06/01/2021Choice between implants in knee replacement
BMJ Open
Exploratory Comparison of Healthcare costs and benefits of the UK’s Covid-19 response with four European countries
European Journal of Public Health
Multilevel and Quasi Monte Carlo Methods for the Calculation of the Expected Value of Partial Perfect Information
Medical Decision Making
Systematic review of cost-effectiveness models in prostate cancer: exploring new developments in testing and diagnosis
Value in Health
The Impact of Vaso-Occlusive Crises and Disease Severity on Quality of Life and Productivity Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the US
Current Medical Research and Opinion
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