Dr Howard Thom
PhD (University of Cambridge), MSc (University of Oxford), BA(Dub.)
Expertise
I am an Associate Professor in health economics. My interests are R for health economic modelling, value of information analysis, adaptive trial designs, network meta-analysis for limited networks, and structural uncertainty.
Current positions
Associate Professor
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Associate Professor in Health Economic Modelling and Evidence Synthesis
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
NICE Guidelines Technical Support Unit (2023-2026)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2026
MICA: Reliable and Efficient Estimation of the Economic Value of medical Research (REEEVR)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2022 to 31/05/2024
Bristol TAG
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2022 to 31/03/2027
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
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2025Introduction to R
R for Health Technology Assessment
Network Meta-Analysis
R for Health Technology Assessment
Population-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons
R for Health Technology Assessment
Creating evidence-based testing panels for monitoring long-term conditions in primary care
Methodology to create evidence-based testing panels for monitoring long-term conditions in primary care
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