Q-Squared as a Mapping Model Performance Metric in Gastrointestinal Disease
HERC NEWS
Our poster ‘Q-squared as a mapping model performance metric in gastrointestinal disease’ MSR176 is in Session 4 (today at 6pm) #ISPOREurope.
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Quote tile with a photo of Mara Violato and the quote: ‘As a health economist, I feel truly honoured to be recognised for this award as part of the Co-CAT study team. This nomination celebrates what can be achieved when people from different disciplines come together with a shared purpose. Clinicians, health economists, statisticians, qualitative researchers, and people with lived experience have all worked side by side to improve mental health care for children.’
🎉 Congrats to Prof Mara Violato and Dr Shuye Yu, part of the Co-CAT study team nominated for an @acamh.bsky.social Award for their research into an online, parent-led programme with therapist support to help children with anxiety ➡️ buff.ly/00cMB1H
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Two #ISPOREurope posters on the #HERC Database of Mapping Studies will be in Glasgow next week: MSR176 in Session 4 (Tues 11th 6pm); MSR199 in Session 5 (Wed 12th, 9am). #HERCMappingDatabase #EQ5D
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HERC database of mapping studies
HERC DATABASE UPDATE
A new version of #HERC Database of Mapping Studies with 43 new algorithms mapping to #EQ5D is now available at
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WHO model for costing of blood products
NEW PUBLICATION
WHO model for costing of blood products
WHO working group (including Elizabeth Stokes)
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Researcher in health economics (Grade 7)
Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford), Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford
HERC ARE RECRUITING
Vacancy for a researcher in health economics working on a range of projects applying health economics methods to patient-level data from clinical trials and observational studies.
Applications by noon on 13 Nov 2025.
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Underweight children cost the NHS as much per child as children with obesity
Oxford Population Health study shows underweight children drive NHS costs like obesity—£340m annually—highlighting need for preventive care.
NEW PUBLICATION
Underweight children cost the NHS as much per child as children with obesity. A study by researchers from the Nuffield Department for Primary Health Care Sciences and HERC provides evidence of healthcare costs linked to children’s weight www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/news/underwe...
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3/3 ... from data-rich regions and improve predictions in countries with sparse surveillance information. This makes it a valuable tool for improving antibiotic decisions, especially in low-resource settings, and helps reduce the use of overly broad antibiotics.
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2/3 The team used advanced modelling techniques to provide more insight into when to escalate antibiotic treatment compared to conventional techniques. Their approach allows for partial pooling of information across countries, enabling the model to “borrow strength” ...
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2025 Finalist and Award-Winning Solutions - Vivli AMR
Congratulations to the awardees and finalists! Vivli is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2025 AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) Surveillance Data Challenge. The aim of ...
HERC NEWS
Team from the University of Oxford, Jake Hitch (Team lead), Nicolás Armijo Escalona, Augustine Luk, Ashley Murray, and Natasha Salant (HERC) wins Student Innovation Award in the 2025 Vivli AMR Surveillance Data Challenge.
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Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) Virtual Visitor Scheme (Round 4: Africa)
HERC Virtual Visitors Scheme
The fourth round of HERC Virtual Visitors Scheme (this time aimed at early career health economist from LMIC in Africa) is now taking applications.
Applications close on 2nd Nov 2025.
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Applications invited for new Grade 7 Health Economist role
HERC ARE RECRUITING
Vacancy for a researcher in health economics working on projects applying health economics methods to patient-level data from clinical trials and observational cohort studies.
Applications by noon on 6 Nov 2025.
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If you register for more than one Online-only course you will receive a 20% reduction on the overall cost. Further discounts are available to prospective participants from Lower to Middle-Income countries.
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Stata Using Participant-level Data
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Stata Using Participant-level Data 02-04 December (online)
#healtheconomics
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Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 24-28 November (online)
#healtheconomics
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Inequality in Health and Health Care: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
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Online: Inequality in Health and Health Care: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations 05-07 November
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3/4 The episode includes: * Challenges of conducting economic evaluations in personalised medicine * What outcomes are important to patients and families * Complexity of evaluating gene therapies and genomic newborn screening * Reimbursement strategies and policy implications
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2/4 The podcast features HERC researchers prof. Sarah Wordsworth and Sally Sansom, Doctoral Researcher; as well as James Buchanan, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, Queen Mary University of London and Padraig Dixon, Senior Researcher in Health Economics, University of Oxford.
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Series 3 Episode 5: Health economics
HERC NEWS
New Podcast Episode by the Centre for Personalised Medicine exploring the “Health Economics of Personalised Medicine”.
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ACAMH Awards 2025 Shortlist - Recognising Advancements in CAMH Research and Practice
It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2025 ACAMH Awards.
ACAMH AWARDS 2025 NOMINATIONS
The Co-CAT Study Team (including HERC researchers prof. Mara Violato and Dr Shuye Yu) @ox.ac.uk was shortlisted for the Digital Innovation Awards: Research on Digital Impact.
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3/3 The nomination recognizes researchers who have published the best paper on an information/data/IT/digital topic relating to child and adolescent mental health, which can include online assessment innovations.
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