Erin Kirwin

The decision uncertainty toolkit: Risk measures and visual outputs to support decision making during public health crises Background During public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, decision-makers relied on infectious disease models to evaluate policy options. Often, there is a high degree of uncertainty in th...

Sharing our new paper + R package: The Decision Uncertainty Toolkit!

We engaged with decision makers and modellers (math + econ) to build a toolkit that can be used to make model results and uncertainty clear, consistent, and decision-ready.

Paper bit.ly/_DUT
R package ihe.ca/dut/

07.10.2025 18:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Canada’s HTA system blends provincial autonomy with national coordination. CDA-AMC’s evolving role and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance are reshaping drug access and pricing. Future reforms, including national Pharmacare and global collaboration, promise more efficient and patient access.

09.04.2025 08:47 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

I've created a #healtheconomics starter pack! There's a few other great packs out there but in this one I've tried to make it more international! 🌎

Let me know if you'd like to be added or if you have recommendations.

And feel free to share!

go.bsky.app/8Lj8FLB

18.11.2024 19:08 — 👍 47    🔁 24    💬 14    📌 5

Screenshot from Zoom viva exam

Really happy to share that I passed my PhD in Feb 2024. I'm so grateful to my supervisors Matt Sutton, Rachel Meacock, and Jeff Round for all they did to make it such a positive experience for me. Here's the viva screenshot with Laura Anselmi and Luigi Siciliani!

05.04.2024 21:20 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I like pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29421472/ - the key point being that relaxing constraints (like bandwidth limitations) could improve the cost-effectiveness of other interventions that are being provided.

22.12.2023 23:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚨PhD opportunity🚨: Join me at SUPSI for an exciting
SNSF-funded project looking at welfare & equity at the intersection of primary care, emergency care, and health insurance choices. The project involves collaborations with: Uni of Manchester, CSS Institute & EOC. Deadline: 29/02/2024, Details ⬇

01.12.2023 12:41 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

this time I got "your poster does not fit the printing dimensions you requested"... anyways, see you at SMDM!

19.10.2023 20:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Health Economics Feed seems to be working. There just is not much activity (yet!). What you can do:

1) Subscribe: bsky.app/profile/did:...

2) Mention 'health economics' or '#healthecon' in a post if you want it to show up in the feed.

3) Share the feed with all your health econ colleagues.

03.10.2023 15:37 — 👍 15    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Warning messages:
1: glm.fit: algorithm did not converge
2: glm.fit: fitted probabilities numerically 0 or 1 occurred

27.09.2023 16:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0