Alan Brennan
@alan-brennan.bsky.social
Professor of Health Economics & Decision Modelling. SCHARR, University of Sheffield
#healtheconomics
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#healtheconomics
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Our new video introduces the Policy Research Unit in Addictions, showing how our research helps inform policy and tackle the challenges of addiction and addictive products.
Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk
Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk
Introducing the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Addictions: Research That Shapes Policy
YouTube video by Policy Research Unit (PRU) in Addictions
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November 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Our new video introduces the Policy Research Unit in Addictions, showing how our research helps inform policy and tackle the challenges of addiction and addictive products.
Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk
Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk
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1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
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1/2 The latest issue of #ValueinHealth includes an economic evaluation of a classroom management intervention which aims to prevent behaviour problems & improve socio-emotional skills in kids aged 3-8.
#HealthEconomics #education #pediatrics #mentalhealth
👉 tinyurl.com/yc734ckx
#HealthEconomics #education #pediatrics #mentalhealth
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Estimating the Lifetime Costs and Benefits of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Intervention Using Data From 30 Months Follow-Up of the Supporting Teachers and childRen in Schools Tria...
The Incredible Years Teacher® Classroom Management (IY-TCM) intervention is associated
with short-term improvements in mental health difficulties in young people. The aim
was to estimate the long-term...
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March 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
1/2 The latest issue of #ValueinHealth includes an economic evaluation of a classroom management intervention which aims to prevent behaviour problems & improve socio-emotional skills in kids aged 3-8.
#HealthEconomics #education #pediatrics #mentalhealth
👉 tinyurl.com/yc734ckx
#HealthEconomics #education #pediatrics #mentalhealth
👉 tinyurl.com/yc734ckx
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It was a great delight to discuss CHEERS reporting guideline and its extensions CHEERS-VOI and CHEERS-AI together with Jamie Elvidge (@jelvg.bsky.social) and Michael Drummond.
If you could not join our webinar, here is the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0b1...
If you could not join our webinar, here is the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0b1...
NICE webinar | Extensions to CHEERS 2022: Recent Additions and Future Opportunities
YouTube video by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
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March 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
It was a great delight to discuss CHEERS reporting guideline and its extensions CHEERS-VOI and CHEERS-AI together with Jamie Elvidge (@jelvg.bsky.social) and Michael Drummond.
If you could not join our webinar, here is the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0b1...
If you could not join our webinar, here is the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0b1...
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Interested in oncology and health technology assessment? The March 2025 issue also includes this paper, which concludes: "Decision making at NICE on cancer technologies is becoming more reliant on immature survival data".
👉https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(24)06791-3/fulltext
👉https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(24)06791-3/fulltext
Prevalence of Immature Survival Data for Anticancer Drugs Presented to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Between 2018 and 2022
Between 2015 and 2017, 41% of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
cancer single-technology appraisal (STA) decisions relied upon immature survival data.
This occurs when clinical ...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Interested in oncology and health technology assessment? The March 2025 issue also includes this paper, which concludes: "Decision making at NICE on cancer technologies is becoming more reliant on immature survival data".
👉https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(24)06791-3/fulltext
👉https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(24)06791-3/fulltext
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The March 2025 issue of Value in Health is out:
tinyurl.com/VIH-March-2025
This issue includes a special section on "Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Mental Health", with 8 new papers.
#mentalhealth #healtheconomics
tinyurl.com/VIH-March-2025
This issue includes a special section on "Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Mental Health", with 8 new papers.
#mentalhealth #healtheconomics
Current Issue Table of Contents: Value in Health
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March 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The March 2025 issue of Value in Health is out:
tinyurl.com/VIH-March-2025
This issue includes a special section on "Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Mental Health", with 8 new papers.
#mentalhealth #healtheconomics
tinyurl.com/VIH-March-2025
This issue includes a special section on "Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Mental Health", with 8 new papers.
#mentalhealth #healtheconomics
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For International Women's Day we share the voices of the women we work with, amplifying the need to dismantle stereotypes and discrimination.
Meet Dr @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social, Senior Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
@ims-mrl.bsky.social
Meet Dr @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social, Senior Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
@ims-mrl.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For International Women's Day we share the voices of the women we work with, amplifying the need to dismantle stereotypes and discrimination.
Meet Dr @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social, Senior Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
@ims-mrl.bsky.social
Meet Dr @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social, Senior Research Associate, @mrcepid.bsky.social
#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
@ims-mrl.bsky.social
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THREAD: As you may know, Nick Heather passed away last month. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_He....
His funeral is later today, and I thought I would summarize some of his contributions to the addictions field. This isn’t an obituary, or an exhaustive list of career highlights (1/n)
His funeral is later today, and I thought I would summarize some of his contributions to the addictions field. This isn’t an obituary, or an exhaustive list of career highlights (1/n)
Nick Heather - Wikipedia
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February 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
THREAD: As you may know, Nick Heather passed away last month. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_He....
His funeral is later today, and I thought I would summarize some of his contributions to the addictions field. This isn’t an obituary, or an exhaustive list of career highlights (1/n)
His funeral is later today, and I thought I would summarize some of his contributions to the addictions field. This isn’t an obituary, or an exhaustive list of career highlights (1/n)
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... New paper alert from the brilliant Dr Raymond Henderson and his Co-authors from the ISPOR Open Source Models Special Interest Group #healtheconomics #Rprogramming #HEOR #opensource #ISPOR
Mapping the Landscape of Open Source Health Economic Models: A Systematic Database Review and Analysis: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report
Health economic models are crucial for health technology assessment to evaluate the value of medical interventions. Open source models (OSMs), where s…
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February 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... New paper alert from the brilliant Dr Raymond Henderson and his Co-authors from the ISPOR Open Source Models Special Interest Group #healtheconomics #Rprogramming #HEOR #opensource #ISPOR
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Vacancy: Research Associate in Normative Social Preferences, SCHARR, University of Sheffield, UK #healtheconomics
Vacancy: Research Associate in Normative Social Preferences, SCHARR, University of Sheffield, UK
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Vacancy: Research Associate in Normative Social Preferences, SCHARR, University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is advertising for a Research Associate position in Normative Social Preferences, for the…
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February 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Vacancy: Research Associate in Normative Social Preferences, SCHARR, University of Sheffield, UK #healtheconomics
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Paper of interest: Women in UK Academic Health Economics: an evaluation of progress since the 1970s #healtheconomics
Paper of interest: Women in UK Academic Health Economics: an evaluation of progress since the 1970s
From: Joanna Coast
Subject: Paper of interest: Women in UK Academic Health Economics: an evaluation of progress since the 1970s
Dear all,
This paper has just been published in SSM, and I think may be of general interest to those in the discipline - all…
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February 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Paper of interest: Women in UK Academic Health Economics: an evaluation of progress since the 1970s #healtheconomics
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Local Health Global Profits (LHGP) 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘄: eepurl.com/i5EhBA
Regular updates on progress, research papers, reviews as well as articles, opinion pieces, webinars, panel discussions, and events. Please 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with colleagues and peers.
👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘄: eepurl.com/i5EhBA
Regular updates on progress, research papers, reviews as well as articles, opinion pieces, webinars, panel discussions, and events. Please 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with colleagues and peers.
February 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Local Health Global Profits (LHGP) 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘄: eepurl.com/i5EhBA
Regular updates on progress, research papers, reviews as well as articles, opinion pieces, webinars, panel discussions, and events. Please 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with colleagues and peers.
👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘄: eepurl.com/i5EhBA
Regular updates on progress, research papers, reviews as well as articles, opinion pieces, webinars, panel discussions, and events. Please 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with colleagues and peers.
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Free Webinar | 27 Feb 2025
Discover key updates to the National Planning Policy Framework and how councils can implement them effectively. Hosted by @lhgp.bsky.social l & the Department of Health and Social Care #PublicHealth #PLanning
Find out more➡️
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Discover key updates to the National Planning Policy Framework and how councils can implement them effectively. Hosted by @lhgp.bsky.social l & the Department of Health and Social Care #PublicHealth #PLanning
Find out more➡️
www.adph.org.uk/events/natio...
February 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Free Webinar | 27 Feb 2025
Discover key updates to the National Planning Policy Framework and how councils can implement them effectively. Hosted by @lhgp.bsky.social l & the Department of Health and Social Care #PublicHealth #PLanning
Find out more➡️
www.adph.org.uk/events/natio...
Discover key updates to the National Planning Policy Framework and how councils can implement them effectively. Hosted by @lhgp.bsky.social l & the Department of Health and Social Care #PublicHealth #PLanning
Find out more➡️
www.adph.org.uk/events/natio...
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Obviously huge props to my fabulous colleague Luke Wilson for leading this work, and to all of our amazing collaborators, @alan-brennan.bsky.social, @drduncgillespie.bsky.social, Niamh Shortt, Helena Tunstall, Roberto Valiente and Jamie Pearce.
January 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Obviously huge props to my fabulous colleague Luke Wilson for leading this work, and to all of our amazing collaborators, @alan-brennan.bsky.social, @drduncgillespie.bsky.social, Niamh Shortt, Helena Tunstall, Roberto Valiente and Jamie Pearce.
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We've got a cool new paper out today in Tobacco Control looking at how tobacco prices in smaller retailers change following tax rises and how these changes differ by price and deprivation across the UK.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Quantile regression of tobacco tax pass-through in the UK 2017–2021: how have manufacturers passed through tax changes for different tobacco products in small retailers? Analysis at the national level...
Background The effectiveness of tax increases in reducing tobacco consumption relies on the tobacco retailers and producers passing on increases to consumers (tax pass-through). Previous UK research o...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We've got a cool new paper out today in Tobacco Control looking at how tobacco prices in smaller retailers change following tax rises and how these changes differ by price and deprivation across the UK.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations.
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations.
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far
This is where the primary care budget gets spent
A
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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We're delighted to have launched a revamped website today where you can find out about our research, publications, latest news, and personal insights from team members on the new SARG Blog sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
Home - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
The Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) is based in the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield. Our innovative research, spanning from modelling the eff...
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December 12, 2024 at 11:38 AM
We're delighted to have launched a revamped website today where you can find out about our research, publications, latest news, and personal insights from team members on the new SARG Blog sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
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We’ve been ranked 27th globally out of 1,751 institutions in the 2025 QS World University Sustainability Rankings, as well as 10th in the UK!
The rankings assess universities’ impact on the world’s greatest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
👉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
The rankings assess universities’ impact on the world’s greatest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
👉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
December 10, 2024 at 10:32 AM
We’ve been ranked 27th globally out of 1,751 institutions in the 2025 QS World University Sustainability Rankings, as well as 10th in the UK!
The rankings assess universities’ impact on the world’s greatest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
👉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
The rankings assess universities’ impact on the world’s greatest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
👉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
Charlotte is fantastic to work with and this job doing agent based modelling of food and food insecurity will be a great piece of work
Job opportunity: postdoc at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with Dr Charlotte Buckley on @nihr.bsky.social funded NOURISH project (Nutrition, Obesity and Unhealthy food Relationships in food Insecure populations: Systems modelling of Health-related policies and outcomes)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR046/r...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR046/r...
Research Associate - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
An academic position as a Research Associate - Grade 7 is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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December 3, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Charlotte is fantastic to work with and this job doing agent based modelling of food and food insecurity will be a great piece of work
@amyahern.bsky.social
Thank you for a brilliant day with the team thinking through details of the design of weight maintenance programmes and their potential cost-effectiveness for our new NIHR SWiM study
www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...
Thank you for a brilliant day with the team thinking through details of the design of weight maintenance programmes and their potential cost-effectiveness for our new NIHR SWiM study
www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...
Search - NIHR Funding and Awards
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November 19, 2024 at 5:11 PM
@amyahern.bsky.social
Thank you for a brilliant day with the team thinking through details of the design of weight maintenance programmes and their potential cost-effectiveness for our new NIHR SWiM study
www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...
Thank you for a brilliant day with the team thinking through details of the design of weight maintenance programmes and their potential cost-effectiveness for our new NIHR SWiM study
www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...
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I'll start on BlueSky with a thread of some recent research from our team: @sarg-scharr.bsky.social
First, we found strong social patterning in how the type of drinking occasion people varies by sex, age and household income doi.org/10.1111/dar.....
First, we found strong social patterning in how the type of drinking occasion people varies by sex, age and household income doi.org/10.1111/dar.....
Drinking practices: The variation of drinking events across intersections of sex, age and household income
Introduction Investigations of drinking practices often rely on cross-country comparisons of population averages in beverage preferences, drinking volumes and frequencies. Here, we investigate withi...
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November 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I'll start on BlueSky with a thread of some recent research from our team: @sarg-scharr.bsky.social
First, we found strong social patterning in how the type of drinking occasion people varies by sex, age and household income doi.org/10.1111/dar.....
First, we found strong social patterning in how the type of drinking occasion people varies by sex, age and household income doi.org/10.1111/dar.....
I decided to join Bluesky
November 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I decided to join Bluesky