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Two Research Consultant (Health Technology Assessment) Positions

The primary purpose of the role is to develop and critique economic models. The candidate will be expected to work in project teams alongside other research staff and project directors. This post will report to the Business Manager of YHEC.

Closing date for applications is 5pm - 12th March 2012

Available Training Courses

Advanced Search Techniques for Systematic Reviews, Heath Technology Assessment and Guideline Development (6th March 2012)

Understanding and critiquing health economic models

Understanding Searching Techniques to Inform HTA, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development

Trials Registers, Trials Results Registers and Other Research Registers: Challenges and Opportunities

Early modelling: Using Models to Inform Drug and Device Development

Economic Evaluations and Economic Evidence in Healthcare: Finding Information to Inform Technology Assessments and Economic Models

Advanced Search Techniques for Systematic Reviews, Health Technology Assessment and Guideline Development (20th June 2012)

Getting the Best Out of Search Filters

Advanced Search Techniques for Systematic Reviews, Health Technology Assessment and Guideline Development (20th November 2012)

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Contact Details

Market Square,
University of York,
Vanbrugh Way, Heslington,
York YO10 5NH
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 323620
Fax: +44 (0)1904 323628
Email: yhec@york.ac.uk

Providing Consultancy & Research in Health Economics for the NHS, Pharmaceutical & Health Care Industries

YHEC is a company wholly owned by the University of York. It was established in 1986 to extend the range of the University's services to the health care sector.

Our purpose is to provide consultancy and research in health economics to the NHS and the pharmaceutical and health care industries, which combines rigorous research standards with efficient project delivery.

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Latest Publications

Hutton J. 'Health Economics' and the Evolution of Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies Health Economics 2012; 21: 13-18.
Glanville, J, Kendrick A, McNally R, Campbell J, Hobbs FD. Research output on primary care in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States: bibliometric analysis. BMJ 2011; 342: d1028.
Monica J Fletcher , Jane Upton , Judith Taylor-Fishwick , Sonia A Buist , Christine Jenkins John Hutton , Neil Barnes , Thys Van Der Molen , John W Walsh , Paul Jones and Samantha Walker. COPD Uncovered: An International survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on a working age population. BMC Public Health 2011; 11: 612.
Whiting P, Westwood M, Beynon R, Burke M, Sterne JA, Glanville J. Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies J Clin Epidemiol 2011; 64(6): 602-7.
Bending MW, Trueman P, Lowson KV, Pilgrim H, Tappenden P, Chilcott J & Tappenden J.. Estimating the direct costs of bowel cancer services provided by the National Health Service in England International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2010; 26(4) October: 362-369.

Selected Current Projects

Glanville J, Cikalo M, Crawford F, Dozier M, McIntosh H, Lowson P. Handsearching study as part of a systematic review of FDG PET-CT as an add-on imaging test versus routinely used imaging modalities for pre operative staging in patients with primary, recurrent or metastatic colorectal cancer.
Glanville J, Duffy S, Mahon J, Cardow T, Brazier H, Album V. Impact of Hospital Treatment Volumes on Patient Outcomes.

Latest News

7th February 2012
Two Job Vacancies
YHEC now has two job vacancies for Research Consultants.

10th January 2012
New Training Courses for 2012

YHEC have now launched their new training programme for 2012.

21st November 2011
Paper Accepted in The International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Martyn Burke, Ruth Shenton & Matthew Taylor have had a paper accepted in The International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology: The Economics of Screening Infants at Risk of Hearing Impairment: An International Analysis.

18th November 2011
YHEC Contribution to New HTA report
Julie Glanville at YHEC has contributed to a new HTA report on FDG positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (PET/CT) in pre-operative staging of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

14th November 2011
NICE Joint Information Day in London on 14 November 2011
Julie Glanville presented an update of MRC-funded project on search filter performance at the NICE Joint Information Day in London on 14 November 2011.

7th November 2011
ISPOR 14th Annual European Congress - 5-8 November 2011 Madrid, Spain
YHEC are exhibiting and presenting at ISPORs European conference.

25th October 2011
Clinical Trial Registers as a Source of Trials for Cochrane Reviews
Julie Glanville, Steven Duffy and Rachael McCool presented a poster at the Cochrane Colloquium last week, “Clinical Trial Registers as a Source of Trials for Cochrane Reviews.”

20th October 2011
Centre to assess new medical devices
York Health Economics Consortium at the University of York launches assessment centre for new medical technologies with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Updated: October 18, 2011 2:44 PM