Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

The University of Western Ontario

E9530b: Health Economics

Winter 2012

 

 

Instructor: Sisira Sarma, PhD

Office: K101D, Kresge Building

Office Hours: Friday 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Telephone: (519) 611 -2111 x 87583

E-mail: Sisira.Sarma@schulich.uwo.ca

 

 

Course Outline

 

I.       Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics

Handout 1      

Handout 2

Handout 3

 

II.    Introduction to Health Economics

Handout 1

Health, Not Health Care – Changing the Conversation  

Handout 2

Handout 3

 

III. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Interventions

Handout 1

Handout 2

Decision Tree Model

 

2011 Exam

 

Decision Tree Applications

 

Inadomi JM. Decision analysis and economic modelling: a primer. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2004, 16(6): 535-542.

Chung KC, Walters M, Greenfield ML, Chernew ME. Endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1998, 102(4), 1089-1099.

Vasen AP, Neptune NJ, Kuntz KM, Simmons BP, Katz JN. Open versus endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a decision analysis. Journal of Hand Surgery 1999, 24A, 1109-117.   

Lejeune et al. (2005) (TreeAge); Parameters (excel)

Reference: Use of a decision analysis model to assess the cost-effectiveness of 18F-FDG PET in the management of metachronous liver metastases of colorectal cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2005 46(12):2020-2028.

 

Markov Model

                                HIV Example (excel)

                        HIV Example (TreeAge)

                               

Briggs and Sculpher

Briggs and Sculpher (1998) (TreeAge Model)

Briggs and Sculpher (TreeAge Model – half-cycle correction + @3.5% discount)

                                Briggs and Sculpher (TreeAge Model – half-cycle correction + @3.5% discount + PSA)

 

Handout 3

Handout 4

Handout 5

 

 

TreeAge Implementation:

TreeAge_Lab 1

TreeAge_Lab 2

TreeAge_Lab 3

TreeAge_Lab4

TreeAge_Lab5

TreeAge_Lab6

MortDATA

LocalToMetastases

example8

example9

TreeAge_Lab7

example10

example11