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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 4d

🚧Prof. Jim Lewsey & SHW colleagues led interactive sessions with Multiplex workers on substance use, wellbeing & safety in construction.

👷The talks explored how drugs & alcohol impact health & performance, & highlighted key support services.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/2yembwhn

Group of construction workers in hi-vis listening to talk.

HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18d

📢Advanced Modelling Course Open for Registration

➡️Maximising the Value of Clinical Trial Data: Advanced Analysis for Economic Evaluation & Modelling

🗓️19 Nov-5 Dec (live online sessions x 9)

🧑‍🏫Led by Professor of Medical Statistics Jim Lewsey
@jimlewsey.bsky.social

➡️https://tinyurl.com/y9a8rcxa

Course description including an image of colourful pill capsules and foils.

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Sep 9

📍Researchers Dikshyanta Rana, Lili Wei & Ryan Mulholland attended the Universitas 21 ECR Workshop, 1-5 September, at the University of Nottingham.

📊Ryan Mulholland gave a poster presentation of his current work around evidence synthesis & analysis of linked health data.

Researcher Ryan Mulholland standing next to his poster presentation.

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 24

💡Our fully online short courses in HE and HTA help you take your career further – all at your own pace, no matter where you are. 📈

Choose from 9 in-depth courses: gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 23

📍At the #IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali, HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh presented “Economic Evaluation of Later Trading Hour Policies for Bars and Clubs Alongside a Natural Experiment in Aberdeen and Glasgow, Scotland.”🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#IHEA2025 #HealthEconomics #PolicyEvaluation #HEHTA

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 22

📍At #IHEA2025, HEHTA’s Heather Fraser presented the economic evaluation alongside the ReDIRECT Trial.

💡 It assessed the impact of a remotely delivered weight management programme on Long COVID symptoms in people with overweight or obesity in the UK.🇬🇧

#ReDIRECT

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎤 HEHTA’s Robert Heggie delivered a thought-provoking session on “Incorporating implementation within the economic evaluation of health technologies” at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌟

💬 The session sparked valuable discussions on the need for more integrated, collaborative approaches. 👏🏻

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 21

Team HEHTA at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌎💪🏻

#IHEA #HealthEconomics

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎓 HEHTA's MSc graduates returned to campus this summer to celebrate their graduation.

👏 We’re proud of all our MSc graduates — past and present, celebrating on campus or from afar.

Welcome to the HEHTA alumni community — look forward to staying connected and celebrating your continued success. 🌍

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔍 Research Highlight on System Dynamics Modelling 💪

🌍 HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh led on a new publication – A system dynamics model of community-based health insurance system in Bangladesh.

📘 SSM - Health Systems
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr Hanin Kamaruzaman on her PhD graduation from the University of Glasgow, with her thesis titled “Disinvestment Initiatives in Healthcare”.

We’re so proud of all she has achieved and wish her continued success in her important role in Malaysia.👏

#Graduation #PhD #HEHTA

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jul 8

Carlos Sillero Rejon & HEHTA's Robert Heggie held their first in-person ImplementEcon workshop at #HSRUK25 last week.👏

Participants explored trade-offs in effectiveness, cost-effectiveness & implementation, followed by discussion on incorporating these into decision frameworks. 💪

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 26

👏 Great to see Lili Wei present HEHTA’s work at #MtHood2025!

⭐ Our Scottish T2DM policy model (using SDRN) was recognised as a notable study for integrating health inequalities.

Led by Jim Lewsey & David McAllister, with input from Claudia Geue & teams at Glasgow & Edinburgh.

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔍 Research Highlight at HTAi 2025 🌟

HEHTA’s Kathleen Boyd presented insightful work on early HTA for complex childhood mental health interventions 👏

A strong showing from HEHTA, with contributions from Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi 💪

#HTAi #HTA
#MentalHealth

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 18

HEHTA’s Nishant Jaiswal @nishantjaiswal.bsky.social brings valuable insights to the panel discussion! 👏

Evidence Synthesis Hackathon @eshackathon.bsky.social · Jun 12

ESMARConf2025: Panel Discussion on AI in Evidence Synthesis and Meta-Analysis starts at 10:00AM(UTC) watch on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@esmarconf

ESMARConf

About ESMARConf The Evidence Synthesis Hackathon’s (https://www.esmarconf.org) Evidence Synthesis & Meta-Analysis in R Conference (#ESMARConf2025) will take place on 11th-13th of June 2025. ESMARConf…

www.youtube.com

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 18

Proud moment for HEHTA! 👏

Our MSc HTA alumni Melissa Pegg took the stage as a plenary speaker at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025, sharing insights on innovative approaches to strengthening HTA across diverse health systems.

So proud of our alumni making a global impact in HTA! 🌍👏

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 18

HEHTA's Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi led a very successful and engaging pre-conference workshop on 14th June at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025. We are so proud to see our colleagues and alumni driving impact in global HTA – truly inspiring work! 🌍👏

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wonderful to engage with the public and share what we do at HEHTA!📢📢 On the 3rd annual Community Day ‘Celebrating Connections’ (7 June) @byreshub.bsky.social, we showcased an interactive activity where community members became health decision-makers—exploring cost, fairness & more!

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · May 21

THRIVE was a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing antenatal parenting support programmes. 🤰

Whilst no statistically significant findings, 'Mellow Bumps' shows promise for reducing routine healthcare costs.

📘 ‪@nihr.bsky.social PHR‬
➡️ buff.ly/ej22erB

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · May 16

Honorary HEHTA Fellow Prof. Andy Briggs has launched a new blog: Of QALYs and Quandaries.

Andy, former holder of UofG’s prestigious William R. Lindsay Chair of Health Economics, draws on his expertise to explore all things health economic evaluation.

➡️ buff.ly/D4jjfKK

of QALYs and Quandaries | Andy Briggs | Substack

Musings on the uses and abuses of economic evaluation in the health arena. Click to read of QALYs and Quandaries, by Andy Briggs, a Substack publication. Launched 11 days ago.

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our new study shows how HTA can deliver big returns, with India’s HTAIn seeing up to a 9:1 return on investment — and even greater potential with full implementation.

📘 @bmj.com Evidence-Based Medicine
➡️ buff.ly/ecyFah9

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Apr 8

Robert will co-lead a new global network uniting health economists & implementation scientists.

➡️ buff.ly/3uunXul

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Apr 2

We've helped develop a new framework to better support health researchers and decision makers. 💡

➡️ buff.ly/KenzLUf

HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Mar 27

CRSU, HEHTA's Evidence Synthesis specialists, are guest speakers at @brainhealtharc.bsky.social's webinar next Tuesday 1st April at 1pm.

Join us then: buff.ly/5z272GP

Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenges @brainhealtharc.bsky.social · Mar 19

📢 Our next webinar welcomes speakers from the Complex Review Support Unit (CRSU)!

The webinar will build on their recent review of how new methods in evidence synthesis can be applied to older adult and brain health research 🧠

📅 Tues 1st April, 1pm

👉 bit.ly/42gR7IA

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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · Mar 27

Stephen is the first winner from outside North America. 🏆

Read more: buff.ly/yy53XA3

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