Online Course: Integrating Economic Evaluation into Clinical Trials

This newly developed course is designed for clinical investigators, managers, researchers and others working in clinical trials. It will give participants an understanding of what is required to enable an economic evaluation to be integrated into a clinical trial at the design stage. No previous knowledge or background in economics is required.

This newly developed course is designed for clinical investigators, managers, researchers and others working in clinical trials. It will give participants an understanding of what is required to enable an economic evaluation to be integrated into a clinical trial at the design stage. No previous knowledge or background in economics is required. Additionally it will provide practical advice on how to find and collaborate with a health economist on the analysis of a clinical trial.

The course is divided into five sessions:

• Session 1: Introduction to key health economic concepts
• Session 2: Measuring health-related quality of life and use of clinical outcomes
• Session 3: Collecting and valuing relevant cost data in clinical trials
• Session 4: Economic evaluation, uncertainty and modelling
• Session 5: Examples, getting projects funded and working with a health economist

For enquiries – including group bookings, please contact the HERC Administration team at herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk, or to be placed on a waiting list for future courses please visit https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/waiting-list-for-herc-short-courses-2023