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Name Professor Nicky Welton
Job title Professor in Statistical and Health Economic Modelling
Department Bristol Medical School (PHS) University of Bristol
Personal web page http://www.bris.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/projects/mpes/
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Qualifications B.Sc.(Sheff.), M.Sc.(U.C.Lond.), Ph.D.(Bristol)
Professional details
Keywords Bayesian statistics
toxoplasmosis
breast cancer screening
genetic testing
smoking
cluster randomised trial
mixed treatment comparison
Areas of expertise Research Interests:

1. Bayesian statistical methods for combining evidence from different sources, and assessing evidence consistency. Examples include: synthesis of incidence and prevalence data for toxoplasmosis; estimating Markov transition parameters from various data sources that may include different forms of censoring, as well as exact event history data.

2. Comprehensive cost-effectiveness analysis where the inputs to the decision analysis model are the outputs from an evidence synthesis. Examples include: interventions to increase attendance at breast cancer screening; genetic testing to aid choice of pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation.

3. Expected Value of Information methods for research prioritisation and trial design. Examples include: cluster randomised trial for interventions to increase attendance at breast screening; mixed treatment comparison of treatments for bipolar disorders.