HEDS Teaching

These are MDM web-based resources based on US population analyses by Sullivan et al 2006. The ICD-9 calculator produces figures based on age, gender, race, income and occupation. The SF-12 converter is based on MCS and PCS and also produces a standard error.

Excellent booklet giving an introduction to Bayesian statistics and its application to cost-effectiveness analysis.

Thanks for that. It is extremely clear, easy-to-read booklet.

Anlytical tools to help with funnel plots, calculation of standardised rates, inequality measures (Lorenz curves), population pyramids, prevalence estimator

I think the two most useful things within this are the inequality measures - with a nice introductory presentation on what Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients are, and the life tables (including standard errors, which are not available in the standard GAD tables which are also bookmarked)

Some basics about NHS in England and how it is going to change

APHO supports joint working across the PHOs to produce information, data and intelligence on people's health and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the wider community. The high quality public health intelligence is central to both local and central government health policy and decision-making. With specialist knowledge and a wealth of information and analytical skills across our network, APHO is able to provide access to a range of national and international public health data, methodological and audit tools. (funnel plots are also included)

Good overview of economic evaluation methods - "a free mini Drummond". Although based around social welfare interventions, most is generally applicable.

Economic evaluation database containing over 2,000 citations from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2008 and continues to be updated. Only includes interventions directed at the paediatric population including neonates, infants, children, or adolescents less than 19 years.

Latest NHS and pharmaceutical news - probably the best of many sources

Free course including slides and mp3 commentary. Part 2 covers study design, linear regression, logistic regression and survival analysis.

Free course including slides and mp3 commentary. Part 1 covers describing data, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and introduction to survival analysis.

Good starting point for all kinds of information including sociodemographics, prescriptions, PROMS, etc. Requires (free) registration.

Good report by the World Bank coving foundations of priority setting and its theoretical and practical problems problems

Keep up to speed with HEDS research and related issues

Includes overal and sectoral PPPs, including health. Updated every 5 years.

Copies of the Centre's working papers, discussion papers, reports and lecture monographs.

Good practice guidelines and consensus statements on over 50 ISPOR related topics

The ISPOR OUTCOMES RESEARCH DIGEST is an electronic database of research papers presented at ISPOR Annual International Meetings, ISPOR Annual European Congresses, ISPOR Asia-Pacific Conferences, and ISPOR Latin America Conferences from 1998 to date.

Database of working papers

Training activities on a range of topics. Critical appraisal is within "Health economics information resources: a self-study course" and general methods within "HTA 101: Introduction to health technology assessment"