HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Thursday 23 January 2014

HEDS seminar series

Our spring semester seminar series is about to start.  Those confirmed to date are:

  • Tues 4th March, Thomas Butt, University College London -"Discrete choice experiments (DCE) to measure social values/QALY weights for use in value-based pricing VBP"
  • Tues 18th March, Prof. Barney Reeves, University of Bristol, "Assessing bias in non-randomised studies"
  • Tuesday 1st April, Dr Jean Adams, Newcastle University, "The effectiveness and acceptability of using financial incentives to encourage uptake of health promoting behaviours."

All seminars are to be held in Lecture Rooms 1&2, Regent Court.

In addition, both Februay seminars in the ScHARR Seminar Series have been suggested by HEDS.  These are both in the Pemberton Room in Regent Court, at 12:30-13:30:

  • Tues 4th February, Sue Kesterton - Sheffield Hallam University - "Piloting a workplace wellbeing service for Sheffield Hosptial's staff"
  • Tues 11th February, Dr Joanne Greenhalgh, University of Leeds, - "Demand Management in the NHS: Realist Synthesis."