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 9 July 2020

New HEDS Discussion Paper - Development of the Microsimulation Model in Cancer of the Bowel (MiMiC-Bowel), an Individual Patient Simulation Model for Investigation of the Cost-effectiveness of Personalised Screening and Surveillance Strategies

New HEDS Discussion Paper - Development of the Microsimulation Model in Cancer of the Bowel (MiMiC-Bowel), an Individual Patient Simulation Model for Investigation of the Cost-effectiveness of Personalised Screening and Surveillance Strategies
Chloe Thomas, Olena Mandrik and Sophie Whyte

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Dr Chloe Thomas

Microsimulation Model in Cancer of the Bowel (MiMiC-Bowel) is an individual patient simulation model built in the R programming language, which has been designed to enable comparison of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and resource use of different personalised screening and surveillance strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC). The model simulates the life course of patients representing the population of England, who each have a set of individual characteristics which determines their cancer risk and response to screening and surveillance. The model has a lifetime horizon and takes an NHS perspective.

Download the HEDS Discussion Paper here