Dr Manuel Gomes BSc MSc PhD

Research Assistant in Health Economics

After graduating with a first degree in Economics, I completed a MSc in Economics at the University of Porto, a MSc in Health Economics at the University of York, and a PhD in Health Economics at the LSHTM. My PhD thesis considered alternative statistical methods for cost-effectiveness analysis that use cluster randomised trials. My current research focuses on alternative approaches for addressing missing data in cost-effectiveness analyses.

Affiliation

Teaching

I'm a seminar leader on MSc teaching modules: Introduction to Health Economics and Economic Evaluation.

Research

My main research interests lie in statistical methods for cost-effectiveness analysis that use individual patient data. Currently, I'm part of a MRC-funded research project on improving statistical methods for cost-effectiveness analyses. My focus is on assessing alternative approaches for dealing with missing data in cost-effectiveness analysis that use cluster randomised trials.

Key Journals:

Health economics: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121452233/issue

Medical Decision Making:http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=1711

Journal of Health Economics: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0167629

Pharmacoeconomics: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/adis/pec

Statistics in Medicine: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/2988/home

Research areas

  • Economic evaluation
  • Health technology assessment
  • Modelling
  • Statistical methods

Disciplines

  • Economics
  • Statistics

Disease and Health Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Non-communicable diseases

Regions

  • European Union

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Other interests

  • Cluster Randomised Trials
  • Health Economics
  • Missing Data
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