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Research project

Production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs) for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) 2022-2027

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Joanne Lord

Director of SHTAC

Research interests

  • Joanne has research interests in health economic evaluation and decision modelling.
  • She has worked on a wide range of applied cost-effectiveness studies, including:
  • a review of newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism;trials of diagnosis, patient education, structured decision-making and therapeutic interventions for arthritis and back pain;evaluations of diagnostic tests, preventive treatment and contact tracing for tuberculosis;a model of geographic allocation of resources for control of Chagas disease in Central America; andanalyses relating to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Her methodological contributions include an MRC funded project on whole pathway modelling for NICE clinical guidelines and an economic perspective on test evaluation. She has also contributed to health outcome and quality of life studies.
Connect with Joanne

Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Dr Jonathan Shepherd PhD

Principal Research Fellow
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Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Transperineal biopsy devices in people with suspected prostate cancer - a systematic review and economic evaluation
Ines Souto-Ribeiro, Lois Woods, Emma Maund, David Alexander Scott, Joanne Lord, Joanna Picot & Jonathan Shepherd, 2024, Health Technology Assessment, 28(60)
DOI: 10.3310/ZKTW8214
Type: article
Linzagolix for treating moderate to severe symptoms of uterine fibroids
Lois Woods, Neelam Kalita, Asyl Hawa, David Alexander Scott & Geoff Frampton, 2024
Type: report
Relugolix for treating hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Marcia Takahashi, Emma Maund, Asyl Hawa, David Alexander Scott, Jonathan Shepherd & Joanne Lord, 2024
Type: report
Lebrikizumab for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people 12 years and over
Karen Pickett, Ines Ribeiro, Jo Picot, Keith Cooper & David Alexander Scott, 2024
Type: report
An economic evaluation of local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy in people with suspected prostate cancer
Ines Ribeiro, Lois Woods, Emma Maund, David Alexander Scott, Joanne Lord, Jo Picot & Jonathan Shepherd, 2024
Type: conference