Utility Data for use in Cost-effectiveness Models
Tuesday 29th April - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 (6 half days)
2pm - 5pm (BST)
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About the course
NICE and health care funding agencies around the world are using QALYs (quality-adjusted life year), hence the need for health state utility data in their assessments of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions. This raises questions about the measurement of health, the valuation of health and how to use the values in cost-effectiveness models. It creates additional challenges for meeting the requirements of a ‘reference case’ set of methods that may not be appropriate in all circumstances. This course outlines the practical requirements of measuring utility and obtaining utility data for health technology assessment for agencies such as NICE. The course explores up-to-date research and guidance in utilities including mapping, the updated 2022 NICE recommendations for Health Technology Assessment, and identifying utility evidence and using it in cost-effectiveness models.
Feedback from previous attendees
"Extremely knowledgeable presenters drawing on a wealth of experience"
"Both speakers were excellent and the timing was impeccable!"
"This course exceeded my expectations. It was highly informative, well-organised, I would highly recommend this course to anyone involved in health economics and cost-effectiveness analysis. Thank you to the SCHARR team for offering such a fantastic learning experience."
Course programme
This new version of our popular online health utilities course, comprises of six individual sessions covering a variety of topics relating to utility data. Course participants can register for all six sessions, or select any number of individual sessions they wish to attend.
- Session 1 - Introducing QALYs and Health State Utilities for use in Cost-effectiveness Models
- What is a QALY?
- Preference elicitation
- Whose preferences?
- Generic and condition-specific preference-based measures.
- Session 2 - Generating Health State Utilities for Public Policy in the UK in accordance with the NICE 2022 reference case for Health Technology Assessment
- Revised NICE reference case
- EQ-5D and how to determine whether it is inappropriate
- What to do when EQ-5D is not appropriate
- What is the role of vignette studies?
- Vignette studies
- Utility measures in children
- International recommendation
- Session 3 - Generating Health State Utilities for children and carers
- Health utilities for children and how these differ to adults
- Generation and use of utilities for children
- Generation and use of utilities for carers in cost-effectiveness analysis
- Session 4 - Identification and Review of Health State Utilities for use in Cost-effectiveness Models
- Using utility data in economic models
- Identifying appropriate evidence from the literature
- Critically reviewing & synthesising health state utility values
- ISPOR taskforce recommendations
- Session 5 - Mapping
- Mapping
- Data, modelling, reporting and use of model outputs
- EQ-5D-5L to EQ-5D-3L
- Session 6 - Collection and use of Health State Utilities for Cost-effectiveness Models
- Health state utilities for cost-effectiveness models
- Collection of utility data
- Use of utility data within models
Who will benefit from the course?
This course is for academics, government agencies, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes experts in industry and consultancies with an interest in the use of health state utility data. The course will consist of a mixture of presentations, group work, discussions and individual exercises.
Faculty:
- Professor Donna Rowen is the Course Lead for this newly designed Health Utilities short course
- Dr Tessa Peasgood
- Dr Clara Mukuria
- Professor Allan Wailoo
- Professor Mónica Hernández Alava
- Dr Matt Franklin
- Dr Harry Hill
- Dr Philip Powell
- Becky Pennington
- Members of the SCHARR Outcomes Group https://scharr-outcomes.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/
- Dates and times
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You can attend all six sessions, or select any number of individual sessions.
Tuesday 29th April - Introducing QALYs and Health State Utilities for use in Cost-effectiveness Models
Tuesday 6th May - Generating Health State Utilities for Public Policy in the UK in accordance with the NICE 2022 reference case for Health Technology Assessment
Tuesday 13th May - Generating health state utilities for children and carers
Tuesday 20th May - Identification and Review of Health State Utilities for use in Cost-effectiveness Models
Tuesday 27th May - Mapping
Tuesday 3rd June - Collection and use of health state utilities for cost-effectiveness models
All sessions run from 2pm - 5pm (BST)
- Fees
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The fee for each session is £200 or £1000 if you book all six.
Current UOS Staff/Students
Current members of University of Sheffield staff and students are eligible to book this course at the reduced rate of £180 per session or £900 if you book all six. An active @sheffield.ac.uk email address is required.
Please see Booking and payment section for further details.
All fees are VAT exempt.
- Booking and payment
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Payment can be made via credit / debit card or PayPal. Please visit the Online Store to make your booking.
Non-University of Sheffield applicants - If your employer is paying your fees and they require an invoice, please ensure you have your purchase order details before making your booking.
Current University of Sheffield staff and students – If you would prefer to be invoiced or to pay via an internal transfer, a purchase order will be required before you make your booking. Please contact your department administrator or finance team for help with this.
Difficulties making your booking?
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- Course delivery & requirements
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This course will be delivered using the University's 'Blackboard' platform.
* NHS staff - important note: We are aware of issues caused by NHS firewalls. We recommend registering with an alternative/non-NHS email and using a non-NHS device when attending the course if possible. Thank you *
Requirements:
- Reliable and stable internet connection.
- A PC or laptop
- Webcam and microphone (preferably a USB headset)
- Preferably a quiet room where there will be no/minimal disruption.
- Ability to access Google applications (e.g. Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Sheets)
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- Contact
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For further information please do not hesitate to contact us:
Email at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it is up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research, funding changes, professional accreditation requirements, student or employer feedback, outcomes of reviews, and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
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