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Research Degree Supervision
I am interested in supervising MRes and PhD candidates wanting to work on the following topics:
- Economic evalaution of (public) health interventions
- Early Health Technology Assessment
- Economic evaluation of interventions designed to delay or prevent dementia, disability and frailty among people in mid-life
- Economic evaluation of policies and interventions to improve population health
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Last updated 18th April 2024
Biography
I am a health economist in the School of Human and Health Sciences. I joined the University of Huddersfield in 2022 as a Senior Lecturer in Health Economics. Before that, I worked as a Research Fellow (2017-2022) at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. I started my health economics career at the Health Economics Group, University of East Anglia, in 2011, first as a Research Associate, then as a Senior Research Associate. Before academia, I worked with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. in Nepal and the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen.
I obtained a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management from Pokhara University Nepal and trained in public health and advanced public methods (biostatistics and health economics) at three European Institutions – the University of Sheffield – UK, University of Copenhagen – Denmark, and EHESP French School of Public Health – France. I hold a PhD in Health Economics from the University of East Anglia. My doctoral research investigated the cost-effectiveness of very brief interventions to promote physical activity and explored the practical and methodological issues of applying an iterative approach to economic evaluation in a time-constrained setting.
I have expertise in economic evaluation, microcosting analysis, decision analytic modelling and discrete choice experiments. I have applied these to evaluate complex (public) health interventions, diagnostic tests, medical technologies and wearable digital health technologies for precision, personalised and person-centred healthcare. These cover various disease areas, including tuberculosis, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, sudden cardiac death, acute coronary syndrome, bronchiolitis, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic non-malignant pain, and rotator cuff tear.
I am a member of the UK Health Economists' Study Group (HESG) and the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcome Research (ISPOR). I also serve as Academic Editor for PLoS One. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and teach undergraduate and graduate students and supervise PhD students.
Research Expertise and Interests
My research interests expand across the health economics field but centre on applying statistical and decision analytic methods in economic evaluation. This includes:
- Statistical analysis of primary and observational (e.g. registry) data,
- Economic evaluation methodology and application,
- Evidence synthesis,
- Eliciting preferences in healthcare delivery (e.g. tuberculosis care), patients' preferences (e.g. towards wearable digital health technologies designed to support self-management of their condition),
- Early health technology assessment,
- Decision modelling methods and application,
- Economics of physical (in)activity,
- Value of further research analysis to quantify the expected return on investment in further research.
I also have interests in applying modern causal inference and machine learning methods to estimate the individualised treatment effect and enhancing the generalisability of evidence from clinical trials by leveraging observational (real-world) data.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Public Health (advance public health methods), University of Copenhagen
PhD, Health Economics, University of East Anglia
Master, Public Health, University of Sheffield
External positions
External Examiner, University of Bedfordshire
Nov 2024 → Oct 2028
Research Expertise and Interests
- Economic Evaluation
- Health technology evaluation
- Health Economics
- Research Prioritisation
- Value of information analysis
- Preference elicitation
- Early economic evaluation modelling
- Return on investment analysis
- Headroom Analysis
- Decision analysis
- Chronic illness
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Lung Disease
- Blood Cancer
- Kidney Disease
- Diabetes
- Maternal Health
- Complex Interventions
- Child health
- Tuberculosis
- HIV and AIDS
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Wearable technology
- Digital Health
- Physical Activity
- Quality of Life
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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RaCeR2: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of early patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder: a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (RaCeR 2)
Littlewood, C., Realpe Rojas, A., Fakis, A., Mazuquin, B., Moffatt, M., Gc, V., Bateman, M., Drew, S., Manca, A., Rees, J. & Foster, N. E.
1/09/22 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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Women’s experiences and perceptions of male partner/spouse involvement in maternal health services among Asian or Asian British population in West Yorkshire.
Gc, V., Sah, R. K., Singh, D., Sah, L. K., Khan, W., Ngenda, A. & Ayub, A.
1/07/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Machine Learning Methods to Estimate Individualized Treatment Effects for Use in Health Technology Assessment
Zhang, Y., Kreif, N., GC, V. S. & Manca, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: Medical Decision Making. 44, 7, p. 756-769 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access -
Rapid Assessment of the Need for Evidence: Applying the Principles of Value of Information to Research Prioritisation
Glynn, D., GC, V. S., Claxton, K., Littlewood, C. & Rothery, C., 1 Sep 2024, In: PharmacoEconomics. 42, 9, p. 919-928 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder: protocol for a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (RaCeR 2)
Mazuquin, B., Moffatt, M., Realpe, A., Sherman, R., Ireland, K., Connan, Z., Tildsley, J., Manca, A., GC, V. S., Foster, N., Rees, J., Drew, S., Bateman, M., Fakis, A., Farnsworth, M. & Littlewood, C., 1 Apr 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 4, 9 p., e081284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Using discrete choice experiments to elicit preferences for digital wearable health technology for self-management of chronic kidney disease
GC, V. S., Iglesias, C. P., Erdem, S., Hassan, L., Peek, N. & Manca, A., 26 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 38, 1, 9 p., e77.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
First-line oxygen therapy with high-flow in bronchiolitis is not cost saving for the health service
Gc, V. S., Franklin, D., Whitty, J. A., Dalziel, S. R., Babl, F. E., Schlapbach, L. J., Fraser, J. F., Craig, S., Neutze, J., Oakley, E. & Schibler, A., 1 Oct 2020, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 105, 10, p. 975-980 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Methods for Estimating Individual Treatment Effect from Real World Data for Use in Health Technology Assessment: A Review
Yingying Zhang (Speaker), Vijay Gc (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Noemi Kreif (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Andrea Manca (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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How the value of information methods are used in decision making to inform further research within an iterative process of analysis? A systematic review
Vijay Gc (Speaker), Robert Fleetcroft (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Marc Suhrcke (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Tracey Sach (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
3 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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2nd Annual Meeting for the Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR)
Rajeeb Kumar Sah (Participant), Padam Simkhada (Participant), Narayan Poudel (Participant), Bibha Simkhada (Participant) & Vijay Gc (Participant)
25 Jul 2024 → 26 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Health Technology and NCDs
Vijay Gc (Speaker)
13 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Nepali Migrant Workers and Their Workplace Occupational Health Hazards: A Scoping Review
Sharada P. Wasti (Speaker), Emmanuel Babatunde (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ayushka Shrestha (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Pratikshya Wasti (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Vijay Gc (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Global public health on agenda at Nepal research conference
Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Padam Simkhada, Bibha Simkhada, Vijay Gc, Precious Adade Duodu & Narayan Poudel
25/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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University hosts Global Consortium for Public Health Research
Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Padam Simkhada, Bibha Simkhada & Vijay Gc
19/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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University hosts prestigious Britain-Nepal research event
Rajeeb Sah, Padam Simkhada, Bibha Simkhada, Vijay Gc, Tribi Budhathoki & Narayan Poudel
24/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research