Two-day short course: Methods for addressing missing data in health economic evaluation
19 September 2019–20 September 2019, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- £650.00
Organiser
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Manuel Gomes0207 3108 3080
Location
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TBCTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
Course overview
Missing data are ubiquitous in health economic evaluation. The major concern that arises with missing data is that individuals with missing information tend to be systematically different from those with complete data. As a result, cost-effectiveness inferences based on complete cases are often misleading. These concerns face health economic evaluation based on a single study, and studies that synthesise data from several sources in decision models. While accessible, appropriate methods for addressing the missing data are available in most software packages, their uptake in health economic evaluation has been limited.
Taught by the leading experts in missing data methodology, this course offers an in-depth description of both introductory and advanced methods for addressing missing data in economic evaluation. These will include multiple imputation maximum likelihood, hierarchical approaches, Bayesian analysis and sensitivity analysis strategies using pattern mixture models and selection models. The course will introduce the statistical concepts and underlying assumptions of each method, and provide extensive guidance on the application of the methods in practice. Participants will engage in practical sessions illustrating how to implement each technique with user-friendly software (State and R). We welcome participants bringing their own data and problems, and one session is dedicated to discussion of participants' case-studies.
Objectives
By the end of the course the participants will be able to:
· Recognise the key statistical concepts, underlying assumptions and the relative merits of different statistical methods for dealing with missing data in cost-effectiveness analysis
· Perform a descriptive analysis of incomplete cost-effectiveness data
· Apply multiple imputation methods to address missing data in economic evaluation studies
· Conduct sensitivity analyses to assess whether cost-effectiveness inferences are robust to alternative missing data assumptions
· Consider Bayesian methods for addressing the missing data and bringing in additional evidence to inform the missing data assumptions
· Report and interpret cost-effectiveness results in light of contextually plausible missing data assumptions
Target audience
· Health economists, statisticians, policy advisors, or other analysts with an interest in health economic evaluation.
· Participants will be interested in undertaking or interpreting cost-effectiveness analyses that use patient-level data, either from clinical trials or observational data.
· Should be familiar with running Stata from the command line
· No prior knowledge of methods for handling missing data is assumed
Programme
Day 1
- Overview of missing data issues in cost-effectiveness analysis
- Descriptive analysis of the missing cost-effectiveness data.
- Alternative statistical approaches for dealing with missing data
- Practical guidance on the use of multiple imputation in Stata
- Applying multiple imputation in cost-effectiveness analysis
Day 2
- Addressing missing data in hierarchical studies
- Implementing multilevel multiple imputation in Stata
- Sensitivity analysis approaches to assess departures from MAR assumption
- Combining multiple imputation with pattern mixture models and selection models
- Bayesian approaches for addressing missing data in economic evaluation
- Open session: participants’ own case studies
Faculty
· Manuel Gomes, UCL
· Ian White, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
· James Carpenter, LSHTM and MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
· Gianluca Baio, UCL
Registration & Fees
To register and pay for the course please go to this link. For more information, contact m.gomes@ucl.ac.uk, or call 0207 3108 3080.
The course fees include tuition, course materials, lunches, tea/coffee breaks, and social event. Delegates are advised to arrange their own travel and accommodation.
Students - £200
Public Sector - £450
Commercial/Industry - £650
Cancellations and alterations
A full refund of course fees will be made for cancellations prior to the 31st August 2019. Substitutes can be made but please email new delegate's details to m.gomes@ucl.ac.uk. Cancellations made after the 31st August 2019 are non-refundable. In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the course has to be cancelled by the University College of London, our liability is limited to refund of course fees. We recommend delegates have adequate insurance cover to claim any travel or personal expenses.