Harkness Project Title: The Economics of Prevention in Health Care: The Business Case for Quality

Mentors: Edward Wagner, M.D., and Eric Larson, M.D.

Placement: Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Rhiannon Tudor Edwards is senior research fellow in health economics and the founding director of the Centre for the Economics of Health, University of Wales, Bangor. She is a graduate of the University of Wales, University of Calgary, Canada, and The University of York, U.K. Edwards provides health policy support to the Welsh Assembly Government. Her interests span economic evaluation alongside clinical trials, the impact of political devolution on health policy and she contributes to the policy evidence base for tackling the wider economic determinants of population health.

Career Activity Since Fellowship

• Professor of Health Economics, Bangor University
• Visiting Scholar Award, Chicago Centre for Excellence in Health Promotion Economics, University of Chicago, 2005

Current Position: Professor of Health Economics and Founding Director, Centre for Economics and Policy and Health, Bangor University, Wales.

E-Mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk

Harkness-Related Publications

Willcox S, Seddon M, Dunn S, Edwards RT, Pearse J, Tu JV. "Measuring and Reducing Waiting Times: Cross-National Comparison Of Strategies," Health Affairs 2007; 26(4): 1078–1087.

Edwards RT. Blind Faith And Choice, Health Affairs 2005, Vol 24, Issue 6, 1624–1628.

Edwards RT. Economic evaluation and society's health values: View from the other side of the pond, BMJ Letter, Feb 2005; 330:311.

Edwards RT. "Health Economics, Economic Evaluation and Society's Health Values: A view from the other side of the pond" BMJ Rapid Response, 23 November 2004

Edwards RT. "Shortage of Flu Vaccine in Washington State: Rationing or rational philanthropy?" BMJ Rapid Response, 11 October, 2004.

Muntz R, Edwards RT, Tunnage B, Prys C and Roberts GW (2005). Development of a Welsh language version of the EQ-5D Health-Related Quality of Life Measure, Stage one: Transition. The Psychologist in Wales. Issue 18:21–25.

Griffith GL, Edwards RT, Gray J, Butler R, Wilkinson C, Turner J, France B, and Bennett P (2005). A Micro Costing of NHS Cancer Genetic Services. British Journal of Cancer, 92:60–71.

Muntz R, Hutchings J, Edwards RT, Hounsome B, and O'Ceilleachair A (2004). Economic Evaluation of Treatments for children with severe behavioural problems. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 7:1–13.

Williams NH, Edwards RT, Linck P, Muntz R, Hibbs R, Wilkinson C, Russell I, Russell D, and Hounsome B (2004). Cost-utility analysis of steopathy in primary care: results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Family Practice, 21:643–650.