Expert Details
Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Interventions, Measures of Efficiency and Productivity
ID: 729713
United Kingdom
Health Analysis Specialist (broadly 1 year).
(Associate work, home-based).
Research Study on Disability Data, Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Rehabilitation Interventions and the Impact on Poverty Reduction .
Health Specialist (two months).
(Associate work, home-based).
Project COL/02/031-ATLAS (UNPD, United Nations - DNP).
Project director / Senior Health Economist (8 months).
Projects:
“Decentralization and Hospital Autonomy in Bangladesh” and
“Cambodia: Development of Implementation and Monitoring Framework for Health Equity Funds in Cambodia”.
Health Economic Consultant (3 years).
Projects (studies):
- “Evaluation of Efficiency in Public and Private Institutions with Data Envelopment Analysis”
-“Equity and Access to Health Care in Health Insurance Institutions”
-“Financial Conduct of Social Insurance Institutions in Colombia”
-“Policy Strategies to Bring up Social Security to Informal”
-“Colombian Law 100, 1993 and the Financial Behavior of Public Hospitals”.
Project coordinator:
“Social protection net for Colombia and definition of social assistance programs.”
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1997 | Degree: MA | Subject: Economic Development | Institution: University of Leicester, UK |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: Specialist | Subject: Social Projects Appraisal | Institution: Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: Economist | Subject: Economics | Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Fellow | Department: Health Economics |
Responsibilities:She is responsible for the economic evaluation in the area of cardiovascular diseases. In addition she is a Deputy Director for teaching. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: Office for National Statistics, UK | Title: Senior Research Officer / Health Specialist | Department: Public Sector Division |
Responsibilities:Measure of outputs, inputs and productivity of the NHS to feed into National Accounts measures. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Padeco Co. Ltd, International | Title: Health Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Analysis of the availability, access, utilization, quality, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of medical rehabilitation; including surgical interventions, physiotherapy and services, plus assisted technologies and Community-Based Rehabilitation services. The main goal is to assess cost-effectiveness and efficiency, including direct and indirect costs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Employer: ECLAC - UNITED NATIONS, Chile | Title: Consultant/ Senior Research Associate | Department: ILPES |
Responsibilities:Draft of a study on strategies to improve and strengthen inter-institutional coordination in the development of public policies in Latin American countries;Carry out literature review; Designed training courses for civil servants in Latin American countries; Draft of policy reports; Analysis of social statistics, in particular the Millennium Development goals in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: Bitran y Asociados Ltda, Chile | Title: Health Economist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Projects:“Decentralization and Hospital Autonomy in Bangladesh” and “Cambodia: Development of Implementation and Monitoring Framework for Health Equity Funds in Cambodia”. Overall management of Projects, including field work coordination, orientation, and supervision. Technical discussion and definition of protocols for the research project. Design and development of information and data collection instruments. Design and development of the analysis plan for the primary and secondary information. Elaboration of programmed reports. Participation in meetings with client and local counterparts. Collection of available secondary information, including data bases, documents, reports. Where necessary and convenient: application of interviews to key actors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2005 | Employer: Ministry of Social Protection, Colombia | Title: Consultant/Research Associate | Department: Technical Vice-Ministry |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the following projects (studies):“Evaluation of Efficiency in Public and Private Institutions with Data Envelopment Analysis”; “Equity and Access to Health Care in Health Insurance Institutions”; “Financial Conduct of Social Insurance Institutions in Colombia”; “Policy Strategies to Bring up Social Security to Informal”; “Colombian Law 100, 1993 and the Financial Behavior of Public Hospitals”. Project coordinator: “Social protection net for Colombia and definition of social assistance programs.” |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2002 | Employer: Ministry of Health, Colombia | Title: General Director | Department: Direction of Sectorial Policy Making, Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation of Health Projects |
Responsibilities:To lead the elaboration of Sectorial investment projects to be included in the Bank of National Investment Projects.To identify Sectorial investments needs. To control the management of financial resources according to the Colombian law. To represent the Minister in committees, workshops, agreements, meetings, and seminars. To provide expertise and technical support in the design of the national sectorial development plan. To lead the process of programming investment budget for sectorial public institutions and organizations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2001 | Employer: National Planning Department, Colombia | Title: Health Economist | Department: Social Development Division |
Responsibilities:Research, analyze, compile, and prepare base studies for relevant sectorial policy.Draft policy position papers in the sectors of her competence. Research to define social policy, and to ample the knowledge in specific areas. Provide technical assistance to public institutions concerning the goals, focus, and development of Sectorial policies. Represent DNP in committees, workshops, agreements, meetings, and seminars, as requested. To appraise national plans, and programs; to evaluate sectorial institution’s investment projects, before being included in the Bank of National Investment Projects; draft technical concepts, and identify Sectorial investment needs. To provide expertise, and technical support. To draft the national development plan. To draft national programs and Sectorial investment plans. To coordinate the process of programming investment budget for public institutions, and to deliver technical concepts about its amendments. Organize, and coordinate inter-institutional thematic group meetings in support of the Unit’s needs. Perform the assigned duties, and programmed activities, following principles of self-control and evaluation. Perform any other duties, as required by the Director or Sub-director. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Agency: Office for National Statistics | Role: Senior Research Officer | Description: Measurement of NHS productivity (outputs / inputs) • Production and analysis of social statistics to be used as inputs for National Accounts • Measurement of the National Health Service (NHS) output for National Accounts • Development of empirical research in order to calculate NHS productivity • Development of quality adjustment when measuring output as part of empirical research • Publication of methods documents on productivity measures |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Agency: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean | Role: Senior Researcjer Associate | Description: • Draft of a study on strategies to improve and strengthen inter-institutional coordination in the development of public policies in Latin American countries. • Carry out literature review • Designed training courses for civil servants in Latin American countries. • Draft of policy reports • Analysis of social statistics, in particular the Millennium Development goals in Latin America and the Caribbean |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Country / Region: Chile | Summary: International consultant for a private consultancy company based in Santiago, Chile Local consultant at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Santiago, Chile (six months). |
| Years: 2007 to Present | Country / Region: UK | Summary: She has been living and working in the UK since August 2007, first as Senior Research Officer at the Office for National Statistics, and recently as a Research Fellow in the Health Economic Unit at the University of Birmingham. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| She is a member of the International Health Economics Association. As a civil servant, she was a member of the UK Government Social Service. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| She released in the last three years five non-journal publications and one journal publications measuring health-care productivity. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | She lives and work in the UK where she communicates in English. She has fluent command of the English language. |
| Spanish | Mother tongue. |