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Colin Ridyard is a Researcher in Health Economics at Bangor University's Centre for Health Economics & Medicines Evaluation. He collaborates with institutions like Liverpool University Cancer Trials Unit (RIAltO, PACIFICO) and University College London Institute of Child Health (CATCH study). His work focuses on integrating hospital episode statistics into health economic evaluations and leading the DIRUM database project, a resource-use questionnaire repository for trial-based studies, developed with partners including Bristol, Birmingham, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the London School of Economics.
- Education: BSc from NEWI Deeside (1991), PhD from University of Exeter (1996).
Colin's research spans health economics, trial-based economic evaluations, and resource-use measurement. His publications highlight expertise in diabetes treatment cost analysis, HPV vaccination economics, and standardized instruments for healthcare data collection. Recent articles emphasize pragmatic randomized trials, Delphi consensus methods, and open-access databases for health policy decisions.
Scientific awards:
- Best Poster Presentation (2017)
- Marriot Prize (1991)
Colin serves on the HipHOP Clinical Trial Steering Committee and acts as an editorial board member for Pilot and Feasibility Studies. His grants include MRC HTMR funding for the DIRUM project, which aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for improved healthcare systems.
