Susan Spillane

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Great opportunity to make your voice heard. Survey link here …althandagriscience.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8t… Survey open until 30th June 2023! #Raredisease @NI_RDP @NIPHRN @a_j_mcknight @sujas15 Please Share

Assessing the value of new cancer treatments & innovations is the theme of the 2nd HORC webinar in the Future of Cancer in Ireland series taking place on 18 May. Speakers: @CrooksGeorge, @AvrilKennan, @Susan_Spillane Moderator: @ronan_glynn Register: bit.ly/3M7NifA

We published a health technology assessment (HTA) on the addition of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) to the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP). You can find out more here: bit.ly/3Xg3lMO

@SPHeREprogramme congrats SPHeRE scholar Kathleen Harkin on winning the student oral presentation award at #HTAi2022Utrecht! A really thought-provoking discussion of what we mean by 'life cycle' evaluation of medical devices, and why important. 🇮🇪

Absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted in 3 categories in last night's @RAMIreland research awards, and was shocked to have won 2 of them (Public Health Medicine/Epidemiology and Psychiatry). Thank you @RAMIreland for a brilliant night!

@meredithshiels @NCIEpiTraining Excellent news for everyone! Congratulations :D

12 years after starting as a postdoc at @NCIEpiTraining and three babies later - I can finally say that I'm a tenured investigator! Thanks to all my mentors, mentees, and collaborators.

@dannifromdublin @amelia_epi We were so confused about why a bunch of roads were closed when heading in. So much for pleasant Saturday walk about the city! Definitely checking Twitter before we leave the house next time...

@amelia_epi I’m so glad I walked the opposite direction today 😳

Actual footage of me walking into town earlier before checking Twitter. Terrifying stuff.

@powerian The Fernando reveal still fills me with glee :D

@dannifromdublin @KieranWalshMPSI @sharpmelk That 5 off 20 is a pure tease. I never make it back in time to get that sweet, sweet discount!

@KieranWalshMPSI @sharpmelk @Susan_Spillane This is my favourite thread

@Tasmin1974 @petermbarrett1 I think it's also relevant that in countries such as the UK, the role of public health consultant is inclusive of specialists who do not have an undergraduate in medicine. This is not the case in Ireland - there is no route except through bachelors. Surely important re supply?

Several interesting pharmacoeconomic / HTA articles on cancer drugs published yesterday in @JAMAInternalMed. + associated commentary: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

I have to say, the #SPHeRE2021 periodic 5 minute intermission music is the relaxing interlude intervention I've been needing in my pandemic days.

Great #SPHeRE presentation from @KieranWalshMPSI on our study of duration of infectiousness of #SARSCoV2 #COVID19. Will be important to monitor whether any emerging difference in infectiousness duration associated with new variants of concern.

@jamesfomahony @Varletron Any chance you could share by DM, James? I've been noticing recently how there seems to be a real perception with screening that low obvious direct cost = cost effective (and therefore 'should be implemented') so I'm interested in papers that might be contributing to this.

@Varletron I recognise the type of example you mention. No meaningful cost data given at all in today's case, but was in a population screening context, so even a small cost per participant could equal big budget impact.

I can't get over the number of times I see clinical studies asserting an intervention is cost-effective without presenting or citing any relevant evidence. It's as if the reviewers can't see unsubstantiated claims if they relate to health economics. /Grumble

An exciting opportunity to be involved with a review on national screening #policy to support the National Screening Advisory Committee, working in the Health Technology Assessment Directorate @HIQA #Ireland #SystematicReview @Susan_Spillane @ONeillShelley

@d__with @UniofOxford Obvious to-do list item today: Post advertisement for on-call slug remover personnel now you've got the funds.

Tomorrow I will get my first paycheck from @UniofOxford and that is pretty cool. Tonight I found a full, juicy slug INSIDE MY APARTMENT in Oxford and let me tell you, that is not remotely cool.