Kednapa Thavorn, Western University

Research

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Economic Evaluation Health Outcomes Severity Weighting

Latest funding

Severity weighting of health outcomes for economic evaluation: from methods to application
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$684,676

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Severity weighting of health outcomes for economic evaluation: from methods to application

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ali, Shehzad; Haines, Alexander G; Mittmann, Nicole; Thavorn, Kednapa; Whitehurst, David G

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Economic Evaluation; Health Outcomes; Severity Weighting

$684,676

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Dear Professor Thavorn, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cost-effectiveness analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Severity weighting of health outcomes for economic evaluation: from methods to application" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]