[Population Modeling] Introduction

[Sixten Borg]

Hi all,

Someone suggested I might be interested in this SIG list, and from the looks of the archives it does seem interesting! 

I am a Ph D student in health economics at Lund University, Sweden. I think one of my studies might fit into the context here. I have tried to model the disease activity in a heterogeneous patient population, by dividing it into more homogeneous subgroups. I have used a finite mixture model framework to identify subgroups and fit a disease activity model to each subgroup. The point being to use the fitted models to evaluate interventions using cost-effectiveness analysis. If it turns out well, it could indicate which intervention to use in a given subgroup. There is a working paper available to describe this work. http://swopec.hhs.se/lunewp/abs/lunewp2015_005.htm . 

Kind regards,
Sixten
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Sixten Borg, M. Sc.
PhD Student. Health Economics Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
Working Thursday-Friday at Lund University.
Phone: +46 70 686 5554; Skype: Sixten-Olof