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Mrs Eifiona Wood

Senior Research Fellow

e.wood@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382477

0000-0002-2785-7325

Mrs Eifiona Wood

View Mrs Eifiona Wood’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Overview

Eifiona is a Senior Research Fellow in Pharmacoeconomics at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicine Evaluation at Bangor University. She holds a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff (1992) and in 2005 completed a Masters degree in Health Economics and Management at the University of Sheffield. 

After graduating from Cardiff, Eifiona spent 8 years as a hospital pharmacist specialising in oncology, provision of clinical services, funding and business support in both the UK and Australia. Following on from this, Eifiona pursued a career in health economics within the pharmaceutical industry and the consulting environment, working on a wide range of projects including developing and adapting health economic models, budget impact models, cost of illness studies, HTA submissions, orphan drugs and environmental analyses.

She is experienced in a variety of therapy areas including oncology, neurology, respiratory, fertility and mental health. Eifiona also has widespread experience in the development of value communications, manuscripts and posters, and has co-authored peer-reviewed papers in health economics. 

Eifiona joined CHEME in 2015 and is currently working on a range of pharmacoeconomic projects, including the NERVES trial on treatments for sciatica, the CF Start study in cystic fibrosis and the CASTLE study for children with rolandic epilepsy. She also undertakes peer-review of All Wales Medicines Strategy Group submissions and provides health economic support to the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre.

Qualifications

  • MSc: Health Economics and Management
    University of Sheffield, 2005
  • BSc: Bachelor of Pharmacy
    University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff, 1992

Publications

2021

  • PublishedMicrodiscectomy compared with transforaminal epidural steroid injection for persistent radicular pain caused by prolapsed intervertebral disc: the NERVES RCT
    Wilby, M. J., Best, A., Wood, E., Burnside, G., Bedson, E., Short, H., Wheatley, D., Hill-McManus, D., Sharma, M., Clark, S., Bostock, J., Hay, S., Baranidharan, G., Price, C., Mannion, R., Hutchinson, P. J., Hughes, D., Marson, A. & Williamson, P. R., Apr 2021, In: Health Technology Assessment. 25, 24, 86 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSurgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc (NERVES): a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
    Wilby, M. J., Best, A., Wood, E., Burnside, G., Bedson, E., Short, H., Wheatley, D., Hill-McManus, D., Sharma, M., Clark, S., Baranidharan, G., Price, C., Mannion, R., Hutchinson, P. J., Hughes, D., Marson, A. G. & Williamson, P., 1 May 2021, In: The Lancet Rheumatology. 3, 5, p. e347-e356
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedThe new and non-transparent Cancer Drugs Fund
    Wood, E. & Hughes, D., Jan 2020, In: PharmacoEconomics. 38, 1, p. 1-4
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedAdalimumab in combination with methotrexate for refractory uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a RCT
    Ramanan, A. V., Dick, A. D., Jones, A. P., Hughes, D., McKay, A., Rosala_Hanna, A., Williamson, P. R., Hardwick, B., Hickey, H., Rainford, N., Kolamunnage-Dona, R., Culeddu, G., Plumpton, C., Wood, E., Compeyrot-Lacassagne, S., Woo, P., Eldesten, C. & Beresford, M. W., 10 Apr 2019, In: Health Technology Assessment. 23, 15, p. 1-174 174 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCost-effectiveness analysis of adalimumab for the treatment of uveitis associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    Hughes, D. A., Culeddu, G., Plumpton, C. O., Wood, E., Dick, A. D., Jones, A. P., McKay, A., Williamson, P. R., Compeyrot Lacassagne, S., Hardwick, B., Hickey, H., Woo, P., Beresford, M. W. & Ramanan, A. V., Mar 2019, In: Ophthalmology. 126, 3, p. 415-424
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCost-effectiveness analysis of adalimumab for the treatment of uveitis associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Authors’ reply.
    Hughes, D., Culeddu, G., Plumpton, C., Wood, E., Dick, A. D., Beresford, M. W. & Ramanan, A. V., Mar 2019, In: Ophthalmology. 126, 3, p. e24-e25
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedLessons learnt from a discontinued randomised controlled trial: Adalimumab injection compared with placebo for patients receiving physiotherapy treatment for sciatica (Subcutaneous Injection of Adalimumab Trial compared with Control: SCIATiC)
    Williams, N., Jenkins, A., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Hughes, D., Wood, E., Foster, N. E., Walsh, D. A., Carnes, D., Sparkes, V., Hay, E. M., Isaacs, J., Konstantinou, K., Morrissey, D., Karppinen, J., Genevay, S. & Wilkinson, C., 31 Jul 2018, In: Trials. 19, 408.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedSubcutaneous Injection of Adalimumab Trial compared with Control (SCIATiC): a randomised controlled trial of adalimumab injection compared with placebo for patients receiving physiotherapy treatment for sciatica
    Williams, N. H., Jenkins, A., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Hughes, D. A., Wood, E., Foster, N. E., Walsh, D. A., Carnes, D., Sparkes, V., Hay, E. M., Isaacs, J., Konstantinou, K., Morrissey, D., Karppinen, J., Genevay, S. & Wilkinson, C., 31 Oct 2017, In: Health Technology Assessment. 21, 60, p. 1-180 180 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedConducting Economic Evaluations Alongside Randomised Trials: Current Methodological Issues and Novel Approaches
    Hughes, D., Charles, J. M., Dawoud, D. M., Edwards, R. T., Holmes, E. A., Jones, C. L., Parham, P., Plumpton, C., Ridyard, C. O., Lloyd-Williams, H., Wood, E. M. & Yeo, S., May 2016, In: Pharmacoeconomics. 34, 5, p. 447-461
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedNICE recommendations: why no disinvestment recommendations to offset investment decisions?
    Hughes, D., Tuersley, L. V., Hughes, D. A., Wood, E. M. & Tuersley, L., 19 May 2015, In: BMJ. 350
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedA cost-effectiveness analysis of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel compared to standard care in late stage Parkinson's disease in the UK
    Lowin, J., Bergman, A., Chaudhuri, K. R., Findley, L. J., Roeder, C., Schifflers, M., Wood, E. & Morris, S., 6 Jul 2011, In: Journal of Medical Economics. 14, 5, p. 584-93 10 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe economic burden of advanced Parkinson’s disease: an analysis of a UK patient dataset
    Findley, L. J., Wood, E., Lowin, J., Roeder, C., Bergman, A. & Schifflers, M., 17 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Medical Economics. 14, 1, p. 130-9 10 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedCost-effectiveness analysis of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Spain: results for the non-squamous histology population
    Asukai, Y., Valladares, A., Camps, C., Wood, E., Taipale, K., Arellano, J., Cassinello, A., Sacristán, J. A. & Dilla, T., 29 Jan 2010, In: BMC Cancer. 10, p. 26
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • PublishedAxillary staging for operable primary breast cancer
    Hind, D., Wyld, L., Wood, E., Beverley, C. & Reed, M. W., 19 Jul 2004, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2004, 3, CD004561.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Activities

2020

  • CASTLE (Changing agendas on sleep, treatment & learning in epilepsy)

    The CASTLE study is focused on rolandic epilepsy, which is the most common type of childhood epilepsy and affects about one-sixth of all children with epilepsy in the UK.

    Throughout the CASTLE study, we’ll be working with children, parents, doctors and nurses to choose the best ways to measure health and quality of life for children with epilepsy. The research will also include talking to parents and children about their experiences in relation to sleep, taking medication, learning and how taking part in the study has impacted on them.

    9 Mar 2020 – 5 Dec 2023

    Links:

    • http://castlestudy.org.uk/
    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2019

  • Pharmaceoeconomics Short Course, Bangor University

    13 Sep 2019

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • Health Services Research Summer School

    11 Jul 2019

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • AWTTC 2019-20 health economics support in relation to the assessment of new medicines

    2019 – 2020

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2018

  • CF-START (Cystic Fibrosis [CF] anti-staphylococcal antibiotic prophylaxis trial)

    The aim of the CF START trial is determine the safest and most effective way to treat infants diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with antibiotics. At the moment infants in the UK are prescribed an antibiotic, usually flucloxacillin, every day to prevent infection with a bacteria (bug) called Staphylococcus aureus (SA).

    Although this approach appears to help prevent SA infection, there is a worry that it may make earlier infection with other bugs, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PsA) more likely.

    This trial is designed to test if infants with CF are more likely to get an earlier infection from PsA if they are taking flucloxacillin on a daily basis (“Prevent and Treat”) or Antibiotics in a more targeted manner (“Detect and Treat”).

    1 Sep 2018

    Links:

    • http://www.cfstart.org.uk/
    Activity: Other (Contributor)
  • Developing a repurposed medicine for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    1 Aug 2018

    Activity: Other (Contributor)
  • Health Services Research Summer School, Bangor University

    6 Jul 2018

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • Pharmaceoeconomics Short Course, Bangor University

    13 Apr 2018

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • AWTTC 2018-19 health economics support in relation to the assessment of new medicines

    2018 – 2019

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2017

  • AWTTC 2017-18 health economics support in relation to the assessment of new medicines

    2017 – 2018

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2016

  • SYCAMORE (effectiveness of adalumimab in the treatment of juvenile paediatric uveitis)

    1 Sep 2016 – 1 Sep 2018

    Activity: Other (Contributor)
  • AWTTC 2016-17 health economics support in relation to the assessment of new medicines

    2016 – 2107

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2015

  • NERVES (effectiveness of trans-foraminal epidural steroid injections)

    1 Mar 2015 – 30 Sep 2019

    Links:

    • http://www.nervestrial.org.uk/
    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2013

  • New Medicines Group (External organisation)

    Deputy Health Economist, New Medicines Group

    2013 – 2016

    Activity: Membership of committee (Member)

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