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Biography

Dr. Brendan McElroy's research interests are in health economics, in particular economic evaluation of health technologies and financing healthcare, but broadening to the overall health system, by including housing, education and diet. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Guideline Development at the Health Information and Quality Authority, Ireland 
His recent work has been on the health systems, especially the effects of both housing and education on health and health inequalities.
His work on economic evaluation of health technologies includes extensive applications in maternity care in Ireland and suicide prevention. 
His work on health care financing include research on changes to the Irish system of hospital financing, and risk-adjustment in primary care. He is interested in financing and delivery of health care systems in developing countries, having worked on the demand for prevention and treatment of malaria in Africa.  
His teaching interests are in health economics, microeconomics and research methods. He has lectured at undergrad level to BA, BA (Economics through Transformational Learning), BSc (Nursing) and BSc (Public Health) and at postgrad level to MSc Health Economics and Postgraduate Diploma (Health Economics Practice). He has supervised several Masters theses and one PhD thesis.‍

Research Interests

Health economics
Economic Evaluation of Health Technology Assessment
Healthcare Financing
Health Systems research
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education‍

Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	'A wandering image of the sirens' B McElroy, J Considine, J Elkins; (2007) 'A wandering image of the sirens' In: J Elkins (eds). In J Elkins (ed.) Visual practices across the university. Munich: W Fink Verlag. [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2006)	14th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum Friel, S., J. Harrington, Thunhurst C, Kirby A, McElroy B; (2006) The standard of healthy living on the island of Ireland 14th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum Telford, UK, [Details]
	(2006)	Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the Ist World Congress of Public Health Nutrition Thunhurst, C., Kirby A, McElroy B, Friel S, Harrington J; (2006) Socioeconomic determinants of food choice on the Island of Ireland Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the Ist World Congress of Public Health Nutrition , pp.188-188 [Details]
	(2006)	Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition Kirby, A., Thunhurst C, McElroy B, Friel S, Harrington J; (2006) Dietary Patterns inf Ireland: An assessment of individual and household level dietary patterns Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition , pp.65-65 [Details]
	(2006)	J Public Health Nutrition 1 Harrington, J., Friel S, Thunhurst C, Kirby A, McElroy B ; (2006) An Obesogenic Island: The financial cost of physical activity in Ireland J Public Health Nutrition 1 , pp.202-202 [Details]
	(2006)	Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition Friel, S., J. Harrington, Thunhurst C, Kirby A, McElroy B ; (2006) Food Poverty on the Island of Ireland: Issues of access and availability Public Health Nutrition Abstracts of the 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition , pp.248-248 [Details]
	(2004)	Safefood - Food Safety Promotions Board, Cork Kirby A., Harrington J., Friel S., Thunhurst C., McElroy B; (2004) Food safety knowledge and communication Safefood - Food Safety Promotions Board, Cork [Details]
	(2004)	Health Economists Study Group meeting, Glasgow B McElroy, L Conteh, F Matovu, R Pool, W Stevens, V Wiseman ; (2004) The demand for malaria prevention in The Gambia Health Economists Study Group meeting, Glasgow [Details]
	(2001)	Health Economists¿ Study Group, City University, London B McElroy; (2001) Factors affecting the demand for GMS prescribing in Ireland: derivation of a weighted capitation formula Health Economists¿ Study Group, City University, London [Details]

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Abstract

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	Do health care providers and consumers agree on the meaning of good quality malaria treatment? [MIM-LC-197856]. Conteh, L,Wiseman, V,Stevens, W,Hanson, K,Mcelroy, B (2005) Do health care providers and consumers agree on the meaning of good quality malaria treatment? [MIM-LC-197856]. Abstract [Details]
	(2005)	Household expenditure on mosquito control in The Gambia and Tanzania: An analysis of patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand [MIM-VW-263010]. Wiseman, V,Mcelroy, B,Conteh, L,Matovu, F,Stevens, W,Mwengee, W (2005) Household expenditure on mosquito control in The Gambia and Tanzania: An analysis of patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand [MIM-VW-263010]. Abstract [Details]
	(2006)	14th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum. Harrington, J., Friel S, Thunhurst C, Kirby A, McElroy B; (2006) 14th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum. Abstract [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(1997)	'The determinants of trends in regional manufacturing employment in Ireland: 1979-1990' McElroy,B; (1997) 'The determinants of trends in regional manufacturing employment in Ireland: 1979-1990'. Department of Economics Working Paper 97-5, * :1-17 [Details]
	(1998)	'Shift-share analysis of trends in regional menufacturing employment in Ireland: 1971-1991' McElroy, B; (1998) 'Shift-share analysis of trends in regional menufacturing employment in Ireland: 1971-1991'. Department of Economics Working Paper 98-8, * :1-21 [Details]
	(2001)	'The demand for prescribing resources: OLS, robust and quantile regression compared' McElroy, B; (2001) 'The demand for prescribing resources: OLS, robust and quantile regression compared'. Department of Economics Working Paper 01-03, * :1-21 [Details]
	(2006)	'Risk Adjustment of Prescription Drug Expenditure in Ireland. Department of Economics Working Paper WP 0604' B McElroy ; (2006) 'Risk Adjustment of Prescription Drug Expenditure in Ireland. Department of Economics Working Paper WP 0604'. [Details]
	(2009)	'Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level' McElroy B, Wiseman V, Matovu F, Mwengee W.; (2009) 'Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level'. Malar J, 8:95 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2008)	'Determinants of Provider Choice for Malaria Treatment: Experience From The Gambia' Wiseman V., Scott A., Conteh L., McElroy B., & Stevens W; (2008) 'Determinants of Provider Choice for Malaria Treatment: Experience From The Gambia'. Social Science and Medicine, 67 (4):487-496 [Details]
	(2008)	'Obesogenic island: the financial burden of private transport on low-income households' J. Harrington; S. Friel; C. Thunhurst; A. Kirby; B. McElroy; (2008) 'Obesogenic island: the financial burden of private transport on low-income households'. Journal of Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Determinants of bed net use in The Gambia: implications for malaria control' V Wiseman, A Scott, B McElroy, L Conteh, W Stevens; (2007) 'Determinants of bed net use in The Gambia: implications for malaria control'. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 76 (5):830-836 [Full Text] [Details]
	(2006)	'Malaria prevention in The Gambia: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level' V Wiseman, B McElroy, L Conteh, W Stevens; (2006) 'Malaria prevention in The Gambia: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level'. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11 (4):419-431 [Details]
	(2000)	'The hidden cost of clinical audit. A survey of NHS staff' P Lock, B McElroy, M Mackenzie ; (2000) 'The hidden cost of clinical audit. A survey of NHS staff'. Health Policy, 51 :181-190 [Details]
	(2014)	'An economic analysis of money follows the patient' McElroy, B., Murphy, A. (2014) 'An economic analysis of money follows the patient'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 183 (1):15-22   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2014)	'Patient Level Costing in Ireland: Process, Challenges and Opportunities' McElroy, B Murphy A (2014) 'Patient Level Costing in Ireland: Process, Challenges and Opportunities'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, [Details]

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Thesis/Dissertation

	Year	Publication
	(2003)	An explanation of the determinants of prescribing expenditure in the General Medical Services scheme in Ireland with an application to budget setting. McElroy, B; (2003) An explanation of the determinants of prescribing expenditure in the General Medical Services scheme in Ireland with an application to budget setting. Thesis/Dissertation [Details]

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Working Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	An Economic Analysis of the Irish Government’s Proposed Changes to the Financing of Irish Hospitals. McElroy, B., Murphy, A. (2013) An Economic Analysis of the Irish Government’s Proposed Changes to the Financing of Irish Hospitals. Working Paper   [Details]
	(2013)	Patient Level Costing in Ireland: Process, Challenges and Opportunities. McElroy, B., Murphy, A. (2013) Patient Level Costing in Ireland: Process, Challenges and Opportunities. Working Paper [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Health Economics Association of Ireland	Secretary	30-DEC-99 / 30-DEC-99
	Health Economists' Study Group	Ordinary member	30-DEC-99 / 30-DEC-99
	International Health Economics Association	Ordinary member	30-DEC-99 / 30-DEC-99

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2006)	1st World Congress on Public Health Nutrition, Harrington J, Friel S, Thunhurst C, Kirby A, McElroy B ; (2006) An obesogenic Island: The financial cost of physical activity in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], 1st World Congress on Public Health Nutrition, Barcelona, Spain , 01-SEP-06 - 01-SEP-06. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Research Development Committee, Department of Economics	Co-Chair	2003 / 1999

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork	College Lecturer	01-SEP-95 / 31-AUG-97
	Ayrshire and Arran Health Board	Health Economist	01-SEP-97 / 31-DEC-99
	University College Cork	HRB Research Fellow	01-JAN-00 / 31-DEC-02

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2003	University of Edinburgh	PhD
	1995	University College Cork	MEconSc
	1994	University College Cork	BComm

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Health economics and Research methods

Undergraduate Teaching
Health Economics

Postgraduate Teaching
Health Economics
Research Methods