Course curriculum

Follow at your own pace, with 12 months access to extensive course materials, code demos and exercises. Ask questions of our experts at our live code-clinics or via the discussion forum.

  1. Welcome to the course!

  2. Core R skills refresher

  3. Introduction to Microsimulation in R

  4. Advanced Microsimulation Models in R

  5. Vectorised Microsimulation Models in R

  6. Parallelisation in R

What's included

  • 5 hours of video content
  • Online Coursebook
  • Extensive code repository
  • 6 x 1 hour live code clinics


Instructors

Dr Robert Smith

Director (Health Economics)

Rob is an expert in the use of R for health economic modelling. He has previously worked at the UK Joint Biosecurity Centre, the UK Health Security Agency, the World Health Organization and The University of Sheffield. He has consulted for a wide range of organisations including top 10 pharmaceutical companies, national health ministries and HTA bodies. He is a keen proponent of the use of R for HTA; serving as co-director of the international R-HTA consortium and the World Health Organisation’s Health Economic Assessment Tool Expert Advisory Group.

Dr Paul Schneider

Director (Health Economics)

Paul is an expert in the development of software for HEOR. A medical doctor and epidemiologist by training, he has used R on various research projects, ranging from the modelling costs of breast cancer, and value of information analyses, to the monitoring of influenza in real-time using online data. He is a keen advocate of open science practices and has published several open-source papers with Rob on the use of shiny and R for health economic evaluation.

Wael Mohammed

Principal (Health Economics)

Wael has a background in pharmacy and public health. He is an expert in decision-analytic modelling, econometrics, and data science (especially in R). His PhD is in calibration methods for health economic evaluation. He has previously held positions at, NICE, the Department for Health and Social Care and the University of Sheffield.


Live code clinics

Our live code clinics for this session of the course will be run at the following times. Attendance is optional, and we are able to accommodate questions via email.

  • 09th October 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)

  • 16th October 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)

  • 23th October 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)

  • 30th October 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)

  • 06th November 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)

  • 13th November 2024: 2-3pm London (9-10am New York; 6-7pm Dubai)


Testimonials

Feedback from previous courses

“This course was the best training I’ve attended. It covered many areas essential to understanding the content, including how to structure your model, vectorization, a variety of needed commands and their efficiency, creating custom functions, combining functions to create a model, plotting data, and so much more.”

Aaron Winn, Associate Professor University of Illinois

“The Dark Peak Analytics team is second to none. Very helpful, insightful, and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to advance their HEOR skillsets in R. ”

Michael Kim, Takeda/UIC

“This microsimulation in R is really well structured and informative course. Especially, they provide you a bunch of codes that you can run on your own program. I definitely recommend this course to those who are interested in applying this knowledge to their study. ”

Sodam Kim, University of Illinois

“The course was great! The slides and explanations were clear. The exercises with solutions were really helpful, and loads of example code were made available. Having access to the recordings and the online book made the whole learning experience easier. ”

Rami Cosulich, Post-doc at University of Sheffield

“Really accessible, loved the content with practice questions. This made it far less daunting for a complete beginner like myself.”

Delegate from NHS Scotland

“It was easy to follow, every material was easily accessible and it was structured in a very manageable way.”

Delegate from the University of Sheffield

“The course delivery has been great! I particularly appreciate the live and updated content and the accompanying coursebook.”

Delegate from GSK

“Thank you! I really enjoyed the course. I found having the textbook super helpful to read ahead of sessions, and the code clinics were useful to be able to more freely ask questions. The facilitators were so really good and appreciated their responsiveness to questions and comments in the chat. Impressed about live coding skills!”

Delegate from Dept. for Health and Social Care, UK

“The format worked well (mix of taught sessions and code clinics), tutors were all great and very knowledgeable and engaging. Really appreciated being able to get feedback on my code. I've come away feeling a lot more confident, and also of how much left I have to learn.”

Delegate from FTSE100 Pharma

“The main tutor Rob was an excellent teacher, very knowledgeable and explains things very clearly at a good pace. The course material and resources were also excellent. As a beginner, I found the approach of teaching base R before learning package functions much easier to grasp. I have been on previous R courses for beginners and left in a state of confusion. ”

Delegate from HEOR conusultancy


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FAQ

  • How long will I have access to course materials for?

    For 12 months. Some of our materials are also downloadable, so you can still refer to them after that period.

  • I want something more bespoke, do you teach other courses?

    Yes, we teach bespoke courses on a range of other topics in addition to teaching these topics in live sessions within Industry, Universities and Government.

  • Will I get an invoice?

    Yes, you'll receive an invoice by email after booking.

  • Can I send questions via email if I can't attend a code clinic?

    Yes, we will respond to questions sent via email or on the dedicated discussions board of the course platform.

  • Do you provide discounts for LMIC?

    Those from LMIC should book using the 'Public Sector' price. If this is not possible please feel free to contact us directly.

  • What kinds of questions can I ask in the code clinic?

    Anything you like. We will prioritise questions about the course materials, but feel free to bring any other challenges you are facing (related to R or Health Economics).

  • Can I book for a large group? Do you offer discounts?

    It is possible to book for others using a 'gift' purchase. We do offer discounts for large group bookings, please contact us to get a booking link.