Biography

John Forbes is Professor of Health Economics at the University of Limerick. Born and educated in California, he studied economics at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his MSc at the University of York and PhD at the University of Glasgow. John started his research career at the University of Aberdeen, and has worked at the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow and the Usher Institute of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to joining Limerick he held a Readership in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.John's research interests include the analysis of treatment effects in health and health care, economic analysis within randomised experiments and the microeconometric analysis of health data. His research has been supported by the Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, the Health Technology Assessment Programme, the Scottish Executive and major medical charities.

He is a member of the American Economic Association and the Royal Economic Society and is affiliated with the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics, the School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh and the Health Econometrics and Data Group at the University of York. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and numerous public and private sector agencies.

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID-19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study

Anderson, JJ;Ho, FK;Niedzwiedz, CL;Katikireddi, SV;Celis-Morales, C;Iliodromiti, S;Welsh, P;Pellicori, P;Demou, E;Hastie, CE;Lyall, DM;Gray, SR;Forbes, JF;Gill, JMR;Mackay, DF;Berry, C;Cleland, JGF;Sattar, N;Pell, JP (2021) Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID-19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study. HOBOKEN : WILEY Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis :2533-2538

2021

Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants

Mutambudzi, M;Niedwiedz, C;Macdonald, EB;Leyland, A;Mair, F;Anderson, J;Celis-Morales, C;Cleland, J;Forbes, J;Gill, J;Hastie, C;Ho, F;Jani, B;Mackay, DF;Nicholl, B;O'Donnell, C;Sattar, N;Welsh, P;Pell, JP;Katikireddi, SV;Demou, E (2021) Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants. LONDON : BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP Occupational And Environmental Medicine :307-314

2021

Colchicine for prevention of vascular inflammation in Non-CardioEmbolic stroke (CONVINCE) - study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Kelly, P;Weimar, C;Lemmens, R;Murphy, S;Purroy, F;Arsovska, A;Bornstein, NM;Czlonkowska, A;Fischer, U;Fonseca, AC;Forbes, J;Hill, MD;Jatuzis, D;Korv, J;Kruuse, C;Mikulik, R;Nederkoorn, PJ;O'Donnell, M;Sandercock, P;Tanne, D;Tsivgoulis, G;Walsh, C;Williams, D;Zedde, M;Price, CI (2021) Colchicine for prevention of vascular inflammation in Non-CardioEmbolic stroke (CONVINCE) - study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. LONDON : SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD European Stroke Journal :222-228

2021

Derivation and Validation of a 10-Year Risk Score for Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Cohort Study of Nearly 500 000 Individuals

Welsh, P;Welsh, CE;Jhund, PS;Woodward, M;Brown, R;Lewsey, J;Celis-Morales, CA;Ho, FDK;MacKay, DF;Gill, JMR;Gray, SR;Katikireddi, SV;Pell, JP;Forbes, J;Sattar, N (2021) Derivation and Validation of a 10-Year Risk Score for Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Cohort Study of Nearly 500 000 Individuals. PHILADELPHIA : LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS Circulation :604-614

2020

Update to the FOCUS, AFFINITY and EFFECTS trials studying the effect(s) of fluoxetine in patients with a recent stroke: statistical analysis plan for the trials and for the individual patient data meta-analysis

Mead, GE;Graham, C;Billot, L;Nasman, P;Lundstrom, E;Lewis, S;Hankey, GJ;Hackett, ML;Forbes, J;Dennis, M (2020) Update to the FOCUS, AFFINITY and EFFECTS trials studying the effect(s) of fluoxetine in patients with a recent stroke: statistical analysis plan for the trials and for the individual patient data meta-analysis. LONDON : BMC Trials

2019

Guiding Therapy by Coronary CT Angiography Improves Outcomes in Patients With Stable Chest Pain

Adamson P.;Williams M.;Dweck M.;Mills N.;Boon N.;Daghem M.;Bing R.;Moss A.;Mangion K.;Flather M.;Forbes J.;Hunter A.;Norrie J.;Shah A.;Timmis A.;van Beek E.;Ahmadi A.;Leipsic J.;Narula J.;Newby D.;Roditi G.;McAllister D.;Berry C. (2019) Guiding Therapy by Coronary CT Angiography Improves Outcomes in Patients With Stable Chest Pain. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology :2058-2070

2019

Effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke (FOCUS): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

Dennis, M;Forbes, J;Graham, C;Hackett, M;Hankey, GJ;House, A;Lewis, S;Lundstrom, E;Sandercock, P;Mead, G;Anderson, R;Buchanan, D;Deary, A;Drever, J;Fraser, R;Innes, K;McGill, C;McGrath, A;Perry, D;Walker, P;Williams, C;Chun, Y;Dinsmore, L;Maschauer, E;Fraser, G;Lawrence, K;Shaw, A;Barugh, A;Mikhail, S;Blair, G;Hoeritzauer, I;Scott, M;Lewis, S;Williamson, J;Murray, V;French, R;Stott, D;Burgess, D;Emberson, J;Ellis, G;Tyrrell, P;Brady, M;MacLeod, M;Milligan, H;Sullivan, F;van Wijck, F;Watkins, C;Anderson, C;Morales, D;Langhorne, P;Reid, F;Rodgers, H (2019) Effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke (FOCUS): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. NEW YORK : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC Lancet :265-274

2018

Diagnostic and prognostic benefits of computed tomography coronary angiography using the 2016 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance within a randomised trial

Adamson, PD,Hunter, A,Williams, MC,Shah, ASV,McAllister, DA,Pawade, TA,Dweck, MR,Mills, NL,Berry, C,Boon, NA,Clark, E,Flather, M,Forbes, J,McLean, S,Roditi, G,van Beek, EJR,Timmis, AD,Newby, DE (2018) Diagnostic and prognostic benefits of computed tomography coronary angiography using the 2016 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance within a randomised trial. Heart :207-214

2018

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I and the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Suspected Angina Pectoris

Adamson, PD,Hunter, A,Madsen, DM,Shah, ASV,McAllister, DA,Pawade, TA,Williams, MC,Berry, C,Boon, NA,Flather, M,Forbes, J,McLean, S,Roditi, G,Timmis, AD,van Beek, EJR,Dweck, MR,Mickley, H,Mills, NL,Newby, DE (2018) High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I and the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Suspected Angina Pectoris. Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes

2018

Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction

Newby, DE;Adamson, PD;Berry, C;Boon, NA;Dweck, MR;Flather, M;Forbes, J;Hunter, A;Lewis, S;MacLean, S;Mills, NL;Norrie, J;Roditi, G;Shah, ASV;Timmis, AD;van Beek, EJR;Williams, MC (2018) Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. WALTHAM : MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC The New England journal of medicine :924-933

2017

The FOCUS, AFFINITY and EFFECTS trials studying the effect(s) of fluoxetine in patients with a recent stroke: statistical and health economic analysis plan for the trials and for the individual patient data meta-analysis

Graham, C,Lewis, S,Forbes, J,Mead, G,Hackett, ML,Hankey, GJ,Gommans, J,Nguyen, HT,Lundstrom, E,Isaksson, E,Nasman, P,Rudberg, AS,Dennis, M (2017) The FOCUS, AFFINITY and EFFECTS trials studying the effect(s) of fluoxetine in patients with a recent stroke: statistical and health economic analysis plan for the trials and for the individual patient data meta-analysis. Trials

2015

Increased Hospital-Based Physical Rehabilitation and Information Provision After Intensive Care Unit Discharge The RECOVER Randomized Clinical Trial

Walsh, TS,Salisbury, LG,Merriweather, JL,Boyd, JA,Griffith, DM,Huby, G,Kean, S,Mackenzie, SJ,Krishan, A,Lewis, SC,Murray, GD,Forbes, JF,Smith, J,Rattray, JE,Hull, AM,Ramsay, P,RECOVER Invest (2015) Increased Hospital-Based Physical Rehabilitation and Information Provision After Intensive Care Unit Discharge The RECOVER Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama Internal Medicine :901-910

2015

Preconditioning Shields Against Vascular Events in Surgery (SAVES), a multicentre feasibility trial of preconditioning against adverse events in major vascular surgery: study protocol for a randomised control trial

Healy, D,Clarke-Moloney, M,Gaughan, B,O'Daly, S,Hausenloy, D,Sharif, F,Newell, J,O'Donnell, M,Grace, P,Forbes, JF,Cullen, W,Kavanagh, E,Burke, P,Cross, S,Dowdall, J,McMonagle, M,Fulton, G,Manning, BJ,Kheirelseid, EAH,Leahy, A,Moneley, D,Naughton, P,Boyle, E,McHugh, S,Madhaven, P,O'Neill, S,Martin, Z,Courtney, D,Tubassam, M,Sultan, S,McCartan, D,Medani, M,Walsh, S (2015) Preconditioning Shields Against Vascular Events in Surgery (SAVES), a multicentre feasibility trial of preconditioning against adverse events in major vascular surgery: study protocol for a randomised control trial. Trials

2015

The Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke (CLOTS) 3 trial: a randomised controlled trial to determine whether or not intermittent pneumatic compression reduces the risk of post-stroke deep vein thrombosis and to estimate its cost-effectiveness

Dennis, M,Sandercock, P,Graham, C,Forbes, J,CLOTS Clots Legs Stockings Stroke (2015) The Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke (CLOTS) 3 trial: a randomised controlled trial to determine whether or not intermittent pneumatic compression reduces the risk of post-stroke deep vein thrombosis and to estimate its cost-effectiveness. Health Technology Assessment :1-

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2017

Diagnostic and prognostic benefits of CTCA using the updated NICE guidance: An analysis of the Scottish computed tomography of the heart (SCOT-HEART) trial

Adamson, P;Hunter, A;Shah, A;McAllister, D;Pawade, T;Williams, M;Dweck, M;Mills, N;Berry, C;Flather, M;Forbes, J;Roditi, G;Van Beek, E;Timmis, A;Newby, D (2017) Diagnostic and prognostic benefits of CTCA using the updated NICE guidance: An analysis of the Scottish computed tomography of the heart (SCOT-HEART) trial. OXFORD : OXFORD UNIV PRESS European Heart Journal :216-216

2017

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION MODELLING OF LONG TERM COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNET-BASED BLENDED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY FOR MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: EXTRAPOLATION OF THE E-COMPARED RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

O'Connell, MM,Kolovos, S,Bosmans, JE,Forbes, JF,E-Compared Consortium (2017) DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION MODELLING OF LONG TERM COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNET-BASED BLENDED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY FOR MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: EXTRAPOLATION OF THE E-COMPARED RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research :403-403

2016

European society of cardiology guidelines over-estimate the probability of coronary artery disease in patients with suspected angina. Results from the Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART trial

Hunter, AL,Williams, MC,Shah, ASV,Assi, V,Lewis, S,Berry, C,Boon, NA,Clark, E,Flather, M,Forbes, J,McLean, S,Roditi, G,Van Beek, EJR,Timmis, AD,Newby, DE,Scottish COmputed Tomography (2016) European society of cardiology guidelines over-estimate the probability of coronary artery disease in patients with suspected angina. Results from the Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART trial. European Heart Journal :800-800