Dr Fasihul Alam

B.Sc.(Hons.) (Statistics)
M.Sc. (Statistics)
Ph.D. (Operational Research)

I started my career as a Lecturer and then became Assistant Professor in Statistics at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

In November 1999, I moved to Cranfield University,UK to pursue my higher education in Operational Research.

After completing a PhD in 2004, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Brunel University for one and half year.

Since November 2005, I have been working as a Research Fellow at the Health Economics and Policy Research Unit, HeSAS.

Awards and Prizes

Research

• Exploratory Partnership Grant, British Council – £2,000; Aug. 2010
• Towards more efficient randomised trials: Electronic records Underpinning REsearch & CAre (EURECAlite) – £1.3 million (Research Capability Programme) with Swansea University – Co-applicant; Dec. 2009
• Developing simulation metamodels for EVPI analysis in health economic models – £10,000 (UoG Research Investment Scheme) – Principal investigator; Oct. 2008
• MRC (UK) Health Services Research Collaboration Training Bursary Award – £1400; Jun. 2007
• ESRC (UK) Bursary for Training – £1000; Feb. 2008
• Cranfield University Postgraduate Research Scholarship - Nov. 1999 to Oct. 2003

University Activities:

e.g. Award Leader, tutor.

Teaching:

Award Leader on the following modules:

Teaching Contribution to the following modules:

• PG4S001 Introduction to Health Economics
• HI4S003 Data Analysis and IT
• PG3S104 Experimental Designs (for MSc in Clinical Research)

Cohen D, Alam MF, Dunstan F, Myles S, Hughes DA and Routledge PA (2010): Abolition of prescription co-payments in Wales: an observational study on dispensing rates, Value in Health, 13(5):675-680

Alam MF, Cohen D, Dunstan F, Hughes DA and Routledge PA (2010): Measuring the impact of the phased abolition of prescription co-payments in Wales: Dynamic modelling of general practice-level time series dispensing data, Journal of Health Economics (forthcoming)

Groves S, Cohen D, Dunstan F, Routledge PA, Hughes DA, Alam MF and Myles S (2010): Effects of the abolition of prescription co-payments on former charge payers: results of a survey from Wales, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 18(6):332-340

Alam MF, Cohen DR, Butler CC et al.(2009): The additional costs of antibiotics and re-consultations for antibiotic resistant E.coli urinary tract infections managed in general practice, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents , 33:255-257

Cohen D, Alam MF, Patel N, Cheung WY, Williams JG and Russell IT (2009): Evaluating new initiatives in the delivery and organisation of gastrointestinal endoscopy services (the ENIGMA study): costs and effects, European Journal Health Economics (forthcoming)

Alam MF and Briggs A (2008): Developing simulation metamodels for expected value of information analysis: a case study using Total Hip Replacement model In: Proceedings of the 73rd Health Economists’ Study Group meeting, 27-29 August 2008, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Alam MF, Myles S, Hughes D, Dunstan F, Cohen D (2007): Impact of the abolition of prescription charges in Wales: a multilevel modelling approach with application to time series dispensed rate data, In: Proceedings of the 71st Health Economists’ Study Group meeting,, 5-7 September 2007, Brunel University, London

Alam MF, McNaught KM and Ringrose TJ (2006): An Artificial Neural Network based Metamodel for Analysing a Stochastic Combat Simulation, International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 2 (4):38-57

Alam MF, McNaught KM and Ringrose TJ (2004): A Comparison of Experimental Designs in the Development of a Neural Network Simulation Metamodel, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 12(7-8): 559-578

Alam MF, McNaught KM and Ringrose TJ (2004): Using Morris’ Randomized OAT Design as a Factor Screening Method for Developing Simulation Metamodels, In: R.G. Ingalls, M.D. Rossetti, J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, 5-8 December 2004, Washington D.C., USA, pp. 949-957

Alam MF, McNaught KM and Ringrose TJ (2004): Developing Simulation Metamodels for a Maintenance Float System, In: S. C. Brailsford, L. Oakshott, S. Robinson and S. J. E. Taylor (Eds.), Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 2nd Simulation Workshop, 23-24 March 2004, Birmingham, UK, pp.293-302

Alam MF, McNaught KM and Ringrose TJ (2002): Investigating Appropriate Experimental Designs for Neural Network Simulation Metamodels, In: T. Eldabi, S. Robinson, S.J.E. Taylor and P.A. Wilcox (Eds.), Proceedings of the Operational Research Society 1st Simulation Workshop, 20-21 March 2002, Birmingham, UK, pp. 45-54

Biswas SC, Darda MA and Alam MF (2001): Factors Affecting Childhood Immunisation in Bangladesh, The Pakistan Development Review, 40( 1): 57-70

Alam MF and Islam SMS (1998): Infant and Child Mortality Differentials in Bangladesh, The Journal of Family Welfare, 44( 3): 18-27

Islam SMS and Alam MF: Factors Affecting Child Mortality in Bangladesh, The Journal of Family Welfare, 42(3): 13-18

1. Health Economists Study Group (HESG), UK
2. Welsh Health Economics Group (WHEG)
3. The UK Operational Research Society (ORSOC)
4. Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)

Since joining at HEPRU in November 2005, I have developed a lot of interests in the main stream health economics, decision modelling and statistical methods in health economics.

I have been involved with a number of studies – looking at economic evaluation alongside RCTs, econometric and decision modelling.

My research interests cover broad spectrum of health economics, statistics and modelling, including:

• Economic evaluation alongside RCTs
• Decision analytical modelling
• Application of simulation-modelling and uncertainty in complex health economics models
• Time series and complex data analysis
• Multilevel modelling

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