Mrs Agi McFarland

Senior Lecturer in Nursing

Health Sciences Stirling Stirling

Mrs Agi McFarland

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About me

Senior Lecturer with over 19 years’ experience of higher education, including excellence in programme leadership and development at postgraduate level. Research expertise focusses on health economics, particularly economic modelling and cost effectiveness analyses. I hold Masters degrees in Nursing with Applied Education and Health Economics and Management. My PhD was a cost utility study examining surgical site infection measures in Scotland using an economic modelling methodology. My research interests inclde: Health economics Economic modelling Cost effectiveness analysis Quality of life measurement Systematic reviews Meta analysis Quantitative methods

Health economics Economic modelling Cost effectiveness analysis Quality of life measurement Systematic reviews Meta analysis Quantitative methods

Research projects (2)

Test, evidence, transition: supporting faster breast cancer diagnosis
PI: Dr Erica Gadsby
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Rapid Access Referrals for Prostate Cancer
PI: Dr Erica Gadsby
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Outputs (20)

Article

Test, evidence, transition projects in Scotland: developing the evidence needed for transition of effective interventions in cancer care from innovation into mainstream practice

Gadsby EW, Brown C, Crawford C, Dale G, Duncan E, Galbraith L, Gold K, Hibberd C, McFarland A, McGlashan J, McInnes M, McNaughton J, Murray J, Teodorowski P & Thomson J (2023) Test, evidence, transition projects in Scotland: developing the evidence needed for transition of effective interventions in cancer care from innovation into mainstream practice. BMC Cancer, 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11592-w

Article

How do we evaluate the cost of nosocomial infection? The ECONI protocol: an incidence study with nested case-control evaluating cost and quality of life

Stewart S, Robertson C, Manoukian S, Haahr L, Mason H, McFarland A, Dancer S, Cook B, Graves N & Reilly J (2023) How do we evaluate the cost of nosocomial infection? The ECONI protocol: an incidence study with nested case-control evaluating cost and quality of life. BMJ Open, 9, Art. No.: e026687. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026687

Review

Effectiveness of national and sub-national interventions for prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in acute hospitals in high- and upper-middle-income counties: systematic review update

Price L, Gozdzielewska L, Hendry K, McFarland A & Reilly J (2023) Effectiveness of national and sub-national interventions for prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in acute hospitals in high- and upper-middle-income counties: systematic review update. Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Effectiveness of national and subnational infection prevention and control interventions in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a systematic review

Price L, MacDonald J, Melone L, Howe T, Flowers P, Currie K, Curran E, Ness V, Waddell D, Manoukian S, McFarland A, Kilpatrick C, Storr J, Twyman A, Allegranzi B & Reilly J (2018) Effectiveness of national and subnational infection prevention and control interventions in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (5), pp. e159-e171. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099%2817%2930479-6

Article

Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units

Holland A, Smith F, Penny K, McCrossan G, Veitch L & Nicholson C (2013) Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (6), Art. No.: CD008863. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd008863.pub2

Article

Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units

Holland A, Smith FC, Veitch L, McCrossan G, Nicolson C & Bonellie S (2010) Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010 (12), Art. No.: CD008863. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008863

Research programmes