Seminar - Demystifying Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Tool for Evidence Synthesis and Economic Evaluations

The Lausanne Center for Health Economics, Behavior, and Policy (LCHE) regularly organizes seminars about Health Economics. More details on www.lche.ch.

Topic of the Seminar

Demystifying Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Tool for Evidence Synthesis and Economic Evaluations

Bayesian meta-analysis offers a flexible framework for evidence synthesis, addressing challenges where conventional approaches struggle: small studies, missing data, and incorporation of external evidence, while providing a more coherent interpretation of results. 

This approach particularly benefits living systematic reviews through natural posterior updating and health economics by providing probabilistic treatment effect estimates that propagate uncertainty through decision-analytic frameworks. 

Drawing from our book (Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Introduction, Grant & Di Tanna 2025, CRC Press), this presentation challenges the perception that Bayesian methods are inaccessible, providing practical guidance for researchers.

Speaker

• Prof. Gian Luca Di Tanna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

Gian Luca Di Tanna is Full Professor of biostatistics and health economics at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), heading research in the Department of Business Economics, Health, and Social Care. 

His career focuses on applied statistical methodologies for clinical trials, evidence synthesis, and health economics, particularly Bayesian methods. 

He has held positions at Sapienza University of Rome, LSHTM, QMUL, University of Birmingham, and UNSW, and was listed among the World's Top 2% of Scientists (Stanford/Clarivate, 2023-2024).

Practical information

• Free admission
• No need to register
• This seminar is given in English
• This conference is possible on WebEx or on site at Unisanté New building Valine  (Vennes)

About LCHE

The Lausanne Center for Health Economics, Behavior, and Policy (LCHE) at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) promotes research, teaching, and policy advice in the fields of health economics, behavior, and policy.

The interdisciplinary center brings together researchers of the Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), the Faculty of Biology and Medicine (CHUV-FBM), and the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC).