• Buxton, M., Caine, N., Chase, D., Connelly, D., Grace, A., Jackson, C., Parkes, J. and Sharples, L.  (2006).  "A review of the evidence on the effects and costs of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapy in different patient groups, and modelling of cost-effectiveness and cost-utility for these groups in a UK context".  Health Technology Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 27, pp. 1-180.
• Coughlan, J., Eatock, J. and Eldabi, T.  (2006).  "Evaluating telemedicine: A focus on patient pathways".  International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 136-142.
• Dixon, D., Eatock, J., Meenan, B. J. and Morgan, M.  (2006).  "Application of design of experiment (DOE) techniques to process validation in medical device manufacture".  Journal of Validation Technology, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 92-100.
• Dong, H. and Buxton, M.  (2006).  "Early assessment of the likely cost-effectiveness of a new technology: a Markov model with probabilistic sensitivity analysis of computer-assisted total knee replacement".  International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 191-202.
• Lilford, R., Girling, A., Stevens, A., Almasri, A., Mohammed, M. A. and Braunholtz, D.  (2006).  "Adjusting for treatment refusal in rationing decisions".  British Medical Journal (BMJ), Vol. 332, No. 7540, pp. 542-544.
• Martin, J. L., Murphy, E., Crowe, J. A. and Norris, B. J.  (2006).  "Capturing user requirements in medical device development: the role of ergonomics".  Physiological Measurements, Vol. 27, No. 8, pp. R49-R62.
• Shah, S. G. S. and Robinson, I.  (2006).  "User involvement in healthcare technology development and assessment: Structured literature review".  International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 500-515.
• Weir, H., Grocott, P. and Ram, M. B.  (2006).  "The nurse's role in contributing to new device development".  Nursing Times, Vol. 102, No. 36, pp. 36-39.
• Xiong, T., McEvoy, K., Morton, D. G., Halligan, S. and Lilford, R. J.  (2006).  "Resources and costs associated with incidental extracolonic findings from CT colonogaphy: a study in a symptomatic population".  British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 79, No. 948, pp. 948-961.

Conference Papers published in 2006

• Buxton, M.  (2006).  "The impact of economic evaluation on policy and practice: Evidence and issues from the UK experience".  European Commission Workshop on 'Prospective Economic Evaluation of New Health Technologies, Brussels, Belgium, 1 December 2006. Talk?.
• Buxton, M.  (2006).  "How much should a healthcare system be prepared to pay for a QALY?".  Centre for Health Policy/Centre for Primary Care and Outcomes Research Special Seminar, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 30 January 2006. Presentation.
• Buxton, M.  (2006).  "Looking for a WTP threshold for a QALY: Does it make sense?".  International Society Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 31 October. Conference paper.
• Dong, H. and Buxton, M.  (2006).  "Early assessment of the likely cost-effectiveness of a new technology: a Markov model with probabilistic sensitivity analysis of computer-assisted total knee replacement".  ISPOR Research Digest proc. of the ISPOR 2nd Asia Pacific Conference, Shanghai, China, 5-7 March 2006. Conference presentation.
• Girling, A.  (2006).  "Optional treatments: economic analysis and trial design".  Birmingham and District local group of the Royal Statistical Society, regular series of meetings, Birmingham, England, 6 April. Talk.
• Girling, A. J., Lilford, R. J. Braunholtz, D. and Gillett, W.  (2006).  "Assessing the impact of clinical trials on patient-level treatment decisions - a 'true-choice' model".  European meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Birmingham, England. June 12-13. Talk.
• Grocott, P., Weir, H. and Bridge Ram, M.  (2006).  "A Model of User Engagement in Medical Device Development".  7th Annual Conference of the International Network of Integrated Care Models and Innovations in Chronic Disease Management and Long Term Care, Excel Conference Centre, London, 29-30 November 2006. Poster.
• Shah, S. G. S. and Robinson, I.  (2006).  "Taxonomy of surrogate users for the development and evaluation of medical devices from the end users' perspective".  In Ibrahim, F., Osman, N. A. A., Usman, J. and Kadri, N. A. (Ed.), 3rd Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2006, 11-14 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 15, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 546-549.

Articles in the Trade Press

• Buxton, M. and Akehurst, R.  (2006).  "How NICE is the UK's fast-track system?".  Scrip Magazine, 152, 24-25.
• Dixon, D., Brown, A. Meenan, B. J. and Eatock, J.  (2006).  "Experiences of New Product Development in the Medical Device Industry".  Medical Device Technology, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 20-22.
• Dong, H., Young, T. P., Borroff, M. and Etter, M.  (2006).  "Cost Effectiveness and implant development strategies".  ABHI Focus Magazine, August, p. 15.
• Grocott, P.  (2006).  "Evidence of the effectiveness of wound care and other healthcare products is essential if we want to be able to assess their real value for patient care".  Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Vol. 52, No. 3, p. 15.
• Weir, H.  (2006).  "Involving end users in the design stages of device development will help to produce innovative technologies that really address patient needs".  Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Vol. 52, No. 12.
• Weir, H., Grocott, P. and Bridgelal Ram, M.  (2006).  "How can industry identify unmet needs for new product development?".  Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Vol 52, No.12, pp. 13.

Book chapters

• Craven, M. P.  (2006).  "Routes and requirements for realizing pervasive medical devices (Chapter 9)".  In Bardram, J. E., Mihailidis, A. and Wan, D. (Ed.), Pervasive Computing in Healthcare, Taylor & Francis Ltd, CRC Press. pp. 217-241.

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