Wickramasekera, Nyantara

Nyantara Wickramasekera

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow

n.wickramasekera@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4349

+44 114 222 0749 (Fax)

Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Nyantara Wickramasekera
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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Profile

My research focuses on supporting patients to help make informed treatment decisions, and valuation of health and wellbeing outcomes to inform public policy for the allocation of healthcare resources. Within this field of health economics outcomes research, my interests fall into three key areas:

Estimating preferences using Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE) to support patient decision-making and inform policymaking.
Measuring and valuing health outcomes.
Conducting economic evaluations alongside trials.

Qualifications

Master of Science in Evidence-Based Social Intervention, University of Oxford, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies, Earlham College, United States of America, 2011

Research interests

Current projects:

NIHR Doctoral Fellow: Development and evaluation of a patient decision tool to promote informed decision-making for patients who are considering medical or surgical treatments for UC.

Past projects:

DCE study: Patient preferences for treatment options for PIlonidal sinus Treatment: STudying the OPtions (PITSTOP); NIHR HTA (17/17/02); £754,129.60
DCE/mapping study: SIPHER (System-science Informed Public Health and Economic Research for Non-communicable Disease prevention); UK Prevention Research Partnership (MR/S037578/1) £4,980,461.00
DCE study: Estimating the relative importance of factors in the choice to make a clinical negligence claim; EEPRU £87,299
DCE study: PoPSTER: Patient preferences and current Practice for adults with STERoid resistant ulcerative colitis; NIHR HTA (17/72/02); £187,103.20
Trad-off/WTP study: The Design, Development, Commissioning and Evaluation of Patient-Focused Vascular Services; NIHR HTA (RP-PG-1210-12009); £1,884,127.00
Economic evaluation: PRaCTICED- Pragmatic, Randomised Controlled Trial assessing the non-Inferiority of Counselling and its Effectiveness for Depression; British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; £449,832.00
Economic evaluation: Understanding the impacts of care farms on health and well-being: A Pilot study to assess the cost-effectiveness of care farms; NIHR PHR (11/3050/08); £ 468,153.76
Qualitative study: Information systems: monitoring and managing from ward to board; NIHR HS&DR - 13/07/68; £ 382,441.00

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Shiha MG, Wickramasekera N, Raju SA, Penny HA & Sanders DS (2024) . United European Gastroenterology Journal.
Rowen D, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Finger RP, Wickramasekera N & Brazier J (2024) . Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Rowen D, Wailoo A & Keetharuth AD (2024) . Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.
Wickramasekera N, Strong E, Shackley P, Callaghan T, Lee M, Hind D & Brown S (2023) . Colorectal Disease.
Daniels SL, Morgan J, Lee MJ, Wickramasekera N, Moug S, Wilson TR, Brown SR & Wyld L (2023) . Colorectal Disease, 25(1), 102-110.
Wickramasekera N, Palfreyman S, Lumley E, Dosanjh A & Shackley P (2022) . Health Science Reports, 5(4).
Rowen D, Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Keetharuth A & Wailoo A (2022) . Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N, Coates E, Barr A, Lee MJ, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C, Shackley P & Lobo AJ (2022) . Scand J Gastroenterol, 1-10.
Barkham M, Saxon D, Hardy GE, Bradburn M, Galloway D, Wickramasekera N, Keetharuth D, Bower P, King M, Elliott R , Gabriel L et al (2021) . The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), 487-499.
Strong E, Callaghan T, Beal E, Moffatt C, Wickramasekera N, Brown S, Lee MJ, Winton C & Hind D (2021) . Colorectal Disease.
Wickramasekera N, Taylor SK, Lumley E, Gray T, Wilson E & Radley S (2020) . Health Information Management Journal.
Wickramasekera N & Tubeuf S (2020) . Journal of Mental Health.
Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2019) . British Journal of Surgery, 106(13), 1775-1783.
Field B, Smith KE, Hill O'Connor C, Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () A large scale population survey of health and wellbeing to allow comparisons between outcome measures: the SIPHER-HWMIC dataset. Social Indicators Research.

All publications

Journal articles

Shiha MG, Wickramasekera N, Raju SA, Penny HA & Sanders DS (2024) . United European Gastroenterology Journal.
Rowen D, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Finger RP, Wickramasekera N & Brazier J (2024) . Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Rowen D, Wailoo A & Keetharuth AD (2024) . Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.
Wickramasekera N, Strong E, Shackley P, Callaghan T, Lee M, Hind D & Brown S (2023) . Colorectal Disease.
Daniels SL, Morgan J, Lee MJ, Wickramasekera N, Moug S, Wilson TR, Brown SR & Wyld L (2023) . Colorectal Disease, 25(1), 102-110.
Coates E, Wickramasekera N, Barr A, Shackley P, Lee M, Hind D, Probert C, Sebastian S, Totton N, Blackwell S , Bedford H et al (2022) . Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 26(41), 1-118.
Wickramasekera N, Palfreyman S, Lumley E, Dosanjh A & Shackley P (2022) . Health Science Reports, 5(4).
Rowen D, Wickramasekera N, Hole AR, Keetharuth A & Wailoo A (2022) . Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N, Coates E, Barr A, Lee MJ, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C, Shackley P & Lobo AJ (2022) . Scand J Gastroenterol, 1-10.
Barkham M, Saxon D, Hardy GE, Bradburn M, Galloway D, Wickramasekera N, Keetharuth D, Bower P, King M, Elliott R , Gabriel L et al (2021) . The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), 487-499.
Michaels J, Wilson E, Maheswaran R, Radley S, Jones G, Tong T-S, Kaltenthaler E, Aber A, Booth A, Buckley Woods H , Chilcott J et al (2021) . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(5), 1-150.
Strong E, Callaghan T, Beal E, Moffatt C, Wickramasekera N, Brown S, Lee MJ, Winton C & Hind D (2021) . Colorectal Disease.
Wickramasekera N, Taylor SK, Lumley E, Gray T, Wilson E & Radley S (2020) . Health Information Management Journal.
Wickramasekera N & Tubeuf S (2020) . Journal of Mental Health.
Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2020) . British Journal of Surgery, 107(5), 613-614.
Wickramasekera N, Howard A, Philips P, Rooney G, Hughes J, Wilson E, Aber A, Michaels J & Shackley P (2019) . British Journal of Surgery, 106(13), 1775-1783.
Murray J, Wickramasekera N, Elings M, Bragg R, Brennan C, Richardson Z, Wright J, Llorente MG, Cade J, Shickle D , Tubeuf S et al (2019) . Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15(4).
Keen J, Nicklin E, Wickramasekera N, Long A, Randell R, Ginn C, McGinnis E, Willis S & Whittle J (2018) . BMJ Open, 8(11).
Keen J, Nicklin E, Long A, Randell R, Wickramasekera N, Gates C, Ginn C, McGinnis E, Willis S & Whittle J (2018) . Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(22), 1-142.
Elsey H, Farragher T, Tubeuf S, Bragg R, Elings M, Brennan C, Gold R, Shickle D, Wickramasekera N, Richardson Z , Cade J et al (2018) . BMJ Open, 8(3), e019296-e019296.
Elsey H, Bragg R, Elings M, Brennan C, Farragher T, Tubeuf S, Gold R, Shickle D, Wickramasekera N, Richardson Z , Cade J et al (2018) . Public Health Research, 6(3).
Wickramasekera N, Wright J, Elsey H, Murray J & Tubeuf S (2015) . Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(3), 218-228.
Elsey H, Bragg R, Brennan C, Elings M, Murray J, Richardson Z, Wickramasekera N, Hucklesbury A & Cade J (2014) . Campbell Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 1-61.
Field B, Smith KE, Hill O'Connor C, Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health.
Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () A large scale population survey of health and wellbeing to allow comparisons between outcome measures: the SIPHER-HWMIC dataset. Social Indicators Research.
Brown S, Hind D, Strong E, Bradburn M, Din FVN, Lee E, Lee MJ, Lund J, Moffatt C, Morton J , Senapati A et al () . Health Technology Assessment, 1-113.

Conference proceedings papers

Rowen D, Brazier J, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Wickramasekera N & Finger RP (2022) Deriving a preference based measure for age-related macular degeneration from the VILL-33: A MACUSTAR Study Report. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31 (pp S76-S76)
Wickramasekera N, Shackley P, Coates E, Barr A, Lee M, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Probert C, Sebastian S & Lobo A (2021) . Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Vol. 15(Supplement_1) (pp S287-S287)
Wickramasekera N, Shackley P, Coates E, Barr A, Lee M, Blackwell S, Bedford H, Dames N, Sebastian S, Probert C & Lobo A (2021) . Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Vol. 15(Supplement_1) (pp S249-S249)
Barr A, Coates E, Wickramasekera N, Hind D, Shackley P, Blackwell S, Dames N, Bedford H, Lee M, Sebastian S , Probert C et al (2021) . Posters
Wickramasekera N, Howard A & Shackley P (2018) . Value in Health, Vol. 21 (pp S117-S117)
Phillips P, Shackley P, Wickramasekera N & Howard A (2018) Using public preferences to quantify the burden of travel to specialist vascular centres for abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment in the UK. RCN International Research Conference
Gopalakrishna G, Langendam M, Scholten R, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M, Noel-Storr A, Thomas J, Marshall I, Wallace B, Whiting P , Davenport C et al (2017) . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, Vol. 1(1)
Gopalakrishna G, Langendam M, Scholten R, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M, Noel-Storr A, Thomas J, Marshall I, Wallace B, Whiting P , Davenport C et al (2017) . Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, Vol. 1(Suppl 1), 19 July 2016 - 20 July 2016.

Preprints

Wickramasekera N, Shackley P & Rowen D (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc..

Teaching interests: I teach on a number of modules (Key Issues in Public Health, Economic Evaluation and Healthcare Financing, Research Methods) on the Master of Public Health course and I supervise MPH dissertation students.

Professional activities and memberships

NIHR Doctoral Fellow 2023-2026
NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow 2021-2022
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Member of the
Member of ScHARR Ethics Committee
Member of the UK Health Economists' Study Group
Member of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)