Dr Kevin Marsh is Executive Director responsible for Patient Preference work at Evidera. Prior to joining Evidera's London office in April 2012, Dr Marsh completed his PhD at the University of Bath, specializing in economic valuation techniques. After a year at Oxford University, he joined the Matrix Knowledge Group in London, where he built their economics practice.

The first collection covering the diversity of methods and applications of MCDA in healthcare

Describes good practice guidelines for using MCDA in healthcare, to assist the reader in selecting and implementing MCDA techniques appropriate to their needs

Introduces ethical and theoretical foundations of MCDA, presenting the rationale behind its use to support healthcare decision making

Diverse case studies illustrate how MCDA can be used to support different healthcare decisions

A section on future directions identifies areas where further research can productively support the application of MCDA in healthcare

1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Foundations of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis.- 3. Identifying Value-s: A Reflection on the Ethical Aspects of MCDA in Healthcare Decisionmaking.- 4. Incorporating Preferences and Priorities into MCDA: Selecting an Appropriate Scoring and Weighting Technique.- 5. Dealing with Uncertainty in the Analysis and Reporting of MCDA.- 6. Supporting the Project Portfolio Selection Decision of Research and Development Investments by Means of Multi-Criteria Resource Allocation Modelling.- 7. Benefit-Risk Assessment.- 8. Advancing MCDA and HTA into Coverage Decision-Making.- 9. Embedding MCDA in Priority Setting Policy Processes - Experiences from Low and Middle Income Countries.- 10. MCDA for Resource Allocation at a Local Level: an Application in the UK.- 11. Shared Decision Making.- 12. The Role of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in Health Research Priority Setting.- 13. MCDA for the Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines and for the Prioritization Clinical Research Questions.- 14. Using MCDA as a Decision aid in Health Technology Appraisal for Coverage Decisions: Opportunities, Challenges and Unresolved Questions.- 15. Beyond Value Function Methods in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Health care.- 16. Best Practice for MCDA in Healthcare.