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Bernie J. O'Brien

Bernie J. O'Brien

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
57
Citations
15086
World Ranking
941
National Ranking
19

Overview

Bernie J. O'Brien was affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. Their research spanned a range of topics primarily connected to sports performance, exercise physiology, and sports-related injuries.

They published research across several highly regarded scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following publication venues:

  • Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • Medical Hypotheses
  • Sports
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • Cancer Research

Their body of work covered multiple subfields, including:

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Main research topics addressed by Bernie J. O'Brien involved:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernie J. O'Brien include:

  • "Plasma lipocalin-2/NGAL is stable over 12 weeks and is not modulated by exercise or dieting" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Stubborn Exercise Responders-Where to Next?" (2022) published in Sports
  • "Sport and leisure activities in the heat: What safety resources exist?" (2021) published in Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • "Optimizing combat readiness for military surgeons without trauma fellowship training: Engaging the 'voluntary faculty' model" (2023) published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
  • "Coconut Water: A Sports Drink Alternative?" (2023) published in Sports

Bernie J. O'Brien collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Leo R. Bell
  • Ryan Worn
  • Matthew P. Wallen
  • Joshua Denham
  • D. Twomey

Best Publications

  • Principles of Good Practice for Decision Analytic Modeling in Health-Care Evaluation: Report of the ISPOR Task Force on Good Research Practices—Modeling Studies

    Milton C. Weinstein;Bernie O'Brien;John Hornberger;Joseph Jackson

  • Cost‐effectiveness acceptability curves – facts, fallacies and frequently asked questions

    Elisabeth Fenwick;Bernie J. O'Brien;Bernie J. O'Brien;Andrew Briggs

  • Willingness to pay: a valid and reliable measure of health state preference?

    Bernie O'Brien;Jose Luis Viramontes

  • HEALTH CARE CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES : A REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE LITERATURE

    Alan Diener;Bernie O’Brien;Bernie O’Brien;Amiram Gafni

  • In search of power and significance: issues in the design and analysis of stochastic cost-effectiveness studies in health care.

    O'Brien Bj;Drummond Mf;Labelle Rj;Willan A

  • The death of cost-minimization analysis?

    Andrew H. Briggs;Bernie J. O'Brien

  • Age, Health, and the Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reductions: A Contingent Valuation Survey of Ontario Residents

    Alan Krupnick;Maureen Cropper;Anna Alberini;Martin Heintzelman

  • Coding accuracy of administrative drug claims in the Ontario Drug Benefit database.

    Adrian R Levy;Bernie J O'Brien;Connie Sellors;Paul Grootendorst

  • Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XIII. How to Use an Article on Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?

    Michael F. Drummond;W. Scott Richardson;Bernie J. O'Brien;Mitchell Levine

  • Thinking Outside the Box: Recent Advances in the Analysis and Presentation of Uncertainty in Cost-Effectiveness Studies

    Andrew H Briggs;Bernie J O'Brien;Gordon Blackhouse

  • Probabilistic analysis of cost-effectiveness models: choosing between treatment strategies for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

    Andrew H. Briggs;Ron Goeree;Gord Blackhouse;Bernie J. O’Brien

  • When Do the "Dollars" Make Sense? Toward a Conceptual Framework for Contingent Valuation Studies in Health Care

    B O'Brien;A Gafni

  • Analysis of uncertainty in health care cost-effectiveness studies: an introduction to statistical issues and methods

    B J O’Brien;A H Briggs

  • Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XIII. How to Use an Article on Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice B. What Are the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My Patients?

    Bernie J. O'Brien;Daren Heyland;W. Scott Richardson;Mitchell Levine

  • Users' guides to the medical literature. XIII. How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group.

    M F Drummond;W S Richardson;B J O'Brien;M Levine

  • Confidence intervals for cost-effectiveness ratios: an application of Fieller's theorem.

    Andrew R. Willan;Bernie J. O'Brien

  • Users' guides to the medical literature. XIII. How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group.

    B J O'Brien;D Heyland;W S Richardson;M Levine

  • Is there a kink in consumers' threshold value for cost-effectiveness in health care?

    Bernie J O'Brien;Kirsten Gertsen;Andrew R Willan;Andrew R Willan;Lisa A Faulkner

  • Efficacy and cost of low-molecular-weight heparin compared with standard heparin for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after total hip arthroplasty.

    David R. Anderson;Bernie J. O'Brien;Mark N. Levine;Robin Roberts

  • Economic Evaluation of Donepezil for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in Canada

    Bernie J. O'Brien;Bernie J. O'Brien;Ron Goeree;Ron Goeree;Margaret Hux;Michael Iskedjian

  • Valuing outcomes in health care: a comparison of willingness to pay and quality-adjusted life-years.

    Mohan V Bala;Lisa L Wood;Gary A Zarkin;Edward C Norton

  • Economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals. Frankenstein's monster or vampire of trials?

    B O'Brien

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Rhythm versus Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

    Deborah A. Marshall;Adrian R. Levy;Humberto Vidaillet;Elisabeth Fenwick

  • Cost-effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: results from the Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS).

    Bernie J. O’Brien;Stuart J. Connolly;Ron Goeree;Gordon Blackhouse

  • Assessing the value of a new pharmaceutical. A feasibility study of contingent valuation in managed care.

    Bernie J. O'Brien;Ron Goeree;Amiram Gafni;George W. Torrance

  • Cost-Benefit Analyses in the Health-Care Literature: Don't Judge a Study by Its Label

    Kelly B Zarnke;Kelly B Zarnke;Mitchell A.H Levine;Mitchell A.H Levine;Bernie J O'Brien;Bernie J O'Brien

Frequent Co-Authors

Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
Michael Drummond
Michael Drummond University of York
Deborah J. Cook
Deborah J. Cook McMaster University
Gary A. Zarkin
Gary A. Zarkin Research Triangle Park Foundation
Stephen Birch
Stephen Birch University of Queensland
Edward C. Norton
Edward C. Norton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mauro Giacomini
Mauro Giacomini McMaster University
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto
John Brazier
John Brazier University of Sheffield
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson Stockholm School of Economics

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