Paddy Gillespie is Professor of Health Economics and Directorof the Health Economics aand Policy Analysis Centre (HEPAC) at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics and the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS). He was Head of Economics from 2019 to 2022, and the School's Associate Head of Research from 2022 to 2024. His research activity is focused on the application of the techniques of health economic evaluation and health technology assessment to inform health policy and healthcare practice. He is a research affiliate at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). He is health economics lead for the Primary Care Clinical Trials Network Ireland (HRB PCCTNI), Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI), and the Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network Ireland (HRB DCCTNI). He leads the health economics research programme for the Translation pillar of the Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices (CÚRAM), and for the Influencing pillar of the University's Institute for Clinical Trials.

Health Economics, Health Economic Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment

Paddy's research interests focus on the application of the methodological techniques of economic evaluation to explore policy and practice questions relating to health, healthcare, and health technology. A sample of his current research portfolio includes:

Health Economic Analysis of Medical Device Technologies:

Funded Investigator at CÚRAM with a remit to apply health economic methods for the analysis of new and innovative medical device technologies. (Principal Investigator: Professor Abhay Pandit)

Supervisor on EU MedTrain+ Marie Skłodowksa-Curie Fellowship Programme Project  – ‘Precision medicine methods for the economic evaluation of medical devices’. (Researcher: Dr David Glynn; Principal Investigator – Professor Abhay Pandit, University of Galway)

Health Research Board Collaborative Doctoral Awards:

Diabetic Foot Disease: from PRevention to treatment to IMproved patient Outcomes (DFD PRIMO) (Principal Investigator: Professor Timothy OBrien)

iPASTAR-Improving Pathways for Acute STroke And Rehabilitation(Principal Investigator: Professor David Williams)

Health Research Board Clinical Trial Networks:

National Clinical Trial Network in Diabetes (Principal Investigator: Professor Fidelma Dunne)

National Primary Care Clinical Trial Network (Principal Investigator: Professor Andrew Murphy)

Health Economics and Evidence Synthesis

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded Evidence Synthesis Ireland Programme (Principal Investigator – Professor Declan Devane, University of Galway)

Health Economic Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment Projects:

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded trial - Examining the effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness, of a Work and Cancer self-management programme to support women with breast cancer to return to work (Principal Investigator : Professor Deirdre Connolly, Trinity College Dublin)

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded trial - Medicines and SocIal Prescribing to aDdress pAtient priorities in multimorbidity (MIDAS): A multi-arm definitive cluster randomised trial in Irish general practice (Principal Investigator : Professor Susan Smith, Trinity College Dublin)

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded trial -The D1 Now intervention to improve outcomes in young adults living with type 1 diabetes: A definitive cluster randomised controlled trial (Principal Investigator : Professor Sean Dinneen, University of Galway)

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded trial -SalT supplementation in Older adults with Orthostatic intolerance Disorders (STOOD): a phase IIa randomised controlled trial of sodium supplementation in those consuming moderate salt intake (Principal Investigator: Professor Andrew Smyth, University of Galway)

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded trial - Community Risk-Based Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation Trial (RBEAT) (Principal Investigator: Professor Martin ODonnell, University of Galway)

Co-Applicant on EU Joint Transnational Innovate to Prevent: Personalised Prevention in Health and Care Services Project – ‘DATA ENABLED, SHARED FLUID MANAGEMENT PLATFORM IN HAEMODIALYSIS’ (Principal Investigator – Professor Matt Griffin, Dr David Keane, University of Galway) 

Co-Applicant on Health Research Board funded Evidence for Policy (EfP) project - “Informing National Policy for physical activity based secondary prevention of stroke in IREland (INsPIRE)” (Principal Investigator – Professor Susan Smith, Trinity College Dublin)