title: Unfinished symphony: a tribute to the life and career of Bernie O'Brien (1959-2004).
abstract: The death of Bernie O'Brien in February 2004 brought a premature end to one of the most productive and influential careers in the area of health technology assessment and economic evaluation. A long-term member of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Bernie will be remembered for his research contributions in areas including outcome valuation, decision modeling, statistical methods in economic evaluation, and applied cost-effectiveness studies. He was also an excellent communicator and teacher and, above all, a fun guy to work with. In this article, the authors provide a review of Bernie's academic contributions.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buxton
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goeree
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sculpher
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Willan
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history*; D002170:Canada; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000266:history; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000266:history; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000266:history*