John Okon

John Okon

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Research Fellow

Contact details

Email
j.e.okon@bham.ac.uk
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Institute of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
University of Birmingham

John is evaluating the programme cost, and cost-effectiveness of cancer Rapid Diagnostic Centres (RDCs) across the West Midlands area. 

This project aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of RDC programmes dedicated to cancer diagnosis in patients presenting with vague/non-specific symptoms.

 The project will also compare process efficiency and patient experience across the different centres.

Qualifications

  • General Medical Council Practice License, 2021
  • MSc Health Economics and Health Policy, University of Birmingham, 2020
  • MBBCh, Medicine and Surgery, University of Calabar, 2014
  • Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Practice License, 2014

Biography

John is a medical doctor who was trained in Nigeria at the University of Calabar. He also holds a MSc degree in Health Economics and Health Policy. 

John is interested in both clinical practice and health financing, economics and policy. His experience spans across clinical practice (including practice in the UK as a junior doctor), private sector healthcare financing, public health, and health economics/policy research.

John is currently a research fellow in the Health Economics Unit of the University of Birmingham.

Teaching

John Supports small group sessions for the MSc Health Economics and Health Policy program.

Modules supported include

  • Economic Evaluation
  • Health Policy
  • Statistics 1
  • Health Economic Modelling

Postgraduate supervision

MSc Health Economics and Health Policy

Research

Current projects

Economic Evaluation of Non-Specific Symptom Cancer Diagnostic Pathway

Other activities

  • Clinical practice
  • Health Economics consulting