Overview
Yankier Pijeira Perez is a Research officer at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluations (CHEME) at 亚洲色吧. He is also a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with experience working in the National Health Service in North Wales.
Originally from Cuba, he holds an Economics degree from the University of Havana (2009). Yankier also completed a master鈥檚 degree in Health Technology Assessment at the University of Glasgow (2018) and is working on his PhD in Health Economics at 亚洲色吧.
Yankier is particularly interested in optimising medicine use and drug prices, and his work includes estimating costs and health utilities.聽
Contact Info
Room 105
Ardudwy Hall, Normal Site
亚洲色吧
亚洲色吧, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ
Qualifications
- MSc: Health Technology Assessment
University of Glasgow, 2018 - BA: Economics
Universidad de La Habana, 2009
Publications
2025
- Published
Pijeira Perez, Y. & Hughes, D., 7 Jan 2025, OP41 Pharmaceutical Technologies Conditionally Approved By The National Institute For Health And Care Excellence: A Critical Analysis.: Abstracts from the HTAi 2024 Meeting in Seville, Spain . Special Issue S1 ed. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care., Vol. 40.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution
2024
- E-pub ahead of print
Pijeira Perez, Y. & Hughes, D., 9 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pharmacoeconomics.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2023
- Published
Pijeira Perez, Y., Wood, E. & Hughes, D., 1 Nov 2023, In: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 18, 1, 342.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
Activities
2024
Oral presentation at the HTAi 2024 Meeting in Seville, Spain (speaker).
17 Jun 2024
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As part of 亚洲色吧 Science Festival, researchers from CHEME invited visitors to explore the world of health economics through interactive activities and discussions. Attendees engaged in hands-on exercises designed to illustrate key economic concepts such as cost-effectiveness, resource allocation, and healthcare decision-making. The session encouraged children and their parents to think about the challenges of balancing NHS costs through engaging and accessible activities.
9 Mar 2024
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)
2023
As part of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 Community Day, researchers from CHEME engaged the public in an interactive exploration of health economics. Visitors of all ages participated in activities designed to highlight key economic concepts, such as resource allocation, cost-effectiveness, and healthcare prioritisation. Through hands-on exercises and discussions, attendees gained insights into the challenges of balancing NHS costs and patient needs.
14 Oct 2023
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)Public engagement in health economics took place at the Science Village during the 2023 National Eisteddfod in Wales, where staff and students of CHEME hosted an interactive stall engaging visitors of all ages. Activities included a card game exploring NHS costs and a creative exercise on measuring health and comparing healthcare interventions. These activities introduced key economic concepts such as opportunity cost and cost-effectiveness while gathering public insights. Designed and delivered by researchers with varying Welsh language proficiency, the sessions attracted up to 150 participants per day, enhancing public engagement with health economics.
8 Aug 2023 鈥� 9 Aug 2023
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