Simulation modelling in public health

Simulation modelling in public health: adding value to observational studies using models?

Prof. Martin O’Flaherty

Professor of Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool

Online and in-person at Beaux Lane House seminar room

11am-12noon, Tuesday 14 October 2025

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Martin O’Flaherty is Professor of Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Public Health and Policy at the University of Liverpool. Originally trained as a physician, he shifted into public health after seeing the same patients return again and again, realising prevention was key. His work now focuses on reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases, especially heart disease, by studying their drivers, analysing long-term trends, and modelling possible futures.

Professor O’Flaherty has published widely, including influential studies in The Lancet and BMJ, and his research has shaped policies in the UK and internationally. He leads the Modelling Group in the NCD Prevention and Food Policy Team, where he particularly enjoys making complex ideas understandable and useful for colleagues and policymakers. Alongside his research, he contributes to national and international bodies on cardiovascular prevention and has helped write leading textbooks on heart disease and prevention.

The seminar will be chaired by Dr Eithne Sexton.

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