Dr. William Hollingworth

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University of Washington
School of Medicine
Radiology
Research Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2002
University of Washington
School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy
PORPP
Research Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2002

Mailing Address

Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center
Patricia Bracelin Steel Memorial Building
401 Broadway, 4th Floor
Seattle, Washington 98122
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 744-9479
willh@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

M.Sc., University of Aberdeen, Health Services and Public Health Research, 1999.
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Health Services Research, 1998.
M.Sc., University of York (United Kingdom), Health Economics, 1992.
B.Sc., University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Economics, 1991.

Expertise and Research Interests

The cost-effectiveness of imaging technologies -- diagnostic, therapeutic and patient outcomes
Using decision analysis to evaluate new technology and clinical guidelines
The validity and responsiveness of preference based outcome measures in clinical trials
Collecting and analysing stochastic cost data alongside randomised controlled trials

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Community Health, Health Care Economics, Medical Decision Making, Medical Or Diagnostic Imaging, Outcomes Research (Medical), Pharmacy, Public Health, Radiology, Stochastic Processes.

Additional Terms:

Health Economics.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
German: (Functional, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

International Health Economics Association

Honors and Awards

2005, Mentorship / Teaching Award, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington
1999, Distinction for M.Sc. in Health Services and Public Health Research, University of Aberdeen
1998-2002, Health Services Research Post-Doctoral training fellowship, Medical Research Council (MRC) - United Kingdom
1997, Young Investigator's Award for Oral Presentation, International Society for Quality of Life Research

Previous Positions

1998-2002, Training Fellow, Medical Research Council (UK), Health Services Research
1998-2002, Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Medicine, Public Health and Primary Care
1992-1998, Research Assistant, University of Cambridge, Medicine, Community Medicine

Funding Received

  • American Society of Neuro-Radiology: A systematic literature review of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for the characterization of brain tumors, $47,000, 2004 to 2005.
  • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) for injured workers with chronic low back and leg pain after lumbar surgery, $403,604, 2004 to 2008.
  • Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ): Evaluating the Impact of an ACPOE/CDS System on Outcomes’, 2004 to 2007.
  • NIAMS: Sham-controlled Trial of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty’, 2003 to 2008.
  • Health Technology Assessment Programme NHS UK: The cost-effectiveness of functional cardiac testing in the diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease, 2001 to 2005.

Publications

  • U-King-Im JM, Hollingworth W, Trivedi RA, Cross JJ, Higgins NJ, Graves MJ, Gutnikov S, Kirkpatrick PJ, Warburton EA, Antoun NM, Rothwell PM, Gillard JH (Oct 2005) Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic strategies prior to carotid endarterectomy., Annals of Neurology, 58 (4), 506-15 Abstract
  • Jarvik JG, Hollingworth W, Heagerty PJ, Haynor DR, Boyko EJ, Deyo RA, Three-year Incidence of Low Back Pain in An Initially Asymptomatic Cohort: Clinical and Imaging Risk Factors., Spine, 30(13), 1541-8; discussion 1, Jul 2005 Abstract
  • Martin BI, Levenson LM, Hollingworth W, Kliot M, Heagerty PJ, Turner JA, Jarvik JG, Randomized Clinical Trial of Surgery Versus Conservative Therapy For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [ISRCTN84286481]., Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders [electronic Resource], 6(1), 2, Jan 2005 Abstract
  • Bud LD, Hollingworth W, Jarvik JG, Hallam DK (2005) Screening for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Evaluating the Accuracy of Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography, Journal of Trauma, 59 (3), 691-7
  • Hollingworth W (2005) Radiology cost and outcomes studies: standard practice and emerging methods, American Journal of Roentgenology, 185 (4), 833-9
  • Hollingworth W, Dixon AK, Jenner J (2005) Knee and Shoulder Problems, Evidence-based imaging, New York, Springer Verlag (bookchapter)
  • Williams K, Prevost AT, Griffin S, Hardeman W, Hollingworth W, Spiegelhalter D, Sutton S, Ekelund U, Wareham N, Kinmonth AL, The ProActive Trial Protocol - a Randomised Controlled Trial of The Efficacy of a Family-based, Domiciliary Intervention Programme to Increase Physical Activity Among Individuals At High Risk of Diabetes [ISRCTN61323766]., Bmc Public Health [electronic Resource], 4(1), 48, Oct 2004 Abstract
  • U-King-Im JM, Trivedi RA, Cross JJ, Higgins NJ, Hollingworth W, Graves M, Joubert I, Kirkpatrick PJ, Antoun NM, Gillard JH, Measuring carotid stenosis on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography: diagnostic performance and reproducibility of 3 different methods, Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation, 35(9), 2083-8, Sep 2004 Abstract
  • U-King-Im JM, Trivedi RA, Sala E, Graves MJ, Gaskarth M, Higgins NJ, Cross JC, Hollingworth W, Coulden RA, Kirkpatrick PJ, Antoun NM, Gillard JH, Evaluation of carotid stenosis with axial high-resolution black-blood MR imaging, European Radiology, 14(7), 1154-61, Jul 2004 Abstract
  • U-King-Im JM, Hollingworth W, Trivedi RA, Cross JJ, Higgins NJ, Graves MJ, Kirkpatrick PJ, Antoun NM, Gillard JH, Contrast-enhanced MR angiography vs intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography for carotid imaging: activity-based cost analysis, European Radiology, 14(4), 730-5, Apr 2004 Abstract
  • U-King-Im JM, Trivedi RA, Graves MJ, Higgins NJ, Cross JJ, Tom BD, Hollingworth W, Eales H, Warburton EA, Kirkpatrick PJ, Antoun NM, Gillard JH, Contrast-enhanced MR angiography for carotid disease: diagnostic and potential clinical impact, Neurology, 62(8), 1282-90, Apr 2004 Abstract
  • Warren RM, Bobrow LG, Earl HM, Britton PD, Gopalan D, Purushotham AD, Wishart GC, Benson JR, Hollingworth W, Can breast MRI help in the management of women with breast cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy?, British Journal of Cancer, 90(7), 1349-60, Apr 2004 Abstract
  • van den Bosch MA, Hollingworth W, Kinmonth AL, Dixon AK, Evidence against the use of lumbar spine radiography for low back pain, Clinical Radiology, 59(1), 69-76, Jan 2004 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Nathens AB, Kanne JP, Crandall ML, Crummy TA, Hallam DK, Wang MC, Jarvik JG, The diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography for traumatic or atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid and vertebral arteries: a systematic review, European Journal of Radiology, 48(1), 88-102, Oct 2003 Abstract
  • Lee TA, Hollingworth W, Sullivan SD, Comparison of directly elicited preferences to preferences derived from the SF-36 in adults with asthma, Medical Decision Making : an International Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making., 23(4), 323-34, Jul-A 2003 Abstract
  • Jarvik JG, Hollingworth W, Martin B, Emerson SS, Gray DT, Overman S, Robinson D, Staiger T, Wessbecher F, Sullivan SD, Kreuter W, Deyo RA, Rapid magnetic resonance imaging vs radiographs for patients with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial, Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 289(21), 2810-8, Jun 2003 Abstract
  • Gray DT, Hollingworth W, Blackmore CC, Alotis MA, Martin BI, Sullivan SD, Deyo RA, Jarvik JG, Conventional radiography, rapid MR imaging, and conventional MR imaging for low back pain: activity-based costs and reimbursement, Radiology, 227(3), 669-80, Jun 2003 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Gray DT, Martin BI, Sullivan SD, Deyo RA, Jarvik JG, Rapid magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing cancer-related low back pain, Journal of General Internal Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine., 18(4), 303-12, Apr 2003 Abstract
  • Murrie VL, Dixon AK, Hollingworth W, Wilson H, Doyle TA, Lumbar lordosis: study of patients with and without low back pain, Clinical Anatomy (new York, N.y.), 16(2), 144-7, Mar 2003 Abstract
  • Sharples LD, Edmunds J, Bilton D, Hollingworth W, Caine N, Keogan M, Exley A, A randomised controlled crossover trial of nurse practitioner versus doctor led outpatient care in a bronchiectasis clinic, Thorax, 57(8), 661-6, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Murrie VL, Wilson H, Hollingworth W, Antoun NM, Dixon AK, Supportive cushions produce no practical reduction in lumbar lordosis, The British Journal of Radiology, 75(894), 536-8, Jun 2002 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Todd CJ, King H, Males T, Dixon AK, Karia KR, Kinmonth AL, Primary care referrals for lumbar spine radiography: diagnostic yield and clinical guidelines, The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners., 52(479), 475-80, Jun 2002 Abstract
  • Gillard JH, Tom BD, Hollingworth W, Validation of the effectiveness and efficiency of newer techniques, Radiology, 223(2), 586-7; author reply, May 2002 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Deyo RA, Sullivan SD, Emerson SS, Gray DT, Jarvik JG, The practicality and validity of directly elicited and SF-36 derived health state preferences in patients with low back pain, Health Economics, 11(1), 71-85, Jan 2002 Abstract
  • Caine N, Sharples LD, Hollingworth W, French J, Keogan M, Exley A, Hodgkins D, Bilton D, A randomised controlled crossover trial of nurse practitioner versus doctor-led outpatient care in a bronchiectasis clinic, Health Technology Assessment (winchester, England), 6(27), 1-71, 2002 Abstract
  • Jarvik JJ, Hollingworth W, Heagerty P, Haynor DR, Deyo RA, The Longitudinal Assessment of Imaging and Disability of the Back (LAIDBack) Study: baseline data, Spine, 26(10), 1158-66, May 2001 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Todd CJ, Bell MI, Arafat Q, Girling S, Karia KR, Dixon AK, The diagnostic and therapeutic impact of MRI: an observational multi-centre study, Clinical Radiology, 55(11), 825-31, Nov 2000 Abstract
  • Palmer SJ, Parker MJ, Hollingworth W, The cost and implications of reoperation after surgery for fracture of the hip, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume, 82(6), 864-6, Aug 2000 Abstract
  • Hutchinson PJ, Laing RJ, Waran V, Hutchinson E, Hollingworth W, Assessing outcome in lumbar disc surgery using patient completed measures, British Journal of Neurosurgery, 14(3), 195-9, Jun 2000 Abstract
  • Dixon AK, Hollingworth W, Measuring the effects of medical imaging on physicians' diagnostic and therapeutic thinking, Academic Radiology, 5 Suppl 2, S274-6, Sep 1998 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Bell MI, Dixon AK, Antoun NM, Moffat DA, Todd CJ, Measuring the effects of medical imaging in patients with possible cerebellopontine angle lesions: a four-center study, Academic Radiology, 5 Suppl 2, S306-9, Sep 1998 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Dixon AK, Todd CJ, Bell MI, Antoun NM, Arafat Q, Girling S, Karia KR, Laing RJ, Self reported health status and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with low back pain, European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society., 7(5), 369-75, 1998 Abstract
  • Wreghitt TG, Whipp J, Redpath C, Hollingworth W, An analysis of infection control of varicella-zoster virus infections in Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge over a 5-year period, 1987-92, Epidemiology and Infection, 117(1), 165-71, Aug 1996 Abstract
  • Pharoah PD, Hollingworth W, Cost effectiveness of lowering cholesterol concentration with statins in patients with and without pre-existing coronary heart disease: life table method applied to health authority popula, Bmj (clinical Research Ed.), 312(7044), 1443-8, Jun 1996 Abstract
  • Mackenzie R, Dixon AK, Keene GS, Hollingworth W, Lomas DJ, Villar RN, Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: assessment of effectiveness, Clinical Radiology, 51(4), 245-50, Apr 1996 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Todd CJ, Parker MJ, The cost of treating hip fractures in the twenty-first century: short report, Osteoporosis International : a Journal Established as Result of Cooperation Between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the Usa., 6 Suppl 2, 13-5, 1996 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Todd CJ, Parker MJ, The cost of treating hip fractures in the twenty-first century, Journal of Public Health Medicine, 17(3), 269-76, Sep 1995 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Mackenzie R, Todd CJ, Dixon AK, Measuring changes in quality of life following magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: SF-36, EuroQol or Rosser index?, Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation., 4(4), 325-34, Aug 1995 Abstract
  • Mackenzie R, Hollingworth W, Dixon AK, Quality of life assessments in the evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging, Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation., 3(1), 29-37, Feb 1994 Abstract
  • Hollingworth W, Todd C, Parker M, Roberts JA, Williams R, Cost analysis of early discharge after hip fracture, Bmj (clinical Research Ed.), 307(6909), 903-6, Oct 1993 Abstract

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