Shaping the future

Shaping the future
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Welcome to “Shaping the Future: Insights into Healthcare”, a podcast series that demystifies the complex economic decisions and global challenges shaping the healthcare landscape. Join Dr. Marc Evans, a medical doctor, and Phil McEwan, CEO of the research agency HEOR, as they explore the intersection of medicine, economics, and policy. Each episode offers expert analysis and compelling discussions on the major hurdles facing healthcare systems worldwide, from funding and resource allocation to technological innovation and equitable access. Marc and Phil cut through the jargon to provide listeners with clear, actionable insights into how healthcare decisions are made and what potential solutions could look like. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a policy maker, or simply curious about the future of global health, this podcast provides a unique and accessible perspective on the forces driving one of the world’s most critical sectors.

Episodes

  1. 6D AGO

    Modelling with zombies

    In this episode Phil introduces producer Charlotte Evans and discusses what the undead can teach us about infectious disease.

    29 min

  2. JAN 29

    How to think about the whole healthcare system?

    In this episode Phil and Marc discuss population economics and the importance of thinking about the whole healthcare system.

    20 min

  3. JAN 19

    Everything’s a system

    In our first guest episode Phil is joined by Tom Padgett to discuss a new approach to assessing value in healthcare that takes into account the entire healthcare system.

    39 min

  4. JAN 2

    What does ‘safe’ mean?

    In this episode Phil and Marc discuss what the word ‘safe’ means in a healthcare context and how it can be applied to emotive subjects like vaccines.

    20 min

  5. 12/18/2025

    Correlation versus causation

    In this episode Phil and Marc react to recent healthcare announcements in the US and discuss the difference between correlation and causation.

    24 min

  6. 12/04/2025

    Value in healthcare.. It depends

    In this episode Phil and Marc discuss what value actually means in healthcare: how it’s worked out, who gets a say in what matters, and who decides what ‘good value’ is.

    28 min

  7. 11/20/2025

    Getting to know Phil

    Phil and Marc discuss Phil’s company HEOR. What does it do, how does it do it and what makes it unique?

    27 min

  8. 11/07/2025

    Contentious subjects

    Phil and Marc discuss the rollout of the chickenpox vaccine in the UK, and the history of the treatment of obesity.

    17 min

  9. 11/07/2025

    Welcome to shaping the future

    In this first episode, hosts Phil McEwan and Dr Marc Evans introduce the concept of this brand new health economics podcast. When it comes to healthcare, what can we do differently to shape the future?

    14 min
  • 9 Episodes

About

Welcome to “Shaping the Future: Insights into Healthcare”, a podcast series that demystifies the complex economic decisions and global challenges shaping the healthcare landscape. Join Dr. Marc Evans, a medical doctor, and Phil McEwan, CEO of the research agency HEOR, as they explore the intersection of medicine, economics, and policy. Each episode offers expert analysis and compelling discussions on the major hurdles facing healthcare systems worldwide, from funding and resource allocation to technological innovation and equitable access. Marc and Phil cut through the jargon to provide listeners with clear, actionable insights into how healthcare decisions are made and what potential solutions could look like. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a policy maker, or simply curious about the future of global health, this podcast provides a unique and accessible perspective on the forces driving one of the world’s most critical sectors.

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  • Creator
    Shaping the future
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Shaping the future