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Hire Dr. Gerli P.

Estonia

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Biostatistician & Health Data Analyst | Meta-analysis, HTA, Real-World Data

Profile Summary

I am a Senior Health Data and HTA Analyst with 15+ years of experience supporting clinical research, public health studies, and health technology assessments. My core expertise includes: • Biostatistical analysis (Stata, SPSS) • Systematic literature reviews (PRISMA) • Meta-analysis of biomedical data • Epidemiological and real-world data analysis • Health Technology Assessment (HTA) • Survey and psychometric validation I have worked with national health systems, research institutions, and EU-level projects, translating complex datasets into publication-ready results and decision-ready insights. I particularly enjoy supporting researchers and startups with: ✔ Meta-analysis and forest plots ✔ PRISMA-based systematic reviews ✔ Regression and multivariable modeling ✔ Survey validation and reliability analysis ✔ HTA and evidence synthesis I work primarily in Stata and deliver clear documentation, reproducible code, and publication-quality outputs.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Information Technology
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Information Systems
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ STATA
• ☆ R
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Quality of Life Assessment
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Translation

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Praxis

- Present

Business analyst team leader

Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre (TEHIK)

May 2022 - January 2026

Analyst of Health Policy Programme

PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies

August 2007 - May 2022

Research Analysts

Department of public health, University of Tartu

May 2012 - June 2016

Education

Master of Engineering

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)

September 2020 - June 2022

PhD studies in Public Health

University of Tartu

September 2009 - December 2018

MSc Public Health

Tartu University

September 2005 - June 2007

Bachelors

Tartu Health College

September 2001 - February 2005

Certifications

• Human-Centred Digital Service Design

  Trinidad Wiseman (EU Structural Funds programme)

  April 2023 - Present

• Analysing Patient Data Using Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)

  Centre for Health Economics, University of York

  March 2013 - Present

• Quantitative Assessment of Economic and Social Policy Impacts

  PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies

  August 2012 - Present

• Evidence Based Medicine: From Evidence to Recommendations

  University of Tartu (in collaboration with McMaster University and WHO)

  August 2012 - Present

• Flagship Global Course on Health System Strengthening

  World Bank, Washington

  October 2010 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

de Bruin SR, Billings J, Stoop A, Lette M, Ambugo EA, Gadsby E, Häusler C, Obermann K, Ahi GP, Reynolds J, et al. (2020). Different Contexts, Similar Challenges. SUSTAIN's Experiences with Improving Integrated Care in Europe . International journal of integrated care.

de Bruin SR, Stoop A, Billings J, Leichsenring K, Ruppe G, Tram N, Barbaglia MG, Ambugo EA, Zonneveld N, Paat-Ahi G, et al. (2018). The SUSTAIN Project: A European Study on Improving Integrated Care for Older People Living at Home . International journal of integrated care.

Paat-Ahi G (2015). Common DRG System - the Future of Europe? A Response to Recent Commentary . International journal of health policy and management.

Paat-Ahi G, Aaviksoo A, Swiderek M, EuroDRG group (2014). Cholecystectomy and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs): patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries . International journal of health policy and management.

Gerli Paat-ahi, Riina , Heli Laarmann (2014). Evaluation of the new born hearing screening programme . Eesti Arst.

Gerli Paat-ahi, Riina Sikkut, Vootele Veldre (2014). Quality of life study of cancer patients in Estonia .

Paat-Ahi G, Swiderek M, Sakowski P, Saluse J, Aaviksoo A, EURODRG group (2012). DRGs in Europe: a cross country analysis for cholecystectomy . Health economics.

Paat G, Uusküla A, Tefanova V, Tallo T, Priimägi L, Ahi K (2009). The trends and risk factors for hepatitis B occurrence in Estonia . Central European journal of public health.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Gerli Paat-ahi, Raul Allan Kiivet, Helle Visk (2013). Factors Associated with 30-Day and 1-Year Readmission and 1-Year Mortality Rates after PCI in Estonia. The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQUA) , Edinburgh, United Kingdom.