Research Summary
Dr. Risko’s research focuses on increasing access to high-quality global emergency care. Topics of interest within this field include health system resilience, health economics, and policy development.
Selected Publications
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Risko N, Werner K, Offorjebe OA, Vecino-Ortiz AI, Wallis LA, Razzak J. Cost-effectiveness and return on investment of protecting health workers in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one. 2020 Oct 9;15(10):e0240503
Werner K, Risko N, Burkholder T, Munge K, Wallis L, Reynolds T. Cost–effectiveness of emergency care interventions in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Bull World Health Organ. 2020 May 1;98:341-52
Risko N, Chandra A, Burkholder TW, Wallis LA, Reynolds T, Calvello Hynes EJ, Razzak J. Advancing research on the economic value of emergency care. BMJ Glob Health.2019;4(Suppl 6):e001768. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001768
Calvello EJ, Broccoli M, Risko N, et al. Emergency care and health systems: Consensus-based recommendations and future research priorities. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(12):1278-1288
Hirshon JM, Risko N, Calvello EJ, et al. Health systems and services: The role of acute care. Bull World Health Organ. 2013;91(5):386-388
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