

Instructor
Research Fellow in Cancer Health Economics, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast
Dr. Ethna McFerran is a Cancer Health Economist at Queen’s University Belfast, specialising in oncology health economics, health systems, and policy. She has a background in cancer nursing and a PhD in cancer health economics, she has over twenty years’ experience in cancer care, clinical trials and research applying economic modelling. She has recently secured a significant grant to lead a groundbreaking project (LUNG SHOT) aimed at establishing lung cancer screening programmes across the island of Ireland. She is a leader in cross-sector collaboration and a passionate advocate for equitable healthcare, with significant contributions to cancer care policy, cost-effectiveness analysis, and digital health infrastructure.