February 10, 2010
Location: Lund, Sweden
Dates: May 7-8, 2010
Submission deadline: February 10th 2010
Papers are invited for submission for the 11th European Health Economics
Workshop. The workshop will be hosted by the Department of Economics,
Lund University
Objective and topics: The aim is to provide a forum that encourages the
development, critical appraisal and dissemination of methodological
research in health economics. The workshop focuses mainly on
microeconomic models in health economics with an emphasis on industrial
organization, but contributions in other areas as well as empirical
applications are also welcome. The Workshop is run over two days. There
are no parallel sessions and one hour is devoted to each paper, with
presentations by the author and a nominated discussant. The number of
participants will be limited to around 40 people. Participants are
expected to attend the whole of the meeting and play a role as author,
discussant or chairperson.
Funding is available to cover the costs of accommodation and meals
during the Workshop. Participants pay their own travel costs.
Submission procedures: Papers for the Workshop will be selected on the
basis of full drafts. The deadline for submitting draft papers is
February 10th 2010. Papers must be submitted electronically (PDF or
Word) by email to eric.rehn@nek.lu.se. Authors will be notified about
acceptance by March 1st and will be required to provide electronic
versions (PDF or Word) of the final paper by April 1st. Papers will be
posted on the Workshop website in downloadable format.
Scientific Committee: Carl Hampus Lyttkens (Lund University), Kurt
Brekke (Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration),
Mathias Kifmann (University of Augsburg), Albert Ma (Boston University),
Pau Olivella (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona), Luigi Siciliani
(University of York).
Further information will be posted on the workshop’s website:
http://www.nek.lu.se/ehew11/
If you have any questions, please contact Eric Rehn at
eric.rehn@nek.lu.se.
February 10, 2010: Health Economics , Workshop
February 12, 2010
Location: Hall i.T. / Innsbruck, Austria
Conference dates: May 30-June 2, 2010
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: February 12, 2010
Venue: UMIT - University for Health Sciences
We are very pleased to announce the 13th Biennial European Meeting of
the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), which will take place
from May 30 to June 2, 2010, in the city of Hall/Tyrol in Austria. The
conference venue will be UMIT - University for Health Sciences in a
modern building located close to the beautiful medieval town center,
surrounded by the wonderful mountains of Tyrol. Hall is easily
accessible by train or airplane from all over Europe, the airport
Innsbruck is 20 minutes away, the Munich airport 2 hours (shuttles from
Munich to Hall are available).
The conference will begin as usual with short courses on Sunday, May 30,
followed by a reception on Sunday night. The conference will include
plenary sessions, oral presentations, posters, workshops, panel
discussions, and Special Symposia on ‘Public Health Decision Making’ and
‘Personalized Decision Making’.
We also plan an exciting social event on Tuesday night.
Further details and the call for abstract are posted on the SMDM website
http://www.smdm.org and the conference website http://www.umit.at/esmdm2010.
We would like to invite you to submit abstracts for the 13th SMDM
European Meeting 2010 at UMIT, Hall/Innsbruck, Austria
Abstracts will be reviewed for acceptance on their scientific merit and
should be clearly written.
There are 4 abstract categories:
A. Oral Presentations (10 min + 5 min discussion)
B. Poster Presentations
C. Panel Discussions (30 min presentations + 30 min discussion)
D. Workshops (45 min presentations + 15 min discussion)
Research abstracts should report original work that has not been published prior to the European SMDM Meeting. Abstracts may reflect work previously presented elsewhere, but should not have previously been presented at a European SMDM Meeting.
Panel Discussions should focus on a “hot” or controversial topic in medical decision making. A Panel consists of a moderator and 2 or more panelists. The panelists should provide different aspects, perspectives or opinions on the topic discussed and should be from different institutions or work settings (decision maker, academia, industry, provider etc.).
Workshops are intended to share new and innovative methods and experiences in the field of medical decision making. The workshops should be interactive.
Kindly specify your preferred category. The authors will be informed in
due time whether their abstract has been accepted and which category it
was assigned to. We ask you to understand that the number of slots for
oral presentations is limited. Therefore, some presenters may be asked
to adapt their oral presentations to posters. Inclusion of abstracts in
the scientific program is dependent on payment of registration fees. All
accepted abstracts will be published in a volume of the Journal Medical
Decision Making.
All abstracts must be submitted in English and sent as an email attachment to:
esmdm@umit.at
Instructions for the Preparation of Abstracts:
- Abstracts should be submitted as Word file.
- Font: Times New Roman, size 11 points, single spacing.
- Title should be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS, bold and left aligned
- In research abstracts, the presenting author’s name should be underlined.
- Abstracts for panel discussions should include the name of the moderator and speakers and a short description of the topic.
- Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words for poster and oral presentations, no longer than 350 words for workshops and panel discussions
- No end-notes, diagrams or frames are acceptable
- If submitting more than one abstract, each abstract must be sent as a separate e-mail message and the title should indicate these are separate abstracts, i.e., FrankBlackAbstract_1.doc
- Please note: faxed abstracts will not be accepted
All abstracts will be reviewed by an Abstract Review Committee assembled
and managed by the Scientific Program Committee.
You can find the areas of topics for abstract submission at
http://www.umit.at/esmdm2010
Program Co-Chairs:
Uwe Siebert, Austria
Elisabeth Fenwick, UK
Joe Pliskin, Israel
February 12, 2010: Public Health
February 15, 2010
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop dates: 7 - 8 May 2010
Submission deadline: 15 February 2010
The Centre of Health Studies and Research of the University of Coimbra,
Portugal (Centro de Estudos e Investigacao em Saude - CEISUC,
http://www.uc.pt/org/ceisuc/) invites researchers, irrespective of their
institutional or geographical affiliation, to submit theoretical, applied
or policy-oriented research papers to the First CEISUC’s International
Workshop on Demand for Health and Health Care.
The Workshop will be held on 7 - 8 May 2010, in Coimbra, at the Faculty of
Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC; http://www.fe.uc.pt). Full
papers should be submitted electronically until 15 February 2010 to the
e-mail address ceisuc@fe.uc.pt. Decision notices on submitted papers will
be reported no later than 31 March 2010.
Keynote speakers:
Professors Andrew Jones (University of York)
John Mullahy (to be confirmed) (University of Wisconsin, Madison).
Accepted papers will be presented in 35 minutes-long sessions, including paper
debate by a pre-assigned discussant.
The Workshop will be preceded, on May, 6th, by two short courses on Applied
Health Econometrics, by Professors Andrew Jones and John Mullahy.
Please check out details of the Workshop and short courses at the CEISUC
website, http://www.uc.pt/org/ceisuc/. Further queries about the conference
and courses should be sent to ceisuc@fe.uc.pt
February 15, 2010: Workshop
February 22, 2010
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Venue: The University of Michigan
Conference dates: May 20-22, 2010
Submission deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010
The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of Michigan are pleased to announce “The
Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities”, to be
held May 20-22, 2010. This unique forum will gather experts from diverse
perspectives to address the issue of cancer health disparities in the
United States. We intend to explore the current state of knowledge in
this field, to discuss the impact of the current economic crisis on
health disparities, and to focus particular attention on current and
future interventions and policy initiatives that may ameliorate these
inequities.
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers to be included in our
session entitled, “The Economics of Cancer Health Disparities.” This
session will be held on Friday, May 21, 2010. Papers will be accepted
for review that address relevant topics that include, but are not
limited to, income, employment, state, federal, and non-profit budgets,
and health states for patients at risk for or diagnosed with cancer. A
special emphasis will be placed on papers that discuss innovative
solutions for cancer prevention and care in the setting of economic
challenges.
Papers will be peer-reviewed by faculty members who serve on the
planning committee. Papers may be accepted for poster or podium
presentation. Highly-promising papers will be selected to receive travel
scholarships and honoraria.
The deadline for submission is Monday, February 22, 2010 at 5:00pm EST.
Please send a word document to cfriese@umich.edu with the following
information:
Abstract Title Name, Title, Affiliation of Authors Abstract Text (no
more than 500 words). Please include background and objective, methods
and data sources, results, and conclusions.
Abstract authors will be notified of acceptance by March 1, 2010.
Authors must be available to present their work in person on May 21,
2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
February 22, 2010: Health Research
February 26, 2010
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates: May 26-27, 2010
Submission deadline: February 26th, 2010
Registration deadline: April 30th, 2010
The next annual meeting of the Canadian Health Economics Study Group
(CHESG) will take place May 26-27, 2010 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Registration is now open! Please register at http://www.regonline.ca/CHESG
before April 30th, 2010.
For those wishing to present, the deadline for submission of full papers
for review is February 26th, 2010. Decisions regarding acceptance will
be made by April 1st, 2010.
Papers are invited from any area of health economics, theoretical and
empirical. While papers relating to any jurisdiction will be considered,
preference will be given to those papers which are directly relevant to
Canada.
To submit an article, please include two title pages, both including the
title of the paper and the abstract. Do not include names of the authors
or any information enabling their identification on the second page.
Please send your complete paper to chesg2010@mcgill.ca.
All relevant information (e.g., directions, accommodation, program, and
papers) will be posted on the conference web site:
http://www.regonline.ca/CHESG.
Please direct any inquiries to chesg2010@mcgill.ca.
General Description
The Canadian Health Economics Study Group meets annually. Participants
are usually faculty members and graduate students affiliated to Canadian
universities and individuals working in the government sector (Health
Canada, provincial ministries of Health) or research institutes.
Researchers affiliated to universities outside of Canada also regularly
attend the meeting. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit
their research (registration fees are waived). In the past graduate
students often presented their own research or formally discussed
another researcher’s work.
Topics covering both theoretical and empirical economics are discussed.
Each paper will be allotted 45 minutes of which twenty five are given to
the author to present, ten minutes are given to a discussant to comment
on the paper and ten minutes are used for discussion from the floor. All
conference participants are expected to attend all sessions and to have
read the research papers prior to the meeting. The conference will
consist of a full day of presentations on May 26th and a half day of
presentations on May 27th. There are no parallel sessions. A total of
ten papers will be selected for presentation using a double-blinded
process. Papers will be selected on the basis of academic quality alone;
there is no theme for the conference.
Keynote speakers are Jonathan Skinner of Dartmouth University, USA and
Luigi Siciliani of The University of York, UK.
Local organizers:
Erin Strumpf, McGill University
erin.strumpf@mcgill.ca
Pierre-Thomas Léger, HEC Montréal
pierre-thomas.leger@hec.ca
Marie Allard, HEC Montréal
marie.allard@hec.ca
CHESG participants include faculty members and graduate students
affiliated with Canadian universities, policy-makers working in the
government sector (Health Canada, provincial ministries of Health), and
individuals working in research institutes and other organizations
interested in health policy. Researchers affiliated with universities
outside of Canada also regularly attend the meeting, allowing for
exchange of ideas and research results on an international scale.
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit their research (the
conference fee is waived). Topics in both theoretical and empirical
health economics are included.
For additional information, contact chesg2010@mcgill.ca.
February 26, 2010: Health Economics
March 1, 2010
Location: Athens, Greece
Conference Dates: 28-30 June 2010 & 1 July 2010
Abstract submission deadline: 1st of March 2010 Extended
The University of Athens (School of Law, Economics and Political
Science) in collaboration with the Health Research Unit of the Athens
Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organize their 9th
International Conference in Athens, Greece, 28-31 JUNE 2010 & 1 JULY
2010. The conference website is http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Health.htm
The registration fee is €250 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2
lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. In addition, a Greek
night of entertainment, a dinner, a half-day tour to archaeological
sites in Athens and a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands.
Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number
of rooms at a special conference rate.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars, researchers and
students from all areas of health economics, management and policy.
Areas of interest include (but are not confined to): Equity and Poverty
in Health, Pharmaceutical Economics, Quality of Life, Economic
Evaluation, Health Care Reforms, Social Security, School Health
Programs, Health Law and Health Related Business.
Selected (reviewed) papers will be published in a Special Volume of the
Conference Proceedings.
Please submit a 300-word abstract (by email) by 1st of March 2010
to:
Dr. John Yfantopoulos,
Professor, School of Law, Economics and
Political Science,
University of Athens,
Head of the Health Research
Unit of ATINER,
8 Valaoritou Street,
Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece
Tel.: + 30 210 363-4210
Fax: + 30 210 3634209
Email: health@atiner.gr
URL: http://www.atiner.gr
If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a
session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or
books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send
an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr Director, ATINER.
The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established
in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to
become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the
world - could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and
discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER
has organized more than 100 international conferences and has published
over 80 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research
divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at
least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large
research projects.
March 1, 2010: Health Economics
Location: Berlin, Germany
Venue: Aquino Hotel Berlin
Date March 1-2, 2010
Program: 4 plenary sessions, Paper and Poster presentations (Preliminary program available end of the year), pre-conference workshops
Information available through http://www.dggoe.org
March 1, 2010: Health Economics
March 15, 2010
Location: Phnom Penh
Date: March 2010
The Cambodia Development Resources Institute (CDRI) is convening a
three-day conference in March 2010 with support from the Department for
International Development, UK (DFID) to explore four themes related to
the institutions and incentives that moderate the behaviour of health
workers and health service consumers:
- Alternative organisational arrangements for delivering health services including commissioning and purchasing
- The incentives associated with alternative health worker employment contracts
- Healthworker management regimes
- The incentives health service consumers have for using healthcare effectively
Papers will be presented by Cambodian researchers, international
speakers and the authors of commissioned papers
March 15, 2010: Health Research
March 24, 2010
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Conference dates: 24-27 March 2010
Sumission dates: 1 October - 15 November 2009
Leszek Balcerowicz, President, and Maureen O’Hara , Vice President, of
the International Atlantic Economic Society cordially invite you to
participate in the 69th International Atlantic Economic Conference.
Economists from around the world will be brought together in Prague,
Czech Republic to discuss the challenges of tomorrow. Through the
Society and its international conferences, economists have the
opportunity to become better acquainted with each others’ work. Past
participants have included Nobel laureates, prime ministers, and other
high ranking members of the profession.
For more information regarding the conference program, registration and accomodation please see the Main Prague Conference Web Page
March 24, 2010: Health Economics
March 29, 2010
Location: Mary Ward House, London
Conference dates: 29 - 31
March 2010
Abstract submission deadline: 20 December 2009
Health and Social Care systems are undergoing major changes worldwide,
due in part to changes in demography and in part to increased
competition between parts of the system whether they are hospitals,
primary care trusts, or general practitioners. Yet running health and
social care systems efficiently and effectively is crucial to improving
or even maintaining our quality of life. Over the years, extensive
research has been conducted to find immediate and long-term solutions to
issues that are routinely faced by health and social care management
professionals, such as waiting lists and bed capacity, hospital
redesign, workforce planning and scheduling, patient flow modelling,
performance management, disease monitoring, and health care technology
assessment. Simulation and modelling techniques (statistical analysis,
stochastic processes, queuing theory, mathematical programming,
heuristics, discrete event simulation, system dynamics, etc) have shown
to be increasingly valuable in providing useful information to aid
planning and management.
The aim of the conference is to bring together health care managers,
clinicians, management consultants, and mathematicians, operational
researchers, statisticians, economists, computer scientists etc from
across the world with a view to bridging the gap between the communities
and to exploring recent developments and identifying fruitful avenues
for further research.
We invite researchers in all relevant problem domains and methodologies
to submit abstracts of 300-500 words online at http://online.ima.org.uk/
or to Amy Marsh at Amy.Marsh@ima.org.uk by 20 December 2009. Case
studies and methodological papers are both welcome. Authors of accepted
abstracts will be notified by the end of January 2010. Authors should
indicate whether they wish to make an oral or a poster presentation.
Poster presentations are particularly welcome as they stimulate
discussion and feedback.
We are also planning a special poster presentation session for PhD
students to show their work in progress. Selected papers presented at
the conference (whether orally or as a poster) will be published in the
Springer journal Health Care Management Science or the IMA Journal of
Management Mathematics.
Keynote Speakers
The keynote talks will be given by health services leaders as well as
prominent academics involved in health operational research.
Confirmed
invited speakers include:
Prof Sir Bruce Keogh (NHS Medical Director)
Prof William Pierskella (UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA)
Dr
David Worthington (Lancaster University Management School)
Kate
Silvester BSc MBA FRCOphth (Clinical Systems Improvement) originally
trained and practised as an ophthalmologist. In 1991 she retrained as a
manufacturing systems engineer and spent seven years in management
consultancy transferring manufacturing principles to service industries
such as banking, airlines and healthcare. In 1999 she rejoined the UK’s
National Health Service and worked on many national programmes improving
the flow of patients through the system, thus addressing timeliness,
cost and quality. Kate’s specific area of expertise is in the
management of organisational systems to address the variability in
demand and capacity. In November 2007 she joined the EU-Japan World
Class Manufacturing Programme to translate the Lean Thinking approach
into Healthcare. She was appointed an Honorary Associate Professor, in
the Health Sciences Research Institute at Warwick Medical School in
January 2009. She is currently sponsored by The Health Foundation and
leads an ‘Inquiry into Flow, Cost and Quality’ with South Warwickshire
Hospitals NHS Trust and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust.
Organising Committee
Thierry Chaussalet (Chair), University of
Westminster
Rose Baker, University of Salford
Sally Brailsford,
University of Southampton
Peter Millard, St George’s Hospital Medical
School
Martin Pitt, Peninsula Medical School
Martin Utley, CORU,
University College London
Registration - Is now open at
http://online.ima.org.uk/
Early Bird Conference Fees (before 22 February
2010):
Non IMA Member: £375
IMA Member: £310
Student: £250
Day delegate
rates are available.
Late Conference Fees (after 22 February 2010):
Non
IMA Member: £400
IMA Member: £335
Student: £250
Further information
from:
Amy Marsh, Conference Officer
The Institute of Mathematics and its
Applications
Catherine Richards House
16 Nelson Street
Southend-on-Sea
Essex SS1 1EF
United Kingdom
T: 01702 356104
F: 01702 354111
E: amy.marsh@ima.org.uk
W: http://www.ima.org.uk
Charity Registration Number: 1017777
March 29, 2010: Health Care