February 10, 2012
Location: Milano, Italy
Date: February 10, 2012
Early bird registration deadline: December 15, 2011
SDA Bocconi School of Management’s Master of International Health Care
Management, Economics and Policy (MIHMEP), is proud to host the
International Conference on Sustaining and Implementing Universal Health
Coverage, taking place at Bocconi University Grafton Building on 10th
February 2012, in collaboration with Bocconi Alumni Association.
A unique International gathering of high visibility and importance, the
Conference will examine the most up-to-date and state of the art
initiatives addressing Universal Access to Health Care for all
countries: high-, medium- and low-income. The conference will highlight
the four different perspectives of Management, Economics, Global and
Public Health thanks to the involvement of prominent academics
worldwide, including: Timothy Evans (James P. Grant School of Public
Health at BRAC University, Bangladesh), Gerard de Pouvourville (ESSEC,
France), Mike Drummond (York University, UK), Nancy Kane (Harvard School
of Public Health, US), Martin McKee (LSHTM, UK), Peter Spurgeon (Warwick
University, UK), Guido Tabellini (Universita Bocconi, Italy), and key
global policymakers such as the European Commission, OECD, WHO, World
Bank and members of the private sector.
For more information and to register:
http://www.sdabocconi.it/universalhealth
email: universalhealth@sdabocconi.it
February 10, 2012: Health Care , Health Economics
February 15, 2012
Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: June 10-12, 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 15 February, 2012
Short course proposal submission deadline: 9 January, 2012
“Preventing infections in a globalized world - what can decision analysts do?”
New For Smdm Europe 2012: Submit Your Short Course Proposal Online
Deadline is 9 January, 2012
Additional information can be found at the following link: http://www.smdm2012.com.
February 15, 2012: Public Health
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: July 20 and 21, 2012
Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2012
The International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) is now welcoming the
submission of abstracts through February 15, 2012 for the upcoming 7th
AIDS and Economics Pre-Conference.
This call is open to individuals who are conducting research on the
issue of HIV/AIDS and economics. Typical topics in past Pre-Conferences
have included HIV costing, cost-effectiveness analysis, resource
allocation and expenditure tracking, AIDS and the workplace, AIDS and
the private sector, economics and behavior change, and socio-economic
impact assessments
In addition to individual submissions, groups who would like to propose
a panel on one particular topic may do so by proposing presenters and
abstracts as a group. The panel should not comprise more than four
abstracts. Reviewers reserve the option of selecting a panel to
present, selecting individual abstracts within a panel or rejecting all
abstracts within a proposed panel.
Winning papers will be presented during a 2-day symposium on July 20 and
21, 2012, immediately prior to the XIX International AIDS Conference to
be held on July 22-27 in Washington, D.C.
Organizers will provide scholarships for some presenters from developing
countries to attend the IAEN preconference and will accept other
abstracts for presentation but without scholarship. Scholarships will
cover travel, per diem, and conference registration fees for the XIX
International AIDS Conference. All others will be invited to attend and
present at their own expense.
Abstracts submissions should be structured as follows:
Background: Indicate the purpose and objective of the research, the hypothesis that was tested or a description of the problem being analyzed or evaluated.
Methods: Describe the setting/location for the study, study design, study population, ethical considerations, data collection and methods of analysis used.
Results: Present as clearly and detailed as possible the findings/outcome of the study, with specific results in summarized form.
Conclusions: Briefly discuss the data and main outcome of the study. Emphasize the significance for HIV prevention, treatment, care and/or support, and implications of the results.
The abstract text body is limited to 300 words. Titles are limited to 50
words. Please limit your abstract to one page when printed in MS Word
document format. Applicants may feel free to submit the same abstracts
to both the AIDS and Economics Pre-Conference and the XIX International
AIDS Conference.
Please submit abstracts or any questions to Ramona Godbole at
iaen2007@gmail.com. Please indicate in your submission if you would
like to be considered for the available scholarships and if you wish to
submit individually or as a panel.
February 15, 2012: Health Economics
February 25, 2012
Location: Paris, France
Dates: 26 and 27th April 2012
Submission deadline: February 25th 2012
The International Society for Research on Innovation and Change in
Health Care Systems (ISRICH) is an initiative of researchers in various
countries who wish to exchange research results and national and
international experiences on a regular basis. Their main interest is to
explain the factors that affect the evolution of health care systems and
their interaction with the wider environment in society, politics and
culture.
Call for paper: what consequences can we anticipate from the
globalization of the health care?
For over thirty years, the creation of transnational health groups and
the global dissemination of medical innovations have profoundly changed
the health care systems that were originally built on national or local
bases.
Many countries, including Tunisia, Hungary, Thailand and recently India,
have chosen to make heath care a developmental priority, which has
resulted in diverse benefits for their respective territories and for
mankind. What is the projected impact of the varied public policies in
these regions? Does innovation really play a role in the improvement of
health care systems?
Faced with requests for adaptations in this sector (e.g., management
arrival, budgetary constraints, professional “crises”), different
national and local adaptation strategies have been tested. Is the
globalization of health care subject to the development of regions or,
on the contrary, does it participate in the development of regions?
Alongside regions, patients and health care professionals must integrate
with these developments. How do health professionals involved in this
new landscape of health care position themselves? What adaptation
strategies have they effectively put in place?
The principal themes of study are:
- What are the consequences of the new world order when it comes to health?
- What are the consequences of the specialization of territories or regions in each health care sector?
- What are the new material and symbolic boundaries of care, and what is their impact on patients, health professionals, and the practice of health care itself?
Website for the conference:
Information regarding the conference proceedings will be available on
the following website: http://www.isrich.eu.
Paper submission:
Invitation to the conference is based on a paper of around 20 pages. The
paper must include information on the relevant theories being tested,
methodology, data, and (expected) results. The proposal must provide a
concise title, author details, mailing address, telephone numbers and
e-mail address.
Send papers to: bertrandpauget at http://www.ebs-paris.com before February 25th 2012.
Important dates:
March15th 2011: Notification of rejection or acceptation of the papers to the conference
April 20th 2011: Deadline for registration and payment of fees for the conference
Conference fees:
Conference fees are 100 [euro] to be paid to the account of the scientific
committee. They include coffee breaks, lunch (26 and 27th of april), and
the conference dinner (26th of april).
February 25, 2012: Health Care
February 27, 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dates: June 6-7, 2012
Full-Paper submission deadline: February 27, 2012
The Canadian Health Economist’s Study Group is an annual conference of
economists with an interest in theoretical or empirical economic
analysis of issues related to health or health care. The conference
typically covers a day and a half.
Dr. Donald Kenkel and Dr. Joseph Terza will each deliver a keynote
address. Dr. Kenkel’s research focuses on the economics of disease
prevention and health promotion. In particular, his research on the
economics of public health policies has focused on the use of alcohol
taxes and other policies to prevent alcohol problems, the use of
cigarette taxes to prevent youth smoking, and the effect of advertising
to promote smoking cessation. Dr. Terza’s research focuses on applied
health econometrics, specializing in the development and application of
nonlinear econometric methods for the analysis of health policy using
survey (non-experimental) data. In particular, his recent health policy
research has looked at labor market outcomes of individuals with spinal
cord injury, the use and finance of prescription drugs for the elderly,
and the economic causes and consequences of substance abuse.
Meals will be provided. All other expenses, including transportation and
lodging, are the participant’s responsibility. Selection of papers for
presentation is done by a local scientific committee, based on
submission of completed papers, not abstracts.
Ten papers will be accepted for presentation. The conference will
consist of a full day of presentations on Wednesday, June 6 and a
half-day of presentations on Thursday, June 7. Each paper is allotted 45
minutes for the presentation, comments from a discussant, and general
discussion. Submissions are invited from any geographical location.
If you would like to present, please submit a complete draft in two
versions: (i) an anonymized version, and (ii) a version containing
author(s) contact information. Submissions should be in an electronic
format (.doc or .pdf) and sent to chesg@ualberta.ca by February 27,
2012. Submissions should be unpublished. Decisions will be made by April
1, 2012. The conference organizers must receive complete papers by May
1. For further information, please contact the local organizing
committee at chesg@ualberta.ca.
Series Organizing Committee:
Audrey Laporte, University of Toronto, Chair
Emma Pierard, University of Waterloo co-Chair
Chris Auld, University of Victoria
Paul Grootendorst, University of Toronto
Pierre-Thomas Leger, HEC Montreal
Logan McLeod, University of Alberta
Local Organizing Committee:
Logan McLeod, University of Alberta
Jane Ruseski, University of Alberta
February 27, 2012: Health Economics
February 28, 2012
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Date: 1-3 June 2012
Submission deadline: February 28, 2012
The goal of this conference is to bring together international scholars
working on aspects of the health and development nexus for exchange of
ideas and discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied
economic research.
It has long been recognized that poor health is a major obstacle to the
progress of developing countries. Still, however, little is known about
the mechanisms linking health and development. Furthermore, policies
need to be based on a clear understanding of the relevant causal
relationships. It is the aim of the conference to expand our knowledge
on these issues.
Call for Papers
Theoretical as well as empirical contributions are welcome.
Suitable topics are:
- The role of market failures for health outcomes in developing countries
- The interdependence between poverty and health
- Mortality differences across time and space
- The political economy of health and underdevelopment
- The relationship between health, economic growth, and globalization
- Health inequalities and their consequences for impoverishment and income inequality
- The role of knowledge and education in the production of health
Papers on relevant topics should be sent in pdf format before February
28, 2012 to karlsson@vwl.tu-darmstadt.de. Contributions from young researchers are
encouraged. The conference fee is waived for participants giving papers.
Plenary Speakers
- Raouf Boucekkine (Universite catholique de Louvain; Universite Aix-Marseille II)
- Francisco Ferreira (The World Bank)
- Stephan Klasen (Universitaet Goettingen)
- Grant Miller (Stanford University)
- Peter Svedberg (Stockholm University)
February 28, 2012: Health Economics
March 12, 2012
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date: May 28, 2012
Venue: Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, 900 de la Gauchetiere W.
Abstract submission deadline: Friday February 10, 2012 - 11:59pm (EST)
Notification of decisions: Monday March 12, 2012
The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC)
invites you to submit an abstract for Canada’s 1st Applied Research
Conference in Cancer Control held on May 28, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec.
Are you a student? ARCC will provide financial assistance for top-rated
student abstracts.
- Oral presentations
- Poster presentations
The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC)
conference will bridge a connection between researchers and
decision-makers, using health economics, services, policy and ethics
research to improve cancer control and the delivery of cancer care.
For abstract instructions and to submit online click here
Early bird registration is open until March 30, 2012
For more information about the conference and key note speakers click here
It is free to become an ARCC Network Member with many benefits including discounted member conference rates.
To learn more about ARCC please see the website http://www.cc-arcc.ca/ or email ARCC@cancercare.on.ca
March 12, 2012: Health Research
March 15, 2012
Location: Sheffield, UK
Date: 15th and 16th March 2012
What does the course deliver?
This course examines in detail the requirements for utility data in
health technology assessment for agencies such as NICE. The course
covers both how to measure and use utility to meet the current
requirements of NICE and recent research including EQ-5D-5L valuation
and use of social value weightings for example in Value Based Pricing.
Course content
- Key issues in obtaining health state utility values
- Does it matter which instruments are used?
- What is the current NICE reference case?
- When are EQ-5D and other generic measures not appropriate?
- What are the latest developments in EQ-5D including EQ-5D-5L valuation?
- What should be done when EQ-5D and other generics are not appropriate?
- What should be done when (the generic) reference case data are not available?
- How can social value QALY weights be used? E.g. for Value Based Pricing methods.
- How should utility values be incorporated into cost effectiveness models?
The course will consist of a mixture of presentations, group work,
discussions and individual exercises.
Course team
Professor John Brazier, Professor Ben van Hout, Dr Tracey Young, Roberta
Ara, Dr Donna Rowen, Dr Anju Keetharuth
Who will benefit from the course?
The course is for academics, Government agencies, pharmacoeconomics and
outcomes experts in industry, and consultancies with an interest in the
use of health state utility data. The course is an updated version of a
course run four times over the last four years that was attended by
delegates from all around the world. Basic prior knowledge of patient
reported outcomes and health technology assessment is required, for
participants without this prior knowledge an additional half-day course
on 14th March is recommended.
Cost
Commercial £1,200
Academic/Government £700
We are also offering a half day workshop running 14th March in the
afternoon at a cost of £200
Please contact us for further information about discounts for block
bookings of 5 or more people
Further details, flyer and booking form can be found at
http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/sections/heds/shortcourses/utilities10.html
Or please contact
Jacquie Bennett, Short Course Unit, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, SHEFFIELD, S1 4DA
Tel. 0114 222 2968
Fax. 0114 272 4095
Email: jacquie.bennett@sheffield.ac.uk
March 15, 2012: Workshop
March 22, 2012
Location: Geneva
Venue: Starling Hotel
Date: March 22nd 2012
Transforming Europe’s healthcare; where should change happen?
Organised by Economist Conferences’, Healthcare in Europe, returning for
its second year, will confront the major health challenges facing the
continent. You’ll be able to engage in genuine dialogue and discover
practical solutions with a high-level group of influential healthcare
stakeholders.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Recep Akda, Minister for Health, Turkey
- Sir Andrew Dillion, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- David Byrne, Former EU Health Commissioner
- Else Smith, Director General, National Board of Health, Denmark
- Anant Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, LifeSpring Hospitals
For further information, visit: http://www.economistconferences.com/europehealth
March 22, 2012: Health Care
March 26, 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Venue: Westin Bayshore
Date: September 16 - 19, 2012
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 26, 2012
We wanted to remind you of the submission date for oral and poster
presentation at Priorities 2012, the biennial conference of the
International Society on Priorities in Health Care, taking place
September 16 - 19, 2012, at the Westin Bayshore, in Vancouver, BC.
We are excited to be accepting submissions for both Papers, and for
Organized Sessions, which allow for further flexibility in your
presentations and participation in the meeting.
Both Calls for Abstracts are available online at the following links:
Call for Papers: http://www.priorities2012.com/abstracts_papers.php
Call for Organized Sessions: http://www.priorities2012.com/abstracts_orgsessions.php
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Partnerships for Improving Health
Systems.” Program details will be available on the conference website in
January 2012.
Registration will open in February!
Priorities 2012 Secretariat
BUKSA Strategic Conference Services
Suite 307, 10328 - 81 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6E 1X2
priorities2012@buksa.com
http://www.priorities2012.com
March 26, 2012: Health Care