Health Communications

February 22, 2010

Call for Papers: The Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities

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

Call for papers: Annual Meeting Canadian Health Economics Study Group (CHESG)

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

Call for Abstracts: 9th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy

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

Second annual meeting of the German Association of Health Economics: Money Meets Medicine

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

Health sector institutions, motivation and performance conference

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 19, 2010

Call for Abstracts: The American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting

Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Venue: Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Conference dates: Wednesday, November 10 to Saturday, November 13, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: Friday, March 19, 2010

The American Evaluation Association invites evaluators from around the world to attend its annual conference to be held Wednesday, November 10, through Saturday, November 13, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. We’ll be convening at the lovely Grand Hyatt San Antonio, right in the heart of the vibrant city and adjacent to the Riverwalk’s nightlife, restaurants, and strolling grounds. Discounted hotel reservations will be available in March.

AEA’s annual meeting is expected to bring together approximately 2500 evaluation practitioners, academics, and students, and represents a unique opportunity to gather with professional colleagues in a collaborative, thought-provoking, and fun atmosphere.

The conference is broken down into 44 Topical Strands that examine the field from the vantage point of a particular methodology, context, or issue of interest to the field as well as the Presidential Strand highlighting this year’s Presidential Theme of Evaluation Quality. Presentations may explore the conference theme or any aspect of the full breadth and depth of evaluation theory and practice.

Proposals are due by midnight in the Eastern time zone, on Friday, March 19, 2010.

For more information please visit our conference website.

March 19, 2010: Evaluation

March 21, 2010

Call for Papers: First CEISUC International Workshop: Demand for Health and Health Care

Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop dates: 7 - 8 May 2010
Submission deadline: March 21, 2010 EXTENDED

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 March 21 to the e-mail address ceisuc@fe.uc.pt. Decision notices on submitted papers will be reported no later than April 10, 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

March 21, 2010: Workshop

March 24, 2010

69th International Atlantic Economic Conference

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

Sixth IMA International Conference on Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

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

Analysing Patient Data: how to use the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) to evaluate health care policy and practice

Location: York, UK
Dates: 29th-30th March 2010

Workshop at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York: 29th - 30th March 2010

The Hospital Episode Statistics contains details of all admissions to NHS hospitals and all NHS outpatient appointments in England. This intensive workshop introduces participants to HES data and how to handle and manipulate these very large data sets using computer software. Participants will engage in problem-solving exercises, analysing the information in highly interactive sessions.

The workshop is suitable for analysts working in Strategic Health Authorities, hospitals or Primary Care Trusts, and for health care researchers and PhD students.

Places are limited, so please register early to ensure your place. Full details and registration forms are available here: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/training/analysing.htm

March 29, 2010: Workshop

March 30, 2010

Call for Papers: The Economic and Social Implications of Health and Safety at Work

Location: Milan
Venue: Universita Cattolica
Conference dates: 2 - 3 July 2010
Submission deadline: 30 March 2010

Keynote Speakers:

Harvey M. Brenner (University of North Texas and Berlin University of Technology)
Maarten M. Lindeboom (Free University Amsterdam)

The HEALTH at WORK Co-ordination Action and the IEIL at the Universita’ Cattolica invite contributed papers and participants for the conference on the theme ‘Health and Safety at Work’

The theme of the conference is the assessment of the economic contexts, institutional structures and policy frameworks on occupational safety and health with the objective of identifying areas of policy action.

The aim of the conference is to provide a better understanding of the economic implications of health at work, bringing together the contributions of different disciplines: economics, sociology, occupational health and epidemiology. Cross-cutting and/or cross-country contributions are particularly welcome. The following list of themes is meant as a non-limiting indication of options for paper submissions.

• The relationship between health and working conditions at the workplace
• The economic costs borne by the worker and the firm from adverse work-related health conditions
• The role of work-environment health and safety practices in relation to the productivity of the firm
• The overall impact of work-related health on a set of relevant outcomes for individual workers and their firms (such as injury rates, absenteeism due to health reasons and quits)
• Occupational health and safety at work related to gender and age issues in light of the feminisation of the labour market and an ageing population
• The social and economic value of improvement of health at work and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of the job, job satisfaction and reduction of lost time at work
• Compensation for adverse working conditions
• Health and safety at work indicators research
• Absenteeism and accidents at work

Submission

Contributors should submit a full draft paper in PDF format by 30 March 2010, to Ioannis Theodossiou theod@abdn.ac.uk and Claudio Lucifora claudio.lucifora@unicatt.it. Decisions on acceptance will be announced by 30th April 2010. It is planned to publish selected papers from the conference programme as a special issue of a journal. Papers to be considered for selection must be delivered in finalised form at the conference, with the full text submitted by 1 August 2010.

Fees and registration

Participation fee (meetings, access to papers, lunches and conference dinner): £ 150 (£ 80 for PhD students). Please use the following payment and registration facility at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/haw/.

Scientific Committee

Ioannis Theodossiou and David McCausland (University of Aberdeen) and Claudio Lucifora and Elena Cottini (Universita Cattolica Milan).

Local Committee

Americo Cicchetti, Elena Cottini, Claudio Lucifora and Severino Sterpi (Universita Cattolica Milan).

Secretariat

Ms. Daniela Archetti, IEIL, UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE, LARGO GEMELLI 1 - 20123 MILANO
Phone: +39.02.72342976, Fax: +39.02.72342781 - E-mail: ist.eil@unicatt.it HEALTHatWORK website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/haw/

March 30, 2010: Health Economics

March 31, 2010

Call for Papers: 4th ISRICH Conference

Location: Paris, France
Conference dates: May 13-14, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2010

The survival of health care systems remains an outstanding issue in Western countries. How can we deal with a steadily increasing demand for health care due mainly to an aging population while at the same time experiencing tightening financial constraints?

The key themes of the 4th conference of the International Society for Research on Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems (ISRICH) are:

• How do the demographic changes (aging of the population) affect health care systems and the work of health professionals?
• What does a sustainable health care system really mean?
• How can we measure performance, effectiveness and sustainability of the health care system as well as of its organizations?
• How are new innovation and new knowledge created in health care systems and how do they reach patients?

Send extended abstracts (about 1000 words) to: bertrandpauget@ebs-paris.com before march 31th, 2010.

For further information on the conference see more on the homepge of ISRICH: http://www.isrich.eu.

March 31, 2010: Health Communications

April 1, 2010

Call for Abstracts: Third Conjoint Analysis in Health Conference

Location: Newport Beach, California, USA
Dates: October 5 - 7, 2010
Submission deadline: April 1, 2010

The third conjoint analysis in health conference (CAHC 2010) is being held between the 5th and 7th October, 2010, in Newport Beach Marriott, in Newport Beach, California. The only international conference devoted to the application of conjoint analysis, discrete choice, and other stated preference methods in health, the CAHC is organized in collaboration between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Sawtooth Software - who will be holding their conference concurrently. The organizing committee is currently seeking abstract submissions for poster, oral presentations and workshops for the conference. In past years, the conference has attracted methodological, clinical and policy focused researchers from a vast array of fields in medicine and public health. With this year’s conference theme being “Preferences for health and health care from around the globe”, the conference aims to attract international researchers from a range of fields such as outcomes research, medicine, health services research, health economics, psychology/psychometrics and public health. The scientific content will be presented on the Wednesday and Thursday of the conference (October, 6-7) and will include some joint sessions and networking opportunities with participants from the Sawtooth conference. Tuesday, October 5, will be devoted to two optional education workshops tailored specifically to the needs of preferences researchers in health, and participants will have the opportunity to participate in a range of other workshops organized by Sawtooth. Structured abstracts (Background, Objectives, Methods, Result, and Conclusions) of no more that 350 words should be submitted to John F P Bridges jbridges@jhsph.edu and contain the full name, affiliation, and email address of all authors. The deadline for submission is April 1 2010. Further information about the conference can be obtained by contacting Sharon White via email smwhite@jhsph.edu or telephone +1 410 955-0441.

April 1, 2010: Econometrics

April 6, 2010

Call for Papers: Social Capital and Health Global Network III Workshop on Social Capital and Health

Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: 10-11 September 2010
Submission deadline: April 6th 2010

Following the inaugural workshop in Berkeley 26-27 October 2006 and the second workshop in Paris 10-11 October 2008 we now invite the submission of draft papers or extended abstracts for a third workshop of the Social Capital and Health Research Network. This third event will take place in Oslo, Norway 10-11 September 2010 organized by the University of Oslo and co-sponsored by the Research Council of Norway.

During the last few years there has been a considerable increase in the interest and in the number of publications on the relation between social capital and health. The literature consists both of theoretical studies, studies based on micro-data within a single country and comparative cross-country studies at the aggregate and disaggregated levels. The workshop is open for all these types of contributions, and in particular for contributions that focus on an economic approach and contributions that aim at revealing the causal effect of social capital on health.

Papers for the workshop will be selected on the basis of draft papers or extended abstracts. Although draft papers are preferred, abstracts (minimum 600 words) that describe methods, results and data (if relevant) will also be considered. The deadline for submitting draft papers or extended abstracts is April 6th 2010. Papers or abstracts must be submitted electronically (PDF or Word) by email to tor.iversen@medisin.uio.no. Authors will be notified about acceptance by May 10th and will be required to provide electronic versions (PDF or Word) of the final paper by August 1st. Papers will be posted on the workshop website in downloadable format. Each paper will have an appointed discussant.

Scientific committee:

Timothy Brown (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
Paul Dourgnon (IRDES, France)
Sherman Folland (Oakland University, USA)
Tor Iversen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Florence Jusot (Universite Paris-Dauphine, France)
Audrey Laporte (University of Toronto, Canada)
Lorenzo Rocco (University of Padova, Italy)
Franco Sassi (OECD)
Richard M. Scheffler (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

Participants are expected to present a paper or act as a discussant or chair. Funding is available to cover the costs of accommodation and meals during the workshop. Participants pay their own travel costs.

April 6, 2010:

April 7, 2010

1st Australasian Workshop On Econometrics And Health Economics

Location: Melbourne, Australia
Dates: April 7 - 9, 2010
Abstract and registration deadline: November 1, 2009

A registration form and further information about the Workshop can be found at the webpage: http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/fawehe-page.html

Organisers: Bruce Hollingsworth (Monash University) and Tony Scott (University of Melbourne)

Scientific Committee: Denzil Fiebig (Chair) (University of New South Wales), Bill Greene (New York University), Andrew Jones (University of York), Mike Shields (University of Melbourne)

The Programme: This workshop provides the first in a series of forums for the development and dissemination of applications of econometrics and other quantitative methods in health economics. The 2010 workshop will take place at the Monash Conference Centre, Collins St, Melbourne. The number of participants will be limited to around 40 to avoid the need for parallel sessions.

The programme will consist of around 14 papers. Each paper will be allocated an hour, made up of a short presentation by the authors, followed by a response from a nominated discussant and a general discussion.

Papers will be circulated in advance and taken as read. Participants will be expected to attend the whole meeting and it is hoped that all participants will play a role as author, discussant or chairperson.

The deadline for submitting papers and registration forms is 1 November 2009.

Selection Of Papers: Papers for the 2010 Workshop will be selected on the basis of full papers. Authors will have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in a special Australian Workshop Supplement of Health Economics, and it would be helpful if papers are prepared according to the journal’s notes for contributors. See the www site above for more information.

Contact: bruce.hollingsworth@buseco.monash.edu.au

April 7, 2010: Workshop

April 17, 2010

GH/Innovate 2010 Global Health & Innovation Conference

Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Presented by: Unite For Sight
Dates: Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010
First abstract deadline: August 15, 2009
Final abstract deadline: September 20, 2009

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 participants from 55 countries. The conference challenges students, public health professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative, effective solutions to achieve global goals.

Keynote Speakers

“Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The World,” Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com

Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

Further conference information including abstract submission and registration can be found at: http://www.ghinnovate.org/

April 17, 2010: Health Care

April 23, 2010

Priorities 2010: Priority Setting in Difficult Economic Times

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dates: Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: December 18, 2009

The International Society on Priorities in Health Care (ISPHC) invites you to attend its next conference, Priorities 2010. This year’s conference theme will be Priority Setting in Difficult Economic Times. This timely topic will allow us to squarely address the financial crisis that has challenged the ability of health systems across the globe with questions about how to prioritize and deliver affordable health care. Coming earlier than our usual meeting time in October, the meeting is scheduled back-to-back with the Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health 5th Annual International Conference which will focus this year on the ethics of procedures in priority setting.

Please save the date, submit an abstract and plan to join us at this year’s meeting.

Call for Abstracts Opens October 20, 2009! Abstract guidelines on the web site.

Registration Now Open!

Conference Web Site: http://www.Organizational-Services.com/Priorities2010

Society Web Site: http://www.HealthCarePriorities.org

Key Dates

Call for abstracts opens October 20, 2009
Call for abstracts closes December 18, 2009
Abstract decision January 22, 2010

Registration

Early bird registration closes March 19, 2010

April 23, 2010: Health Care

April 30, 2010

Call for Abstracts: First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Location: Montreux, Switzerland
Conference dates: 16-19 November 2010
Submission deadline: 30 April 2010

The World Health Organization and partners will convene the inaugural global symposium on health systems research on 16-19 November 2010. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda for health systems research that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries. The Symposium is structured around two main streams:

• Stream 1: State of the Art Research
• Stream 2: State of the Art Research Methods

Applications are now being accepted in Stream 1 for individual presentations or proposals for organized sessions. Submissions in Stream 2 should be for organized sessions only.

• Submissions in Stream 1 should be on research studies that are completed or ongoing, but the results should be available at the time of the symposium
• Only on-line submissions are accepted
• Only English language submissions will be considered
• The abstract word count should be 300 words or less for Stream 1 and 500 words or less for Stream 2
• Limited funding is available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries
• The Symposium Secretariat reserves the right to accept, reject or request modifications of any submission

Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010

More information can be found at:

http://www.hsr-symposium.org/
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/symposium_brochure.pdf
email: healthsystemresearch@who.int

April 30, 2010: Health Care , Health Research

May 7, 2010

First CEISUC International Workshop: Demand for Health and Health Care

Location:Coimbra, Portugal
Workshop dates: 7 - 8 May 2010
Submission deadline: March 21, 2010 EXTENDED

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 March 21 to the e-mail address ceisuc@fe.uc.pt. Decision notices on submitted papers will be reported no later than April 10, 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

May 7, 2010: Workshop

May 13, 2010

4th ISRICH Conference

Location: Paris, France
Conference dates: May 13-14, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2010

The survival of health care systems remains an outstanding issue in Western countries. How can we deal with a steadily increasing demand for health care due mainly to an aging population while at the same time experiencing tightening financial constraints?

The key themes of the 4th conference of the International Society for Research on Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems (ISRICH) are:

• How do the demographic changes (aging of the population) affect health care systems and the work of health professionals?
• What does a sustainable health care system really mean?
• How can we measure performance, effectiveness and sustainability of the health care system as well as of its organizations?
• How are new innovation and new knowledge created in health care systems and how do they reach patients?

Send extended abstracts (about 1000 words) to: bertrandpauget@ebs-paris.com before march 31th, 2010.

For further information on the conference see more on the homepge of ISRICH: http://www.isrich.eu.

May 13, 2010: Health Care

First Annual Midwestern Health Economics Study Group Conference

Location: Chicago IL, USA
Dates: May 13-14, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2010

Sponsored by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois

The purpose of this invitational conference is to present and promote active exchange and discussion of the latest health economics research among senior and junior economists. Some meals will be provided. All other expenses, including transportation and lodging, are the participants’ responsibility.

Ten papers will be accepted for presentation. The conference will consist of a full day of presentations on Thursday, May 13 and a half-day of presentations on Friday, May 14. There will be approximately 10 papers with each paper allotted 60 minutes. While submissions are invited from any geographical location, preference will be given to presenters from the Midwestern region of the United States.

Steering Committee:

Tom Buchmueller (University of Michigan)
Tom DeLeire (University of Wisconsin)
David Dranove (Northwestern University)
Roger Feldman (University of Minnesota)
Bob Kaestner (UIC)
Tony Lo Sasso (UIC)
Will Manning (University of Chicago)
Tim McBride (Washington University)
Anne Beeson Royalty (IUPUI)

Organizing Committee at University of Illinois at Chicago:

Tony Lo Sasso
Bob Kaestner
Lorens Helmchen

May 13, 2010: Health Economics

May 19, 2010

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe 2010

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Dates: 19-20 May 2010

As the leading European event on health care business innovation, The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe is the only major international forum that convenes over 325 leaders form all sectors of the share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. The 2010 Congress will feature the top industry influencers including health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

The 2010 agenda is proud to announce:

• Interactive Forums on Pharmacy Management, Diagnostics and Prevention, Innovations in Patient Relationship Management and Advances in Telemedicine
• Fresh perspectives with real life examples on Financial Sustainability, Hospital Strategies to Improve Quality and Safety, eHealth and Chronic Care
• Enhanced focus on Public-Private Partnerships, Hospital and IT Management, Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries
• Best practices from the World’s Innovators with delegations from over 45 countries and growing!

For more congress information please visit http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HR10015/

May 19, 2010: Health Care

May 20, 2010

The Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities

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.

May 20, 2010: Health Research

May 26, 2010

Annual Meeting Canadian Health Economics Study Group (CHESG)

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.

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.

May 26, 2010: Health Economics

May 27, 2010

International Applied Econometrics Association Conference: "Econometrics of Healthy Human Resources"

Location: Rome, Italy
Coference dates: May 27-29, 2010

More information can be found on: http://www.aea-eu.com/2010rome/

May 27, 2010: Econometrics

May 30, 2010

Society for Medical Decision Making 13th European Meeting 2010, Public Health Decision Making

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.

Program Co-Chairs:

Uwe Siebert, Austria
Elisabeth Fenwick, UK
Joe Pliskin, Israel

May 30, 2010: Public Health

June 3, 2010

The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action

Location: Chicago, Illinios, USA
Venue: Drake Hotel
Date: June 3rd and 4th, 2010
Abstractsubmission deadline: December 31, 2009

Research shows that people living in communities plagued high rates of joblessness, poverty, crime and violence as well as inadequate housing, health care, education and social services suffer disproportionately high rates of stress, anxiety, trauma-induced illnesses, depression, substance abuse and cognitive challenges. Often, the mental health preventions and interventions that are implemented in these difficult social contexts are designed to affect individual change; rarely do they seek to address or alter the broader social conditions that cause psychological illness. By failing to address the critical social determinants of mental health, health care policies and programs often fall short of meeting the needs of our most disadvantaged communities.

On June 3rd and 4th, 2010, the Institute on Social Exclusion at the Adler School of Professional Psychology will host its annual conference at the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. Entitled “The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action”, the purpose of the Conference is to:

• Increase awareness about how social conditions impact mental health and well-being;
• Develop and disseminate mental health prevention and intervention strategies that are informed by the social determinants framework;
• Create multidisciplinary collaborations to identify and address the complex social conditions that impact mental health; and
• Develop new knowledge and practice innovations.

Keynote Speakers:

David Satcher, MD, PhD - The 16th Surgeon General of the United States, past member of the World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and currently, the Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Center at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH - Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Research Professor at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan.

A 300 word abstract is due on December 31, 2009.

For more detailed information please go to: http://www.adler.edu/about/2010annualconference.asp

June 3, 2010: Health Care , Health Policy , Health Research , Mental Health , Public Health

June 4, 2010

Health. Happiness. Inequality: Modelling the Pathways between Income Inequality and Health

Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Conference dates: 4-6 June 2010
Submission deadline: January 31, 2010

The purpose of this conference is to analyse the relationship between income inequalities and health. It is widely accepted that interpersonal comparisons and relative deprivation are closely related to an individual’s life satisfaction. However, economists have been reluctant to accept claims brought forward in other disciplines that economic inequalities as such have a direct impact on individual health. The conference aims at bringing these two perspectives together and shed some light on how economic modelling can contribute to our understanding of the interplay between income inequalities, life satisfaction, and health.

Papers on relevant topics in Microsoft Word or pdf format should be sent before January 31, 2010 to the following address:

Martin Karlsson
karlsson@vwl.tu-darmstadt.de
Chair of Applied Econometrics, TU Darmstadt

Contributions from young researchers are encouraged.

Submitted papers should include the following information:

• Title of the paper
• Name(s) of author(s) and institutional affiliation
• Mailing address and e-mail of the presenter
• Key words related with the subject of the paper

Submitted papers will be assessed and selected by the scientific committee of the conference. Acceptance of papers will be mailed to authors by March 1, 2010. There is no registration fee for the conference. Selected participants will be provided free lodging in the city of Darmstadt.

Keynote Address

Understanding Competitive Emotions - Perspectives from Neuroscience
Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory (University of Haifa)

Plenary Speakers

Conchita D’ambrosio (Bocconi University)
Andrew Clark (Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques)
Hugh Gravelle (University of York)
Olof Johansson-Stenman (University of Gothenburg)
Audrey Laporte (University of Toronto)

The format of the conference will allow ample time for discussion of individual papers. The number of presenters will be limited to 16.

Additional information about the conference can be found on http://www.vwl6.wi.tu-darmstadt.de.

June 4, 2010: Econometrics

June 6, 2010

7th HTAi Annual Meeting 2010

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Parallel panel submission dates: October 5th 2009 to November 15th 2009
Abstract submission dates: October 5th 2009 to January 15th 2010
Conference dates: June 6th 2010 to June 9th 2010

The International Scientific Programme Committee invites you to submit proposals for parallel panel sessions and abstracts for consideration for oral or poster presentation at the 7th HTAi Annual Meeting 2010.

The conference theme “Maximising the Value of HTA” will be explored in three plenary sessions. Workshops, parallel panel sessions and other presentations throughout the conference will explore all aspects of HTA. These events will provide an ideal opportunity for participants to learn, to engage and to share their experiences in the pursuit of best practice.

Please find the call for abstracts and the call for parallel panel sessions, more background information about the conference and what Dublin has to offer as well as submit your papers on-line at http://www.htai2010.org.

Please see the call for abstracts for more details of the new Interactive Sessions on HTA Policy and Practice and the Special Student Package.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us at htai2010@hiqa.ie.

Dr Michael Barry
Prof Mike Drummond
Co-Chairs International Scientific Programme Committee HTAi2010

June 6, 2010: Health Technology Assessment

European Congress Healthcare Planning and Design

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Conference dates: 6-9 June 2010
Abstract submission deadline: September 15th 2009, (12.00 hrs CET)

A European Congress that addresses challenges for the worldwide healthcare planning and design community, organised by the Dutch Centre for Health Assets in partnership with the European Centre for Health Assets and Architecture.

6-9 June 2010, Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The theme of the congress is ‘innovation in health assets strategy, architecture and finance for sustainable healthcare’. The main question which will be addressed in this congress is how the built environment will interact with the changing needs of the European healthcare sector. The new global financial situation is influencing public and private decisions and is making room for innovative solutions to create sustainable health assets in the wider Europe.

Windows of opportunity include new strategic real estate approaches, functional and aesthetic design innovations of healthcare environments, and health asset financing arrangements. As Europe’s economy is now exploring new territory, versatile solutions from a wide range of countries will be showcased, each of them providing different routes to ensure performance, accessibility, equity and quality of infrastructure. This congress will bring together policy makers, project decision makers, architects, healthcare managers and insurance providers to discuss various approaches derived from validated case studies.

More information about abstract submission can be found at call for presentations and the latest conference information can be found on the following website: http://ducha10.ducha.nl/

June 6, 2010: Health Care

June 20, 2010

Health, Healthcare and Behavior: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE)

Location: Ithaca, New York, USA
Dates: 20-23 June 2010

Sponsored by: College of Human Ecology, Dept. of Policy Analysis and Management and the Sloan Program in Health Administration, Cornell University
Co-sponsored by: Syracuse University and University of Rochester

The 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) is taking place on June 20-23 2010 in Ithaca, NY.

June 20, 2010: Health Economics

June 24, 2010

The 2010 IRDES Workshop Applied Health Economics and Policy Evaluation

Location: Paris, France
Dates: June 24-25 2010
Submission deadline: January 15, 2010

The program will consist of around 16 papers covering the following topics, with an emphasis on how results can help public decision or evaluate public policies.

• Health inequalities
• Health services utilization
• Insurance
• Health services research
• Econometric methodology

Each paper will be allocated 20 minutes for oral presentation by authors, 10 minutes for discussant and 10 minutes for general discussion.

This two days workshop will take place at IRDES, 10 rue Vauvenargues, Paris, France

Organisers:

Thierry Debrand and Paul Dourgnon (IRDES)

Scientific Committee:

• Brigitte Dormont (Paris Dauphine University)
• Alberto Holly (HEC Lausanne)
• Jeremiah Hurley (Mc Master University)
• Lise Rochaix (Haute Autoirite de Sante, France)

Registration

Registration fee is €200. Non authors can also apply for registration but only few places might be available.

Information

Further information about the Workshop can be found at the webpage: http://www.irdes.fr/EspaceRecherche/Colloques/Workshop2010/index.htm

Contact:

workshop2010@irdes.fr

June 24, 2010: Evaluation , Health Economics , Health Policy , Workshop

June 28, 2010

York Expert Workshops Programme for 2010: Centre for Health Economics The University of York

Location: York, UK
Dates:

• Quality of Life Workshop: 16th June - 18th June 2010
• Foundations Workshop: 21st June - 25th June 2010
• Advanced Workshop: 28th June - 2nd July 2010

2009 rates are maintained for 2010

Bookings are now being taken for Summer 2010 - places available on all Workshops

YEW 2010 Web Site: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/training/expert.htm
YEW online booking facility: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/forms/expertbook.htm

The York Expert Workshops are now in their 17th year. Over this period, decision-makers’ demands for information on the cost-effectiveness of health technologies have become more extensive and more sophisticated. At least 7 European countries and several managed care groups in the USA now require formal submissions of economic data as part o f the reimbursement process for medicines.

In order to keep pace with these developments, the York Expert Workshops programme is frequently updated, ensuring continued success. A major change in 2004 was that our Advanced Workshop was extended from 3 to 5 days and structured according to the main steps necessary to generate estimates of cost-effectiveness for a specific decision-maker, such as a reimbursement agency or health care payer. The Advanced Workshop goes beyond the exposition of general princi p les and includes detailed discussion of the analytic approaches required to compile an economic dossier, using a mixture of presentations, tutored sessions and practical exercises.

In 2008 our Foundations Workshop was also extended from 3 to 5 days, in re sponse to participants’ requests for more case studies and exercises. In addition, the statistical issues are now discussed in more depth so that participants are better prepared for more advanced study.

Our 3-day Quality of Life Workshop provides a det ailed introduction to the theory and practice of quality of life measurement with particular emphasis on its use in economic evaluation.

Objectives:

To inform and promote understanding in key areas of quality of life assessment and health economic evaluation.

• How to decide whether a particular evaluation is necessary.
• How to choose a particular methodology.
• How to identify the data required and appropriate instruments for data collection.
• How to undertake appropriate analysis.
• How to communicate the results effectively.

Created for:

Anyone involved in initiating, undertaking, managing or interpreting economic evaluations or quality of life assessments of medicines.

Within:

• pharmaceutical and medical device companies;
• clinical and health services research;
• health care decision-making.

For further details of our 2010 workshops, including dates and prices, our 2010 colour brochure is available to download as a pdf via the York Expert Workshops web-site link below, within the Centre for Health Economics web site:

YEW Web Site: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/training/expert.htm

The York Expert Workshops on-line booking facility is available via :

YEW online booking: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/forms/expertbook.htm

If you would like to receive a hard copy of our 2010 York Expert Workshops colour brochure, please e-mail your full postal address to: irss82@york.ac.uk

Colleagues may also be interested in our Advanced Modelling Course, which is run collaboratively with the University of Glasgow. For further information on this course please see the web-site below: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/training/modelling.htm

June 28, 2010: Workshop

9th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy

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.

June 28, 2010: Health Care , Health Policy

June 30, 2010

Economic Evaluations in Clinical Trials

Location: Glasgow, UK
Dates 30th June till 2nd July 2010

The Health Economic Appraisals Team (HEAT) at the University of Glasgow, together with researchers in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University will again run a three day workshop on conducting economic evaluations in clinical trials.

This course will be based around the recently published book ‘Economic Evaluation in Clinical Trials’ by Henry Glick, Jalpa Doshi and colleagues, part of the Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation series (see: http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198529972)

Lectures and hands-on workshops (using STATA) will cover the basics of economic evaluation (analysis of cost and outcome data) and some of the more advanced issues surrounding cost-effectiveness analysis (uncertainty and heterogeneity).

The course is suitable for people undertaking health economic evaluations in academia, consultancies and industry, as well as those involved in the design and analysis of clinical trials (statisticians and health service researchers).

The course will provide a practical guide to conducting economic evaluations alongside clinical trials. It will cover issues and techniques related to the collection of both cost and outcome data, the analysis of these data, as well as a framework for reporting and interpreting economic reports from clinical trials.

A range of supporting materials, examples, exercises and solutions - including a copy of the book - will be provided to participants.

The cost of the 3 day course is £950 for public/academic, and £1,480 for those from the commercial sector. Fees are fully inclusive of tuition, lunch, course dinner, and course materials but do not include accommodation. VAT is not payable.

More information can be found on the course webpage see: http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/healtheconomicappraisalsteam

Further details and booking information are available from Anne Marie McLean: a.m.mclean@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

June 30, 2010: Workshop

July 2, 2010

The Economic and Social Implications of Health and Safety at Work

Location: Milan
Venue: Universita Cattolica
Conference dates: 2 - 3 July 2010
Submission deadline: 30 March 2010

Keynote Speakers:

Harvey M. Brenner (University of North Texas and Berlin University of Technology)
Maarten M. Lindeboom (Free University Amsterdam)

The HEALTH at WORK Co-ordination Action and the IEIL at the Universita’ Cattolica invite contributed papers and participants for the conference on the theme ‘Health and Safety at Work’

The theme of the conference is the assessment of the economic contexts, institutional structures and policy frameworks on occupational safety and health with the objective of identifying areas of policy action.

The aim of the conference is to provide a better understanding of the economic implications of health at work, bringing together the contributions of different disciplines: economics, sociology, occupational health and epidemiology. Cross-cutting and/or cross-country contributions are particularly welcome. The following list of themes is meant as a non-limiting indication of options for paper submissions.

• The relationship between health and working conditions at the workplace
• The economic costs borne by the worker and the firm from adverse work-related health conditions
• The role of work-environment health and safety practices in relation to the productivity of the firm
• The overall impact of work-related health on a set of relevant outcomes for individual workers and their firms (such as injury rates, absenteeism due to health reasons and quits)
• Occupational health and safety at work related to gender and age issues in light of the feminisation of the labour market and an ageing population
• The social and economic value of improvement of health at work and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of the job, job satisfaction and reduction of lost time at work
• Compensation for adverse working conditions
• Health and safety at work indicators research
• Absenteeism and accidents at work

Submission

Contributors should submit a full draft paper in PDF format by 30 March 2010, to Ioannis Theodossiou theod@abdn.ac.uk and Claudio Lucifora claudio.lucifora@unicatt.it. Decisions on acceptance will be announced by 30th April 2010. It is planned to publish selected papers from the conference programme as a special issue of a journal. Papers to be considered for selection must be delivered in finalised form at the conference, with the full text submitted by 1 August 2010.

Fees and registration

Participation fee (meetings, access to papers, lunches and conference dinner): £ 150 (£ 80 for PhD students). Please use the following payment and registration facility at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/haw/.

Scientific Committee

Ioannis Theodossiou and David McCausland (University of Aberdeen) and Claudio Lucifora and Elena Cottini (Universita Cattolica Milan).

Local Committee

Americo Cicchetti, Elena Cottini, Claudio Lucifora and Severino Sterpi (Universita Cattolica Milan).

Secretariat

Ms. Daniela Archetti, IEIL, UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE, LARGO GEMELLI 1 - 20123 MILANO
Phone: +39.02.72342976, Fax: +39.02.72342781 - E-mail: ist.eil@unicatt.it HEALTHatWORK website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/haw/

July 2, 2010: Health Economics

July 7, 2010

8th European Conference on Health Economics (ECHE 2010)

Location: Helsinki, Finland
Dates: 7-10 July 2010
Submission deadline: 15 December 2009

We welcome submission of abstracts on all areas of health economics.

Further details concerning the various ECHE 2010 themes — which focus on connecting health with theoretical and/or applied economics — can be found by following the ‘Abstracts’ link on the ECHE 2010 website:

http://www.eche2010.fi/

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2009
• Release of abstract acceptance information: 1 February 2010
• Early-bird registration deadline: 1 April 2010

Abstracts can be submitted via the following Web page:

http://eche2010.abstractsubmit.org/

July 7, 2010: Health Economics

July 12, 2010

17th Annual Rand Summer Institute

Location: Santa Monica, California, USA
Dates: July 12-15, 2010
Application Deadline: March 12, 2010

The RSI consists of two conferences addressing critical issues facing our aging population: a Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists (July 12-13) and a workshop on the Demography, Economics and Epidemiology of Aging (July 14-15). The primary aim of the RSI is to expose scholars interested in the study of aging to a wide range of research being conducted in fields beyond their own specialties.

The Mini-Med School focuses on biomedical issues relating to aging and should be of interest to all non-medically trained scholars regardless of background. Topics will be drawn from the diverse fields of biomedicine, including biology, genetics, patient care, psychiatry, and other areas. Expert clinicians and researchers will provide participants with insight into the science of aging and a greater understanding of relevant medical issues.

The Workshop on Aging is targeted to pre- and post-doctoral students and junior faculty, and to more senior researchers new to aging research. It will consist of four half-day sessions with topics drawn from research areas in the social sciences, including discussions of savings, disability, and quality of life issues. In each session, leading experts will discuss the state of the literature, integrating results from their own research and supplementing these overviews with more detailed analyses of specific topics.

We invite all interested researchers to apply to attend the 2010 RSI. Applicants may apply for fellowship support to pay for registration, travel, and accommodations. Both the Mini-Med School and the workshop are described more fully at our web site: http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/rsi/. For additional information, please contact Diana Malouf malouf@rand.org.

RSI is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health. RAND is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

July 12, 2010: Workshop

July 15, 2010

Health Econometrics Workshop

Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: 15-17 July 2010
Venue: Catholic University of Rome (Italy)

In recent years, health econometrics has been playing an important role in supporting health and social care policy decisions. This II edition provides the opportunity to disseminate advances in the methods and applications of health econometrics.

Submission of papers:

Papers for the Workshop will be selected on the basis of full drafts. Papers should be sent in electronic form to healtheconometrics@crisp-org.it no later than 6th January 2010. Decisions will be made 28th February 2010. Authors will have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in a special issue of Empirical Economics.

There will be 6 keynote speakers:

Badi Baltagi - Syracuse University
William Greene - New York University
Alberto Holly - University of Lausanne
Andrew Jones - University of York
John Mullahy - University of Wisconsin
Edward C. Norton - University of Michigan

For further information about the Workshop you can contact Dr. Francesco Moscone at francesco.moscone@brunel.ac.uk or visit http://www.crisp-org.it/

July 15, 2010: Econometrics , Workshop

July 19, 2010

Health Economics from Theory to Practice: informing related decisions of Reimbursement, Research & Regulation

Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Dates: 19-21 July 2010

Presented by:

Professor Andrew Willan and Professor Simon Eckermann

With guest presenter:

Professor Tim Coelli

Suitable for:

Evaluators of health technology assessment, health economists, pharmaco-economists, applied micro-economists, decision and policy makers and clinicians and researchers undertaking economic studies in clinical trials.

“The content is perfect, the interaction with teachers very good. Fantastic course!” Oxford course delegate, 2009

Numbers are strictly limited. Earlybird booking discount available.

Following a 5-star rating from the 2009 workshop conducted at the University of Oxford, UK, this popular course returns to Australia in 2010.

The course is based on internationally recognised methods as published by Professors Willan and Eckermann for optimal decision making in research design, health technology assessment (HTA) and practice and the book “Statistical Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness Data” by Professors Willan and Briggs.

At the conclusion of the course, participants will have learnt the principles and practical methods to:

1) Apply health economic methods to undertake robust health technology assessment and translate evidence (Willan and Briggs, 2006; Eckermann, Briggs and Willan, 2008; Eckermann, Coory and Willan, 2009);

2) Design research and grants to inform policy relevant decision making (Willan and Pinto, 2005; Eckermann and Willan, 2007, 2008a, 2008b, 2009; Willan, 2007, 2008; Willan and Kowgier, 2008; Willan and Eckermann, 2009);

3) Undertake performance and technology assessment in practice consistent with the principles of maximising net benefit underlying evidence based medicine (Eckermann, 2004; Eckermann, Briggs and Willan, 2008; Eckermann and Coelli, 2008).

Course materials provided include a comprehensive manual with tutorials and electronic templates in Microsoft(R) Excel to enable application of the methods in practice.

The workshop format is seminar and tutorial based presenting from first principles methods for optimal decision making, demonstrating the importance of considering each of the above points and their interaction. Best current methods covered include:

• Construction and interpretation of cost effectiveness acceptability (CEA) and expected net loss (ENL) curves and frontier and their interpretation;

• Optimal trial research design allowing for real world decision context, including time, opportunity costs and option value of delay, VOI across jurisdictions and implementation;

• Comparing efficiency of health care providers in practice consistent with maximising expected net benefit.

Since 2005, in excess of 170 participants from policy, epidemiological, clinical, statistics and health economic backgrounds have successfully undertaken the course, including researchers and policy makers from the UK, Canada, Australia, USA, Japan and Korea, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) (Australia) and PBAC economic sub-committee, industry analysts and decision makers.

Further details on the course presenters, background, aims, content and references as well as the venue are available at http://clinicalchange.flinders.edu.au/courses.html.

Enquiries and registration for the workshop can be directed to Vicki Preston (+61 (0)8 8275 2859 or vicki.preston@flinders.edu.au). Please note that availability is strictly limited to 25 participants.

July 19, 2010: Workshop

September 1, 2010

Research on Connections between Health and SES Using PSID Data, Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Venue: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Conference date: September 2010

Purpose

Between 10-20 papers will be presented at a conference to be held in Ann Arbor, MI in September 2010.

Background

The PSID has followed the same families and their descendents since 1968, for 36 waves as of 2009, making it one of the premier datasets for generational analysis. When study participants leave a family to start their own household, such as when adult children move out on their own, the new family unit is added to the Core Panel and interviewed. Children born to or adopted by sample members become part of the study population and are followed over their lives. This practical sample design supports both intra- generational and inter-generational life course models. For example, there are many thousands of unique sibling pairs in the core PSID and 925 in the Child Development Supplement (CDS) alone. In 2007, about 4,300 ‘Heads/Wives’ had a sibling who was also a ‘Head/Wife’ in 2007. Moreover, there are currently ample data on up to three generations of the same family, allowing the analysis of child-parent models, parent- grandparent models, and child-grandparent models. For example, in the 2007 wave, there are about 4,500 ‘Heads/Wives’ who have parents who are also ‘Heads/Wives’, more than 1,100 ‘Heads/Wives’ who have grandparents who are also ‘Heads/Wives’, and about 1,000 ‘Heads/Wives’ who have both parents and grandparents who are also ‘Heads/Wives.’

The information collected on socioeconomic status and health is substantial. Extensive information on income, education, and employment has been collected in most waves since the survey began in 1968. A supplement in 1986 included substantial information on health which was expanded and included in every wave starting in 1999. A summary of the health data in the PSID is available at the PSID website: http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/data/

Goals of Conference

The goals of the conference are to bring together scholars in the area of health and SES to generate additional scientific and policy-relevant findings, facilitate future collaborations including NIH proposal submissions, and provide feedback to PSID about possible needs for content changes and/or future data collections. Papers will be considered for publication in a refereed special issue of the B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. More information about the journal can be found at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/.

Listed below are some examples of topics, intended for illustrative purposes. This is not a comprehensive list of possible topics.

• Establish the differences in the relationships between health and socioeconomic status among adult siblings - and between parents and adult children - across the life course, and elucidate the various mechanisms accounting for these relationships;
• Estimate models of transmission in education, economic status, and health status across two and three generations, including an examination of endogenous family structure;
• Examine generational differences in factors affecting the retirement decision, including socioeconomic and health factors;
• Examine the transitions and/or spells in health insurance coverage and their relationship to other transitions;
• Examine the effects of events early in the life course on later-life outcomes;
• Investigate the role of neighborhood factors on health.

For more information on the PSID, please visit the website: http://www.psidonline.org

September 1, 2010: Health Research , Workshop

September 10, 2010

Social Capital and Health Global Network III Workshop on Social Capital and Health

Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: 10-11 September 2010
Submission deadline: April 6th 2010

Following the inaugural workshop in Berkeley 26-27 October 2006 and the second workshop in Paris 10-11 October 2008 we now invite the submission of draft papers or extended abstracts for a third workshop of the Social Capital and Health Research Network. This third event will take place in Oslo, Norway 10-11 September 2010 organized by the University of Oslo and co-sponsored by the Research Council of Norway.

During the last few years there has been a considerable increase in the interest and in the number of publications on the relation between social capital and health. The literature consists both of theoretical studies, studies based on micro-data within a single country and comparative cross-country studies at the aggregate and disaggregated levels. The workshop is open for all these types of contributions, and in particular for contributions that focus on an economic approach and contributions that aim at revealing the causal effect of social capital on health.

Papers for the workshop will be selected on the basis of draft papers or extended abstracts. Although draft papers are preferred, abstracts (minimum 600 words) that describe methods, results and data (if relevant) will also be considered. The deadline for submitting draft papers or extended abstracts is April 6th 2010. Papers or abstracts must be submitted electronically (PDF or Word) by email to tor.iversen@medisin.uio.no. Authors will be notified about acceptance by May 10th and will be required to provide electronic versions (PDF or Word) of the final paper by August 1st. Papers will be posted on the workshop website in downloadable format. Each paper will have an appointed discussant.

Scientific committee:

Timothy Brown (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
Paul Dourgnon (IRDES, France)
Sherman Folland (Oakland University, USA)
Tor Iversen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Florence Jusot (Universite Paris-Dauphine, France)
Audrey Laporte (University of Toronto, Canada)
Lorenzo Rocco (University of Padova, Italy)
Franco Sassi (OECD)
Richard M. Scheffler (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

Participants are expected to present a paper or act as a discussant or chair. Funding is available to cover the costs of accommodation and meals during the workshop. Participants pay their own travel costs.

September 10, 2010: Health Care

October 30, 2010

Call for Abstracts: 10th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics

Location: Venice, Italy
Conference dates: 25-27 March 2011
Submission Deadline: 30 October 2010

Submissions of Abstracts are being accepted for the 10th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics, Venice, Italy, March 25-27, 2011.

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (please visit the Journal at http://www.icmpe.org/ will publish the Abstracts selected for presentation at the 10th Venice Workshop in Vol. 14, Supplement 1, 2011.

Detailed information on the 10th Workshop and on the abstracts submission process is available at: http://www.icmpe.org/test1/events/events.htm

Subject areas

The subject areas (not exhaustive) for the submission of abstracts of original research are listed below.

Burden of Mental and Addictive Disorders

• Burden of Illness / Cost of Illness Studies
• Costs of Psychiatric and Medical Comorbidities
• Family and Worksite Consequences
• Labor Market Impacts

Economic Value of Psychiatric Treatments and Services Provision

Cost-benefit, Cost-effectiveness, and Cost-utility Analysis of:

• Inpatient and Outpatient Services
• New Psychotropic Medications for Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Psychotherapy and Psychological Treatments
• Psychosocial Interventions
• Preventive Services

Financing Psychiatric Services and Treatments

• Analysis of Services for Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Public and Private Financing of Psychiatric Services
• Contractual Arrangements and Financial Risks for Providers and Payers
• Parity in Financing Psychiatric and Medical Services
• Innovative Payment Methods
• Access to psychiatric services and treatments
• Reimbursements of services and pharmaceuticals
• Aging, Epidemiological Transition and Planning ofPsychiatric Services

Financing Psychiatric and Social Services for Special Populations

Financing Community Psychiatric Services for:

• Severe Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Deinstitutionalization of Long-term Institutionalized Individuals
• Young Severely Ill Patients
• Chronic Psychiatric Patients
• Medically Underserved Populations
• Minorities
• Health and Socioeconomic Disparities
• Peer Support among Subjects with Severe Mental Illness
• Housing

Rationing

• Management of Psychiatric Care
• Rationing Psychiatric Services, Burden on Families and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures
• Formularies
• Cost-Shifting Patterns between Psychiatric and Social Services

Mental Health Policy

• Mental Health Policy Formulation
• Analysis of Mental Health Policy Implementation
• Drug Reimbursement Policy Models
• Mental Health Policies in Different Regions of the World
• “Recovery” Oriented Models

Outcomes Analysis

Clinical Measures:

• Diagnosis, Symptoms, Disabilities, Quality of Life
• Treatment Side-effects
• Disorder-specific and General Health Measures

Social Measures:

• Social Activity Measures
• Productivity Measures

Utility Measures:

• Utility Measures of Disease-specific and General Health States and Disabilities
• Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
• Patient Subjective Usefulness and Preferences of Outcomes and Interventions

Ethics and Perspectives

• Need, Demand and Medical Necessity
• Analysis of Perspectives and Behaviors (Patients, Families, Clinicians, Payers, Mental Health Services and Health Technology Providers, Managed Care Companies, Society)
• Moral Hazard
• Involuntary Commitment Policies and Practices
• Civil Rights

Please direct questions regarding this Call for Papers to:

Massimo Moscarelli, MD moscarelli@icmpe.org

Secretariat

International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics ICMPE Via Daniele Crespi 7 20123 Milan Italy
FAX +39-02-5810 6901
E-mail: info@icmpe.org
Website: http://www.icmpe.org/

October 30, 2010: Health Care , Health Economics , Health Research , Mental Health , Public Health , Workshop

November 10, 2010

The American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting

Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Venue: Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Conference dates: Wednesday, November 10 to Saturday, November 13, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: Friday, March 19, 2010

The American Evaluation Association invites evaluators from around the world to attend its annual conference to be held Wednesday, November 10, through Saturday, November 13, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. We’ll be convening at the lovely Grand Hyatt San Antonio, right in the heart of the vibrant city and adjacent to the Riverwalk’s nightlife, restaurants, and strolling grounds. Discounted hotel reservations will be available in March.

AEA’s annual meeting is expected to bring together approximately 2500 evaluation practitioners, academics, and students, and represents a unique opportunity to gather with professional colleagues in a collaborative, thought-provoking, and fun atmosphere.

The conference is broken down into 44 Topical Strands that examine the field from the vantage point of a particular methodology, context, or issue of interest to the field as well as the Presidential Strand highlighting this year’s Presidential Theme of Evaluation Quality. Presentations may explore the conference theme or any aspect of the full breadth and depth of evaluation theory and practice.

Proposals are due by midnight in the Eastern time zone, on Friday, March 19, 2010.

For more information please visit our conference website.

November 10, 2010: Evaluation

November 16, 2010

First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Location: Montreux, Switzerland
Conference dates: 16-19 November 2010
Submission deadline: 30 April 2010

The World Health Organization and partners will convene the inaugural global symposium on health systems research on 16-19 November 2010. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda for health systems research that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries. The Symposium is structured around two main streams:

• Stream 1: State of the Art Research
• Stream 2: State of the Art Research Methods

Applications are now being accepted in Stream 1 for individual presentations or proposals for organized sessions. Submissions in Stream 2 should be for organized sessions only.

• Submissions in Stream 1 should be on research studies that are completed or ongoing, but the results should be available at the time of the symposium
• Only on-line submissions are accepted
• Only English language submissions will be considered
• The abstract word count should be 300 words or less for Stream 1 and 500 words or less for Stream 2
• Limited funding is available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries
• The Symposium Secretariat reserves the right to accept, reject or request modifications of any submission

Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010

More information can be found at:

http://www.hsr-symposium.org/
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/symposium_brochure.pdf
email: healthsystemresearch@who.int

November 16, 2010: Health Care , Health Research

March 25, 2011

10th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics

Location: Venice, Italy
Conference dates: 25-27 March 2011
Submission Deadline: 30 October 2010

Submissions of Abstracts are being accepted for the 10th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics, Venice, Italy, March 25-27, 2011.

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (please visit the Journal at http://www.icmpe.org/ will publish the Abstracts selected for presentation at the 10th Venice Workshop in Vol. 14, Supplement 1, 2011.

Detailed information on the 10th Workshop and on the abstracts submission process is available at: http://www.icmpe.org/test1/events/events.htm

Subject areas

The subject areas (not exhaustive) for the submission of abstracts of original research are listed below.

Burden of Mental and Addictive Disorders

• Burden of Illness / Cost of Illness Studies
• Costs of Psychiatric and Medical Comorbidities
• Family and Worksite Consequences
• Labor Market Impacts

Economic Value of Psychiatric Treatments and Services Provision

Cost-benefit, Cost-effectiveness, and Cost-utility Analysis of:

• Inpatient and Outpatient Services
• New Psychotropic Medications for Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Psychotherapy and Psychological Treatments
• Psychosocial Interventions
• Preventive Services

Financing Psychiatric Services and Treatments

• Analysis of Services for Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Public and Private Financing of Psychiatric Services
• Contractual Arrangements and Financial Risks for Providers and Payers
• Parity in Financing Psychiatric and Medical Services
• Innovative Payment Methods
• Access to psychiatric services and treatments
• Reimbursements of services and pharmaceuticals
• Aging, Epidemiological Transition and Planning ofPsychiatric Services

Financing Psychiatric and Social Services for Special Populations

Financing Community Psychiatric Services for:

• Severe Mental and Addictive Disorders
• Deinstitutionalization of Long-term Institutionalized Individuals
• Young Severely Ill Patients
• Chronic Psychiatric Patients
• Medically Underserved Populations
• Minorities
• Health and Socioeconomic Disparities
• Peer Support among Subjects with Severe Mental Illness
• Housing

Rationing

• Management of Psychiatric Care
• Rationing Psychiatric Services, Burden on Families and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures
• Formularies
• Cost-Shifting Patterns between Psychiatric and Social Services

Mental Health Policy

• Mental Health Policy Formulation
• Analysis of Mental Health Policy Implementation
• Drug Reimbursement Policy Models
• Mental Health Policies in Different Regions of the World
• “Recovery” Oriented Models

Outcomes Analysis

Clinical Measures:

• Diagnosis, Symptoms, Disabilities, Quality of Life
• Treatment Side-effects
• Disorder-specific and General Health Measures

Social Measures:

• Social Activity Measures
• Productivity Measures

Utility Measures:

• Utility Measures of Disease-specific and General Health States and Disabilities
• Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
• Patient Subjective Usefulness and Preferences of Outcomes and Interventions

Ethics and Perspectives

• Need, Demand and Medical Necessity
• Analysis of Perspectives and Behaviors (Patients, Families, Clinicians, Payers, Mental Health Services and Health Technology Providers, Managed Care Companies, Society)
• Moral Hazard
• Involuntary Commitment Policies and Practices
• Civil Rights

Please direct questions regarding this Call for Papers to:

Massimo Moscarelli, MD moscarelli@icmpe.org

Secretariat

International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics ICMPE Via Daniele Crespi 7 20123 Milan Italy
FAX +39-02-5810 6901
E-mail: info@icmpe.org
Website: http://www.icmpe.org/

March 25, 2011:

July 10, 2011

8th World iHEA Congress on Health Economics: Transforming Health & Economics

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sponsor: University of Toronto
Dates: July 10-13 2011

More Coming Soon!

July 10, 2011: Featured , Health Economics