Location: Milano, Italy
Date: February 10, 2012
Early bird registration deadline: December 15, 2011

SDA Bocconi School of Management’s Master of International Health Care Management, Economics and Policy (MIHMEP), is proud to host the International Conference on Sustaining and Implementing Universal Health Coverage, taking place at Bocconi University Grafton Building on 10th February 2012, in collaboration with Bocconi Alumni Association.

A unique International gathering of high visibility and importance, the Conference will examine the most up-to-date and state of the art initiatives addressing Universal Access to Health Care for all countries: high-, medium- and low-income. The conference will highlight the four different perspectives of Management, Economics, Global and Public Health thanks to the involvement of prominent academics worldwide, including: Timothy Evans (James P. Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University, Bangladesh), Gerard de Pouvourville (ESSEC, France), Mike Drummond (York University, UK), Nancy Kane (Harvard School of Public Health, US), Martin McKee (LSHTM, UK), Peter Spurgeon (Warwick University, UK), Guido Tabellini (Universita Bocconi, Italy), and key global policymakers such as the European Commission, OECD, WHO, World Bank and members of the private sector.

For more information and to register:

http://www.sdabocconi.it/universalhealth
email: universalhealth@sdabocconi.it

Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: June 10-12, 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 15 February, 2012
Short course proposal submission deadline: 9 January, 2012

“Preventing infections in a globalized world - what can decision analysts do?”

New For Smdm Europe 2012: Submit Your Short Course Proposal Online Deadline is 9 January, 2012

Additional information can be found at the following link: http://www.smdm2012.com.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: July 20 and 21, 2012
Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2012

The International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) is now welcoming the submission of abstracts through February 15, 2012 for the upcoming 7th AIDS and Economics Pre-Conference.

This call is open to individuals who are conducting research on the issue of HIV/AIDS and economics. Typical topics in past Pre-Conferences have included HIV costing, cost-effectiveness analysis, resource allocation and expenditure tracking, AIDS and the workplace, AIDS and the private sector, economics and behavior change, and socio-economic impact assessments

In addition to individual submissions, groups who would like to propose a panel on one particular topic may do so by proposing presenters and abstracts as a group. The panel should not comprise more than four abstracts. Reviewers reserve the option of selecting a panel to present, selecting individual abstracts within a panel or rejecting all abstracts within a proposed panel.

Winning papers will be presented during a 2-day symposium on July 20 and 21, 2012, immediately prior to the XIX International AIDS Conference to be held on July 22-27 in Washington, D.C.

Organizers will provide scholarships for some presenters from developing countries to attend the IAEN preconference and will accept other abstracts for presentation but without scholarship. Scholarships will cover travel, per diem, and conference registration fees for the XIX International AIDS Conference. All others will be invited to attend and present at their own expense.

Abstracts submissions should be structured as follows:

Background: Indicate the purpose and objective of the research, the hypothesis that was tested or a description of the problem being analyzed or evaluated.

Methods: Describe the setting/location for the study, study design, study population, ethical considerations, data collection and methods of analysis used.

Results: Present as clearly and detailed as possible the findings/outcome of the study, with specific results in summarized form.

Conclusions: Briefly discuss the data and main outcome of the study. Emphasize the significance for HIV prevention, treatment, care and/or support, and implications of the results.

The abstract text body is limited to 300 words. Titles are limited to 50 words. Please limit your abstract to one page when printed in MS Word document format. Applicants may feel free to submit the same abstracts to both the AIDS and Economics Pre-Conference and the XIX International AIDS Conference.

Please submit abstracts or any questions to Ramona Godbole at iaen2007@gmail.com. Please indicate in your submission if you would like to be considered for the available scholarships and if you wish to submit individually or as a panel.

Location: Paris, France
Dates: 26 and 27th April 2012
Submission deadline: February 25th 2012

The International Society for Research on Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems (ISRICH) is an initiative of researchers in various countries who wish to exchange research results and national and international experiences on a regular basis. Their main interest is to explain the factors that affect the evolution of health care systems and their interaction with the wider environment in society, politics and culture.

Call for paper: what consequences can we anticipate from the globalization of the health care?

For over thirty years, the creation of transnational health groups and the global dissemination of medical innovations have profoundly changed the health care systems that were originally built on national or local bases.

Many countries, including Tunisia, Hungary, Thailand and recently India, have chosen to make heath care a developmental priority, which has resulted in diverse benefits for their respective territories and for mankind. What is the projected impact of the varied public policies in these regions? Does innovation really play a role in the improvement of health care systems?

Faced with requests for adaptations in this sector (e.g., management arrival, budgetary constraints, professional “crises”), different national and local adaptation strategies have been tested. Is the globalization of health care subject to the development of regions or, on the contrary, does it participate in the development of regions?

Alongside regions, patients and health care professionals must integrate with these developments. How do health professionals involved in this new landscape of health care position themselves? What adaptation strategies have they effectively put in place?

The principal themes of study are:

• What are the consequences of the new world order when it comes to health?
• What are the consequences of the specialization of territories or regions in each health care sector?
• What are the new material and symbolic boundaries of care, and what is their impact on patients, health professionals, and the practice of health care itself?

Website for the conference:

Information regarding the conference proceedings will be available on the following website: http://www.isrich.eu.

Paper submission:

Invitation to the conference is based on a paper of around 20 pages. The paper must include information on the relevant theories being tested, methodology, data, and (expected) results. The proposal must provide a concise title, author details, mailing address, telephone numbers and e-mail address.

Send papers to: bertrandpauget at http://www.ebs-paris.com before February 25th 2012.

Important dates:

March15th 2011: Notification of rejection or acceptation of the papers to the conference April 20th 2011: Deadline for registration and payment of fees for the conference

Conference fees:

Conference fees are 100 [euro] to be paid to the account of the scientific committee. They include coffee breaks, lunch (26 and 27th of april), and the conference dinner (26th of april).

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dates: June 6-7, 2012
Full-Paper submission deadline: February 27, 2012

The Canadian Health Economist’s Study Group is an annual conference of economists with an interest in theoretical or empirical economic analysis of issues related to health or health care. The conference typically covers a day and a half.

Dr. Donald Kenkel and Dr. Joseph Terza will each deliver a keynote address. Dr. Kenkel’s research focuses on the economics of disease prevention and health promotion. In particular, his research on the economics of public health policies has focused on the use of alcohol taxes and other policies to prevent alcohol problems, the use of cigarette taxes to prevent youth smoking, and the effect of advertising to promote smoking cessation. Dr. Terza’s research focuses on applied health econometrics, specializing in the development and application of nonlinear econometric methods for the analysis of health policy using survey (non-experimental) data. In particular, his recent health policy research has looked at labor market outcomes of individuals with spinal cord injury, the use and finance of prescription drugs for the elderly, and the economic causes and consequences of substance abuse.

Meals will be provided. All other expenses, including transportation and lodging, are the participant’s responsibility. Selection of papers for presentation is done by a local scientific committee, based on submission of completed papers, not abstracts.

Ten papers will be accepted for presentation. The conference will consist of a full day of presentations on Wednesday, June 6 and a half-day of presentations on Thursday, June 7. Each paper is allotted 45 minutes for the presentation, comments from a discussant, and general discussion. Submissions are invited from any geographical location.

If you would like to present, please submit a complete draft in two versions: (i) an anonymized version, and (ii) a version containing author(s) contact information. Submissions should be in an electronic format (.doc or .pdf) and sent to chesg@ualberta.ca by February 27, 2012. Submissions should be unpublished. Decisions will be made by April 1, 2012. The conference organizers must receive complete papers by May 1. For further information, please contact the local organizing committee at chesg@ualberta.ca.

Series Organizing Committee:

Audrey Laporte, University of Toronto, Chair
Emma Pierard, University of Waterloo co-Chair
Chris Auld, University of Victoria
Paul Grootendorst, University of Toronto
Pierre-Thomas Leger, HEC Montreal
Logan McLeod, University of Alberta

Local Organizing Committee:

Logan McLeod, University of Alberta
Jane Ruseski, University of Alberta

Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Date: 1-3 June 2012
Submission deadline: February 28, 2012

The goal of this conference is to bring together international scholars working on aspects of the health and development nexus for exchange of ideas and discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied economic research.

It has long been recognized that poor health is a major obstacle to the progress of developing countries. Still, however, little is known about the mechanisms linking health and development. Furthermore, policies need to be based on a clear understanding of the relevant causal relationships. It is the aim of the conference to expand our knowledge on these issues.

Call for Papers

Theoretical as well as empirical contributions are welcome.

Suitable topics are:

• The role of market failures for health outcomes in developing countries
• The interdependence between poverty and health
• Mortality differences across time and space
• The political economy of health and underdevelopment
• The relationship between health, economic growth, and globalization
• Health inequalities and their consequences for impoverishment and income inequality
• The role of knowledge and education in the production of health

Papers on relevant topics should be sent in pdf format before February 28, 2012 to karlsson@vwl.tu-darmstadt.de. Contributions from young researchers are encouraged. The conference fee is waived for participants giving papers.

Plenary Speakers

• Raouf Boucekkine (Universite catholique de Louvain; Universite Aix-Marseille II)
• Francisco Ferreira (The World Bank)
• Stephan Klasen (Universitaet Goettingen)
• Grant Miller (Stanford University)
• Peter Svedberg (Stockholm University)

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date: May 28, 2012
Venue: Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, 900 de la Gauchetiere W.
Abstract submission deadline: Friday February 10, 2012 - 11:59pm (EST)
Notification of decisions: Monday March 12, 2012

The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) invites you to submit an abstract for Canada’s 1st Applied Research Conference in Cancer Control held on May 28, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec.

Are you a student? ARCC will provide financial assistance for top-rated student abstracts.

• Oral presentations
• Poster presentations

The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) conference will bridge a connection between researchers and decision-makers, using health economics, services, policy and ethics research to improve cancer control and the delivery of cancer care.

For abstract instructions and to submit online click here
Early bird registration is open until March 30, 2012
For more information about the conference and key note speakers click here

It is free to become an ARCC Network Member with many benefits including discounted member conference rates. To learn more about ARCC please see the website http://www.cc-arcc.ca/ or email ARCC@cancercare.on.ca

Location: Sheffield, UK
Date: 15th and 16th March 2012

What does the course deliver?

This course examines in detail the requirements for utility data in health technology assessment for agencies such as NICE. The course covers both how to measure and use utility to meet the current requirements of NICE and recent research including EQ-5D-5L valuation and use of social value weightings for example in Value Based Pricing.

Course content

• Key issues in obtaining health state utility values
• Does it matter which instruments are used?
• What is the current NICE reference case?
• When are EQ-5D and other generic measures not appropriate?
• What are the latest developments in EQ-5D including EQ-5D-5L valuation?
• What should be done when EQ-5D and other generics are not appropriate?
• What should be done when (the generic) reference case data are not available?
• How can social value QALY weights be used? E.g. for Value Based Pricing methods.
• How should utility values be incorporated into cost effectiveness models?

The course will consist of a mixture of presentations, group work, discussions and individual exercises.

Course team

Professor John Brazier, Professor Ben van Hout, Dr Tracey Young, Roberta Ara, Dr Donna Rowen, Dr Anju Keetharuth

Who will benefit from the course?

The course is for academics, Government agencies, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes experts in industry, and consultancies with an interest in the use of health state utility data. The course is an updated version of a course run four times over the last four years that was attended by delegates from all around the world. Basic prior knowledge of patient reported outcomes and health technology assessment is required, for participants without this prior knowledge an additional half-day course on 14th March is recommended.

Cost

Commercial £1,200
Academic/Government £700

We are also offering a half day workshop running 14th March in the afternoon at a cost of £200

Please contact us for further information about discounts for block bookings of 5 or more people

Further details, flyer and booking form can be found at

http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/sections/heds/shortcourses/utilities10.html

Or please contact

Jacquie Bennett, Short Course Unit, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, SHEFFIELD, S1 4DA

Tel. 0114 222 2968 Fax. 0114 272 4095

Email: jacquie.bennett@sheffield.ac.uk

Location: Geneva Venue: Starling Hotel
Date: March 22nd 2012

Transforming Europe’s healthcare; where should change happen?

Organised by Economist Conferences’, Healthcare in Europe, returning for its second year, will confront the major health challenges facing the continent. You’ll be able to engage in genuine dialogue and discover practical solutions with a high-level group of influential healthcare stakeholders.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Recep Akda, Minister for Health, Turkey
• Sir Andrew Dillion, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• David Byrne, Former EU Health Commissioner
• Else Smith, Director General, National Board of Health, Denmark
• Anant Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, LifeSpring Hospitals

For further information, visit: http://www.economistconferences.com/europehealth

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Venue: Westin Bayshore
Date: September 16 - 19, 2012
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 26, 2012

We wanted to remind you of the submission date for oral and poster presentation at Priorities 2012, the biennial conference of the International Society on Priorities in Health Care, taking place September 16 - 19, 2012, at the Westin Bayshore, in Vancouver, BC.

We are excited to be accepting submissions for both Papers, and for Organized Sessions, which allow for further flexibility in your presentations and participation in the meeting.

Both Calls for Abstracts are available online at the following links:

Call for Papers: http://www.priorities2012.com/abstracts_papers.php

Call for Organized Sessions: http://www.priorities2012.com/abstracts_orgsessions.php

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Partnerships for Improving Health Systems.” Program details will be available on the conference website in January 2012.

Registration will open in February!

Priorities 2012 Secretariat
BUKSA Strategic Conference Services
Suite 307, 10328 - 81 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6E 1X2
priorities2012@buksa.com
http://www.priorities2012.com

Location: Washington DC, USA
Conference dates: 28-30 September 2012
Submission Deadline: 30 March 2012

Submissions of Abstracts are being accepted for the 1st Meeting on Patient Reported Outcomes in Mental Health - Patient Reported Outcomes and Person Centered Care in Mental Health

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 1st Washington DC Meeting in Vol. 15, Supplement 1, 2012.

Detailed information on the Meeting 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.

PRO Measurement

• Disorder and condition specific PRO (i.e., Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction)
• Overall and General Health Status PRO measures
• Content analysis of PRO measures and items
• Psychometric analysis of PRO measures
• Passively Received Experiences of the disorder and immediate subjective disturbance
• Impact of the disorder on subjectively meaningful own school/work, social and recreational activities and on subjectively meaningful life planning
• Treatment side-effects, immediate disturbance, impact on subjectively meaningful own school/work, social and recreational activities, and on subjectively meaningful life planning
• Subjectively meaningful “Remission” and “Recovery”
• Quality of life
• Co-morbidities
• Psychological impact of psychiatric and medical disorders
• Intermediate PRO
• Satisfaction with treatment and interventions
• Individual and social preferences about condition specific states, general health states, and interventions side-effects

PRO Co-shared Information

• Passively received experiences of the disorder and subjective disturbance
• PRO symptoms, symptoms trajectory and complications
• General Health PRO
• Quality of Life PRO
• Subjectively meaningful treatment targets and drug treatment side-effects
• PRO Co-shared information as co-shared decision-making aid in choices about clinical treatment initiation, refinement and continuation
• PRO Co-shared information as co-shared decision-making aid in social interventions

Use of PRO Co-shared Information in Decision Making about Interventions

Clinical and Support Interventions

• Preventive services
• Outpatient services
• Inpatient services
• Psychotropic medications
• Psychotherapy and Psychological Treatments
• Psychosocial treatments
• Peer Support
• Self-help
• Individual, group and social preferences

Social Interventions

• Housing
• Work
• Social Inclusion
• Social Security Income and Disability Pensions
• Individual, group and social preferences

Right of Access to Information and PRO

• Patient’s access to information
  • Information about disorder-specific and general PROs
  • Information about efficacy, effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of treatments and interventions on PROs
• Patient’s PRO information use in co-shared decision-making
  • PRO assessment, information, use, storage and retrieval in decision-making and co-shared decision-making about treatment initiation, refinement and continuation.
• Right of access to information about PROs and civil rights
• Simple and complex levels of own PROs determination and report.
• Duties and obligations in person centered PRO information in research and practice
• Omission of information about PROs and Negligence
• Involuntary treatment commitment policies and practices
• Subjective stigma related to disorder, treatment and treatment side-effects
• Intentional denial and malingering about PROs
• Individual vs society perspectives

Health Economics

• Burden of illness
• PRO in comparative effectiveness research
• PRO in cost-effectiveness and cost-utility research
• PRO information, subjective usefulness of interventions and economic behavior
• PRO, pricing for pharmaceuticals and value to patients
• Financing the right of access to knowledge about PRO information and its use in decision-making
• Agency and financing
• Self-directed financing of services

Health Policy

• Patient’s perspective in mental health policy formulation
• Patient’s perspective in the financing and access of interventions for mental and addictive disorders
• Person centered and recovery oriented models

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
E-mail: info@icmpe.org
FAX +39-02-5810 6901
Website: http://www.icmpe.org/

Location: Banff, Alberta
Venue: Banff Conference Centre
Date: April 9th-11th, 2012
Registration deadline: February 1, 2012

Brochure

Conducted by the Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen and Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health, University of Calgary

Presenters: Professor Mandy Ryan, Dr Verity Watson and Dr Deborah Marshall

Background

In publicly provided health care systems finite resources coupled with increasing demand for health care requires decisions about what is the most efficient allocation of scarce health care resources. This requires information about the costs and benefits of health care. Given the lack of a market for health care, economic techniques provide values for health care benefits. One technique adopted by and further developed in health economics over the past decade is the discrete choice experiment (DCE) approach. Given the increasing importance put on patient centred care, and the recognised importance of valuing patient experiences in the delivery of health care, the application of DCEs in health is likely to increase.

Aims Of The Workshop

• Background information about the theoretical basis for, and development and application of DCEs in health care.
• Hands on experience of the design of DCEs, and data input, analysis and interpretation.
• An update on methodological issues raised in the application of DCEs.

For more information contact:

Cassandra at cpugh@ucalgary.ca, Mandy at m.ryan@abdn.ac.uk or Deborah at damarsha@ucalgary.ca

Registration and Accommodation Package**

Registration fee includes 3 nights accommodation at the Banff Centre, in Banff, Alberta, Canada http://www.banffcentre.ca/ plus all meals and access to the Sally Borden Recreation Centre. Each participant will receive a full documentation package containing the teaching material and group work, and a bibliography linked to the subject area.

Registration fees (Canadian Dollars):

Students/Academic/Public Sector $1,800
Commercial Sector $2,500

To register for the workshop please complete the information below and email to cpugh@ucalgary.ca (Tel +1 403 210 9702). We will send payment details.

Name:
Title:
Institution:
Full Mailing Address:
Phone:
Cell:
Email:
Dietary restrictions/allergies:

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Venue: QStation, Sydney
Dates: 11th-13th April, 2012
Registration deadline: 4th November 2011

Online registration details and further information about the Workshop can be found at the webpage: http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/workshoppage.html

Organisers: Michael Shields (Monash University) and Anthony Scott (University of Melbourne)

Scientific Committee: Denzil Fiebig (Chair) (University of New South Wales), Bill Greene (New York University), Andrew Jones (University of York), Bruce Hollingsworth (Monash University)

The Programme:

This workshop is the third in a series of forums for the development and dissemination of applications of econometrics and other quantitative methods in health economics. The 2012 workshop will take place at the QStation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The number of participants will be limited to 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 4th November 2011.

Selection Of Papers:

Papers for the 2012 Workshop will be selected on the basis of full papers. Authors will have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in a “workshop issue” of Health Economics, and it would be helpful if papers are prepared according to the journal’s notes for contributors. Submission of papers is online, via the Workshop registration www page.

There will be a pre-Workshop training day with a short course led by Maarten Lindeboom.

As places are limited to 40, an early online registration is recommended.

Contact: lynette.mcgowan@monash.edu

Or visit the Workshop www page: http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/workshoppage.html

Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Venue: Yale University
Date: Saturday, April 21 - Sunday, April 22, 2012

http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

“A Meeting of Minds”—CNN

The Global Health and Innovation Conference is the world’s largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register during January to secure the lowest registration rate.

Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit a social enterprise pitch for consideration.

Location: Montreal, Canada
Dates: 4-7 October 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2012

Join us in the Cultural capital of Canada!

IAES President Alberto Alesina, Harvard University, and Vice President Reinhard Neck, Klagenfurt University, cordially invite you to participate in the 74th International Atlantic Economic Conference. Economists from around the world will be brought together in Montreal 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 such as Alan Greenspan, John B. Taylor, and John Y. Campbell.

The conference will be held at the Hilton Bonaventure, located in the heart of downtown Montreal.

Mark your calendars now! Abstract submissions open 15 March 2012 and close 30 April 2012. Submit online at http://www.iaes.org.

Economists from all areas of specialization are invited to Montreal to discuss cutting edge approaches to the challenges of the world economy. Through the Society and its international conferences, economists from over 40 countries have the opportunity to become better acquainted with each others’ work. Papers in all interest areas are eligible.

Areas of Special Interest Include:

1. Can the Tobin tax save the EU?
2. Spain’s centralization and economic reform
3. Pacific rim studies
4. Has the European Central Bank’s role changed?
5. International integration
6. China and India’s growing economic role
7. Environmental valuation and the green economy
8. Emerging markets
9. Privatization
10. Political economy of International trade
11. Experimental economics

The submission fee for abstracts is $85 for members and $140 for non-members. All conference attendees are responsible for paying the conference registration fee. Click here for additional information regarding membership packages.

Program Committee Members Sought

Join the Program Committee by organizing a session with 4 to 6 papers. Paper submission fees are waived for sessions organized by Program Committee members. Not more than 50 percent of the session’s authors or co-authors can be from the same department or center and a person cannot author or co-author more than one paper in the same session. Send an outline of your proposed session to John M. Virgo, Ph.D., Program Chair, atiaes@iaes.org.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at iaes@iaes.org