Insurance

November 10, 2011

Workshop on Equity in delivering and funding health systems

Location: Copenhaguen, Denmark
Dates: November 10-12, 2011
Submission deadline: May 1, 2011

Workshop on Equity in delivering and funding health systems. European Public Health Association (EUPHA) Annual Conference.

http://www.eupha.org/site/upcoming_conference.php

Proposals of abstracts/presentations are welcome. Please, send title, abstract (less than 200 words) and a brief bio of the authors to bvalcarcel@dmc.ulpgc.es, indicating the session number (1,2 or 3. See below). Deadline: June 30 2011

Organiser: EUPHA. Section of Public Health Economics
Chair: Prof. Beatriz G Lopez-Valcarcel

Motivation

Reducing health inequalities is becoming one of the paramount priorities for the European Union. For Economics, equity is a treat. Although top economists have contributed to the field, the trade-off between efficiency and equity is not yet well solved. How can fairness be integrated in the studies of economic evaluation? How to measure equity in delivery and funding health systems? How could equity be preserved in the running times of economic downturn? Many important questions still remain open. We invite you to contribute to the issue in this workshop.

Session 1: Advances and approaches in the EU to reduce health inequalities
Session 2: Monitoring equity in delivering and funding health systems. Indicators and case studies
Session 3: Priorization. Tackling equity in the studies of economic evaluation

November 10, 2011: Workshop

Public Health and Welfare: Welfare development and health

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates: November 10 to 12, 2011
Venue: The Bella Centre

The European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and the Danish Society of Public Health (DSOP) are pleased to invite you to the 4th European Public Health Conference, combining the 19th annual EUPHA meeting, the 33rd annual ASPHER meeting and the 5th annual Public Health days of DSOP.

Some Dates to Remember:

Online registration opens: 1 May 2011
Deadline for abstract submission: 1 May 2011
Accepted Abstracts Announced: 1 July 2011
Deadline for early registration: 15 September 2011
Online registration closes: 24 October 2011

More information

November 10, 2011: Public Health

November 14, 2011

Call For Papers: 8th Geneva Association Health and Ageing Conference

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dates: 14-15 November 2011

co-organised with Sun Life Financials

The next Geneva Association Health and Ageing conference will focus on dementia diseases, their current and future cost and the role of insurance in covering this risk.

Topics will include:

Types of dementia, physical and physiological characteristics of dementia
Risk factor for dementia and prevention of dementia
Care and providers of care for dement people
Assessing the cost of dementia
Pharmaceutical and drugs issues to care for dementia
Financing and organising the coverage of dementia
Public-private partnership in financing the cost of dementia
Insurance products to cover dementia
Dementia and workers’ compensation insurance
National (regional) perspectives of dementia and its financing.

Participants will come from insurance and reinsurance companies, universities, international organisations and related institutions. The conference will only comprise a limited number of participants to guarantee an active exchange of opinions and animated discussions.

Should you be interested in participating in or contributing to this conference, please contact Christophe Courbage at christophe_courbage@genevaassociation.org

November 14, 2011: Insurance

November 15, 2011

8th Geneva Association Health and Ageing Conference

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dates: 14-15 November 2011

The Geneva Association has the pleasure of announcing its 8th Health and Ageing conference on “Insurance and Dementia”. The conference will be held in Toronto on 14-15 November 2011 and is hosted by Sun Life Financial.

The aim of the conference is to better understand the nature of dementia, its future cost and how insurance can help covering this risk. There is no conference fee. The conference will only comprise a limited number of participants to guarantee an active exchange of opinions and animated discussions.

The programme is available at http://www.genevaassociation.org/Program/8th_Health&Ageing_Programme.pdf

Should you be interested in participating, please contact Christophe Courbage at christophe_courbage@genevaassocitaion.org

November 15, 2011:

Call for Abstracts: 4th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists: Optimizing Health and Health Care

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Venue: Medical Industry Leadership Group, Carlson School, University of Minnesota
Dates: June 10-13, 2012
Abstract Submission Deadlines:
* Organized sessions: November 1, 2011
* Individual Abstracts: November 15, 2011

Conference Planning Committee: Frank Sloan, Chair and ASHEcon President Elect , Steve Parente, University of Minnesota, Randy Ellis, ASHEcon President, Richard Arnould, Executive Director, ASHEcon

The Conference: The biennial conferences of the America Society of Health Economists have become the premier health economics conferences in the U.S. The upcoming 4th Biennial Conference should continue to build that reputation. Topics are open to any area that fits within the general category of the economics of health and health- care research. Two outstanding plenary sessions are being planned. Please visit the conference website for instructions for submitting an individual abstract or an organized session complete with the session chair, three abstracts and discussants. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified about the status of their abstract by February 1, 2012.

Registration is open: You may register for the conference by visiting the conference website

If we can be of further assistance please contact: ASHECON@aol.com

November 15, 2011: Health Care , Health Economics

Call For Papers: 73rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Dates: 28-31 March 2012
Submission deadline: 15 November 2011

Be Inspired by the Cultural Center of Turkey!

Mark your calendars now! Abstract submissions close 15 November 2011. Submit up to a 500 word abstract online at the IAES Istanbul Submission Page.

The conference will be held on the European side of the city, with a stunning view of the Asian side and the beautiful Bosphorus Bridge. Visit the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and the former seat of the Ottoman Empire.

Keynote speakers include Alberto Alesina of Harvard University and Turalay Kenc, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey. Two plenary symposiums include experts discussing the future of the monetary and financial system and the revival of emerging markets.

Economists from all areas of specialization are invited to Istanbul to discuss cutting edge approaches to the challenges of the world economy. Papers in all interest areas are eligible.

Areas of Special Interest Include:

Will a Tobin Tax Plan Help the EU’s Economy?
After the Global Recession
Turkey’s Pivotal Role Between Europe and Asia
Financial Markets
Has the European Central Bank’s Role Changed?
International Integration
Health Care Reform’s Economic Impact
China’s Growing Economic Strength
Environmental Valuation and the Green Economy
Emerging Markets
Privatization
Political Economy of International Trade
Experimental Economics

The submission fee for abstracts is $85 for members and $135 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, at iaes@iaes.org.

Contact:

John M. Virgo, Ph.D.
Professor & Executive Vice President
International Atlantic Economic Society
Suite 650, International Tower
229 Peachtree St. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 965-1555
Fax: (404) 965-1556
E-mail: iaes@iaes.org
Website: http://www.iaes.org

November 15, 2011: Health Economics

November 18, 2011

IHEPA's First Conference on Knowledge-Evidence-Action: Striving Towards Better Health Outcomes

Location: Delhi, India
Venue: Institute Of Economic Growth University Enclave
Dates: 18-19, November 2011
Abstract submission deadline: August 29, 2011

Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) is inviting research and policy papers for First Conference on the following sub-themes of the Conference:

Health financing
Health, poverty and other vulnerabilities
Economic evaluation in the health sector
Aid effectiveness
International agreements and their impact on the health sector
Innovations for better health services (technological & non-technological)
Health status and trends: dual burden of diseases, health of women, children & elderly, MDG goals
Health policy and federal structure

The papers submitted to the Conference will be screened by the Review Committee of IHEPA for acceptance and presentation. IHEPA encourages young research students to contribute and participate in the Conference.

The papers, may be submitted electronically to secretary.ihepa@gmail.com with cc to office.ihepa@gmail.com.

For more information http://www.ihepa.net/

November 18, 2011: Health Care

December 5, 2011

7th Health Services and Policy Research Conference

Location: Adelaide, Australia
Dates: 5-7 December 2011

The Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand’s biennial Health Services and Policy Research Conference provides an excellent opportunity to get know your fellow proponents and users of Health Services Research and to keep up to date with the latest research and applied methodologies.

The Conference will bring together high profile speakers and delegates from around world for a series of keynote presentations and contributed papers addressing key topics including;

Qualitative and quantitative data: what are the opportunities for health services research?
Health services research and Indigenous health: time for some inspiration
Managing incentives in the health care system: how can we inform policy and practice?
Success stories: big impact health services research
Innovative approaches to health care policy

Details of confirmed speakers who are certain to guarantee a vibrant and exciting program are now available at http://www.healthservicesconference.com.au/

The call for abstracts will open 20 March and close 10 July so mark it in your diary.

December 5, 2011: Health Policy

December 9, 2011

Health System Reform in Asia Conference

Location: Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Dates: December 9 - 12, 2011
Abstract submission deadline: Friday 10th June 2011

Health System Reform in Asia is a new conference, in association with Social Science and Medicine - the world’s most cited social science journal. It is an interdisciplinary conference focusing on the health system reforms Asian countries have adopted, or are considering, during rapid economic, social, demographic and epidemiologic change in the region.

Comparisons of reform experiences within and outside Asia are particularly encouraged. The conference welcomes empirical examinations of health outcomes, social, economic and political analyses as well as theoretical and philosophical contributions on these themes. The conference is sponsored and hosted by Social Science and Medicine - the world’s most cited social science journal.

Topic List

Governance and regulation
Financing and payment arrangements
Service delivery, quality assurance and and organisation of care
Knowledge management for policy; policy capacity and policy process
Monitoring, evaluating and researching the impact of reform
Health workforce development
Medical pluralism and mainstreaming of traditional healthcare
Health access and improvement particularly for vulnerable populations and equity impact
Aid management and the role of donors in health sector reform
Consumer and community participation
Use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs); innovation and e-health
Emerging ecological, social and epidemiological challenges (inc. chronic illness)
Risk reduction and illness prevention

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December 9, 2011: Health Policy

January 12, 2012

Call for Abstracts: Innovations for health system improvement: Balancing costs, quality and equity (CAHSPR)

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Venue: The Hilton Bonaventure Hotel
Date: May 29-31, 2012
Pre-conference day: May 28, 2012
Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Notification of decisions: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) invites you to submit an abstract for the 2012 Annual CAHSPR Conference held on May 29-31, 2011 (Preconference day on May 28, 2012) in Montreal, Quebec.

Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Panel Presentations
Policy Case Studies (New!)

Meeting demands for a more accountable and high-performing health care system requires a balanced approach to addressing costs, quality, and equity. The 2012 CAHSPR conference brings together cutting-edge research with first-hand policy experience to explore options for achieving sustainable improvements in health care. Featuring over 200 presentations by decision makers, junior and senior researchers, and graduate students in plenary, small group and poster formats, the conference sets the stage for informed discussion and debate.

CAHSPR is a diverse organization that caters to many different areas of health. The annual conference strives to cover as many of the relevant topics in a variety of presentation styles.

For instructions and to enter a submission, please go to: http://www.f2fe.com/cahspr/2012/abstractcall/

January 12, 2012: Health Care , Health Economics , Health Policy

January 15, 2012

1st Call for Abstracts: ECHE 2012 Progress in Health Economics

Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Venue: Universität Zürich Zentrum
Dates: 18-21 July 2012
Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2012
Organized session submission deadline: November 30, 2011

1st Call for Individual Abstracts and Organized Sessions

The ECHE secretariat is pleased to announce that they are now ready to accept your individual abstracts and organized session submissions for it’s upcoming conference in July 2012.

To submit please follow the link at:

http://www.eche2012.ch/

Organized session proposals will be accepted until November 15, 2011
Individual abstracts submissions will be accepted until January 15, 2012

Potential Topics

The economics of health insurance
Health care markets for health care products: competition versus regulation?
The economics of prevention and addiction
Equity and health
Pharmaceutical economics
Economics in public health
Health econometrics and methodological issues
Analysis of the health care provider
Health assessment
Economics of public health
Health and economic development
Experimental health economics

January 15, 2012: Health Economics

February 10, 2012

Sustaining and Implementing Universal Health Coverage. 4 Perspectives for 5 Continents

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 represents the most prestigious health care event ever in Italy and addresses the most challenging topics of universal health with esteemed guest speakers and a round table event. Four different perspectives will be exposed and discussed during the Plenary and the Round Table sessions by high level, worldwide Academics and prominent figures from all areas of Health Care - Policy, Management, Economics, Global and Public Health.

For more information and to register:

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

February 10, 2012: Health Care , Insurance

February 25, 2012

Call for papers: 6th conference The International Society for Research on Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems (ISRICH)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The principal themes of study are:

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

Website for the conference:

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

Paper submission:

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

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

Important dates:

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

Conference fees:

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

February 25, 2012: Health Care

March 30, 2012

Call for Abstracts: 1st Meeting on Patient Reported Outcomes in Mental Health - Patient Reported Outcomes and Person Centered Care in Mental Health

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/

March 30, 2012: Health Research , Mental Health

April 11, 2012

3rd Australasian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics

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

April 11, 2012: Econometrics , Health Economics , Workshop

April 30, 2012

Call for Papers: IV Workshop on Social Capital and Health

Location: Padova, Italy
Dates: 4-5 October 2012
Submission deadline: April 30th 2012

Following the workshops in Berkeley (2006) Paris (2008) and Oslo (2010) we now invite the submission of draft papers or extended abstracts for a fourth workshop of the Social Capital and Health Global Network. This event will take place in Padova, Italy 4-5 October 2012 organized by the University of Padova.

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. Relatively less attention has been devoted on the channels through which social capital influence health.

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, especially if they go beyond reduced form models and try to identify the channels through which social capital influences health (e.g. health-related behaviors, social support, psychological support, enhanced circulation of health-relevant information, non opportunistic behaviors between patients and health care providers among others) .

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 30th 2012. Papers or abstracts must be submitted electronically (PDF or Word) by email to lorenzo.rocco@unipd.it. Authors will be notified about acceptance by June 15th and will be required to provide electronic versions (PDF or Word) of the final paper by September 1st. Papers will be posted on the workshop website in downloadable format. Each paper will have an appointed discussant.

For the first time, a unique opportunity of dissemination is offered to participants. A symposium of the Eastern Economic Journal http://www.palgrave-journals.com/eej/index.html will publish the best papers submitted and accepted to the workshop, to be selected by means of a further regular procedure of peer reviewing. Authors should clearly state in their initial submission whether they wish to be considered for the symposium.

Participants are expected to present a paper and/or act as a discussant. Limited funding is available to cover the costs of accommodation and meals during the workshop. Participants are responsible to their own travel costs.

April 30, 2012: Workshop

May 15, 2012

Call for Papers: Third Health Econometrics Workshop

Location: Siena, Italy
Dates: 7-9 December 2012
Venue: Hotel Il Chiostro Del Carmine http://www.chiostrodelcarmine.com
Submission deadline: 15th May 2012

In recent years, health econometrics has been playing an important role in supporting health and social care policy decisions. The Health Econometrics Workshop aims to bring together economists, econometricians, regional scientists, and geographers to discuss the use of statistical and econometric methods to address issues in the field of health economics.

The III Edition of this Workshop will focus on econometric tools and their application for explaining spatial/geographical variations of phenomena in health economics. Theoretical and empirical contributions aimed at understanding the role of geography in health economics are also welcome.

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 15th May 2012. Decisions will be made 15th September 2012. Authors will have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in a special issue of Regional Science and Urban Economics

For the most up-to-date workshop information please go to http://www.crisp-org.it/?action=categoria&ID=47

For further information about the Workshop you can contact Dr. Francesco Moscone at francesco.moscone@brunel.ac.uk

May 15, 2012: Econometrics , Workshop

May 29, 2012

Innovations for health system improvement: Balancing costs, quality and equity (CAHSPR)

Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Panel Presentations
Policy Case Studies (New!)

CAHSPR is a diverse organization that caters to many different areas of health. The annual conference strives to cover as many of the relevant topics in a variety of presentation styles.

For instructions and to enter a submission, please go to: http://www.f2fe.com/cahspr/2012/abstractcall/

May 29, 2012: Health Care , Health Economics , Health Policy

June 10, 2012

4th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists: Optimizing Health and Health Care

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Venue: Medical Industry Leadership Group, Carlson School, University of Minnesota
Dates: June 10-13, 2012
Abstract Submission Deadlines:
* Organized sessions: November 1, 2011
* Individual Abstracts: November 15, 2011

Registration is open: You may register for the conference by visiting the conference website

If we can be of further assistance please contact: ASHECON@aol.com

June 10, 2012: Health Economics

July 9, 2012

York Expert Workshops Programme for 2012: Centre for Health Economics The University of York

Location: York, UK
Dates:

Quality of Life: Wednesday 27 June - Friday 29 June 2012 (3 days)
Foundations of Economic Evaluation in Health Care: Monday 2 July - Friday 6 July 2012 (5 days)
Advanced Methods for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Meeting Decision Makers’ Requirements: Monday 9 July - Friday 13 July 2012 (5 days)

YEW Web Site
New 2012 Flyer

Bookings are now being taken for 2012

On-line booking for 2012 dates is now open and available via the main YEW web site

The York Expert Workshops are now in their 19th 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 of the reimbursement process for medicines.

In order to keep pace with these developments, the York Expert Workshops programme is frequently updated, ensuring continued success. Several years ago 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 principles 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 response 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 detailed 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.

Further information about our 2012 York Expert Workshops can be accessed at the following web sites:

YEW Web Site

New 2012 Flyer

On-line booking is now open and available via the main YEW web site

Please note that our 2012 YEW registration fees are UK VAT exempt.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of our 2012 York Expert Workshops colour brochure, which is in the process of being produced, please e-mail your full postal address to: irss82@york.ac.uk

July 9, 2012: Workshop

October 30, 2012

Call for Abstracts: 11th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Mental Health Policy and Economics

Location: Venice, Italy
Conference dates: 22-24 March 2013
Submission Deadline: 30 October 2012

Submissions of Abstracts are being accepted for the 11th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics, Venice, Italy, March 22-24, 2013.

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 11th Venice Workshop in Vol. 16, Supplement 1, 2013.

Detailed information on the 11th 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, 2012: Health Economics , Mental Health

December 7, 2012

Third Health Econometrics Workshop