6th World Congress: Explorations in Health

Poster Presentations

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Monday Poster Session
Monday8:00 am - 5:30 pmSession: Poster
M1Does lower polyclinic efficiency increase efficiency in hospitals?William AaronsonTemple UniversityAuthors: William Aaronson, Anatoly Pilyavsky, Michael Rosko, Patrick Bernet, Vivian Valdmanis
M2The Role of Malaria in the Supply of Labor and Human Capital Accumulation in Sub-Sahara AfricaTaiwo AbimbolaUniversity of South FloridaAuthors: Taiwo Abimbola
M3Differences In The Quality Of Care And Resulting Outcomes In Childbirth Between Family Physicians And Obstetricians: Comparison Of A Matched CohortEugenia AmporfuKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyAuthors: Eugenia Amporfu, Xin Li, Aslam Anis
M4The relevance of economic theory to improving economic evaluation of public health interventions: The case of physical activity interventionsNana AnokyeBrunel UniversityAuthors: Nana Anokye, Julia Fox-Rushby
M5The Welfare Effect of Banning Signaling in Not-For-Profit IndustriesKen AokiAuthors: Ken Aoki
M6Probit models with binary endogenous regressors or sample selection - with an application to physician advice on physical activityJacob Nielsen ArendtUniversity of Southern DenmarkAuthors: Jacob Nielsen Arendt, Anders Holm
M7Alcohol Problems And Labor Supply: The Case Of IcelandTinna AsgeirsdottirUniversity of IcelandAuthors: Tinna Asgeirsdottir
M8Cost and Case Mix Among Patients With Alzheimer's DiseaseArlene AshDxCGAuthors: Arlene Ash, Tzu-Chun Kuo, Yang Zhao, Marilyn Schlein Kramer, Sharada Weir
M9Reproductive Health Expenditures in Mexico: Composition, Distribution and Trends for the 2003/2005 PeriodLeticia AvilaNational Institute of Public Health, MexicoAuthors: Leticia Avila, Lucero Cahuana, Belkis Aracena
M11Demonstration Effects in Preventive CareRitesh BanerjeeMayo ClinicAuthors: Ritesh Banerjee, Ethan Cohen-Cole, Giulio Zanella
M12Dynamic Patterns and Small-area Variation in Hospital AdmissionsMickael BechAuthors: Mickael Bech
M13Im(Mortality) and the Baseball Hall of Fame: An Investigation into the Role of Status in Life ExpectancyDavid BeckerUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAuthors: David Becker, Kenneth Chay, Shailender Swaminathan
M14Substantial budget saving could be achieved by increasing utilization of peritoneal dialysis therapy in ChileJuan Carlos BlackburnBaxter Export CorporationAuthors: Juan Carlos Blackburn, David Walker, Samir Bhattacharyya, Jose Divino, Vito Sciaraffia
M15What are the economic implications of 'feminisation' of the UK medical workforce?Karen BloorUniversity of YorkAuthors: Karen Bloor
M16Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Antihypertensive Interventions According to Finnish Evidence-Based GuidelinesNeill BoothAuthors: Neill Booth
M17Quality-of-Life Weights for the U.S. Population: Self-reported Health Status and Priority Health Conditions, by Demographic CharacteristicsJohn NymanUniversity of MinnesotaAuthors: John Nyman
M18Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of The Skilled Care Initiative, A Maternal Health Program, In Kenya And TanzaniaStephanie BoulengerAbt AssociatesAuthors: Stephanie Boulenger, Tania Dmytraczenko
M19Projected Value of Life Lost Due to Cancer Death in the United StatesMartin BrownNational Cancer InstituteAuthors: Martin Brown, Robin Yabroff, Cathy Bradley, Eric Feuer
M20The Longterm Costs of Stroke Sub-Types from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Rob CarterUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Rob Carter
M21Fast Food Outlet Density and the Incidence of Overweight and Obesity across Canadian Metropolitan AreasSean CashUniversity of AlbertaAuthors: Sean Cash, Ellen Goddard, Ryan Lacanilao
M22Cigarette Taxation as a Self-Control Mechanism: how much cigarette price is prohibitive?Pei-Fen ChenNational Health Research Institutes, TaiwanAuthors: Pei-Fen Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai, Yu-Wen Wen, Chia-Rung Tsai
M23Financing Long-Term Care in Taiwan: A Multi-Tier ApproachWen-Hui Peter ChengTatung Institute of Commerce and TechnologyAuthors: Wen-Hui Peter Cheng, Tai-Lung Chou
M24Obesity and Health Care Expenditure: Importance of Age, Gender, and Socioeconomic StatusYiing-Jenq ChouNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Yiing-Jenq Chou, Nicole Huang
M25Impact of Public Health Expenditures on the Alberta EconomyTapan ChowdhuryAlberta Health and WellnessAuthors: Tapan Chowdhury, Habib Fatoo, Dan Friesen, Gordon Kramer
M26Projection of Long-term Care Costs Related to the Aging Population Structure in Hong KongRoger ChungUniversity of Hong KongAuthors: Roger Chung, Benjamin Cowling, Mary Schooling, Gabriel Leung
M27Direct non sanitary costs, productivity losses and the cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments of superficial ischemic foot lesions in diabetic patientsAnna Micaela CiarrapicoUniversity of Rome Tor VegataAuthors: Anna Micaela Ciarrapico, Roberto Gnadini, Carlo Reale, Luigi Uccioli
M29Contracting-In Management to Strengthen Publicity Financed Primary Health Services - The Experience of Punjab, PakistanAgnes CouffinhalWorld BankAuthors: Agnes Couffinhal, Benjamin Loevinsohn, Inaam ul Haq, Aakanshe Pande
M30Ordinal valuation of health states: a eight country comparisonBenjamin CraigUW-MadisonAuthors: Benjamin Craig, Jan van Busschbach, Joshua Salomon
M32Extending the DCE technique to investigate policy-making for safe motherhood in developing countriesLucia D'AmbruosoUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Lucia D'Ambruoso, Anna Coates, Julia Hussein, Zahidul Quayyum, David Newlands
M34Do Individuals Consider Expected Income When Valuing Health States?Thomas DavidsonLinköping UniversityAuthors: Thomas Davidson, Lars-Åke Levin
M35A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of Haloperidol, Olanzapine and Risperidone using the net-benefit regression approachAnnemieke De RidderUniversity of AntwerpAuthors: Annemieke De Ridder, Diana De Graeve
M36Infant feeding practices and nutritional status during early childhood in Tabasco, MexicoMarcelo DelajaraUniversidad de las Americas, PueblaAuthors: Marcelo Delajara
M37The Impact of Chronic Work Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Physical Conditions on Disability Among Canadian WorkersCarolyn DewaCentre for Addiction and Mental HealthAuthors: Carolyn Dewa, Elizabeth Lin, Mieke Koehoorn, Elliot Goldner
M38Retention and Turn-over Index as measure of quality of ipolipidemic drugs use in real practice in ItalyGuido DidoniPfizer ItaliaAuthors: Guido Didoni, Giovanni Bader, Giampaolo Murri, Marco Ratti
M39Differential perceived and technical quality of malaria treatment services provided by public and private healthcare providers in southeast NigeriaNkem DikeUniversity of Nigeria, Enugu CampusAuthors: Nkem Dike, O Onwujekwe, Kara Hanson, Uzochukwu Eze Soludo
M40Reasons For Private Health Insurance In A Universalistic National Health ServiceMarco DogliaIstat/University of Rome Tor VergataAuthors: Marco Doglia, Pierluigi Borgia, Federico Spandonaro
M41ABC and VED analyses of drug management in a government tertiary care hospital in KeralaRiddhi DoshiSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Riddhi Doshi, Nilam Patel, Nayan Jani, Maitraye Basu, Simy Mathews
M42Cost Analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) - Selected States, 2003-2004Donatus EkwuemeCDCAuthors: Donatus Ekwueme, James Gardner, Sujha Subramanian, Florence Tangka
M43Health services consumption, reasons for contact and mortality associated with closing an emergency departmentUlrika EnemarkUniversity of AarhusAuthors: Ulrika Enemark, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Anders Foldspang
M44The Effects of Global Budget System of Primary Care on the Distribution of Primary Physicians in Kao-Ping Areas of TaiwanHsiu-Ying FangBureau of National Health Insurance Kao-Ping Branch, TaiwanAuthors: Hsiu-Ying Fang, Jen-Sin Lee, Lin-Wen Mau, Lu Tsai, Chin-Feng Yang, Chih-Kuei Chang
M45Financial Incentives and the Supply of Laboratory Tests in General PracticeSiri FauliAuthors: Siri Fauli
M46Impact of exercise electrocardiogram test on cost of coronary artery disease diagnosis: a new version of The Ugly Duckling'?'Alberto FerrandoUniversity of TorinoAuthors: Alberto Ferrando, Riccardo Bigi, Eva Pagano, Michele Petrinco, Dario Gregori
M47The welfare costs of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe: an empirical assessment using the value-of-life approachJulia FimpelAndrássy Universität BudapestAuthors: Julia Fimpel, Michael Stolpe
M48Direct costs of treatment of COPD in a German sickness fundAntje FreytagInstitute for Healthcare and Social Research (IGES), Ltd.Authors: Antje Freytag, Philipp Storz, Ernst-Günther Hagenmeyer, Ariane Höer, Manfred Caeser, Bertram Häussler, Holger Gothe
M49Disability and age discrimination in the labour marketBrenda GannonNational University of Ireland, GalwayAuthors: Brenda Gannon, Meg Munley
M50Quality of Care and Characteristics of Participants of Outpatient Disease Management Programs (DMP) for Chronic Heart Disease Patients in GermanyOliver GappGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Oliver Gapp, Rolf Holle, Bernd Schweikert, Christine Meisinger
M51Health Shocks, Employment and Income in the European Labour MarketPilar Garcia GomezUniversitat Pompeu FabraAuthors: Pilar Garcia Gomez
M52Labour and income effects of caregiving across Europe: an evaluation using matching techniquesPilar Garcia GomezUniversitat Pompeu FabraAuthors: David Casado Marin, Pilar García GómezÁngel López Nicolás
M53Geographic, gender, and social class inequalities in the performance of Catalan health servicesAnna Garcia-AltesAgència de Salut Pública de BarcelonaAuthors: Anna García-Altés, Josep Benet, David Elvira, Joan Mendivil, Cristina Colls, Diana Porrata, Joan Torrens et al
M54Are the Global measurements of Out of Pocket spending consistent?Charu GargWHOAuthors: Charu Garg
M55Determinants Of Inequalities In Health Status Of Italian Children And AdolescentsMargherita Giannoni MazziUniversity of PerugiaAuthors: Margherita Giannoni Mazzi
M56The Impact of Health Insurance on Access, Utilization and Health Status: The Case of ColombiaUrsula GiedionAuthors: Ursula Giedion, Yadira Diaz, Eduardo Alfonso
M57Papanicolaou Tests in Canada and the US - Does Type of Insurance Matter?Stephan GohmannAuthors: Stephan Gohmann
M59Donor investment choices in developing countries: a methodology and some illustrative results based on Public-Private partnerships for product development (PD PPPs)Alastair GrayUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Alastair Gray, Paul Fenn, Martina Garau, Ed Godber, Clive Pritchard, Adrian Towse
M60Can We Assume Research Participants are Utility Maximisers?Gethin GriffithAuthors: Gethin Griffith
M61Horizontal Equity in Health Care Utilization in Canada:Michel GrignonAuthors: Michel Grignon
M62The Association between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Risk for Child MaltreatmentScott GrosseCDCAuthors: Lijing Ouyang, Scott Grosse, Ruth Perou
M63Using routinely collected multi centre data to evaluate treatment effect and cost factors: The case of psychotherapeutic day treatment programs in NorwayVidar HalsteinliSINTEF HealthAuthors: Vidar Halsteinli, Sigmund Karterud, Geir Pedersen
M64Does Micro Health Insurance Raise the Health Awareness and Health Status of Microcredit Members in the Rural Areas in Bangladesh?Syed Abdul HamidUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Syed Abdul Hamid, Jennifer Roberts, Paul Mosley
M65Parental Appraisal Of The Morbidity Of Diarrhoea In Infants (Pamodi-Study): Results And Correlation Of Subjective Appraisal With A Clinical Measure Of Disease SeverityThomas HammerschmidtGlaxoSmithKline, GermanyAuthors: Thomas Hammerschmidt, Johannes Forster, Ulrich Heininger, Reinhard Roos, Hans-Iko Huppertz
M66International comparison of cost of illnessRichard HeijinkNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)Authors: Richard Heijink, Marc Koopmanschap, Johan Polder
M67Pharmacogenetic screening for CYP-polymorphisms in the treatment of depression - using discrete choice experiments to disclose patients' and publics' preferencesLouise HerbildDanish Institute for Health Services ResearchAuthors: Louise Herbild, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Mickael Bech
M68The Dynamics of Health Limitations Across Europe: A Longitudinal Analysis Using the European Community Household PanelCristina Hernandez QuevedoAuthors: Cristina Hernandez Quevedo
M69Cost-Effectiveness of the Artificial Liver Support System MARS - Methodological Challenges in Evaluating a High-Priced Medical Device for a Rare DiseaseFranz HesselAuthors: Franz Hessel
M70Bootstrapping the Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio Using A Fieller MethodJoe HirschbergUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Joe Hirschberg, Jenny Lye
M71What factors determine the demand for health expenditure data in Sub-Saharan Africa?Frida HjalteAuthors: Frida Hjalte, Anna Glenngård
M72Using Longitudinal Data to Estimate Lost QALYs for Different Subgroups: A Comparison of Three Quality of Life Measurement MethodsJonas HjelmgrenAuthors: Jonas Hjelmgren
M73From public health institutions to autonomous Health Centers: a first step towards the implementation of the primary health care finance reform in AlbaniaFlora HobdariUniversity Research Co. PRO Shëndetit ProjectAuthors: Flora Hobdari, Erol Como, Leonora Horanlliu
M74Does Workplace Accommodations Increase the Labour Market Attachment of Disabled Employees?Jan HogelundDanish National Institute of Social ResearchAuthors: Jan Høgelund, Anders Holm
M75The Influence of Health Care System on the Incentives of Physicians' PrescriptionYi-Chen HongAuthors: Yii-Chen Hong
M76Health-related quality of life of von Willebrand's disease patients in CanadaJohn HorsmanMcMaster UniversityAuthors: John Horsman, Ronald Barr, David Lillicrap, Jennifer McGugan
M77Does Reduction in Poverty Lead to Increased Demand for Health Care?: Empirical Evidence from NepalDavid HotchkissTulane UniversityAuthors: David Hotchkiss, Subhash Pokhrel, Ajay Tandon
M78The Role of Health Knowledge on Adoption of Medical Technology and Health Outcome - The Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction in TaiwanNicole HuangNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Nicole Huang, Yiing-Jenq Chou
M79International Comparisons of Prices and Volumes in Health CareManfred HuberEuropean Centre for Social Welfare Policy and ResearchAuthors: Manfred Huber
M80The distribution of dentists in Taiwan under the global budget payment systemHsin-Chia HungMeiho Institute of TechnologyAuthors: Hsin-Chia Hung, Mei-Chin Chiu
M81Equity Effects of Direct Healthcare Financing under Alternative Decomposition FrameworksHyacinth Eme IchokuUniversity of NigeriaAuthors: Hyacinth Eme Ichoku, William M. Fonta, John O. Ataguba
M82The Cost Effectiveness of Infection Control: Surgical Site Infections after Large-Bowel OperationsSachiko IijimaAuthors: Sachiko Iijima
M83Testing the compression of morbidity hypothesis: evidence from 1986-2000 National Health Interview SurveyKumiko ImaiCDCAuthors: Kumiko Imai
M84HIV/AIDS Policies and Absorptive Capacity in South Africa: Identifying the Bottlenecks, Unleashing the CapacityMaria Teresa Irurzun LopezAuthors: Maria Teresa Irurzun Lopez
M85Service Utilization in Long Term Care Insurance and the effectiveness of the serviceNobuyuki IzumidaNational Institute of Population and Social SecurityAuthors: Nobuyuki Izumida, Masahiro Kawagoe
M86Is There a Link between Organisational Culture and Hospital Performance?: Evidence from the English NHSRowena JacobsAuthors: Rowena Jacobs
M87Valuing institutional change in health economic evaluation: examples from programs to tackle HIV/AIDs in Southern AfricaStephen JanGeorge Institute for International HealthAuthors: Stephen Jan, Paul Pronyk, Julia Kim
M88The cost of reduced life expectancy due to air pollution: assessing the value of a life year (VOLY) using contingent valuationClaude JeanrenaudUniversity of NeuchatelAuthors: Claude Jeanrenaud, Joachim Marti, Sonia Pellegrini
M89Not eating and not enjoying: Understanding the relationships between Distorted Own-Body-Image Perception, Anorexia, Productivity and some measures of Life SatisfactionMireia Jofre-BonetCity UniversityAuthors: Mireia Jofre-Bonet, Joan Costa-Font
M90A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health research in Hong Kong since 1993Janice JohnstonHealth, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB), Hong Kong, ChinaAuthors: Janice Johnston, Patrick Kwan, Anne Fung, Doris Chong, Richard Collins, Su Vui Lo
M91Which price for sight? How good must lucentis be relative to avastin to be cost effective?Jeremy JonesUniversity of SouthamptonAuthors: Jeremy Jones, James Raftery, Seng Chuen Tan, David Turner
M92A Study to Evaluate Support for the Health Sector Devolution Policy in Zambia: An Actor Analytic PerspectiveSolomon KagululaMinistry of Health, ZambiaAuthors: Solomon Kagulula, Steve Thomas, Okore Okorafor
M93Analysis of demand for PET examination and health literacy of the testees in JapanHiroaki KakiharaRitsumeikan UniversityAuthors: Hiroaki Kakihara
M94Effect of weight restriction by AR-DEA comparing with Composite Indicator - empirical analysis about NHS trust hospital dataHiroyuki KawaguchiHitostubashi UniversityAuthors: Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
M95The Effects of Temporary Job Loss on Prevention Behaviors - A Panel Data AnalysisEric KeuffelAuthors: Eric Keuffel
M96Use the National Wealth Index but Beware the Sample WeightsSuhaila KhanTulane School of Public Health & Tropical MedicineAuthors: Suhaila Khan, Paul Hutchinson, Mahmud Khan, David Hotchkiss
M97What factors determine doctors' preferences for original drugs and their willingness to prescribe generic drugs in Korea?SeongOk KimNational Health Insurance CorporationAuthors: SeongOk Kim, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Alyce Adams, Anita Wagner, Stephen Soumerai
M98Exploratory INDs: Can they reduce the cost of pharmaceutical development?Elizabeth KinterJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Elizabeth Kinter, John Bridges, Kevin Frick, Lewis Kinter
M99Work-force Participation Rate of Physicians by Age and Gender in JapanYasuki KobayashiUniversity of TokyoAuthors: Yasuki Kobayashi, Chie Kaneto, Satoshi Toyokawa, Kazuo Inoue
M100Economic evaluation of anti-smoking measures in cancer control strategy using a system modelNobuo KoinumaTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineAuthors: Nobuo Koinuma, Michiya Ito
M101Quantification of health states with non-metric multidimensional scalingPaul KrabbeSt Radboud University Medical CentreAuthors: Paul Krabbe, JA Salomon, CJL Murray
M103A systematic review of economic analyses of pharmaceutical therapies for advanced colorectal cancerMarieke KrolErasmus MC University Medical CenterAuthors: Marieke Krol, Miriam Koopman, Carin Uyl-de Groot, Cornelis J.A. Punt
M104Health care market in Kerala, India: Defining characteristicsGodwin Sree KulakkalKNM Government CollegeAuthors: Godwin Sree Kulakkal
M105Conducting Surveys in the Era of Cell Phones: Review of the Use of Online Panels in the Medical LiteratureNathalie KulinMcMaster UniversityAuthors: Nathalie Kulin, DA Marshall, F. Reed Johnson, S Van Bebber
M106An Empirical Examination of Health Care Constraints on Outpatients in JapanNarimasa KumagaiKinki UniversityAuthors: Narimasa Kumagai
M108Human Capital and Health as predictors of Labour Market Success: Overweight and bad health negatively affect labour market positionMattijs LambooijNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)Authors: Mattijs Lambooij, Johan Hansen
M109Universal screening for rare newborn genetic conditions: Establishing cost-effectiveness before implementationJose LealUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Jose Leal, Sarah Wordsworth, Alastair Gray, Juliet Oerton, Carol Dezateux
M110Can Directly Observed Treatment for tuberculosis be made more efficient?Marcus LemHealth CanadaAuthors: Marcus Lem, Igor Zverev
M111Issues of complexity and reflexivity in economic evaluationChantale LessardUniversity of MontréalAuthors: Chantale Lessard
M112Demand-Driven And Affordable Next Generation Vaccines For Preventing Japanese Encephalitis In Asia And Meningococcal Meningitis In Sub-Saharan AfricaCarol LevinPATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)Authors: Carol Levin, Chutima Suraratdecha, Julie Jacobson, Marc La Force
M113Making Health Systems Work: Governance and Anti-corruption in Developing and Transition CountriesMaureen LewisWorld BankAuthors: Maureen Lewis
M114Healthcare Financing - reconciling ideology and reality in developed and developing countriesMeng-Kin LimNational University of SingaporeAuthors: Meng-Kin Lima
M115Variations in Physician Prescribing Patterns for Statins: A Probit and Multinomial Logit AnalysisCharles LinkUniversity of DelawareAuthors: Charles Link, Simon Condliffe
M116Longevity Bias in Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisLiqun LiuTexas A & MAuthors: Liqun Liu, Andrew Rettenmaier, Thomas Saving
M117Modelling the Supply of Informal Care to the elderly in MexicoMariana Lopez-OrtegaLSHTMAuthors: Mariana Lopez-Ortega
M118Trends in Interest on Empowerment in HealthSvetla LoukanovaUniversity of HeidelbergAuthors: Svetla Loukanova, Rachael Molnar, John Bridges
M119A Revaluation of the Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and WagesJenny LyeUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Jenny Lye, Joe Hirschberg
M120Explorations In The Field Of Cross-Country Comparisons Of Health/Development Outcomes In Developing CountriesQamar MahmoodGlobal Equity Gauge AllianceAuthors: Qamar Mahmood
M121Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and the Publiication of Public Summary Documents: Impact of Economic Evaluations on Decision MakingKelly Makarounas-KirchmannAuthors: Kelly Makarounas-Kirchmann
M122Income-related inequalities in the use of mental health services by ethnic minorities in BritainRoshni MangaloreLSEAuthors: Roshni Mangalore, Martin Lapp
M123Financial inclusion and involvement of banks in health sector: An appraisal of banks' stake in Indian health sectorMuralikannan MarimuthuVijaya BankAuthors: Muralikannan Marimuthu, Varatharajan Durairaj
M124Changing Contractual Relations in the English NHS - Transaction Costs AnalysisGiorgia MariniUniversity of YorkAuthors: Giorgia Marini, Andrew Street
M125Intellectual Property & External Consumption Effects:Stephane MechoulanUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Stephane Mechoulan, Tomas J. Philipson, Anupam B. Jena
M126The Impact of Job Loss on Family Mental HealthSilvia MendoliaUniversity of New South WalesAuthors: Silvia Mendolia
M127Cost and effectiveness of treating hepatitis C for injecting drug users in New ZealandGreen, TerriUniversity of CanterburyAuthors: Terri Green, Ian Sheerin
M128Variability in deinstitutionalisation policy achievement between mental health care sector organisations in France and consequences in terms of acess to careJulien MousquesIRDESAuthors: Julien Mousques, Philippe Le Fur, Véronique Lucas, Marc Perronnin
M129Pre-Paid Health Care Scheme as an Exit Strategy of Suspension of the Health Sector Social Safety Net Program in Yogyakarta Province, IndonesiaAli Ghufron MuktiGadjah Mada UniversityAuthors: Ali Ghufron Mukti
M130Poverty-ill-health linkage: How best Indian health policies addressAnu Sashidaran NairSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Anu Sashidaran Nair, Varatharajan Durairaj
M131Fighting Transient Epidemics - Optimal Vaccination Schedules Before and After an OutbreakEric NavdalUniversity of OsloAuthors: Eric Nævdal
M132The Demand for Student Health Insurance in VietnamHa NguyenUniversity of California, BerkeleyAuthors: Ha Nguyen, James Knowles
M133The Choice of Health Care Services by Households in GhanaJustice NonvignonUniversity of Dar es SalaamAuthors: Justice Nonvignon, Peter Aglobitse
M134Health Reform in the Republic of Armenia and the Role of the StateMisak NorekyanAuthors: Misak Norekyan
M135A Study on the Workplace Preference by Visiting Nurses -An Application of Conjoint AnalysisYasuko OgataChiba UniversityAuthors: Yasuko Ogata, Tadashi Fukuda, Chizo Yoshida, Michio Hashimoto, Kayo Otosaka, Atsuko Nitta
M136Analysis of "process delays" in care pathways: Cost estimation of waiting times for patients with fractured neck of femur (FNOF) in acute hospital settingToshio OgawaImperial College LondonAuthors: Toshio Ogawa, Timothy D Heymann, Namrata Syngal, Rifat A Atun
M137Application of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Appropriate Pricing in Public Health InsuranceYasushi OhkusaNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAuthors: Yasushi Ohkusa, Hisataka Anezaki
M138Research priorities in the equity-efficiency trade-offSylvie OlifsonGlobal Forum for Health ResearchAuthors: Sylvie Olifson
M139An Extension Of The Real Option Approach To The Evaluation Of Health Care Technologies: The Case Of Positron Emission TomographyPaolo PertileUniversity of VeronaAuthors: Paolo Pertile
M140Robust Non-Parametric Estimation of Hospital and Ambulatory Care Efficiency in UkraineAnatoliy PilyavskyyLviv Academy of CommerceAuthors: Anatoliy Pilyavskyy, Matthias Staat, Michael Golubchikov
M141Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sorafenib versus Best Supportive Care in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma in SpainCarme PinolQ.F. Bayer, SAAuthors: Carme Piñol, Pablo Maroto, Humberto Villavicencio, Leyre Urruticoechea
M142Modeling Self-Protective Behaviors Against Infectious Disease: Estimates of Prevalence Elasticity' for Malaria'Christine PoulosRTI InternationalAuthors: Christine Poulos, Subhrendu Pattanayak, George Van Houtven, Jui-Chen Yang, Kelly Jones
M143Quality and efficiency of non-government for-profit dental careBanuru Muralidhara PrasadIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), ChennaiAuthors: Banuru Muralidhara Prasad, Varatharajan Durairaj
M144Health Economics of Drug Addiction Treatments: An European StandpointLuis PrietoEuropean Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug Addictions (EMCDDA)Authors: Luis Prieto
M145QALYs and terminal stages of lifeClive PritchardOffice of Health Economics (OHE)Authors: Clive Pritchard, Ed Godber
M146Do poor mothers have access to village level midwifery services and public facilities for obstetric care?: Evidence from two districts in IndonesiaZahidul QuayyumUniversity of Aberdeen/University of DhakaAuthors: Zahidul Quayyum, Purwa Kurnia Sucahya
M147Public Hospitals - Organization and IncentivesEric RehnLund UniversityAuthors: Eric Rehn
M148Aging, technical progress and health care expenditures - a theoretical analysisWalter RiedUniversity of GreifswaldAuthors: Walter Ried
M149Costing Dementia: The Influence of Behavioural Symptoms on Resource UtilisationBenoit RiveLundbeck SASAuthors: Chantal Guilhaume, JM Orgogozo, S Gaichies, JF Dartigues, Bill Rive, M Toumi
M150The Geography Of Hospital Admissions In A National Health Service With Patient Choice: Evidence From ItalySilvana RoboneUniversity of York/University of BolognaAuthors: Silvana Robone, Daniele Fabbri
M151The Rationale for the Regionalization of Pediatric Services During Large Scale DisastersAndrew RucksUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAuthors: Andrew Rucks, CA Fargason, MS Wingate, PM Ginter
M152A Zero Augmented Negative Binomial Model in the Analysis of Medical Care Count DataGerard RussoUniversity of HawaiiAuthors: Rui Wang, Gerard Russo
M153Individual Health Expenditure And IncomeRodrigo Ruz TorresNational Sickness and Disability Insurance Institute/Dullbea-ULB, BelgiumAuthors: Rodrigo Ruz Torres
M154Are People Willing to Pay for Services from which they Can't Benefit Directly?Tracey SachAuthors: Tracey Sach
M155Politically Favorable Alternatives For Japan's Public Health Policy Reform - Evaluation Of Risk Recognition And Preference -Masayo SatoHokkaido UniversityAuthors: Masayo Sato, Toshiyuki Uemura
M156The German strategy for quality assurance in health careDirk SauerlandWHL Graduate School of Business and EconomicsAuthors: Dirk Sauerland
M157The Cost-effectiveness of Maternity Care in the United KingdomElizabeth-Ann SchroederUniversity of OxfordAuthors: Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Stavros Petrou
M158Shedding new light onto the ceiling and floor? A quantile regression approach to compare EQ-5D and SF-6D responsesJanelle SeymourUniversity of MelbourneAuthors: Janelle Seymour, Paul McNamee, Anthony Scott, Michela Tinelli, Christine Bond
M159Out-migration of health care workers and its impact on domestic health care in KeralaMuhammed ShaffiSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Muhammed Shaffi, Amar Niranjan Shah, Divya Bhagianadh, Abhay Kumar Bohara
M160How Can We Efficiently Cover the Uninsured? A Micro-Simulation Model of Health Insurance CoverageAsako ShimazakiCarnegie Mellon UniversityAuthors: Asako Shimazaki
M161Decentralized Health Care Delivery System and Estimation of Expenditure Needs: A Case of NepalDevendra ShresthaTribhuvan UniversityAuthors: Devendra Shrestha
M162General Internists at the hospital: cost saving or big spenders?Ana SimõesUniversidade Nova de LisboaAuthors: Pedro Pita Barros, Sara Ribeirinho Machado, Jorge Nunes, Ana Maria Simões
M163Quality of Tuberculosis Care Provided in Different Models of Public-Private Partnership in South AfricaEdina SinanovicUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Edina Sinanovic, Lilani Kumaranayake
M165Can Decision Field Theory Improve Our Understanding of Health Seeking Behaviour? A Demonstration Using Data from Cape Town, South AfricaJolene SkordisLSHTMAuthors: Jolene Skordis, Zaid Chalabi
M166The influence of information and prices on a healthy dietSinne SmedInstitute of Local Government Studies (AKF)Authors: Sinne Smed
M167Household 'welfare losses' in financing injury care: A decomposition of causal factors in KeralaGodwin Sree KulakkalKNM Government CollegeAuthors: Godwin Sree Kulakkal, Varatharajan Durairaj
M168Comparison of the Effect of Retrospective and Prospective data on Cost Calculations for Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseRenee StarkGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Renee Stark, Hans-Helmut Koenig, Reiner Leidl
M169The Impact of New Drug Launches on the Loss of Labor from Disease and Injury: Evidence from German Panel DataMichael StolpeKiel Institute for the World EconomyAuthors: Michael Stolpe, Van Bui
M171Defining and Measuring Knowledge Capital in healthcareSumathi SundramUniversity of East AngliaAuthors: Sumathi Sundram, Charles Normand, Miranda Mugford, Richard Fordham
M172Microcosting study of intensive care in the Netherlands: the impact of mechanical ventilationSiok Swan TanErasmus MC University Medical CenterAuthors: Siok Swan Tan, Leona Hakkaart, Maiwenn Al, Jan Bakker
M173On Measuring Effective Coverage using Household Survey DataAjay TandonAsian Development BankAuthors: Ajay Tandon, Somnath Chatterji
M174Using discrete choice experiments to elicit preferences for maternal health care in GhanaLaura TernentUniversity of AberdeenAuthors: Laura Ternent, Aba Daniels, David Newlands, Felix Asante, Paul McNamee
M175Efficiency and Equity Issues in Managing Surgical Elective Waiting ListsAngela TestiUniversity of GenovaAuthors: Angela Testi, Elena Tanfani
M176The Impact of Askeskin, insuring 60 million people in two years, on Hospital Market Strategy in IndonesiaHasbullah ThabranyCenter for Health Economics, University of IndonesiaAuthors: Hasbullah Thabrany, Gede Subawa, Usman Sumantri
M177Stress Perception and CommutingEngelbert TheurlUniversity of InnsbruckAuthors: Engelbert Theurl, Georg Gottholmseder, Klaus Nowotny, Gerald Pruckner
M178Pro-poor interventions for infectious diseases: When and how do they work?Michael ThiedeUniversity of Cape TownAuthors: Michael Thiede, Marianela Castillo Riquelme
M179The Single Market and Pharmaceutical Industry in the European Union: Is There Any Evidence of Price Convergence?Aysegul TimurUniversity of South Florida and International CollegeAuthors: Aysegul Timur, Gabriel Picone, Jeffrey DeSimone
M180Evaluating The Cost Of EpilepsyChiara TosiUniversity of Southern California, Los AngelesAuthors: Chiara Tosi
M181Incentive Strategies in Zambia: How to Retain a Motivated Public Sector Nursing Workforce in an Era of International Migration?Naomi ToyoshiLSHTMAuthors: Naomi Toyoshi
M182A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Malaria Prevention and Treatment in Endemic AreasMarta Trapero-BertranAuthors: Marta Trapero-Bertran
M183Sub-markets in health: An analysis of patient care, diagnostics and financing submarkets in a city of KeralaAllen Prabhaker UgargolSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMCHSS)
M184Inequity in Utilizing Maternal Health Services in Urban NigeriaNkoli Pamela UguruUniversity of NigeriaAuthors: Nkoli Pamela Uguru, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Obinna Onwujekwe, Eric Obikeze, Chima Onoka
M185Health and Employment of Eldery People in MexicoEdwin van GamerenEl Colegio de México, A.C.Authors: Edwin van Gameren
M186The future of the European pharmaceutical market: three scenariosEwout van GinnekenBerlin University of TechnologyAuthors: Ewout van Ginneken, Christian Gericke, Jonas Schreyögg, Reinhard Busse
M187Realizing Global Pharma Price Optimization in a Cost-Contained Environment: How an Inter-Country Pricing Simulator Contributes to Revenue and Profit Improvement Quantifying the Impact of the Currently Multiple Challenges to Drug PricingChris Van MolAlliance ConceptsAuthors: Chris Van Mol
M188Market Concentration of Ambulatory Drugs in ColombiaJohanna VasquezUniversidad de Antioquia and Universidad del NorteAuthors: Johanna Vásquez, Sandra Rodriguez
M189The Impact of Smoking on Medicaid Spending with Acute Care in Massachusetts and Potential Cost-Savings of Smoking CessationMaria Cecilia Vieira da SilvaMGH Institute for Health PolicyAuthors: Maria Cecilia Vieira da Silva
M190Mushrooming of private medical schools in India, the present student profile and cost of medical education and its impact on equity, health care accessibility, cost and perceived quality of health careShibu VijayanSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: Sheetal Joy, Rekha Ravindran, Allen Prabhakar Ugargol, Shibu Vijayan
M191Cost-effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the debates surrounding decision rulesDamian WalkerJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAuthors: Damian Walker, Samuel Shillcutt, Catherine Goodman, Anne Mills
M193Performance Management in Long-Term Care With Composite Measures of QualityWalter WodchisUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Walter Wodchis, Gary Teare
M194Utilization of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine by Patients with Chronic DiseasePin-Hsuan WuBureau of National Health Insurance, Taiwan; National Cheng Kung University, TaiwanAuthors: Pin-Hsuan Wu
M195Factors Associated with Re-visiting and Switching Clinics among Adults with Upper Respiratory Infection Symptoms in TaiwanWen-chi WuNaitonal Health Research InstitutesAuthors: Wen-chi Wu, Chia-Hsuan Wu, Hsing-yi Chang
M196Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Nurses' Successful Job Search in JapanFumiaki YasukawaAuthors: Fumiaki Yasukawa
M197Addressing Data Challenges in the Economic Modelling of Public Health Interventions for Canadian First Nations PopulationsLouise YazdaniHealth CanadaAuthors: Louise Yazdani, Douglas Coyle, Ulrick Auguste, Gina Dumaresq, Anita Tuharsky, Marcus Lem
M198Does Education Reduce Youth ObesityNing ZhangCornell UniversityAuthors: Ning Zhang
M199Willingness to pay for characteristics on fracture fixation devices of out-of-pocket in TaiwanChia-Hung ChuShow Chwan Memorial Hospital, TaiwanAuthors: Chia-Hung Chu, Chiao-Lee Chu
M200Government Health Expenditures and Health OutcomesFarasat BokhariFlorida State UniversityAuthors: Farasat A.S. BokhariYunwei Gai, Pablo Gottrett
Tuesday Poster Session
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:30 pmSession: Poster
T1Cost-effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer: Results from a randomized trialEline AasUniversity of OsloAuthors: Eline Aas
T2Provision of Health Care to Physically Disabled Children in SudanHowaida AhmedAuthors: Howaida Ahmed
T3Identification of critical attributes of function of health in a rural West African populationAnayo Fidelis AkunneUniversity of HeidelbergAuthors: Anayo Fidelis Akunne, Mamadou Sanon, Rainer Sauerborn
T4Predictors of Outpatient Mental Heath Services Use among AdolescentsPierre AlexandreJohns Hopkins UniversityAuthors: Pierre Alexandre
T5Cost-Benefit Analysis of an intervention program in avoidable hospitalizationsJose Luis AlfonsoUniversity General Hospital ConsortiumAuthors: Jose Luis Alfonso, S Biasco, JM Iranzo, R Zarazoga, A Ruiz, L Sempere
T6Process utility in care-giving: Insights from qualitative researchHareth Al-JanabiUniversity of BristolAuthors: Hareth Al-Janabi, Joanna Coast, Terry Flynn
T7Effects of IMCI on efficiency in health facilities in Northeast BrazilDebora AmorimFederal University of CearaAuthors: Débora Amorim, A. Taghreed, J. Amaral, E. Gouws, J. Bryce, C.G. Victora
T8Workplace-based genetic screening for the prevention of HFE-associated hereditary haemochromatosis: an exploratory cost-effectiveness analysisRob AndersonPeninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & PlymouthAuthors: Rob Anderson, Katie J. Allen, Martin B. Delatycki, Lawrie Powell, Jane P. Hall, Amy E. Nisselle, Lyle Gurrin
T9Coverage and impact of high complexity procedures in the Brazilian health system from 2000 to 2004Eli Iola Gurgel AndradeFederal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)Authors: Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade, Grazielle Dias da Silva, Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior, Daniel Resende Faleiros, Francisco de Assis Acúrcio, Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia, Daniele Araújo Campos Szuste et al
T10Costs and benefits of treatment with HAART on survival of HIV-infected adults in Mexico?Belkis AracenaNational Institute of Public Health, MexicoAuthors: Belkis Aracena, Atanacio Valencia, Steven Forsythe, Jesús Oaxaca
T11Health Insurance for Children: Do Child Support Policies Make a Difference?Laura ArgysUniversity of Colorado at DenverAuthors: Laura Argys, Helen Beaty
T12Public-Sector Expenditures and Utilization of Home Care Services in Canada: Exploring the DataRuolz AristeCanadian Institute for Health InformationAuthors: Ruolz Ariste, Adam Rondeau
T13Copayments in the German Health System -- Do They Work?Boris AugurzkyRWI Essen, GermanyAuthors: Boris Augurzky, Thomas Bauer, Sandra Schaffner
T14In Sickness and in Health: Marital Status and Adult HealthSusan AverettLafayette CollegeAuthors: Susan AverettLaura Argys, Asia Sikora
T15Comparative Analysis Of Inpatient Treatment Costs For Pneumonia, Malaria And Meningitis In Children Under Five Years In KenyaPhilip AyiekoKenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)Authors: Philip Ayieko, Angela Akumu, Ulla Griffiths, Mike English
T16Better Data, Better Decisions: Quality of Information in Human Resource PlanningAndrea BaumannAuthors: Andrea Baumann
T17Costs Of Treating ESRD Patients With Various Dialysis Therapies In MexicoSamir BhattacharyyaBaxter Healthcare CorporationAuthors: Samir Bhattacharyya, Isabel Prieto, Jose Divino, Ramon Paniagua
T18Expected value of perfect information: an application to a decision analytic cost-effectiveness model for drug eluting stentsMatthias BischofUniversity of BaselAuthors: Matthias Bischof
T20A Social Cost-Benefit Criterion for Evaluating Voluntary Counseling and Testing with an Application to TanzaniaRobert BrentFordham UniversityAuthors: Robert Brent
T21Choice Of Foreign Provider For The German Patient: Issues And ProspectsPercivil CarreraUniversity of HeidelbergAuthors: Percivil Carrera
T22Logistic Investigation of the Effects of Race and Insurance Coverage on Potentially Avoidable Hospitalization in TennesseeCyril ChangAuthors: Cyril Chang
T23Factors Affecting the Uptake of New Medicines in Secondary CareDeven ChauhanOffice of Health Economics (OHE)Authors: Deven Chauhan, Anne Mason
T24Health Care Financing in Zambia: A Study of the Possible Policy Options for ImplementationCaesar CheeloUniversity of ZambiaAuthors: Caesar Cheelo, Felix Masiye, Venkatesh Seshamani, Chrispin Mphuka, Knut Odegaard
T25Variation in Hospital Cost for Acute Myocardial Infraction in TaiwanChin-Shyan ChenNational Taipei University/Taipei Wan-Fang HospitalAuthors: Chin-Shyan Chen, Tsai-ching Liu
T26A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Hepatitis C Screening Among Immigrants in CanadaWendong ChenUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Wendong Chen, Katherine Dinner, Tom Wong, Jenny Heathcote, Murray Krahn
T27Health Service Utilization Patterns Associated with Regional Supply of Health Care Resource _Multilevel AnalysisYen-Chien ChenNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Yen-Chien Chen, Yue-Chune Lee
T28Higher Health State and Health Consumption for 50+ CPH Insured in Europe?Hélène Chevrou-SéveracUniversity of LausanneAuthors: Hélène Chevrou-Séverac, Thomas Lufkin, Jacques Huguenin
T29Economic Globalization and Developing Nations' Health StatusChunhuei ChiAuthors: Chunhuei Chi
T30Hearing impairment and Labor SupplyVibeke ChristensenAKF, Institute of Local Government Studies - DenmarkAuthors: Vibeke Christensen
T31Inequities in health seeking behaviour, cost burdens and coping strategies among rural and urban housheolds in Coastal KenyaJane ChumaKenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)Authors: Jane Chuma, Catherine Molyneux
T32Determinants of Persistence of Expenditures for High Cost IndividualsJoel CohenAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAuthors: Joel Cohen, John Fleishman
T33Health state valuation for ARMD visual impairment states using simulation lensesCarolyn Czoski-MurrayUniversity of SheffieldAuthors: Carolyn Czoski-Murray, J Carlton, J Brazier, T Young, K Kang, N Papo
T34Evolution of public expenditure on high cost medicines in the Brazilian health systemFrancisco de Assis AcurcioFederal University of Minas GeraisAuthors: Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade, Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia, Grazielle Dias da Silva, Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior, Daniele Araújo Campos Szuter, Daniel Resende Faleiros et al
T35Medium-term consequences of low birth weightMette DedingDanish National Institute of Social ResearchAuthors: Mette Deding, Nabanita Datta Gupta, Mette Lausten
T36Assessing the risk of cervical cancer development when introducing new prophylactic management schemes at country level using a Markov model: the case applied to FranceBruno DetournayCEMKA-EVALAuthors: Bruno Detournay, Abdelkader El-Hasnaoui, Nadia Demarteau, Baudouin Standaert
T37Social inequality as determinant of health state,needs of health care and utilization of health care of population of SerbiaSnezana DimitrijevicInstitute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaAuthors: Snezana Dimitrijevic, Vesna Horozovic
T38The feasibility of community-based health insurance in rural tropical EcuadorMartin EckhardtFoundation Human Nature e.V. (NGO), GermanyAuthors: Martin Eckhardt, Dorothee Wolf, Birger Forsberg, Antonio Crespo
T39Improvement In The Process Of Induction Of Labour Using Isosorbide Mononitrate (Imn) For Cervical RipeningOya Eddamauniversity of OxfordAuthors: Oya Eddama, S. Petrou, J. Henderson
T40Measuring the Productivity of Diabetes Treatment, 1997-2005Karen EgglestonUCLA/Harvard Kennedy SchoolAuthors: Karen Eggleston, Kirsten Hall Long, Steven Smith, Nilay Shah, Amy Wagie, Arthur Williams, Ernst Berndt et al
T41Sickness CertificationMargareta EkbladhLund UniversityAuthors: Margareta Ekbladh
T42An economic analysis of health outcomes among ethnic minorities in VietnamBjörn EkmanLund UniversityAuthors: Björn Ekman, Henrik Axelsson, Nguyen Tanh Liem, Ha Anh Duc, Gunilla Krantz
T43Comparing Treatment Compliance, Hospitalization, and Cost of Elderly MDD Patients on Escitalopram and CitalopramM. Haim ErderForest Research InstituteAuthors: M. Haim Erder, Eric Wu, Elaine Yang, Paul Greenberg, Marique Buessing
T44Determining the Cost of Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Implications for Economic Analyses of Randomized TrialsEdward EwenChristiana Care Health SystemAuthors: Edward Ewen, Liping Zhao, Paul Kolm, Dogan Fidan, William Weintraub
T45The burden of malaria to the poorest households is unjust but redeemable: Inequities in incidence, morbidity and costs of its controlSoludo B EzeUniversity of Nigeria Teaching HospitalAuthors: Soludo B Eze, Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Chijioke Okoli, Eric Obikeze
T46Use of a Depriviation Index in Analysing Health Disparities in Quebec, CanadaMarc FerlandAuthors: Marc Ferland
T47Factors explaining variability in older people social care expenditure in England: local autonomy, widespread inefficiency?Jose-Luis FernandezLSEAuthors: Jose-Luis Fernandez, J Forder
T48Preferences for new and alternative cervical screening technologies: Results from a discrete choice experiment with nested choicesDenzil FiebigUniversity of New South WalesAuthors: Denzil Fiebig, Marion Haas, Rosalie Viney
T49Private health care in low- and middle-income countries - A content analysis of published articlesBirger ForsbergKarolinska InstitutetAuthors: Birger Forsberg, Anne Lindfors
T51An Evaluation of Propensity Score Matching estimators in Health Outcomes: Evidence from the Progresa/Oportunidades program in MexicoOmar GalarragaMexican School of Public HealthAuthors: Omar Galarraga, Sandra Sosa-Rubi, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo
T52Modelling the R&D process for global diseases driven by Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)Martina GarauOffice of Health Economics (OHE)Authors: Martina Garau, Paul Fenn, Adrian Towse, Clive Pritchard, Ed Godber, Alastair Gray
T53Equity In The Access To Long-Term Care In SpainAnna Garcia GonzalezUniversity of BarcelonaAuthors: Anna Garcia Gonzalez, Joan Costa Font
T54Assessing a Structured, Quantitative Health Outcomes Approach to the Risk-Benefit Analysis of PharmaceuticalsLouis GarrisonUniversity of WashingtonAuthors: Louis Garrison, Brian Bresnahan, Adrian Towse
T55Comparative analysis of community and micro health insurance schemes in IndiaAV GeorgeSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyAuthors: AV George, Jolly Jose
T56Healthcare Utilisation Under the 30-Baht Scheme Among the Urban Poor in Mitrapap Slum, Khon Kaen, ThailandChristian GerickeAuthors: Christian Gericke
T57An Econometric Analysis of OECD Countries Health ExpenditureLara GittoAuthors: Lara Gitto
T58Discrete choice experiment of smoking cessation behaviour in JapanRei GotoKonan UniversityAuthors: Rei Goto, Shuzo Nishimura, Takanori Ida
T59Falling through the gap: The role of free primary care, hospital exemptions and unconditional grants in protecting poor households from catastrophic costsJane GoudgeUniversity of WitwatersrandAuthors: Jane Goudge, Tebogo Gumede, Lucy Gilson, Steve Tollman, Anne Mills
T60The Impact of Governance Mechanisms on Performance in a Single Payer System: The Case of EstoniaTriin HabichtEstonian Health Insurance FundAuthors: Triin Habicht, Maris Jesse
T61The Relationship Between Cost and Recommendations of Cancer Care Guidelines in JapanChisato HamashimaAuthors: Chisato Hamashima
T62Implantable cardiac defibrillators for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients: a meta-analysis and a review of cost-effectivenessChuong HoCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)Authors: Chuong Ho, Huimin Li, Hussein Noorani, Karen Cimon, Kaitryn Campbell, Anthony Tang, David Bernie
T63What Have You Done Lately? An Investigation of the Impact of Recent Surgical Volume on Patient Health OutcomesJason HockenberryLeHigh UniversityAuthors: Hsienming Lien
T64Are Surgical Outcomes Related to the Surgeon's Other Procedures? Practice Makes Perfect and Cross-Volume Effects in Carotid EndarterectomyChristopher HollenbeakAuthors: Christopher Hollenbeak
T65The Risk of Bankruptcy Before and After Brain or Spinal Cord InjuryWilliam HollingworthAuthors: William Hollingworth
T66Where are the global firms? Barriers to globalization in a health care market in Ontario, CanadaPaul HolyokeUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Paul Holyoke, Raisa Deber
T67User Fees Policy and Health Equity Fund in Madagascar: An Analysis of the Design and Implementation Process from an Agency-Incentive PerspectiveAyako HondaLSHTMAuthors: Ayako Honda, Kara Hanson
T68The effect of market competition on real out-of-pocket premium of Medicare managed care plansChun-Chih HuangMedStar Research InstituteAuthors: Chun-Chih Huang, Mahmud Khan
T69Impact of Drug Price Regulation on the Market Structure of Drugs in Taiwan's Mecical Care System Under National Health Insurance: The Case of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory DrugsWeng-Foung HuangNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Weng-Foung Huang, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yi-Wen Tsai
T70Factors Driving Increases in Drug Expenditures in KoreaSoonim HuhKorea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)Authors: Soonim Huh, Jong Chan Jung, Ho Yong Lee
T71A cost effectiveness analysis of dialysis graft thrombosis treatmentYen-Ni HungNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Yen-Ni Hung, Po-Jen Ko, Shiao-Chi Wu
T72Devising an appropriate method of allocating resources in the health sector of BangladeshRumana HuqueUniversity of LeedsAuthors: Rumana Huque
T73Access-capacity and cost-effectiveness for future HIV VaccinesRaymond HutubessyWHOAuthors: Raymond Hutubessy, Daniel Barth-Jones
T74Designing a case-mix based reimbursement system for Japanese long-term care hospital bedsNaoki IkegamiKeio University School of MedicineAuthors: Naoki Ikegami
T75Health Care Expenditure and GDP: An African PerspectiveVishal Chandr JaunkyUniversity of MauritiusAuthors: Vishal Chandr Jaunky, Ahmed Jameel Khadaroo
T76Do the Near Elderly Delay Needed Care for Chronic Conditions? A Qualitative AnalysisTricia JohnsonRush UniversityAuthors: Tricia Johnson, Scott King, Andy Garman, Anthony Perry
T77The Economic Burden Of Disabled Children On Families In Kerala In South IndiaSubodh KandamuthanInstitute of Health SystemsAuthors: Subodh Kandamuthan, Murugan Kandamuthan
T78The waiting time of CT & MRI examination under quasi-global-budgeting systemFeng-yu KaoBureau of National Health Insurance, TaiwanAuthors: Shin-Chung Huang, Maoting Sheen, Feng-yu Huang
T79An Empirical Study On Old Aged Caregivers's Household Income, Health Condition And Life Satisfaction In JapanMasashi KasuyaMiyagi UniversityAuthors: Masashi Kasuya, Yasuyoshi Sekita
T80Perceived Job Security, Health Status and Sick-Leave: A Study on Moral Hazard in the Swedish Social Sickness Insurance SystemJahangir KhanKarolinska InstitutetAuthors: Jahangir Khan, Kristina Burström, Clas Rehnberg
T81The Impact of Health Insurance Coverage on the Health Care of Native American EldersAlana KnudsonUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health SciencesAuthors: Alana Knudson, Chunhuei Chi
T82Microsimulation or cohort modelling? A comparative case study in HIV infectionFelicitas KohnePharmacoConsult; i3 InnovusAuthors: Felicitas Kühne, Jeremy ChancellorPatrick MollonWilliam Powderly
T83Incremental costs of introducing jet injection technology for delivery of vaccinations in Brazil, South Africa, India and KenyaUlla Kou GriffithsLSHTMAuthors: Ulla Kou Griffiths, Erica Roberts, Dipika Matthias, Andreia Santos
T84A SWOT Analysis of the Greek Pharmaceutical SectorHara KousoulakouFoundation for Economic & Industrial ResearchAuthors: Hara Kousoulakou
T85How is One Percent of the Population Consuming 35% of Alberta's Health Budget?Gordon KramerCapital HealthAuthors: Gordon Kramer, Dan Friesen, Tapan Chowdhury, Habib Fatoo, Kasia Kunikiewicz, Cindy Phung
T86Patient or Consumer: Implications for the Canadian Health Care SystemSeija KrommUniversity of CalgaryAuthors: Seija Kromm
T87Shortfalls of Public Owned Hospitals in Germany: Empirical Findings 1998-2004Bjo?rn KuchinkeIlmenau University of TechnologyAuthors: Bjo?rn Kuchinke, Ansgar Wu?bker
T88Eliciting patients' preferences for health states associated with vertigo: a prospective study of the stability of preferences over timeDaniel KuessnerOtto-von-Guericke University MagdeburgAuthors: Daniel Kuessner, Stefan Felder, York Zoellner
T89Women's willingness to pay for barrier methods for HIV prevention in South Africa: A comparison of the female condom, diaphragm, and microbicidesLilani KumaranayakeLSHTMAuthors: Fern Terris-Prestholt, Lilani Kumaranayake, Catherine MacPhail, Helen Rees, Charlotte Watts
T90Costing village midwifery services in two districts of Indonesia: Lessons for efficiency and cost-effectiveness analysis of community level midwifery care as safe motherhood strategyPurwa Kurnia SucahyaUniversity of IndonesiaAuthors: Purwa Kurnia Sucahya, Zahidul Quayyum, Mardiati Nadjib, Tim Ensor
T91What Friends and Media Tell Us? An Empirical Study about Information and the Risk of Age-Related Female InfertilityElina lampiAuthors: Elina lampi
T92Patients' Willingness to Pay to Sustain and Expand National Health Insurance Services in TaiwanHui-Chu LangNational Yang-Ming UniversityAuthors: Hui-Chu Lang, Mei-Shu La
T93An Economic Analysis of Obesity on WagesRachel LangeUniversity of KentuckyAuthors: Rachel Lange
T94A Funding Methodology with Adjustment for Hospital Quality PerformanceJianli LiSt. Michael's Hospital, University of TorontoAuthors: Jianli Li, Michael Stewart, Robert Fox
T95The Research of Non-governmental medical services in Guangdong Province, ChinaHaocai LiangThe School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaAuthors: Haocai Linag, Cunrui Huang
T96Alcohol Attributable Fractions and Costs in PortugalElvira LimaUniversity of MinhoAuthors: Elvira Lima, Anabela Veloso, Ligia Pinto, Paula Veiga
T97Cost and Utilization Impacts of Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Comparison by Propensity Score AnalysisChing-Wei LinI-Shou UniversityAuthors: Ching-Wei Lin
T98Expenditures and outcomes associated with newly diagnosed metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with 5-FU/LV, irinotecan, and oxaliplatinJur-Shan ChengNational Health Research Institutes, TaiwanAuthors: Jur-Shan Cheng, Weng-Foung Huang, Yi-Wen Tsai, Fu An-Chen
T99Influence of hospices on health care expenditures and the aggressiveness of medical care for terminal cancer patients in TaiwanChia-Nien LiuNational Open UniversityAuthors: Chia-Nien Liu, Ming-Chin Yang
T100An exploration of incremental net health benefit analysis: a quantitative assessment of the benefit-harm profile of natalizumab in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosisKate LovibondCity UniversityAuthors: Kate Lovibond, Adam Hutchings, Martin O'Leary
T101The impact of National Health Insurance on the incidence of household out-of-pocket catastrophic health spending: Evidence from TaiwanJui-fen Rachel LuChang Gung UniversityAuthors: Jui-fen Rachel Lu
T102Long Term Care and Hospital Length of Stay for Elderly PatientsHilde LurasAkershus University HospitalAuthors: Hilde Lurås, Tor Helge Holmas, Egil Kjerstad, Frode Kristiansen
T103Tests of Benefits of Insuring the PoorAnthony E. BoppAuthors: Anthony E. Bopp
T104Community Based Health Financing and Child Health, Results from Ghana, Mali, and SenegalMarty MakinenAbt AssociatesAuthors: Marty Makinen
T105Technical efficiency of Swiss nursing homes - A DEA and stochastic frontier analysisJoachim MartiUniversity of NeuchatelAuthors: Joachim Marti, Claude Jeanrenaud
T106The Quality of Life of Palestinians under a Chronic Political Conflict: Assessment and DeterminantsAwad MatariaBirzeit UniversityAuthors: Awad Mataria, Rita Giacaman, Angelo Stefanini, Nirmala Naidoo, Paul Kowal, Somnath Chatterji
T107Improving Health Outcomes in Uganda: Linkages between the Public and Private Health SectorsCharles MatsikoMinistry of Health- UgandaAuthors: Charles Matsiko
T108Assessing the Market Dynamics for Thermostable Vaccine ProductsDipika MatthiasProgram For Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)Authors: Dipika Matthias, Debra Kristensen, Isaac Armar, Vivek Srinavasan, Balaji Ananth Kanduri, Srilatha Sivalenka, Erica Jacoby et al
T109Obesity and Health Service Utilisation: Exploring RelationshipsMeghan McMahonUniversity of TorontoAuthors: Meghan McMahon, Audrey Laporte, Paul Grootendorst, Peter Coyte
T110Organizing and regulating hospital and physician substitutesMisja MikkersDutch Healthcare AuthorityAuthors: Misja Mikkers, Peter Bogetoft
T111Pharmaceutical Patents and Access to HIV/AIDS Treatments: The Brazilian ExperienceJean-Paul MoattiAuthors: Jean-Paul Moatti
T113Trends in the incidence of herpes zoster using a national insurance database: United States, 1993-2003Noelle-Angelique MolinariCDCAuthors: Noelle-Angelique Molinari, Jessica Leung, Rafael Harpaz
T114Global Health Initiatives Scale-Up and Its Effect on Privat Health Institutional Systems Capacity: Selected Cases from Kenya and NigeriaDeus MubangiziAuthors: Deus Mubangizi
T115Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Togo Integrated Child Health Campaign - efficiency gains by joint delivery of multiple interventionsDirk MuellerLSHTMAuthors: Dirk Mueller, Virginia Wiseman, Désiré Bakusa, Kodjo Morgah
T116Benefit-Cost Analysis of Brief Intervention to Reduce College Alcohol AbuseMarlon P. MundtUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthAuthors: Marlon P. Mundt, Larissa Zakletskaia
T117A Time Motion Study in Health Center (HC) IVs in Busia District, UgandaAloysius MutebiMakerere Univeristy Institute of Public HealthAuthors: Aloysius Mutebi, GB Oundo
T118An Exploratory Study of the Resources Used By, and the Coping Strategies of Poor Urban Households Affected by HIV/AIDS in Harare City, ZimbabweVimbayi MutyambiziAuthors: Vimbayi Mutyambizi
T119The learning curve for coronary surgery: an stochastic frontier model approachMiguel NegrinUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAuthors: Miguel Negrin, Jaime Pinilla, Francisco Vázquez-Polo, Carles Murillo
T120Measurement of informal care giving time: Exploring the validitySimone NeubauerGSF - National Research Center for Environment and HealthAuthors: Simone Neubauer, Rolf Holle, Elmar Gräßel
T121Cost-effectiveness of trastuzumab in Early Stage Breast CancerMattias NeytBelgian Health-Care Knowledge CentreAuthors: Mattias Neyt, M Huybrechts, F Hulstaert, F Vrijens, D Ramaekers
T122The impact of social health insurance on health service utilization and catastrophic health expenditureThi Kim Phuong NguyenVietnam WHO officeAuthors: Nguyen Thi Kim Phuong, Tran Tuan
T123Informational Spillovers and Strategic Launch Delay of Pharmaceutical DrugsPau OlivellaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaAuthors: Pau Olivella, Begoña Garcia-Mariñoso
T124Policy Shift to Use of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (ACTs) in Nigeria: Do Current Socioeconomic and Geographic Differentials in Costs of Treatment for Malaria Constitute a Challenge?Chima OnokaAuthors: Chima Onoka
T125Spatial and Socio-Economic Differences in Catastrophic Malaria Treatment Expenditures in NigeriaObinna OnwujekweAuthors: Obinna Onwujekwe
T127The impact of accreditation at hospital cost efficiency: a panel-data study using Stochastic Frontier AnalysisJorge Luis PadovanFederal University of São PauloAuthors: Jorge Luis Padovan
T128Patterns of care do effect prognosis and costs: the case of lung cancerEva PaganoUniversity of TorinoAuthors: Eva Pagano, Daniela Di Cuonzo, Claudia Filippini, Enrico Ruffini, Dario Gregori, Franco Merletti
T129Regional Mortality Dispatities by Economic Status in Quebec, CanadaMichel PageauQuebec Region Health and Social Services AgencyAuthors: Michel Pageau, Marc Ferland
T130Effect of Armed Conflict on Health Delivery- A Study in Low-income CountryBadri Raj PandeNepal Health Economics AssociationAuthors: Badri Raj Pande
T131Delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria to Ghanaian children: a cost-effectiveness studyEdith PatouillardLSHTMAuthors: Edith Patouillard, Margaret Kweku, Lesong Conteh, Fred Binka, Samuel Abudey, Jayne Webster, Brian Greenwood et al
T132The economic impact of pharmacogenetic testing: evaluation before implementationKatherine PayneUniversity of ManchesterAuthors: Katherine Payne, Emily Fargher, Karen Tricker, Rachel Elliott
T133Delivery of Community Health Services: Assessing the Purchasing and Provision of Basic Health Services in HondurasChristine Lao PenaWorld BankAuthors: Christine Lao Peña, Christine Lao Peña, Olympia Icochea
T134Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Root Canal Treatment using Conventional Approaches versus Replacement with an ImplantMark PenningtonNewcastle UniversityAuthors: Mark Pennington, Phil Shackey, Christopher VernazzaNigel ArmstrongJames SteeleJohn Whitworth
T135Capacity Development Model in Enhancing Health Care - Most Cost-Effective for ReplicationKeerti Bhusan PradhanAvarind Eye Care SystemAuthors: Keerti Bhusan Pradhan
T137Financing Capital Investments in Health Care in Developing Countries: The Story of Debt and EquityAlexander PrekerWorld BankAuthors: Alexander Preker, Caroline Ly, Guy Ellena
T138Factors Influence On The Inappropriate Treatments In Pediatric Population In China On The Cases Of Diarrhea And Common ColdRen RanDalian Medical UniversityAuthors: Ren Ran, Feng Xu, Guiqing Yao
T139Assessing the relative importance attached to access,