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EDITORIAL BOARD
W. David Bradford, Ph.D.
Center for Health Care Research, Medical University of
South Carolina
Jim Burgess, Ph.D.
Management Science Group, Department of Veterans Affairs
NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS
The editors must hear from you so that iHEA NEWS can effectively serve
as a medium of communication for iHEA members. We are soliciting
contributions from all members who have information relevant to the
membership at large. There are a number of specific items we are seeking:
* Announcement of job openings;
* Announcement of conferences or seminars in health economics;
* Calls for papers by journals and book editors;
* Announcements of new appointments and promotions;
* Articles describing activities or new initiatives at your
institution, Center or firm (perhaps describing your departmental or
university programs in health economics, discussing new pedagogical tools
used in health economics education, describing new governmental policy
initiatives or programs, and so forth).
Please send any contributions via e-mail to the editors: W. David
Bradford <bradfowd@musc.edu> or James Burgess <burgess@world.std.com>.
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iHEA AND GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
iHEA ELECTION RESULTS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CALLS FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
REVISED FORMAT FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS
MEDTAP INTERNATIONAL BAYESIAN INITIATIVE IN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND
OUTCOMES RESEARCH
HEALTH SYSTEMS FINANCING IN LOW-INCOME AFRICAN & ASIAN COUNTRIES
JOBS
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
ASTRAZENECA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES, ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
EVIDENCE RESEARCH UNIT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GLAXO WELLCOME
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT
PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS
SEARLE DIVISION OF MONSANTO
(SRI LANKA) MG CONSULTANTS
SWISS TROPICAL INSTITUTE
U.S. AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
WHO/EURO PHARMACEUTICALS UNIT
CONFERENCES
INCENTIVES AND FAMILY DOCTORS WORKSHOP
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HEALTH
CARE MANAGEMENT
APHEN FORUM 2000
FORTHCOMING ARTICLES
HEALTH ECONOMICS VOL. 9(1)
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE VOL. 3(1)
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE VOL. 3(2)
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iHEA ANNOUNCEMENTS
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iHEA ELECTION RESULTS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The iHEA Election Results are now out. Thanks go to Frans Rutten,
President Elect, and Directors: Peter Zweifel, 2000-2001;
Patricia M. Danzon, 2000-2001; Judith R. Lave, 2000-2001;
Frank Sloan, 2000-2002; Jacques van der Gaag, 2000-2002; and
Barbara (Bobbie) Wolfe, Director, 2000-2002 elected by the iHEA
membership.
The current iHEA Board now consists of:
Thomas E. Getzen, Executive Director
Bill Swan, Associate Director
Mark V. Pauly, President
Frans Rutten, President Elect
Joseph P. Newhouse, Past President
Michael A. Morrisey, Secretary/Treasurer
W. David Bradford, Co-Editor, iHEA News
James F. Burgess, Jr., Co-Editor, iHEA News
Peter Zweifel, Director, 2000-2001
Patricia M. Danzon, Director, 2000-2001
Judith R. Lave, Director, 2000-2001
Frank Sloan, Director, 2000-2002
Jacques van der Gaag, Director, 2000-2002
Barbara (Bobbi) Wolfe, Director, 2000-2002
Michael Drummond, Program Chair, York 2001
Richard Scheffler, Program Chair, San Francisco 2003
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CALLS FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
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REVISED FORMAT FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS
The introduction of full text online access to HEALTH ECONOMICS, through
Wiley Interscience (TM), has provided the opportunity to improve the
rapid electronic publication of HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS.
We are pleased to announce three changes:
- a new name, Health Economics Letters (HEL)
- an increased limit of 2000 words for new submissions
- expanded content in the electronic version
Since 1997, subscribers to HEALTH ECONOMICS (HE) have had advance copies
of the letters section of the journal e-mailed directly to them as
electronic Health Economics Letters (eHEL) in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format
and iHEA members and iHEA News subscribers have received delayed
issues e-mailed to them. With the launch of Wiley Interscience in 1999,
journal subscribers now have full text online access to both letters and
regular articles in HE through the interscience website,
www.interscience.wiley.com. Articles on the website are also in Adobe
Acrobat (pdf) format.
As HEALTH ECONOMICS itself is now fully electronic to subscribers, it
is time to reassess the role of the letters journal. To reflect these
changes and to emphasise that all letters that are published in the
electronic format also appear in a subsequent issue of the print journal,
the name of the journal has been shortened to HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS
(HEL). Rapid publication of high quality, peer-reviewed, short papers
remains the main goal of HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS. However, we now have
the opportunity to add advance copies of abstracts for full length
articles that are forthcoming in HE. HEALTH ECONOMICS LETTERS is
committed to rapid review of new submissions. This relies on the
enthusiastic and active participation of a pool of willing reviewers,
and uses a system of pre-commitment and a structured referee's report
form. The system has worked well. Since the launch of the journal,
68 per cent of referees have returned their comments within 14 days and
95 per cent within 28 days. For accepted papers, 72 per cent of authors
have received the final decision within three months and all within
10 months. For rejected papers, 79 per cent have been given a decision
within 3 months and all within 6 months. One factor that allows for
rapid review is a strict limit on the length of letters. However, it
has become clear that the previous word limit of 1200 words has been
too stringent for an adequate treatment of some topics. As a result,
we have decided to introduce a new limit of 2000 words for submissions
to HEL. In practice, we expect that most letters will be 1000-1500 words
but submissions will be allowed up to the maximum of 2000 words. This
works out to approximately six or seven pages of double-spaced 12 point
type.
W. David Bradford, bradfowd@musc.edu
James F. Burgess, Jr., burgess@world.std.com
Andrew Jones, amj1@york.ac.uk
Health Economics Letters Co-Editors
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MEDTAP INTERNATIONAL BAYESIAN INITIATIVE IN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND
OUTCOMES RESEARCH
Request for Proposal
Building a Reference Case for Bayesian Applications to Health Economics
and Outcomes Research
Release Date: February 15, 2000 Application Receipt Date: May 1, 2000
Background
The Bayesian Initiative in Health Economics & Outcomes Research at MEDTAP®
International seeks to explore the value of the Bayesian approach to
health economics and outcomes research in the hopes that its use will
result in information that is more interesting and relevant to health
care decision makers. The Bayesian Initiative is requesting proposals
to apply the Bayesian analytical methods in health economics and outcomes
research by building one or two studies that will serve as reference cases
to demonstrate the application value of Bayesian methods. Please see
Request for Proposal at www.bayesian-initiative.com for application
details.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
1. To identify an analytical data set suitable for studying
health-related economic issues using both Bayesian and classical
statistical approaches
2. To demonstrate step by step how to apply the Bayesian methods
to evaluate the cost-effectiveness to treatment (or intervention)
alternatives
3. To compare the Bayesian results with those generated from
a classical approach
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
*Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign for-profit and
non-profit, public and private research organizations, such as
universities, colleges, and research institutes. Proposals will be
evaluated using the following criteria:
*Expected usefulness of the results to inform decision makers of the
application values of the Bayesian approach
*Creativity in using the data to build a Bayesian reference case
*Methodological rigor
*Clarity of the proposal
*Applicant's experience and qualifications for conducting the proposed
project.
USE OF FUNDS
The Bayesian Initiative intends to commit approximately $80,000
(including direct and indirect costs) in FY 2000 to fund up to two
new grants in response to this RFP. The Initiative may have further
funding in the future. The grant period is one year. Upon completion
of the grant, grantees are expected to submit a written report
(in a manuscript format) to the Bayesian Initiative.
FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS
*A complete proposal should consist of a cover letter and a narrative
application. The narrative application should provide a complete and
concise description of the proposed research and methodological analysis.
*The narrative of the application must not exceed 10 double-spaced pages
(not including references), using at least 11 point font and one inch
margins. This narrative should contain:
*A brief description of the proposed topic, study objectives, and its
significance
*Methodology and design
*A description of how the proposed project will complement related work
in the literature
*Data sources
*Brief analytical plan
*Timeline
*Budget
*Dissemination plans
*Credentials of applicants and name of the primary contact person.
Submission
Please submit proposals to:
Bryan R. Luce, Ph.D., M.B.A., Principal Investigator,
cc/ Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Ph.D., Bayesian Initiative in
Health Economics & Outcomes Research, c/o MEDTAP International Inc.,
7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814,
Phone: 301-654-9729, Fax: 301-654-9864, Email: luce@medtap.com
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HEALTH SYSTEMS FINANCING IN LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES
SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
An international conference on "Health systems financing in low income
African and Asian countries" will be held on 23-24 November 2000 at the
Centre for Studies and Research in International Development (CERDI-
University of Auvergne, France; CERDI is an associated research institute
of the French National Centre for Scientific Research - CNRS). This
conference aims at bringing together national and international
specialists coming from different origins and countries (governments,
universities, research fellows, international organizations and aid
agencies, public and private insurance establishments, health
practitioners, etc.) to share conceptual, empirical and policy analysis -
using various approaches (quantitative, institutional,...) - as well
as experiences concerning a broad spectrum of questions raised by the
financing of health systems in African and Asian low-income countries.
Proposals for paper presentations, in French or in English, would focus
on the following suggested issues but we welcome submission of abstracts
on any topic related to the overall orientation of the Conference :
Evolution of public expenditure in health, macro-economic environment
and budget constraints.
Mobilization of domestic resources (general taxation, social
contributions, cost recovery, etc.) and of foreign resources (earmarked to
health sector or not; conditionallity, etc.) for the (public and private)
financing of health.
- Funding systems and the objectives of health policies.
- Decentralization, administrative reforms, modes of managing resources
(community, etc.) and financing of health systems. Articulation between
the public and the private sector and contractualization. Traditional
mechanisms of insurance and alternatives forms (community based insurance,
etc.).
- Financing of health systems, efficiency and equity. Payment
procedures of the suppliers of ambulatory and hospital health care
and consequences on the supply (quality, tariffs, activities, etc.)
and on the demand of health care (access, equity, etc.).Useful lessons
for low-income countries from experiences in industrialized and
middle-income countries; international comparisons.
Scientific Committee: M. Audibert, CERDI; R. Barlow, Université du
Michigan, Etats-Unis; G. Duru, Université de Lyon 1; G. Carrin, OMS,
Suisse; J.P. Foirry, CERDI; X. Gu, Shanghai Medical University, RP
Chine; J. Hammer, Banque Mondiale, Etats-Unis; A. Letourmy, CNRS-CERMES;
Y. Liu, Harvard School of Public health, Etats-Unis ; J. Mathonnat,
CERDI; A. Mills, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
Royaume-Uni; G. de Pouvourville, CNRS-INSERM; E. de Roodenbeke,
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Direction du Développement et de
la Coopération Technique; J-D. Rainhorn, Ecole Nationale de Santé
Publique, Hanoï, Vietnam; J. Vandermootele , UNICEF, Etats-Unis.
Papers can be in French or in English. The sessions will be organized
by the international scientific committee with presentation of selected
papers and round-tables. We have a limited program to encourage the
coming of colleagues from African and Asian universities and research
institutes with a paper accepted by the scientific committee. For
further information on the conference and submitting abstracts
(deadline 15rst March 2000; kindly inform us if you think you will
have difficulties to respect this deadline), please contact Jacky
Mathonnat and Martine Audibert, Cerdi, 65 Bd. François Mitterrand,
63 000 Clermont-Fd, France (e-mail : J.Mathonnat@cerdi.u-clermont1.fr)
or see the conference Web site:
http://www.u-clermont1.fr/Cerdi/Financement-sante.htm
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JOBS
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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH UNIT
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
stlg28,478 - stlg35,670 per annum
You will have an established reputation in this field, and a proven
record of scholarly research/publication and research grant income.
Experience at a senior level in multi-disciplinary research would be
an advantage. You will provide the focus for the development and
co-ordination of health economics in different multi-disciplinary
research groups within the newly formed Institute of Applied Health
Sciences. You will actively collaborate with other members of HERU
and contribute to the wider activities of HERU, including
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. You will be expected to
develop a programme of research in your own area of expertise.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Cairns Smith, Director
of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Tel: 01224 553802,
e-mail w.c.s.smith@abdn.ac.uk , Polwarth Building, Foresterhill,
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD or Mr. John Cairns, Acting Director, HERU. Tel:
+44 (0) 1224 553269, e-mail j.cairns@abdn.ac.uk, Polwarth Building,
Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD.
Application forms and further particulars are available from Human
Resources, University Office, University of Aberdeen, King's College,
Aberdeen AB24 3FX, telephone (01224) 272727 quoting reference number
YHE001R. A 24-hour answering service is in operation.
Closing Date: 24 March 2000
An Equal Opportunities Employer
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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER
stlg17,238 - stlg30,065, stlg31,563 - stlg35,670 per annum
Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in
the Institute of Applied Health Sciences. You will have teaching
experience, together with at least a Masters level qualification in
one of the disciplines related to Health Service Research or Public
Health. You will have responsibility for the co-ordination and
development of the MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research
programme and to co-ordinate PhD courses within the Institute. You
will also be responsible for the development of short courses and
distance learning opportunities. In addition, you would be expected
to contribute to teaching of specific modules in their area of
expertise and to develop personal research within the Institute of
Applied Health Sciences. Informal enquiries may be directed to
Professor WCS Smith, Director of the Institute of Applied Health
Sciences, Tel: 01224-553802, e-mail w.c.s.smith@abdn.ac.uk , Polwarth
Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD.
Application forms and further particulars are available from Human
Resources, University Office, University of Aberdeen, King's College,
Aberdeen AB24 3FX, telephone (01224) 272727 quoting reference number
ZPH421A. A 24-hour answering service is in operation.
Closing Date: 31 March 2000
An Equal Opportunities Employer
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ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
Deputy Director -- Senior Health Economist/Kazakhstan Country Director
Principal Responsibilities:
Deputy Director
1. Provide support to Regional Director on overall regional program
strategy development, management of regional program staff and
activities, and design and implementation of regional and country-
specific technical operational plans.
2. Serve as liaison with USAID/CAR in Regional Director's absence.
Regional Health Economist
1. Lead the development of regional health financing strategy.
Provide overall analysis to refine health financing policy agenda,
and engage in policy dialogue as needed with counterparts in
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
2. Identify key areas of policy and technical support in health
financing, and oversee the development of technical approaches and
products. Specific technical areas may include: funds flow analysis,
national health accounts, design and implementation of public health
insurance in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, program budgeting, design and
implementation of new provider payment systems.
3. Provide input into the design of individual country health
financing strategies and workplans and provide technical oversight for
implementation.
Kazakhstan Country Director
1. Provide overall technical direction and management of Kazakhstan
country program. Responsible for the development and implementation
of the Kazakhstan country program strategy and workplan.
2. Coordinate with all regional technical advisors to meet Kazakhstan
technical assistance needs in all key technical areas, including
finance and economics, clinical policy, integrated primary care, and
community involvement.
3. Lead overall policy dialogue with government officials and
counterparts at the national and regional levels in Kazakhstan.
4. Supervise the Kazakhstan site coordinators.
Qualifications:
1. PhD or equivalent experience in health economics, health financing,
or related field. Specialty in macrofinancing issues related to
health care desirable (e.g. taxation, designing and developing national
health insurance systems, national health accounts).
2. Minimum of 10 years experience in the field of health economics
or health financing. Significant experience designing and implementing
health financing policies in either developed or developing country
context.
3. Experience managing and supervising staff in a multi-cultural
environment.
4. Experience in NIS or Eastern Europe desirable.
5. Ability to work in Russian language desirable.
6. Experience working on USAID projects desirable.
7. Other skills:
· computer skills: spreadsheet, word processing and statistical packages
· quantitative analysis
· excellent writing skills
Please send
current resume to William Sigler at sigler_castro@compuserve.com
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ASTRAZENECA
AstraZeneca R&D Molndal on the west-coast of Sweden is seeking to
recruit a Health Economist to work in drug development projects
within the cardiovascular area.
Further details may be found on the web-page
http://www.inomics.com/query/job_single?number=953
Lars K. Langkilde, Ph.D.
Director of Health Economics
Health Economics, Clinical Science
AstraZeneca R&D Molndal
SE-431 83 Molndal
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 31 776 2233
Fax: +46 31 776 3805
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
The U.C. - Davis Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care is
seeking applicants for a faculty position in health services research. The
position is Assistant/Associate/Full Professor In Residence - (level
commensurate with qualifications) - Clinician Scholar/Health Services
Researcher.
Duties involve teaching, service, and research, including developing
extramurally funded programs in collaboration with Center faculty.
Requires a M.D. or Ph.D. degree with appropriate fellowship training.
A substantial research track record and established grant funding is
highly desirable.
The Center is a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the
quality and efficiency of health care services and contributing to a
greater understanding of the role of primary care in the health systems.
Current Center faculty include primary care clinicians, mental health
specialists, and social scientists from several disciplines.
The position is open until filled but not later than 06/30/00.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and letter outlining research
interest. Position #2241.
Contact: Richard Kravitz, M.D. MSPH, Director, UCD Center for Health
Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis Medical
Center, PSSB Suite 2500, 4150 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95817.
UCD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages
minorities and women to apply.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Tobacco Policy Research
University of California, Irvine
Join an enthusiastic team of computer scientists, economists, decision
scientists and statisticians building an NIH-funded tobacco policy
computer simulation model.
Statistician. Ph.D.; Experience with survival analysis, competing risks,
logistic and non-linear regression, stochastic processes, sampling theory.
Data Manager. M.S. or Ph.D.; experience managing large data sets and
designing databases; substantive knowledge of CDC data such as NHIS, BRFSS,
NHANES.
Rank flexible. Research faculty (non-tenure track) title possible. Mail
letter, curriculum vitae, names/addresses of 3-5 references to:
Tammy Tengs, Sc.D.
Director, Health Priorities Research Group
School of Social Ecology
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-7075
tengs@uci.edu
http://www.healthpriorities.uci.edu
Please send application materials as hardcopy via regular mail. Closing
date is May 15, 2000. Irvine California is located near the ocean, 1 hour
south of Los Angeles and 2 hours north of San Diego. The University of
California is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to
excellence through diversity.
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CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES, ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacoeconomics
The Centre for Evaluation of Medicines (CEM), St. Joseph's Hospital,
invites applications for a 2-year post doctoral fellowship in
pharmacoeconomics under the supervision of Professor Bernie O'Brien,
Associate Director of CEM and Associate Professor in the Department
of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. The
fellowship is funded by a grant from Hoffman-La Roche Limited.
This is a unique opportunity for a person who has just completed a
doctorate in health economics or a related quantitative discipline to
gain practical experience of economic evaluation methods as applied to
medicines and other medical technologies. The learning objectives of
the fellowship will be set in discussion with the supervisor. The
primary mode of learning will be active collaboration with researchers
in CEM on a variety of methodologic and applied questions in economic
evaluation. The fellow may also be eligible to audit course and
workshops in economic evaluation. A major focus will be on developing
quantitative methods in the areas of both decision/disease modelling
and trial-based evaluation. On-going methodologic research at CEM
includes techniques for analysis of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness
data and use of contingent valuation for cost-benefit analysis.
The fellowship will be based at CEM, St. Joseph's Hospital, in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. CEM was established in 1993 and comprises
multidisciplinary faculty and staff with primary appointments in the
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department
of Medicine at McMaster University. CEM research projects are
grant-funded from peer-reviewed agencies, government and industry.
The fellowship is full time, commencing July 1, 2000 for 2 years, and
is not intended for candidates who have not yet completed their
doctoral studies and dissertation. The fellowship stipend is
comparable to MRC/CIHR fellowships.
Application: A letter of application, explaining career goals and
why the candidate is suited to this fellowship, should be accompanied
by a copy of their curriculum vitae and letters of support from
three referees, familiar with their recent academic work. Applications
should be received no later than April 1, 2000.
Mailing Address: Bernie O'Brien, PhD, Centre for Evaluation of
Medicines, St. Joseph's Hospital, 50 Charlton Avenue East, H-329,
Hamilton, Ontario. L8N 4A6 Canada
Informal Enquiry: E-mail: obrienb@mcmaster.ca Tel: 905-522-1155,
Ext. 5268
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EVIDENCE RESEARCH UNIT
Evidence Research Unit - Making sense of evidence-based healthcare in the
real world
The Background:
The Evidence Research Unit is a growing consultancy working in the area of
evidence-based health care and applied health economics. Our unit
conducts primary and secondary research studies including systematic
reviews and health economic assessments in a diverse range of therapeutic
areas.
We are seeking to employ talented individuals with experience in the
research and dissemination of evidence-based health care.
The person:
You are an exceptional individual. You have a medically related research
background possibly with a postgraduate qualification in a health related
topic. You may be working in a research department and have already built
a reputation by publication in peer reviewed journals
You have been pro-active in championing an evidence-based approach to
making decisions about the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. You
are pragmatic and hands-on. Because of this, your wide-ranging skills are
in great demand. Everyone wants you to be in their team.
In summary, intelligence, motivation, and an eagerness to learn, along
with good communication skills and the ability to work well with others
and to strict deadlines are the fundamental requirements of roles within
the Evidence Research Unit
The roles:
- Healthcare Analyst/statistical analyst
You will contribute to our programmes by researching and critically
appraising clinical and health economic information, gathering and
analysing quantitative and qualitative data, summarising research and
findings into effective presentations and reports and interacting with
health care professionals, health economists and healthcare researchers
to discuss ideas and progress research.
Knowledge of health economics and/or familiarity with the principles of
evidence based health care would be a distinct advantage. For
statistical analysts, familiarity with the principles of meta-analysis
would be useful.
- Project leader
You will be responsible for developing, implementing and leading our
projects ensuring that high quality work is delivered in accordance with
the commissioning brief. Through the successful co-ordination of
multidisciplinary research projects you have proved your abilities. Your
role will also involve interacting with our commissioners to ensure their
requirements are understood and delivered. Effective project management
skills and a good understanding of the principles of evidence-based
healthcare or health economic research are essential requirements for
this role.
- Information Specialist
You will have a graduate or postgraduate qualification or equivalent
experience in library or information science and extensive experience of
searching literature, in particular online databases, good skills in
information technology including word processing, database management,
WWW page production, reference management, data transfer and
manipulation, and electronic troubleshooting. Familiarity with the
resources to support evidence based health care and clinical
effectiveness is essential.
Experience in computing is highly desirable.
We offer very competitive salaries and benefits packages along with
excellent potential for career progression. To apply please send a CV and
letter of application to Caroline Palfrey at the Evidence Research Unit,
Sovereign Court, King Edward street, Macclesfield, SK10 1AA.
mailto:Caroline.Palfrey@cmc.co.uk. For an informal discussion please
contact Dr Carole Longson, Technical Director on 01625 62 4080.
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Note Deadline extension for previously advertised position.
The University of Florida, Department of Health Services
Administration, College of Health Professions, is seeking
candidates for a tenure-track position at the assistant
professor level. Primary responsibilities include
teaching in Masters Programs in Health Administration and
the Doctoral Program in Health Services Research as well
as conducting research in relevant areas. Minimum
qualifications include an earned doctorate (ABD will be
considered) in a field closely related to healthcare
management or health policy. Preference will be given
to candidates with teaching and research experience in
health administration and/or health policy. A demonstrated
ability to conduct funded research is highly valued.
Screening will begin on March 21, 2000, and continue until
the position is filled. Interested candidates should send
a letter of interest, CV, and names and contact information
of three references to Dr. Louis C. Gapenski, Box 100195,
Gainesville, FL 32610-0195. For additional information on
the positions contact Dr. Gapenski by phone at (352)
392-6897 or by E-mail at lgapensk@hp.ufl.edu. For additional
information on the department and its programs, visit the
web site at www.hp.ufl.edu/hsa.
The University of Florida actively encourages interest from
women and minorities and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Searches are conducted in accordance with
the State of Florida sunshine rules and regulations.
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GLAXO WELLCOME
Health Outcomes Manager
Global Health Outcomes
Group Medical, Regulatory & Product Strategy Greenford, UK
Glaxo Wellcome is seeking a talented and enthusiastic candidate for a
position in its regional team within Global Health Outcomes. With a
worldwide remit to demonstrate the value of Glaxo Wellcome's products,
this group of economists, scientists and medical professionals is
responsible for generating economic and health-related quality of life
arguments to support the company's current and future portfolio.
Opportunities have arisen for a Manager to develop and implement
health outcomes strategies and co Key activities include:
* Defining strategies to demonstrate the costs and consequences
associated with the use of Glaxo Wellcome products for reimbursement,
pricing and market support activities in Japan and Asia Pacific;
* Designing and conducting studies and developing models to
demonstrate these costs and consequences in rigorous and timely ways;
* Working with clinical and commercial partners within Glaxo
Wellcome central and Japan / Asia Pacific to ensure effective
commercialisation of new products;
* Collaborating with external experts to ensure appropriate methods
are used in our work.
Experience requirements:
We are looking for an experienced health outcomes researcher to fill
this post. To succeed in this position you must have:
* A good first degree, preferably with post-graduate training in
a relevant discipline such as economics, statistics or epidemiology;
* Experience gained in health outcomes research.
* Experience within drug development or commercialisation.
* Experience of working within a Japanese culture.
Personal Specification:
Essential skills include:
* clear business focus to align activities and deliverable with
the needs of the organisation;
* strong customer focus;
* ability and commitment to take responsibility for actions and
outcomes;
* strong written and oral communication skills; and,
* project management capabilities.
* willingness to travel for extended periods to Japan and Asia
Pacific.
The following skills are highly desirable:
* Ability to speak, read and write Japanese;
* A good networker and team player with influencing and
interpersonal skills;
* Self-starter with proven ability to organise and prioritise.
Applications should be sent to Karie Clifford, Global Health Outcomes,
Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development, Greenford UB6 0HE, UK.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 21st March 2000. For
further information please contact Rob Thwaites on +44 (0)181 966 2877
or Karie Clifford on +44 (0)181 966 2668.
REFERENCE NUMBER: AJ/TM11 Greenford
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JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE
Director, Health Services Research
Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
The Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care is a
unit of Jefferson Medical College that performs a variety of medical
education and health services research projects. We are searching
for a director of the health services research division of the Center.
The ideal candidate must have an earned Ph.D. (or equivalent) in
health services research, health economics, epidemiology, public
health, health policy or similar concentration, or an M.D. with
additional training in one of the above fields. The candidate must
have a substantial publication history and a track record of
significant grant funding. The successful candidate will be expected
to build and lead a team of health services researchers and analysts
and actively collaborate with Jefferson Medical College clinical
faculty.
The successful candidate will be nominated for an academic
appointment with rank appropriate to their qualifications and
experience.
Applicants should send a letter of interest with curriculum vitae and
names of three references to:
Daniel Z. Louis
Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care
Jefferson Medical College
1025 Walnut Street, Room 119
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Or via e-mail to: daniel.louis@mail.tju.edu
Thomas Jefferson University is an equal opportunity employer.
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NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES
DIVISION OF GENERAL PRACTICE
SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER
This post has been funded from HEFCE sources by the
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of
Nottingham. It is a permanent full-time non-clinical post. Funding is
available for an appointment at either lecturer or senior lecturer
level. Job share and part-time applications will be
considered.
The post has arisen because the previous lecturer, Dr
Roland Petchey, has moved to the position of Director of the Health
Management Group at City University, London.
The post offers considerable scope for the successful
applicant to pursue their research interests in line with the broad
remit of the School of Community Health Sciences' Research Strategy.
In advertising this post, the Division of General Practice
wishes to consider candidates from a wide range of academic
backgrounds. Disciplines that we have worked successfully with include
(in alphabetical order):
Behavioural Sciences
Epidemiology
Health economics
Human Geography
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Social Policy
Sociology
Statistics
For an appointment at senior lecturer level the
appointments committee will be looking for a candidate with a proven
track record of obtaining research grants and producing high-quality
research. It is likely that someone appointed at senior lecturer level
will have had several years of post-doctoral research experience as a
lecturer or research fellow. At lecturer level, the appointments
committee will need evidence of high-quality research output and clear
potential for leading on successful research grant applications.
The post will involve the following duties:
Research: The successful applicant will have a track record of
high-quality research and they will be expected to make an important
contribution to the School of Community Health Sciences' Research
Strategy. In particular, they will be expected to attract major
research grants from respected sources such as the ESRC, MRC and NHS
Health Technology Assessment programme. They will be expected to
undertake research within one of the areas within our Research
Strategy.
The successful applicant will be expected to build collaborative
links with other researchers within the University. They will be
expected to contribute to the continuing development of the research
strategy of the Division and of the School of Community Health
Sciences.
The Division of General Practice currently has 11 researchers doing
MDs or PhDs and the new senior lecturer would be expected to
undertake supervision of students studying for higher degrees. The
senior lecturer /lecturer would also be expected to contribute
towards the Division's research skills training programme.
Teaching: The successful applicant is likely to have had
experience of teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates. The
teaching duties of the successful candidate are not expected to be
onerous and will be partly dependent on the their academic
background.
Administration: Upon appointment, we will review
administrative responsibilities within our Division. The successful
candidate will be expected to undertake some administrative duties
within teaching and/or research, although these are not expected to
be onerous. It is possible that the postholder will take on some
responsibility for developing and/or implementing the School of
Community Sciences Research Strategy.
The postholder will be expected to contribute to the supervision and
mentoring of lecturing staff within the
Division.
General and other duties: As agreed with the Head of
Division
For further information, please contact Dr Tony Avery (0115
9709387; e-mail:Tony.Avery@Nottingham.ac.uk
or Dr Denise Kendrick (0115 9709393;
e-mail:Denise.Kendrick@Nottingham.ac.uk
For more information about the University we suggest that you visit
the Web-site: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk
This gives links to our own Website:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/gp
We strongly advise candidates to contact us for a copy of
our latest Annual Report and the School of Community Health Sciences
Research Strategy. Please email:Lindsay.Groom@nottingham.ac.uk
or write to her at the Division of General Practice, School of
Community Health Sciences, The Medical School, University Hospital,
Nottingham, NG7 2UH.
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NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
Health Economics and Outcomes Research Managers
(stlg Excellent salary plus benefits . Camberley, Surrey, UK)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals is a global leader in the discovery,
development, manufacture and marketing of prescription medications in
a range of therapeutic categories. Employing over 82,000 people
world-wide, and operating in over 100 countries, the Novatis Group?s
commitment to R&D is such that our investment budget is ranked second
largest 2nd in the world. Our product pipeline is both extensive and
exciting and the key to success depends heavily on the creativity,
foresight and achievement of our people.
Focusing on developing and delivering appropriate economic
strategies/value arguments, the broad and challenging remit attached
to these roles will give you the highest levels of visibility and the
opportunity to make a real impact. It will be your responsibility to
plan and implement health economic and outcome activities within the
context of both company and product strategies, and gain improved
access to study centres through building good and lasting
relationships. In addition, you will manage studies and deliver
effective economic messages for new and existing products in the
portfolio.
In addition to a thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry,
you will possess either a post-graduate qualification in Health
Economics or a minimum of 2 years? experience in a similar role.
Demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and the crucial ability
to accumulate a robust network of prominent contacts, both internally
and with NHS influencers, your sound commercial acumen, combined with
a structured project management approach will be critical to your
success
These are exceptional opportunities to gain breadth of experience in a
very influential role within the Company and career opportunities for
ambitious and results-oriented individuals will be tremendous.
To apply, please send your CV (by March 20th) to Jill Thorburn, HR
manager, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Frimley Business Park,
Frimley, Camberly, Surrey GU16 5SG. Tel: 01276 698132. E-mail:
jill.thorburn@pharma.novartis.com
If you would like to discuss the position, on an informal basis,
please call
Philip Booth, Head of Health Economics, Novartis Uk Ltd, on 01276
698209. E-mail: philip.booth@pharma.novartis.com
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OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT
Oxford Policy Management is currently looking for people to fill the
following contract posts:
Health Economist, based in Harare for three years, from summer 2000:
the purpose is to provide strategic advice to MoH management team. This
is likely to include advice on sequencing the reform agenda; advice on
restructuring the sector's organisations (clinical and pharmaceutical);
advice on financing options; advice on exemption options and their
financing; links with on-going work on NHA's; advice on the
development and implementation of Service Level Agreements
Finance Advisor to Ministry of Health, also based in Harare for three
years from summer 2000:
this will be all about getting a coherent HMIS in place that
is appropriate for output budget management. It will need to take into
accountwork already done and link up financial (budget and expenditure)
data with services delivered and disease incidence data. It needs to
provide an effective management tool for facility and central level
managers.
Further details may be obtained from samantha.grooby@opml.co.uk if
anyone is interested.
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PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP
Outcomes Research Manager
Europe - Wide Remit Flexible Location
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group is one of the top five, research driven
healthcare companies, with an annual R&D investment of over $2
billion.
Provision of effective outcomes research in support of international
research programmes has become pivotal to the successful introduction
of the company's products to the market. Ongoing expansion of this
function globally has created the need to appoint a manager to drive
forward the development and implementation of successful outcomes
strategies for pre-launch products throughout Europe.
Reporting to the Director of Outcomes Research Europe, the position
carries overall responsibility for ensuring that pan-European
programmes are devised and introduced effectively in all key
territories, for products moving through early stage clinical research
to the marketplace.
The remit will span the entire product range, and necessitate
networking with affiliate companies to ensure that superior-quality
outcomes research programmes are integrated with overall regulatory
and business strategies.
We therefore seek a high-calibre outcomes research professional, with
at least four years' outcomes related experience, gained in a
pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant consultancy. Candidates may
have an economics, science, medical or business degree, ideally
supported by a further qualification in health economics, health
policy, epidemiology (or related subject).
The successful candidate will be an innovative, strategic thinker with
strong analytical abilities, and possess the networking style and
initiative required to operate effectively across the European
operation He/she should also have the style and influence to champion
ideas in a "can-do", results-orientated environment.
The choice of location in Europe is flexible dependent on candidate
circumstances, and the remuneration package will reflect the seniority
of the position.
To apply, please write to: Clare McGrath, Pfizer European Service
Centre, Hoge Wei 10, B-1930 Zaventem, Belgium Telephone, 00 32 2 722
0348
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS
PhD Studentship: Evaluating perioperative care
The Department of Management at the University of St Andrews, in tandem
with colleagues in the Department of Anaesthesia, University of Dundee, has
available a 3-year PhD studentship in the area of Evaluating Perioperative
Care. The project would suit a graduate in the natural or social sciences
with an interest in health care, or a graduate in another discipline with
some experience and knowledge of health services. Aptitude and enthusiasm
will be more important than undergraduate subject area. Training in health
economics and health systems will be provided as part of the studentship.
A maintenance award at the usual Research Council rates will be provided
(currently 6620 pounds pa), University tuition fees will be covered, and
sufficient sums are available for project-related expenses and travel. It
is expected that the studentship would begin as soon as possible.
Applicants should send a current CV and a two-page letter of application
outlining their capabilities and their reasons for pursuing this line of
study to Dr Huw Davies, Reader in Health Care Policy & Management,
Department of Management, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16
9AL (Tel. 01334 462870; email: hd@st-and.ac.uk, informal enquiries
encouraged). Closing date for applications is March 31st 2000.
Huw T O Davies, PhD
Reader in Health Care Policy & Management
Department of Management, University of St Andrews
Scotland, KY16 9AL, UK
Tel. ++44 (0) 1334 462870 (direct line & voice-mail)
Fax. ++44 (0) 1334 462812
Email: hd@st-and.ac.uk
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~wwwmgt/text/huw.htm
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SEARLE DIVISION OF MONSANTO
OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH
Searle Division of Monsanto plc. Location: High Wycombe, England
Searle is the pharmaceutical division of Monsanto, a world-wide research
and development driven leader in life sciences. Monsanto and Pharmacia
& Upjohn have agreed to merge and form a leading pharmaceutical company
with world-class capabilities in therapy areas including arthritis,
pain, cardiovascular and oncology. The merger, announced December 1999,
is subject to shareholder approval and normal governmental reviews.
The Global Health Outcomes team at Searle is responsible for
substantiating the value of the company's expanding portfolio of
innovative medicines, and translating evidence into health care practice.
The requirements of our customers around the world show similarities
and differences, and our programmes are tailored to regional and
country needs. Right now, we are now seeking a Health Economist to
join the established Health Outcomes team for the Europe/Africa region.
Based in High Wycombe, England, this focused team works closely with
Searle's country management as well as world headquarters at Chicago.
Applications are welcome from experienced Health Economists or from
recently qualified candidates seeking their first major career
development opportunity. Should a less experienced person be appointed,
he/she would be introduced to the key responsiblities of the role
through a two-year development programme. These will include:
* participating in clinical trial design, to optimise the collection of
data for economic and outcomes evaluation.
* conducting multi-country evaluations and modelling the impact of
disease and interventions.
* project management of collaborative research with external
professionals, as well as personal hands-on implementation.
* training and education of internal staff on application of research
findings.
* reporting and dissemination of studies for maximum impact.
The position is open to applicants with a post-graduate degree in a
relevant discipline, backed up with sound quantitative skills. You
will need to demonstrate specialised skills in economic evaluation
and/or outcomes research along with the aptitude to apply these
disciplines in a business environment. Project management and people
skills are important in our strongly team-oriented organisation.
Effective communication with a variety of audiences will be critical
to ensure the relevance of project plans and the application of
findings. Experience or knowledge of more than one European health
care system will be an advantage.
In return, Searle offers an excellent salary and benefits package, the
opportunity for external collaborative research and a stimulating
environment. As an Investor in People Organisation we formally
recognise the importance of personal and professional development
in a dynamic marketplace.
Interested applicants should contact Miss Laura Leece, Human Resources
Manager, Monsanto plc, PO Box 53, Lane End Road, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, HP12 4HL, England, by Friday 24 March, enclosing a
curriculum vitae and a brief letter reviewing how your experience and
abilities can add value to our business.
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(SRI LANKA) MG CONSULTANTS
Health Economist for Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka under World Bank
Health Services Project.
MG Consultants is a Local consulting company and we wish to obtain
the services of a Health Economist for the above project.
The purpose of this project is to :
a) Assist the Department of Health and the Health Economic Study
Project of the Department of Economics of the University of Colombo in
developing and implementing training programmes in health economics
and financial management targeted among other state sector health
managers at central and provincial levels.
b) Assist the Department of Health and the Health Economic Study
Project of the Department of Economics of the University of Colombo in
implementing policy - relevant health economics research projects in
support of the health sector reform agenda of the Ministry of Health.
c) Advise the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health and
central and provincial levels on data collection and analysis for
policy development.
d) Sensitized policy makers and decision - makers in the state health
sectors the importance of health economics issues in collaboration
with Health Economic Study Programme.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any other details.
Thanks
Ranjith Gunaratne
Director-Marketing
MG Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.
mgconslt@sri.lanka.net
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SWISS TROPICAL INSTITUTE
The Swiss Tropical Institute invites applications for the position of
a Health Economist
The successful candidate will strengthen the economic expertise of the
Support Centre for International Health (SCIH) with managerial and
technical know-how in the context its international programmes and
projects. The SCIH is one of the two operational departments of the
Swiss Tropical Institute, a leading academic institution in the
field of international health in Switzerland
(http://www.sti.unibas.ch/scih/scih.htm).
Requirements for this challenging task include
- Health economics degree
- Experience in economic appraisal
- Experience in development/aid projects
- Professional experience of at least five years
The application of suitable female candidates is strongly encouraged.
An initial contract of two years will be offered.
The post should be filled as soon as possible. Applications with
detailed Curriculum Vitae and names of three references should be
submitted to the Director, Swiss Tropical Institute, Socinstrasse
57, CH-4002 Basel/Switzerland. More information can be obtained from
the Head of the Support Centre for International Health, Dr. Nicolaus
Lorenz (phone +41 61-2848 125, email Nicolaus.Lorenz@unibas.ch
Closing date is 20 March 2000.
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U.S. AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
The Division of Modeling and Simulation in the Center for Cost and
Financing Studies has an opening for a Ph.D. in economics or a related
field interested in conducting applied policy research related to the
U.S. health care system. Both new and recent Ph.D. recipients are
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be part of a
team of economists that conduct investigator-initiated research on
the economic impact of health policies resulting in publication in
leading economics, health policy and health services research journals.
Primary responsibilities will include conducting self-directed research
in the economics of health care-including (but not limited to) studies
of access and utilization, health care expenditures and financing,
private and public health insurance, and tax and subsidy analysis
related to health care. In addition, the candidate will contribute
to analytical design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, an
ongoing series of large, complex, multimillion dollar surveys of
households, employers, and health care providers. The candidate
should have strong research potential with excellent quantitative
research skills in microeconomics and econometrics. In addition,
applicants should ideally have experience using large, complex surveys,
as well as effective oral and written communication skills.
For consideration, please send curriculum vita and a research paper.
CONTACT: John Moeller, Director, Division of Modeling and Simulation,
Center for Cost and Financing Studies, AHRQ, 2101 E. Jefferson St.,
Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20852 (e-mail: jmoeller@ahrq.gov)
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WHO/EURO PHARMACEUTICALS UNIT
Since the early nineties WHO/EURO Pharmaceuticals Unit, Special NIS
project has supported the newly independent states (NIS) in the
development and reform of their pharmaceutical sector. For this work
we are looking for an economist, with - desirable - additional
educational background in pharmacy/health economics/ public health,
for a contract period of in principle 11 months. This is short
term contract according to the corresponding WHO rules, with extensive
travel in the region.
The successful candidate would work in the Pharmaceuticals Unit with
a team of experts advising and collaborating with the NIS authorities
in the following areas:
* design and operationalization of drug reimbursement systems
* drug financing strategies as part of health care financing
* developing price regulation and price monitoring systems
* national drug policy development, with emphasis on affordability
and access to essential drugs
* management and organisation of the pharmaceutical sector, including
issues on public/private responsibilities in the pharmaceutical
sector), and additionally
* hospital drug management, financial management and organisation, and
procurement of drugs
The successful candidate would have knowledge and experience in the
areas mentioned, in different parts of the world, with hands-on
experience and proven track record of results, good advisory and
communication skills and a practical approach. Experience in
transitional countries would be an advantage.
Knowledge of the Russian, or another slavic language - with good
understanding of Russian - would be of advantage.
Good computer literacy required.
We look forward to receiving your cv, you may email it to Yelena
Egorenkova(yel@who.dk)
Kees de Joncheere
Regional Adviser for Pharmaceuticals
WHO/EURO
8 Scherfigsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, DK
tel 45-39171528/39171432
fax 45-39171855
email cjo@who.dk
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CONFERENCES
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INCENTIVES AND FAMILY DOCTORS WORKSHOP
"Incentives and Family Doctors"
Workshop on Thursday, 4th May at
Royal Fort House, University of Bristol, UK
The Centre for Market and Public Organisation is a new research centre
based at the University of Bristol and funded by the Leverhulme Trust
to undertake research into "economic activities on the boundary of the
state". One of CMPO's main interests is the role of incentives in
public sector organisations. Advances in economic theory and policy
developments have focussed research on this topic. An area where
incentives are crucial is in the delivery of health care in the public
sector. Individuals providing health care are subject to a range of
incentives, some financial, others non-monetary, but no less
important. But exactly what incentives do providers of health care
face and how do they respond to them? Will increasing the extent of
financial incentives bring about improvements in patient welfare?
CMPO would like to invite you to an academic one day workshop on this
topic. The workshop will examine both theoretical considerations and
empirical evidence. Papers will consider the operation of incentives
in practice, and the evidence on individuals' responses (both intended
and unintended) to incentive schemes in a range of settings, with a
particular focus on primary care. Each paper will be followed by a
discussion on the issues.
The speakers will be Jim Malcomson of Oxford University, Hugh Gravelle
of York University and Bronwyn Croxson of CMPO, University of Bristol.
If you would like to participate in this workshop please email the
CMPO administrator, Clare Cox (Clare.Cox@bristol.ac.uk). I would
be grateful if you could bring this workshop to the attention of any
colleagues who might be interested in attending.
Yours sincerely
Carol Propper
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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
MANAGEMENT
SIHCM 2000
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
DATE: 30th MARCH - 1st APRIL 2000
Efficiency, Quality and Access in Health Care
Conference aimed at:
Health care researchers, policy makers, economists, managers &
decision makers, Health care industry strategists and analysts.
Major issues:
Health care policy, financing, organisation & governance, development,
evaluation, quality, efficiency, equity and access.
The Programme:
The programme will consist of over 130 oral presentations and 40 plus
poster presentations from more than 20 countries. Likely streams of
papers are:
International health care reform - Consequences of health care reforms -
Health care organisations - Innovative service delivery - Managed Care,
health care insurance & financing - Cost, quality & efficiency -
Containing demand - Contracting models - Evidence based purchasing -
Economic evaluation - Purchasing from Primary Care - Budgets & GP
commissioning - Issues across the interface - Management costs &
Management performance - Making sense of routine data - Using health
outcomes - Making performance indicators effective - Audit & Quality -
Quality: new perspectives - Changing the culture on evidence & quality -
Consumer issues - Technology assessment - IT assessment - Payment &
Employment - Tele medicine - Healthcare and Ageism - Waiting Time -
Organisational Design and Hospital Performance.
Call for further posters
Abstracts for poster presentation are still being considered. Please send
title, authors, affiliation and an abstract of not more than 250 words as
soon as possible. If papers are to be considered for publication in the
conference proceedings then full papers are required by 31st March 2000
(see Instructions for Authors). Abstract submissions are welcome on paper,
on disk (PC or Apple Mac, with paper copy) or by email. Please include
full postal and email address (where possible).
Key note Speakers include:
Sir David Carter, Chief Medical Officer, Scotland.
Professor Andrew Bindman, University of California, San Francisco.
Professor Thomas Rundall, University of California, Berkeley.
Conference proceedings
Selected papers from the conference will again be published in an edited
volume of conference proceedings, or may be eligible for inclusion in a
special issue of the journal Health Care Management Science. The
conference proceedings will be provided free to all attending delegates.
For further information, registration forms or abstract submission:
Email: sihcm@st-and.ac.uk
WWW: http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~wwwmgt/text/hconf20.htm
or write to
SIHCM2000
Department of Management
University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
Tel. (++44 1334) 462877
Fax. (++44 1334) 462812
SIHCM conference secretary, Claire Topping, will be pleased to help with
any queries.
Editors: Dr HTO Davies, Dr M Tavakoli & Prof. M Malek
Department of Management, University of St Andrews
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APHEN FORUM 2000
ANNOUNCEMENT
Joint International Conference: APHEN (Asia-Pacific Health Economics
Network) Forum 2000 and 5th Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Health
Economics Unit (HEU).
An international conference on "Health sector reform: equity, efficiency,
sustainability?" to be held 4 – 6th July 2000 in Dhaka (venue to be
advised), Bangladesh.
The conference will bring together specialists working inside and outside
the Asian-Pacific region. The aim is to provide a forum in which to
discuss evidence and non-evidence based approaches to health reform.
The central focus will be on the process of health sector reform in
low, middle and transitional economies. The conference will incorporate
discussion of the health economics implications of sector wide approaches
to health sector reform.
The conference will include a blend of invited plenary presentations on
key themes in health sector reform and submitted papers. Papers are
invited on topics in the following areas:
health reform and equity
sources of health care finance
improving provider efficiency
GIS for health sector monitoring.
national health accounts and equity analysis
adapting human resource capacity to health sector reform
public-private partnerships
health promotion and determinants of health
Health sector reform in the context of an
ageing population
sector wide approaches to health reform
decentralisation and health reform
Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, must be written in English
and include the following information:
- name of contributor(s),
- affiliation(s),
- address including fax/phone and email of corresponding author,
- conference theme that the abstract addresses,
- description of presentation.
Abstracts must be submitted by 15 April 2000.
For further information on the conference and to submit abstracts please
contact Mr Irfan Lodi, Health Economics Unit, Dhaka at
lodiheu@dhaka.agni.com.
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FORTHCOMING ARTICLES
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HEALTH ECONOMICS Vol. 9(1) January 2000
Robinson, R.
Managed care in the United States: a dilemma for evidence-based policy?
Bray, J.W., Zarkin, G.A., Ringwalt, C. and Qi, J.
The relationship between marijuana initiation and dropping out of
high school
Miller, M.A. and McCann, L.
Policy analysis of the use of hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae
type b-, streptococcus pneumoniae-conjugate and rotavirus vaccines in
national immunization schedules
Ungar, W.J. and Coyte, P.C.
Measuring productivity loss days in asthma patients
Shiell, A., Seymour, J., Hawe, P. and Cameron, S.
Are preferences over health states complete?
Tsuchiya, A.
QALYS and ageism: philosophical theories and age weighting
Murray, C.J.L. and Lopez, A.D.
Progress and directions in refining the global burden of disease
approach: a response to Williams
Williams, A.
Comments on the response by Murray and Lopez
Acknowledgement to reviewers
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HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 3 (2000) 1
Maarten J. Postma, Helen Kornarou, Vassilis Paparizos, Reiner M. Leidl,
Keith Tolley, John Kyriopoulos and Johannes (Hans) C. Jager
Hospital care for persons with AIDS in European-Union countries; a
cross-country comparison 1-7
Sandra Hollinghurst, Gwyn Bevan and Cam Bowie
Estimating the ``avoidable'' burden of disease by Disability Adjusted
Life Years (DALYs) 9-21
Kris Siddharthan, Melissa Ahern and Robert Rosenman
Data Envelopment Analysis to determine efficiencies of health
maintenance organizations 23-29
Albert A. Okunade and Chutima Suraratdecha
Health care expenditure inertia in the OECD countries: A heterogeneous
analysis 31-42
David K. Whynes and Paul Thornton
Measuring concentration in primary care 43-49
Mireia Jofre-Bonet
Public health care and private insurance demand: The waiting time as a
link 51-71
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HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 3 (2000) 2
Special Issue: Capitation and risk adjustment in health care
Editors: N. Rice and P.C. Smith
Nigel Rice and Peter C. Smith
Editorial: Capitation and risk adjustment in health care 73-75
Stuart Peacock and Leonie Segal
Capitation funding in Australia: Imperatives and impediments 77-88
Brian Hutchison, Jeremiah Hurley, Stephen Birch, Jonathan Lomas, Stephen
D. Walter, John Eyles and Fawne Stratford-Devai
Needs-based primary medical care capitation: Development and evaluation
of alternative approaches 89-99
Carolyn W. Madden, Bret P. Mackay, Susan M. Skillman, Marcia Ciol and
Paula K. Diehr
Risk adjusting capitation: Applications in employed and disabled
populations 101-109
Konstantin Beck
Growing importance of capitation in Switzerland 111-119
Erik Schokkaert and Carine Van de Voorde
Risk adjustment and the fear of markets: The case of Belgium 121-130
Erik M. van Barneveld, Leida M. Lamers, Ren C.J.A. van Vliet and Wynand
P.M.M. van de Ven
Ignoring small predictable profits and losses: a new approach for
measuring incentives for cream skimming 131-140
P.-. Andersson, E. Varde and F. Diderichsen
Modelling of resource allocation to health care authorities in Stockholm
County 141-149
Rune J. Srensen and Jostein Grytten
Contract design for primary care physicians: Physician location and
practice behaviour in small communities 151-157
Susan L. Ettner, Richard G. Frank, Tami Mark and Mark W. Smith
Risk adjustment of capitation payments to behavioral health care
carve-outs: How well do existing methodologies account
for psychiatric disability? 159-169
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