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Countdown to IHEA 2027 Congress – Santiago, Chile
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Abstract Submissions Opening Soon!
Have you ever wanted to present your research at an IHEA Congress? Here’s your chance. IHEA is pleased to invite you to join us at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile for the 17th World Congress on Health Economics. The pre-congress sessions will take place July 10–11, followed by the main Congress from July 11–14, 2027.
Please note that our call for abstracts is briefly delayed, but submissions will now open in early September. We will notify you immediately as soon as the portal becomes available. In the meantime, we encourage you to start preparing your application now so you are ready to apply!
We would like to encourage researchers to make submissions in the form of an individual abstract or an organized session. Submissions can focus on any aspect of health economics research, but they must be based on research that applies economics to a health or health system issue. The deadline to submit is November 10th, 2026.
To foster diversity and promote submission of high-quality abstracts, each person will be restricted to submitting only two abstracts where they are the presenter. This could include:
- two individual abstracts,
- one individual abstract and one as part of an organized session, or
- two paper presentations as part of two organized sessions.
Submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and the outcomes of the review process will be announced in early March 2027. Information on health economics fields, sub-fields and other aspects of abstract submission is available here. For any enquiries about the submission process, please contact ihea@healtheconomics.org.
We look forward to having you participate in our congress in Santiago next year!
Did You Know? Behind Every Congress Is a Review Panel
Every abstract and organized session submitted to an IHEA Congress is reviewed by the Scientific Committee’s Review Panel — a group of researchers whose expertise together covers the whole discipline, from health care financing to economic evaluation to health system performance. With planning for the 2027 Congress in Santiago now well underway, we need this Panel in place to help build a program that does justice to the field.
If you have a track record of research publications, consider putting your name forward for the Review Panel. We’d particularly love to hear from mid-career researchers. The panel will reflect a strong balance of geography and gender, along with solid coverage across the discipline’s fields and sub-fields.
Expressions of interest close September 15, 2026. Full details are below.
More information can be found here.
The application form can be found here.
Reminder: Other Open Calls for the 2027 Congress
In case you missed them, here are the other calls currently open for the 2027 IHEA Congress in Santiago:
Call for Pre-Congress Session Proposals — The Pre-Congress sessions will be happening in Santiago, Chile from July 10–11, 2027. If you wish to host one, please make sure to apply before the deadline on December 18, 2026. For more information, click here.
Early Career Researcher (ECR) from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) looking to receive abstract support — for LMIC ECRs seeking feedback on their draft abstract before submitting; closes September 22, 2026. For more information, click here.
Call for Volunteers — experienced researchers to pre-review LMIC ECR draft abstracts; sign up by September 18, 2026. For more information, click here.
IHEA Seeks New Executive Director
IHEA is launching a search for its next Executive Director — the leadership role guiding the Association’s strategic and operational direction as it heads into its next chapter. The Executive Director works alongside the Board, the Director of Association Operations, and members worldwide to advance IHEA’s strategic plan, lead Congress planning, oversee day-to-day operations, and support strong governance and financial management.
We’re looking for a collaborative, mission-driven leader with a background in health economics or a related field, senior leadership experience, and a genuine commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, and two referee contacts to Lindsay Murray, IHEA’s Director of Association Operations, at lindsay@healtheconomics.org by 5pm EDT, September 14, 2026. Questions can be directed to Virginia Wiseman, IHEA President, at v.wiseman@unsw.edu.au.
Read the full job advert and job description below.
The job advertisement can be found here.
The job description can be found here.
Bylaws Update
As part of our ongoing commitment to strong governance, IHEA has been reviewing our Bylaws to better support how our Board operates across time zones and regions. Key changes introduce a hybrid meeting format, allowing Directors to participate live or cast an electronic vote within a set window afterward. This way no one is excluded based on where in the world they live. The updates also clarify quorum requirements and notice procedures to ensure these changes are transparent and consistently applied.
This revision makes participation more accessible for Directors joining us from around the world, while keeping our governance practices transparent and accountable to our members.
You can view our revised Bylaws below.
Upcoming Events
IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG): Economics of Palliative & End of Life Care
Webinar Title: What matters to people near end of life?
Date: September 1, 2026
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am UTC+0
Speakers: Dr. Lisbeth Thoresen – Trained nurse and professor in the Department of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway, Rebecca Trowman – Health economist at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG): Health Systems’ Efficiency
Webinar Title: How Health Financing Decisions Influence the Efficiency of Health Systems: Country Experiences and Lessons for Universal Health Coverage
Date: September 1, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm UTC+0
Speakers: Prof. Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai – Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Thailand, Dr. Nouran El Desouky – Ministry of Finance, Egypt, Denizhan Duran – Senior Health Economist, World Bank
Moderators: Dr. Rahab Mbau – Co-convenor, IHEA Health Systems’ Efficiency SIG (EFFSIG), Dr. Allama Elmehdi – Co-convenor, IHEA Health Systems’ Efficiency SIG (EFFSIG)
CHE Policy Forum 2026: Behind the NICE Curatin
Date: September 10, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm UTC+0
IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG): Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine
Webinar Title: Evidence Needs for Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Adult Population Genomic Screening
Date: September 10, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm UTC+0
Speakers: Dr Scott Grosse – Health economics and outcomes researcher.
IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG): Health Workforce
Webinar Title: Anti-Racist Health Workforce Research and Policy Framework
Date: September 16, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm UTC+0
Speakers: Taylor Rogers – Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Hawaii Manoa Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health.
Croatian Health Economics Workshop (CHEW)
Date: September 23, 2026
IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG): Equity Informative Economic Evaluation
Webinar Title: Health Inequality Aversion in Asia – Early Findings, Methodological Challenges and Next Steps
Date: September 23, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm UTC+0
Speakers: Dr. Xiaoning He – Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Dr. Sitanshu Sekhar Kar – Professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, Dr. Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai – Secretary General and Senior Researcher of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), Thailand and Affiliated Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, and an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, in Canada, Dr. Stéphane Verguet – Associate Professor of Global Health in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a core faculty member of Harvard University’s Center for Health Decision Science, Dr. Richard Cookson – Professor at the Centre for Health Economics, and Co-Director of the Equity in Health Policy (Equipol) research group.
Meeting of the Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics (AWEHE)
Date: December 13 – December 16, 2026
Resources and Opportunities
Health Economics & Policy Evaluation Course – Oxford University. Learn more here.
The 17th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research (IAHPR) will be held 5–7 October 2026 at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. 5–7 October 2026. Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Learn more here.
11th Workshop in Behavioral and Experimental Health Economics, hosted by the CHOICE Institute at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington on December 7–8, 2026. Learn more here.
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If you receive an email that appears to be from IHEA or one of our IHEA Board Members, and are unsure, please do not hesitate to reach out to ihea@healtheconomics.org to confirm its legitimacy before responding.
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