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May 31, 2007
Priorities and Equity in Health Care Policy: 12th Annual Conference of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES)
Location: Florence (Firenze), Italy
Conference Dates: 18-19 October 2007
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 May 2007
University of Florence - Faculty of Economics
Deadlines
- Abstracts submission (1/ 2 pages): May 31, 2007
- Abstracts acceptance: June 30, 2007
- Accepted papers submission: September 3, 2007
Scientific Committee
- Stefania Lorenzini, IRPET: lorenzini@irpet.it
- Cristina Ugolini, University of Bologna: cristina.ugolini@unibo.it
- Mario Del Vecchio, University of Florence and CERGAS–University Bocconi Milan: mario.delvecchio@uni-bocconi.it
- Cesare Cislaghi, Regional Health Care Agency-Tuscany and University of Milan: cesare.cislaghi@arsanita.toscana.it
Organization and Conference Secretariat
- Lucia Dalla Villa: dallavilla@irpet.it
- Grazia Cadeddu: cadeddu@irpet.it
IRPET, Via La Farina, 27, 50132, Florence - Italy Phone: +39 055 57411 Fax: +39 055 574155
The theme of the Conference – Priorities and Equity in Health Care Policy - may be faced both with theoretical and empirical papers pertaining either to Italian or foreign experiences. Some examples of topics that fit the Conference targets include:
- Basic levels of public health care: definition, consistency, impact on management
- Funding and resource allocation at regional and local level: criteria, methods and effects
- Determinants of health needs: macroeconomic effects and scope for public intervention
- Relevance of ethical and economic values in defining priorities and management choices
- Costs of unappropriate care: analysis and intervention strategies
- Inequalities in health and access conditions, equity in health care delivery and finance
- Policy options for reducing inequalities and promoting equity
- Models, tools and experiences of measurement of equity and quality in health care
- Responsibility of health care management in pursuing equity
A limited number of papers not specifically pertaining to the Conference theme will be admitted for discussion in one or more free sessions.
Some sessions in English language will be organized. The languages of the conference are English and Italian (with no simultaneous translation).
Abstracts are to be submitted before May 31st 2007 by e-mail to the members of the Scientific Committee and to the Conference Secretariat (e-mail addresses on the front page). Abstracts (not exceeding 2 pages), should mention:
- name(s) of the author(s) and affiliation; corresponding author’s e-mail address, postal address and telephone number;
- topic of the communication (choosing among the above-listed topics) or “free session”;
- preferred presentation form (either oral presentation or poster);
- title of communication;
- objectives;
- methodology;
- main contents;
- main references and specific original contribution of the communication.
Each abstract will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and acceptance/rejection will be communicated by June 30th 2007.
Contributions will be accepted both as structured papers (5.000-7000 words) for oral presentation or as short communications (posters). Proposals coming from young researchers, chiefly PhDs, will be highly considered along with proposals coming from foreigner researchers.
Authors of original and unpublished papers, in age lower than 35 years (in case of more authors, the average age will be considered) can participate to the 2007 edition of the “AIES Prize for young researchers in Health Economics” (amount 1.500 Euro). Participation must be specified in the abstract.
Accepted papers must be submitted to the Conference Secretariat within September 3rd 2007.
All information on the Conference will be published on AIES website: http://www.aiesweb.it/
