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May 04, 2007
2007 Petris Symposium: Implementing Health Care Reforms in California
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Date: 4 May 2007
Venue: Clark Kerr Campus, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 1pm - 5pm with Reception to follow
The Nicholas C. Petris Center at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Public Health is looking forward to Friday, May 4 for this year’s Spring Symposium on Implementing Health Reforms in California. For those of you who attended the 2006 Petris Symposium, you will know that this will be an afternoon of informative discussions on key health care issues facing Californians: proposed health care coverage reforms, ongoing changes in our mental health care system brought on by Proposition 63, and the wide-spread use of Ritalin and other stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD in children.
This year’s Symposium will be held in Berkeley at the Clark Kerr Campus, which is a few blocks southeast of the main campus. The welcoming comments will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by the afternoon’s keynote addresses and panel discussions, and then a reception from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
PLEASE log onto our website to view the current agenda and to register for the event. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are no charge, but registration is required. If you experience problems with the registration site, please call Amy Nuttbrock at 510-643-4100.
Amy M. Nuttbrock
Program Coordinator
Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Markets and Consumer Welfare
2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 525
Berkeley, California 94704
510-643-4100
May 10, 2007
I. ERGIHCS International Conference Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Dates: 10 -12 May 2007
Confirmation date: 30 March 2007
Venue: Andrássy University
Download Confirmation Form (MS Word) and send to send to Stefan Okruch, stefan.okruch@andrassyuni.hu by March 30.
The European Research Group on Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems (ERGIHCS) is an initiative of researchers at European universities and research institutes. Their main interest is to explain the factors and their interaction that affect the evolution of health care systems. By applying advanced methods in institutional and evolutionary economics on current issues their ultimate objective is to design sustainable policies and give advice to decision-makers in the relevant policy fields.
All over the world health care systems face a tremendous pressure for reforms, mainly caused by tightening financial constraints, but also by demographic changes. Given the importance of medical progress in improving the human condition and the increasing share of health care activities in GDP, a focus on innovation and change in health care is an essential extension of health economics research. The ERGIHCS starts out from the diagnosis that existing approaches in health economics need to be expanded and enriched with insights and methods of evolutionary and institutional economics. The standard approaches analyze how innovations in the medical sector influence prices, quantities and qualities of medical services while treating them as exogenously given. In contrast to that, the ERGIHCS aims to analyze in detail how innovations emerge and diffuse by the interaction of the actors involved in health care systems. By identifying the mechanisms that shape how new institutions, products and organizational forms are generated in health care systems, statements about their impact on health care expenditures and outcomes can be derived. By analyzing the incentives of the main actors, viable prescriptions to better direct the path of innovations in the medical sector can be obtained for public policymakers.
Accordingly, the ERGIHCS focuses primarily on (1) institutional innovation in health care systems and industry evolution, on (2) policy change and competition among health care systems, and on (3) the demand for health care services and its long-run evolution. The I. ERGIHCS Conference is meant to bring together researchers of the relevant fields, to survey different approaches and to set the agenda for further research.
Paper submission: Invitation to the conference is based on an extended abstract of around 2000 words. The abstract must include information on the relevant theories, methodology, data, and (expected) results. MORE INFORMATION on submission procedures is soon available at http://www.ergo-inch-health.de/
Organizing committee
- Martina Eckardt; Witten/Herdecke University (Germany)
- Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Witten/Herdecke University (Germany)
- Stefan Okruch, Andrássy University (Budapest, Hungary)
Contact person:
Martina Eckardt martina.eckardt@uni-wh.de
Faculty of Management and Economics
Witten/Herdecke University
Alfred-Herrhausen-Strasse 50
58448 Witten
Germany
Address of hosting university
Andrássy University
Pollack Mihály tér 3
H-1088 Budapest
May 17, 2007
CHESG 2007: Sixth Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dates: 17-18 May 2007
The Sixth Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group will take place May 17-18, 2007 at the University of Ottawa. Sherry Glied will be the keynote speaker for this year’s study group on “The Economics of Children’s Health”. The preliminary program, information on the conference, and details about accommodation can be found online
Registration deadline is Friday, May 4th
May 17, 2007: Health Economics
May 19, 2007
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Resesarch (ISPOR): 12th International Meeting
Location: Arlington VA, USA
Date: May 19-23, 2007
For details please visit: http://www.ispor.org/meetings/future/index.htm
May 24, 2007
13th Conference of the Danish Forum of Health Economics
Location: Århus, Denmark Date: 24 May 2007
Venue: Students’ House, University of Aarhus
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
Deadline for registration: 30 April 2007.
Followed by dinner at Restaurant Martino, Marselisborg Lystbådhavn (Marselisborg Marina)
The 13th Conference is a arranged by HTA and Health Services Research, Institute of Public Health, School of Economics and Management and Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus.
The Danish Forum of Health Economics is a network aiming at creating a professional forum of health economics in Denmark. The intention is to create contact between Danish research environments and individuals engaged in health economics.
The key speakers are:
- Mark G. Duggan, PhD Economics, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Department of Economics: Estimating the Impact of Medical Innovation: A Case Study of HIV Antiretroviral Treatment
- Lars Dahl Pedersen, PhD, MA (Public Administration and Political Science), Chief of Planning Department of Central Denmark Region: Danish Health at Multiple Crossroads – Where are We Heading?
Registration via http://www.mtv-aarhus.dk/. As soon as we have received your registration, including payment, we will send you an access code to the final papers on the website. Deadline for registration is April 30, 2007.
For further information, please contact Associate Professor Lars Ehlers – Phone: +45 8728 4752 or e-mail: lars.ehlers@stab.rm.dk.
May 24, 2007: Health Economics
5th European Conference on Tropical Medicine and International Health - Partnership and Innovation in Global Health: Federation of the Societies of Tropical Medicine and International Health
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dates: 24-28 May 2007
This congress is the 5th congress which is organized under the auspices of the Federation of the Societies of Tropical Medicine and International Health. It will be organized in the Netherlands to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health (NVTG).
In the Netherlands, especially in Amsterdam, there is a longstanding tradition in tropical medicine and international health.
The theme chosen is Partnership and Innovation in Global Health, expressing the need for collaboration to develop the quality of global health and achieve some of the Millennium Development Goals. Global collaboration means collaboration between North and South, South and South, North and North, and East and West. Furthermore, innovation is important to be able to attempt to control the major problems of international health.
The upcoming congress in Amsterdam is welcoming every health professional to create a platform where all issues concerning global health may be addressed, such as issues of public health, clinical tropical medicine, health economics, poverty, basic science, diagnostics and therapeutics.
http://www.trop-amsterdam2007.com/
Overview of the Topics: The conference programm will be composed of parallel and plenary sessions, satelite symposia and side meetings, “Where are we?” sessions, interactive clinical case sessions and poster presentations.
Conference topics include e.g.
- malaria, TB and AIDS vaccine development
- North-South collaboration
- governance, equity and health
- health sector reforms and policy
- travel health
- public-private partnerships
- tuberculosis pharmacology
- antibiotic resistance
- military medicine
- tropical neurology
- mental health
- geograpical dermatology
- venomous and poisonous animals
- fungal disease
- leptospirosis
- intestinal helminths
- tuberculosis control and epidemiology
- MDR-TB
- antiretroviral resistance
- HIV prevention
- malaria pathology, immunology, biology and treatment
- vector control
- infectious diseases modelling
- immigrant health
- safe motherhood
Contact Details: The 5th European Conference on Tropical Medicine and International Health will be held from May 24-28 2007 at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
For more information check the conference website www.trop-amsterdam2007.com or contact the congress organisation at:
K.I.T. Swiss S.A., Association & Conference Management Group, Genève. Email: info@trop-amsterdam2007.com
- Conference website: http://www.trop-amsterdam2007.com/
- Netherlands Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health: http://www.nvtg.org/
- Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health: http://www.festmih.net/
Uniting Stream “Young Tropical Scientist 2007” Award.
Uniting Streams is a workgroup for fieldresearch in International Health and operates under the unbrella of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The workgroup has over 150 members from The Netherlands and Belgium working in various disciplines within the field of International Health. Our aim is to stimulate multidisciplinary discussion on various topics related to (fieldwork in) International Health.
On behalf of Uniting Streams, we invite all talented young scientists to apply for the Young Tropical Scientist of the Year Award. The organisation will select five speakers to present their work in a separate parallel session. A professional committee will award one of these scientists with a prize and 500 euros.
All scientists who have not yet defended their PhD thesis can apply for this prize. They can submit recent research in the field of tropical medicine which should be related to field work in developing countries.
To apply for this prize, we require:
- an abstract of the work you want to present (250 words, format provided),
- an outline of your research (500 words, format provided),
- a letter of recommendation for a senior scientist.
June 03, 2007
AcademyHealth: Annual Research Meeting 2007
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Date: June 3-5, 2007
For details please visit http://www.academyhealth.org/conferences/arm.htm
June 03, 2007: Health Research
June 04, 2007
Achieving Successful Pharmaceutical Market Access in Emerging Markets: Pharmacoeconomics, Pricing & Reimbursement
Location: Kensington, London, England, UK
Dates: 4-5 June 2007
Venue: Millennium Gloucester Hotel
The diverse and sometimes opaque process of achieving successful pricing & reimbursement in Emerging Growth Markets presents many challenges to pharmaceutical companies seeking to access these dynamic and rapidly growing markets. This seminar aims to provide participants with key insights into major issues, and practical approaches to achieve successful pricing and reimbursement outcomes in these markets.
Program Highlights:
- Overview of Healthcare systems and in-depth analysis of Pricing and Reimbursement systems in key Emerging Markets
- Asia Pacific: China, Korea, Taiwan, ASEAN
- Central & Eastern Europe: Russia, Turkey, new EU states
- LATAM: Brazil, Mexico
- Evolution of P&R models in Emerging Markets: Lessons to be learnt from other P&R models
- Australia, Japan, US, EU
- Pharmacoeconomics in emerging markets: Payer demand and practical implementation
- Coverage of pharmacoeconomics in pricing and reimbursement guidelines in emerging markets
- Learning from recent experiences in EU15 markets and what could this mean for emerging markets
- The tactical challenge: How to ensure satisfactory coverage of pharmacoeconomics in clinical development
- Principles of message and data transfer between markets
For further details please visit http://www.emarketstraining.com/ or email info@emarketstraining.com
June 11, 2007
2007 Summer Evaluation Institute: CDC & The American Evaluation Association (AEA)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dates: 11-13 June 2007
Sponsored by The American Evaluation Association & The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with support from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Who should attend? Evaluators, applied researchers, grant makers, foundation program officers, nonprofit administrators, social science students, you! Register now as the Institute has a limited capacity and sessions are filled on a first-come basis.
What is the format? Three keynote addresses, three sets of three-hour training workshops, two rotations of 90-minute breakout sessions, plus two group lunches to allow for networking time among conference attendees.
Who is presenting? Experts who have conducted evaluations in a variety of settings, nationally known authors, those working on the cutting edge, and all selected for their ability to share their expertise in a way that is engaging and understandable.
What will I learn? You choose! Topics range from Evaluation Planning, Sampling, Causal Attribution, Focus Groups, and Appreciative Inquiry; to Reporting, Theory to Practice, System Dynamics, Cultural Competence, and more …
For more information and to register please see: http://www.eval.org/SummerInstitute07/07SIhome.asp
June 15, 2007
2007 healthcare2020.forum on Globalization, Transformation and Health
Location: Fontainebleau, France
Dates: 15-16 June 2007
Venue: INSEADEurope Campus
On behalf of INSEAD and its Healthcare Management Initiative, Johnson & Johnson and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), we cordially invite you to participate in our 2007 healthcare2020.forum on Globalization, Transformation and Health. The forum will be held 15-16 June on the INSEAD Europe campus in Fontainebleau, France.
This will be our largest ever healthcare2020.forum, welcoming top tier panelists from across the globe to address Leadership and Innovation, Sustainable Development and Global Diversity in Healthcare and the Life Sciences. This year the forum will be preceded, on 14 June, by the inaugural celebrations of the INSEAD Life Sciences Network - a global network including all INSEAD alumni and stakeholders in the fields of healthcare and the life sciences.
To register and access the detailed programme, please visit: http://www.insead.edu/hmi
June 20, 2007
"Green care: Health effects, economics and policies": COST Action 866 - Green Care in Agriculture: Austrian Horticultural Society
Location: Vienna, Austria
Dates: 20-22 June 2007
Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 March 2007
More Information including Programme
Complete Announcement of Cost Action 866
The overall aim of this conference is to discuss how Green care services in agriculture can be further developed and organised by relevant research activities. This will be achieved by discussing conceptual and theoretical frameworks and research methods for assessing health effects, economics and social impact of various types of Green care services, and how these fit into current and future national health and social care systems.
Participants that are from the Action’s member countries can be eligible for reimbursement of their expenses, up to a maximum of six persons per country and within our overall budget (roughly 60 persons). We may have to consider a good balance between countries, working groups and scientific expertise when this selection is made. For those being able to pay their own expenses, the conference is open to anybody within the available space.
ABOUT THIS COST ACTION
COST is European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technological Research, and is a scientific network programme under European Science Foundation. It is administered by a Management Committee of 1-2 persons being representatives of each of the member countries of the Action. This Action presently has 14 member countries, and its activities are regulated by the Memorandum of Understanding. COST cannot fund research projects, but coordinates scientific work.
‘Green care’ is the utilisation of agricultural farms - the animals, the plants, the garden, the forest, and the landscape - as a base for promoting human mental and physical health, as well as quality of life, for a variety of client groups. A multidisciplinary scientific effort is essential to further develop green services as part of a multifunctional agriculture. This COST Action will coordinate research and develop new research on green care in biological, medical and health sciences, including conceptual, theoretical, and methodological developments. The Action will also focus on economics and management of green care farming, as well as developing policies and discussing how green care can fit current and future national health and social care systems, and affect rural development positively.
The main objective of the Action is to increase the scientific knowledge on the best practices for implementing green care in agriculture with the aim of improving human mental and physical health and the quality of life.
The scientific work in the Action is based on three Working Groups (WGs):
WG 1: Health effects of green care
Chair: Joe Sempik, UK
The main aim of this Working Group is to coordinate research and develop new research in biological, medical and health sciences for the purpose of gaining new insight into the effects of various types of green care on several aspects of physical and mental health and the quality of life of people. The work must include conceptual and theoretical discussions and developments, as well as discussions on research methodologies.
Milestones:
- Development of a conceptual framework and theoretical models for the health promoting mechanisms of green care.
- Comparison and discussion of ongoing research projects related to health effects on people.
- Establishment of a set of good research methodologies.
WG 2: Economics of green care
Chair: Saverio Senni, Italy
The main aim of this Working Group is to coordinate research and develop new research on economics and management of green care farming. This includes the cost-benefit effectiveness of green care across the economic spectrum (micro, mezzo and macro levels) within the framework of multifunctional agriculture, market based versus governmental based economics, marketability of public goods and positive agricultural externalities, as well as measurements of the positive externalities of Animal Assisted Therapy and Horticultural Therapy.
Milestones:
- Development of a methodology to determine the economic benefits of green care services for farmers, for other parts of the agricultural sector and for the health and social care sectors, and also the social returns of such services.
- Development of systems to support green care regionally and nationally.
- Development of a research programme on economics of green care.
WG 3: Policies related to green care88
Chair: Thomas van Elsen, Germany
The main aim of this Working Group is to investigate how green care fits into current and future national health and social care systems. This includes the organisation of the green care system and the building up of the network behind the health and social care systems. A further aim is to define how rural development is affected; creation of new jobs and strengthening of the economic viability of rural communities, those of less-favoured and remote rural areas in particular.
Milestones:
- Definition of terms and concepts for the different services of green care.
- Evaluation of the contribution of green care not only to rural and agricultural policies, but also to policies in health care and social care.
- Development of a research agenda - policies of green care.
AIMS FOR THE CONFERENCE
The overall aim of this conference is to discuss how Green care services in agriculture can be further developed and organised by relevant research activities. This will be achieved by discussing conceptual and theoretical frameworks and research methods for assessing health effects, economics and social impact of various types of Green care services, and how these fit into current and future national health and social care systems.
The discussions in the Working Groups (WGs) will draw on the experience and discussions of the COST Workshop held in Brussels 4-5 December 2006. After presenting and discussing different situations in various countries during the last meeting we want to make steps forward in order to build up a network behind the health and social care systems. The affection of rural development and the economic viability of rural communities, especially of less-favoured and remote rural areas, will be taken into account as well. More details are to be found in the minutes of the last meeting.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We invite offers of presentations in the plenary sessions (15 minutes), in the Working Groups (10-15 minutes), or as posters. Presentations should either be presentations of research results, scientific methods you currently use, or theoretical or conceptual issues. Priority will be given to presentations which are judged to contribute best to fulfilment of the aims of the conference. The number of presentations will be limited to ensure adequate time for discussions.
Those offering a presentation must submit a one-page abstract that clearly indicates the authors’ names, addresses and e-mail address to corresponding author, objectives, methods, main research results (if any), theoretical/conceptual issues (if any), and conclusions. These abstracts must accompany the Registration Form to be submitted by 10th March 2007.
The Scientific Committee, which is the same as the Executive Committee of the COST Action, develops a final programme based on offered presentations and the discussion topics. Those having their abstracts accepted, for oral or poster presentations, must submit an extended two-page summary based on a given template for the Proceedings of the conference by 15th May. After the conference, we will consider inviting some of the presenters to submit a full article for a book to be published by COST.
Cost Action - Green Care web site
July 06, 2007
Fifth Global National Health Accounts Symposium
Location: Lund, Sweden
Dates: 6-7 July 2007.
The fifth global NHA symposium will be hosted in Lund, Sweden, in conjunction with the iHEA Conference in Copenhagen in 2007.
The aim of the fifth global NHA symposium is to highlight the usefulness of the tool in monitoring efforts to strengthen health systems in different countries. The symposium will be a two-day workshop, financed by Sida and USAID. The participants are expected to have different levels of knowledge about the concept of NHA and its applications. The program will include training and information sessions regarding the production of NHA as well as benefits and policy implications of using the tool to inform policy processes and evaluate results of reforms. Presentations will be made by representatives from different organisations who are involved in the production and/or use of NHA, e.g. health ministries, research institutes and universities in different countries, donor organisations, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.
For queries, please contact Anna H Glenngård (ag@ihe.se) at IHE.
For registration and visa and scholarship applications please visit iHEA’s 6th World Congress website.
July 08, 2007
Workshop in Copenhagen: The Political Economy of Health
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: 8 July 2007
Times: 9.00 to 16.00
Venue to be announced.
The workshop is being organised by members of the Danish Hospital Institute, the University of Cape Town and Curtin University (Perth, Australia). There will be a small fee to help cover some of the costs, but we will try to keep this as low as possible.
Vicente Navarro has agreed to be the Key Note opening speaker.
Bob Evans has agreed to chair the workshop and facilitate discussion.
The other speakers (who have all confirmed their participation) are:
- David Coburn
- Amiya Bagchi
- Gavin Mooney
- Maureen Mackintosh
- Di McIntyre
Plenty of time will be left for questions and discussion in between the presentations. In addition, there will be a final panel discussion which will allow for further participation in the workshop:
Panel discussion: ‘Where to now? - what should we collectively be doing to promote more work and advocacy around the political economy of health?’ - to include abovementioned speakers and Jes Sogaard and Bob Evans
More information will be available later. If interested contact Gavin Mooney g.mooney@curtin.edu.au
Explorations in Health Economics: 6th iHEA World Congress
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates: 8-11 July 2007
Venue: Copenhagen Business School
- Important Dates & Deadlines
- Abstract and Session Submissions & Examples
- Registration Rates for Members and Non-Members
- Pre-Conference Session Rates
- Refunds
- Scholarships
- Visa Requirements
- Official Airline Network
For further details please visit: the 6th World Congress Conference site
July 08, 2007: Featured , Health Economics
Special Session on Future Directions in Health Care Financing (Perspectives and Debate)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: 8 July 2007
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: DANIDA, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Udenrigsministeriet) Asiatisk Plads 2, Copenhagen, Denmark
Download: Controversies in Health Care Financing: Perspectives and Debate [PDF - 367KB]
Download: Agenda [PDF - 72KB]
Special Session on Future Directions in Health Care Financing (Perspectives and Debate) which will be held at the 6th Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) at DANIDA in Copenhagen on July 8, 2007.
Objectives of the Pre-Conference Session on Health Financing
Although much is known about the issues and policy options for improving health financing in other regions and higher income levels, there is still a considerable knowledge gap on how best to approach this challenge in the context of the low-income levels and weak institutional capacity. The overall goal of the pre conference session on health care financing will be to deepen understanding about how to secure:
- more fiscally sustainable sources of funding for the health sector;
- improved management of financial vulnerability; and
- better value for money spent on health care
Without additional money and better spending in the health sector, the Africa region and low-income countries in other regions will not achieve the MDG goals. Given the binding constraints on fiscal space allocated to the health sector, business as usual is unlikely to secure a sustainable source of financing for these countries. Yet moving forward on the health financing agenda is not easy. The proposed session will examine and debate the role of several major funding mechanism that are at the center of a lively debate on health care financing in both low-income and higher-income countries today. They include:
- Fee Exemption vs User Fees
- Government Funded National Health Services vs Social Health Insurance
- Solidarity vs Consumer Driven Health Financing
- Old vs New International Health Financing Architecture
Each of the four sessions will start with a presentation of the key issues raised by the particular topic in question. This will be followed by a panel debate on the key controversial issues raised by the particular topic. The panelists will be policymakers and analysts that have real on the ground experience. Given known ongoing debate on the role of each of these topics, panelists will be chosen who represent diverse views on each of the selected topics.
July 08, 2007: Health Economics
July 11, 2007
Spatial Econometrics Conference 2007
Location: Cambridge, England, UK
Dates: 11-14 July 2007
Venue: Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
Abstract Submission deadline: 15 January 2007
Notification decisions: 2 March 2007
Submission of papers: 1 June 2007
The spatial dimension of economic structures and processes has become increasing relevant in theoretical and applied research in the social sciences. The 1st World Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association aims to bring together economists, econometricians and regional scientists to discuss the present achievements and future challenges and opportunities. The conference will be held on 11-14 July 2007 at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge.
Visit http://www.sea2007.com/
Papers on any health economics topic dealing with spatial issues are particularly welcomed.
September 30, 2007
24th International Conference of ISQua: The International Society for Quality in Health Care
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dates: 30 September - 3 October 2007
Abstract Submission Deadline: 12 March 2007
The 24th International Conference of ISQua, The International Society for Quality in Health Care, in Boston will start on the evening of Sunday 30 September and finish on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 October 2007. An impressive group of leaders have agreed to be plenary presenters for the Boston program. These will be announced announced this month.
For ISQua’s Boston Conference program, abstracts are being invited for a major track across the program on E-Health as it applies to patient safety and quality, and lessons learned from hands-on practice.
IN ADDITION, other program tracks will cover new initiatives and lessons learned in the areas of, but not limited to:
- Performance Measures/Indicators
- Patient safety
- Patients - informed, consulted, empowered
- Workforce
- Systems
- Accreditation and other evaluation services
- Clinical performance improvement
A major focus for each track will be Oral and Poster presentations. Additional Posters will be selected for display only.
CLOSING DATE for ABSTRACT submissions: No later than Monday 12 March 2007.
Abstracts are to be submitted ON-LINE. Go to the Boston star on ISQua’s home page: http://www.isqua.org/
The steps for submitting abstracts are set out in the Boston conference section on the ISQua site. Please refer to the instructions and use the skeleton abstract framework provided. A separate registration form and file must be submitted for each abstract. All abstracts will be acknowledged.
Check ISQua’s website for regular program updates.
September 30, 2007: Health Care
October 03, 2007
The Hospital of the Future Conferences: 6th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare & Medical Technology
Location: Pisa, Italy
Dates: 3-5 October 2007
Venue: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Theme: “Towards responsibility and compliance in the innovation and management of healthcare technologies: international perspectives and comparative experiences”
About the HCTM Association
HCTM is about redesigning the health care delivery system
Major transformations are occurring in the delivery of healthcare worldwide. Medical and healthcare related technologies are increasingly having a significant impact on many dimensions of healthcare. Innovations introduced during the last decade have had cumulative and complex effects altering both treatment of disease and the way healthcare is delivered. This radical evolutionary trend will persist and indeed be compounded by the continuing technologically-driven progress in medicine. Areas such as tele-medicine, tele-health, tele-mentoring, computerized medical records, e-health and use of the Internet in B2B and B2C applications in healthcare are some of the milestones in the near total revamping of the healthcare landscape. Innovations in medical and healthcare technologies have already transformed therapeutic interventions and operations, design, layout and mission of hospitals. In this respect, the challenges for the future provide an exciting opportunity for study, reflection, planning and action.
HCTM is about exploring key issues and trends
The association provides a forum for identifying and exploring key issues relating to healthcare, technology and management and in formulating and setting up research agendas in this field for the future.
HCTM is an international network
We are a network of academics and managers from around the world interested in advancing and disseminating knowledge about healthcare, technology and management. HCTM is a global network with international links where people can get together to communicate experiences and exchange ideas. It is a network that bridges the gap between research and clinical/ managerial practice.
HCTM is a multidisciplinary network
The association is concerned with a variety of different fields, including: changes and transformations in society, application of information technologies, emerging technologies in medical care and their role in modern clinical management.
HCTM focuses on the development and application of knowledge
Excellence in the provision of improved healthcare relies on and is thus led by new knowledge based on related R &D.
Conference Background: Over the years in the previous HCTM annual conferences we have examined the returns and benefits of medical technologies, the application and organisational aspects of creating and implementing cutting-edge technologies, the trends and the advances made in the field of technology and its management in healthcare delivery, and the challenges for the future. Against this background, the next conference in 2007 seeks to encourage an international and multidisciplinary debate on the “responsibility and compliance in the management of healthcare technologies in an integrated healthcare system”. As this issue is complex and multifaceted, several different theories, approaches, perspectives and dialogues are required to achieve a common understanding necessary to define the state of the art.
Papers will be expected to deal with the identification and analysis of the different roles and contributions, and therefore with the responsibilities of the different actors involved in the development, adoption and management of cost-effective and appropriate healthcare technologies, i.e., manufacturers, sales agencies, scholars, researchers, regulators, payers (including insurers), managers (including risk managers), and professionals.
Conference theme and sections: The theme for the 6th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare and Medical Technology is “Towards responsibility and compliance in the management of healthcare technologies: international perspectives and comparative experiences”.
The conference will explore the issue of responsibility with respect to each phase of the healthcare technology life cycle; hence the conference will have the following general sections:
Section 1 - Healthcare technology development: concept generation of innovative healthcare technology; ethical issues concerning innovative healthcare technology; projected future research direction needs; technology-driven innovations versus health need-driven innovations; uptake and safe diffusion of new medical technologies/ devices, constructive health technology assessment; product life cycle management models for healthcare technology.
Section 2 - Healthcare technology compliance and regulation: commercialization authorization; liability and insurance issues in healthcare technology; Health Technology Assessment and reimbursement decisions; trends, advances, and challenges of technology in healthcare and the social policy issues of health care delivery: affordability, access, availability; Compliance and ethical implications; Trends and advances in technology for healthcare delivery and the issue of quality of care; The role of government and its influence on trends, advances, challenges and future research in technology for healthcare delivery.
Section 3 - Healthcare technology adoption by the healthcare organization: hospital based-Health Technology Assessment; investment planning and programming; businessplanning;
Section 4 - Healthcare technology management by the healthcare organization: organizational impacts, change management; business process re-engineering; technology overlapping; development of sound information systems; performance measurement; audit; maintenance; safety and replacement plans; anonymous incident reporting systems;
Section 5 - Contributions from PhD students are welcome and encouraged. One section of the Conference is allocated to presentations by PhD students on the subject matter of their doctoral thesis (at all stages of preparation). The students presenting their work will thus have the opportunity to explain and defend their research questions, the investigative approach and methodology they have chosen to test their hypotheses to a qualified audience of experts, thus benefiting from useful suggestions and feedback on their work. Alternatively, PhD students whose research project is in an advanced stage can decide to present the outcome of their research in one of the above mentioned sections.
For all sections papers dealing with benchmarking across countries, regions and types of providers and payer systems are especially welcome.
Who should attend? The conference is of interest to a variety of groups and professionals within the larger industry of healthcare and healthcare delivery. These groups include medical and healthcare practitioners, researchers, academics, manufacturers, jurists, regulators, and consultants involved in all the phases of development, delivery, evaluation, risk management, research or teaching of healthcare services and of healthcare technologies management.
Included in this list, are also the manufacturers of medical instruments and healthcare equipment/ devices; pharmaceutical companies; biotechnology companies; providers of information and telecommunication technology for healthcare delivery; regulatory agencies; medical and healthcare professional groups and associations; insurance and other financial companies involved in healthcare; and faculty and students in programs in healthcare management, technology, policy, strategy, economics, and ethics.
All are invited to submit papers relevant to the conference theme, sections and topics described above.
Submissions
- Abstract submission: If you would like to present a paper at the conference, please submit an abstract (max 500 words) to the conference coordinator at: HCTMconference2007@sssup.it Each abstract should contain:
- Paper title
- All authors’ names, with details of the Institution and full postal address, telephone, fax, email address of the corresponding author, identified by the name being underlined
- Section of choice and 2nd preference
- Each conference participant is not expected to present more than two papers, although he/she may be co-author of other papers presented at the Conference.
- Paper submission: If you are invited to present a full paper for presentation during the conference, please follow the presentation guidelines which you will find nearer the event on the conference website.
- Ph.D. submissions for the PhD section should contain a statement that the paper is being submitted to the Ph.D. section, and should include the title of the thesis. Papers submitted for other sections should indicate 1st and 2nd section preferences.
KEY DATES
- Deadline submission of abstract: 8 June 2007
- Authors will be notified of acceptance: 19 June 2007
- Deadline submission of full paper: 27 August 2007
- Deadline registration: 3 September 2007
Proceedings and Publication: All the papers selected for oral presentation at the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings and in a CD-ROM distributed at the conference to all conference participants who register for the conference. Selected papers, following peer-review, will be included in a special issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management. In addition, a book based on selected papers presented at the Conference is also planned.
Contact: For additional information, please visit http://www.sssup.it/HCTMconference2007 or contact the conference coordinator at: HCTMconference2007@sssup.it
October 20, 2007
29th Annual Meeting of The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Dates: 20-24 October 2007
Abstract Submission Deadline: 8 June 2007
Venue: Sheraton Station Square Hotel
This year’s meeting will focus on:
- Exploring the science of decisions
- Consumer-driven, individualized health care
Keynote Address: Malcolm Gladwell, staff writer with The New Yorker and author of the bestselling books “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” and “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference”, will speak about topics related to making decisions in his talk: “Lessons from the Outside”.
Call for Short Courses: SMDM is now accepting proposals for Short Courses for the 2007 Annual Meeting. Submission form is available at http://www.smdm.org/. The deadline for submission of these proposals is March 5, 2007
Call for Nominations for the 2007 SMDM Awards: Program is designed to recognize distinguished service to SMDM and/or the medical decision making field. Visit http://www.smdm.org/ for detailed descriptions of awards, past recipients, and eligibility requirements. Deadline for award nominations: April 1, 2007
Call for Abstracts: Submit your original work for presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting in Oral and Poster format. Electronic submission site and detailed instructions will be available starting March 2 at http://www.smdm.org/. Deadline for abstract submission: June 8, 2007
Mark Your Calendar
- February 1, 2007 - Hotel Reservation Opens
- March 2, 2007 - Abstract Submission Site Opens
- March 5, 2007 - Call for Short Courses Due
- April 1, 2007 - Call for Awards Nominations Due
- June 8, 2007 - Abstract Submission Deadline
- June 13, 2007 - Meeting Registration Opens
- October 20-24, 2007 - 2007 SMDM Annual Meeting
November 03, 2007
American Public Health Association: 135th Annual Meeting
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Date: November 3-7, 2007
For details please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/future_past.htm
November 03, 2007: Health Economics , Public Health
December 02, 2007
5th Health Services Research and Policy Conference: Listening to the Past, Looking to the Future - How can Health Services Research contribute to assessing fads and fashions in health policy and practice?
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Dates: 2-5 December 2007
Abstract submission deadline: 11 July 2007
Venue: Langham Hotel
There are always new ideas around about what will make health services more effective, efficient, and equitable but how many are backed by evidence or have been shown to work as well as their protagonists would have us believe? This conference will provide a perfect end-of-year opportunity for researchers, policymakers, managers, and practitioners from New Zealand, Australia and other countries to get together and consider the extent to which past innovations have lived up to expectations and to examine whether ideas now being touted as solutions for health services are supported by evidence.
For more information please visit: http://www.healthservicesconference.com.au/
December 02, 2007: Health Research
June 08, 2008
AcademyHealth: Annual Research Meeting 2008
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Date: June 8-10, 2008
For details please visit http://www.academyhealth.org/conferences/arm.htm
June 08, 2008: Health Research
July 08, 2008
CPT2008: The IXth World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Location: Québec City, Québec, Canada
Dates: 27 July - 1 August 2008
Venue: Québec City Convention Centre
The IXth World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - CPT2008, will take place from July 27 - August 1, 2008 at the Québec City Convention Centre, in Québec City, Canada.
The Québec City Convention Centre is in the heart of the city, across from the Parliament Building and just steps from the fortifications. It is linked by underground walkways to a complex that includes two major hotels, indoor parking, and a shopping centre.
October 25, 2008
American Public Health Association: 136th Annual Meeting
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Date: October 25-29, 2008
For details please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/future_past.htm
October 25, 2008: Health Economics , Public Health
November 07, 2009
American Public Health Association: 137th Annual Public Meeting
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: November 7-11, 2009
For details please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/future_past.htm