Did You Know?
IHEA organizes many activities and provides resources that particularly benefit early career researchers (ECRs), including: mentoring opportunities; skills development webinars that are recorded and posted on the IHEA YouTube Channel (e.g. time management, writing an effective conference abstract, choosing a research question); a database of research interests and thesis topics of doctoral students; an annual Student Paper Prize; and much more.
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Important Updates on 2025 IHEA Congress
Call for abstracts: 2025 IHEA World Congress on Health Economics
IHEA is pleased to invite you to join us at the Bali International Convention Centre, Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali for the 16th World Congress on Health Economics from July 19th – 23rd, 2025. IHEA Congresses are well established as the forum to engage around the latest research in health economics from around the world, the implications of this research for health policy and practice, and new methodological developments in the discipline.
We would like to encourage health economists and economists to make submissions in the form of an individual abstract or an organized session. Abstract submissions are due to open in mid-August 2024 and will close on November 19th, 2024.
Abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words and should focus on research that is yet to be published. Organized sessions should take the form of an integrated set of 3-4 presentations; the inclusion of one or more formal discussants is encouraged. Proposals for organized sessions should include a description of the session (maximum of 400 words), including how participant discussion will be promoted, as well as a 500 word abstract for each paper that will be presented.
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 presentations as part of two organized sessions.
Abstract submitters will be asked to identify the most relevant health economics primary field and sub-fields to which their research relates. This allows us to ensure that every submission is reviewed by appropriate experts in those sub-fields and that sessions are organized to include similar topics.
Submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and the outcomes of the review process will be announced in late February, 2025.
Information on the 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 Bali next year
Call for expressions of interest to serve on the IHEA Scientific Committee Review Panel
IHEA is currently seeking expressions of interest from health economists with a research publication track record to serve on the Review Panel of the Scientific Committee for the 2025 IHEA Congress.
We are looking for abstract reviewers with research expertise covering the full spectrum of fields within health economics. These broad fields are:
1. Health, its valuation, distribution and economic consequences
2. Health beyond the health system
3. Demand and utilization of health services
4. Supply and regulation of health services and products
5. Health care financing and expenditures
6. Economic evaluation of health and related care interventions
7. Evaluation of policy, programs and health system performance
Full details of the sub-fields within each of these fields can be found here. Those expressing an interest in serving on the Review Panel will be requested to identify the primary field and several sub-fields in which they have expertise, so you are encouraged to review the list of sub-fields before completing the application form. Abstract reviews will be undertaken from late November 2024 until early January 2025; all applicants should be available to undertake reviews during this period.
While some of the members from the previous Scientific Committee will be returning for the 2025 congress, the plan is to have a mixture of members with varying tenures to ensure continuity in the operations of the Scientific Committee while providing opportunities for all members to participate and contribute to the success of the IHEA Congresses. Review Panel members will normally serve for three consecutive Congresses.
IHEA would like to especially encourage mid-career researchers to express an interest in serving on the Scientific Committee Review Panel. Final decisions on membership of the panel will need to accommodate gender and geographic diversity as well as providing adequate coverage of the broad fields and sub-fields. Expressions of interest should be submitted online here.
Please note: If you served on the Scientific Committee for the 2023 congress, you should not complete this form; you will be contacted directly to find out if you are willing to continue serving on the Review Panel.
Expressions of interest for the Review Panel close on 3 September 2024.
Call for early career researchers in low- and middle-income countries to submit draft abstracts for the 2025 IHEA Congress
IHEA will once again be offering support to early career researchers (ECRs) in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) who do not have access to senior colleagues at their institution. LMIC ECRs are able to submit a draft abstract by late September, for review and detailed feedback on how to improve the abstract. A team of established health economists will review each abstract and provide detailed feedback on how the abstract can be improved by late October, to allow researchers to finalize and submit their abstracts before the submission deadline of November 19th, 2024.
Those who would like to apply for such support should fulfil the following basic criteria:
- Must have graduated with their highest degree within the last five years;
- Must be a citizen of, and working or studying in, a LMIC; and
- The abstract must be on research undertaken in a LMIC.
As the purpose of this initiative is to provide support to LMIC ECRs who do not have access to senior collegial support, applicants should also fulfil the following criteria:
- If currently studying at a university in a high-income country, the abstract should not be for research that is being undertaken as part of their Masters or PhD for which they are receiving supervisory support;
- Be working in an institution that does not have senior health economics staff;
- The abstract should not have established health economists as co-authors.
Before drafting an abstract, please watch the recording of the webinar on “Successful Abstract Writing – Tips for the IHEA Congress”. This very helpful video recording is available in:
Abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words and should be submitted, and the application form completed, here by September 26th, 2024.
LMIC ECRs who participate in the abstract support program, and whose abstract is selected by the Scientific Committee for presentation at the 2025 Congress, will be offered support in preparing their oral or poster presentation.
Announcement of 2027 Congress Location
IHEA is delighted to announce that the 2027 Congress will be held in the Latin American region for the first time. The congress will take place in Guayaquil, Ecuador and will be co-hosted by the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL).
ESPOL is the leading public university in Ecuador, and is highly engaged in innovation, sustainability and digital transformation through the training of well-rounded professionals, research and outreach projects with vulnerable communities. The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of ESPOL, together with the Center for Economic Research, includes a wide range of applied economists focusing on health, the environment, natural resources, human behavior and other issues of public policy relevance for Ecuador and the region. The local organizing team will include key health economists at ESPOL, particularly Bernard Moscoso, Gonzalo Sánchez, Lauren Rhodes, Nereyda Espinoza, Leonardo Sánchez and other Ecuadorian, Latin American, and international health economists such as Joan Calzada, Emmanuelle Auriol, Gabriella Conti, Omar Galárraga, Tiffanie Perrault, Grace Armijos, María José Mendoza, and Paul Rodriguez.
The City of Guayaquil is located on the west bank of the Guayas River and on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, and is the nation’s economic capital. A tropical city with pleasant weather all year round and residents who are ready to embrace visitors from around the world. It is also the main access point to the Galapagos Islands.
We would like to thank all who submitted expressions of interest in hosting this congress; five proposals were received from health economics teams in four different world regions. Your efforts in preparing such a strong set of proposals is appreciated, and made the Board’s decision-making process a challenging one.
SIG Updates
Digital Health SIG – ECR Zoom Mixer
ECR Zoom mixer: flash talks on Digital Health Technology (DHT SIG) submission form: https://forms.gle/z9LVADAvuQpMMeMF6
This is an ECR Zoom mixer organized by and for early career researchers (ECRs). We are seeking ECRs (graduate students, postdocs, or junior faculty who obtained their PhD within the last 7 years) interested in presenting their research related to digital health technology. Each presentation will be 4 minutes long, providing a brief yet insightful overview of your work. Scholars based in academia, industry, or government sectors are all welcome to submit their work. The goal of this mixer is to provide a platform for junior scholars to quickly share their research, connect with others, and brainstorm ways to improve their work and explore potential future collaborations.
Date and Time: September 19, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Deadline to Submit Title/Abstract: August 16, 2024, by the end of the day EST
Review Results and Acceptance Notification: Late August to Early September 2024
DHT ECR co-convenors: Lucy Xiaolu Wang (xiaoluwang@umass.edu) and Siyabonga Ndwandwe (s.ndwandwe@ucl.ac.uk)
Financing for Universal Health Coverage SIG
Would you be interested in joining us as a co-convenor for the SIG? We are looking for co-convenors!
Please consider joining us and sending an expression of interest by 11 August 2024.
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The Financing for Universal Health Coverage SIG is looking for up to three additional co-convenors to join the team.
Early career researchers, including PhD students, and researchers from Asia and Central and Southern America, which are currently under-represented in the team, are particularly welcome.
The role involves:
- attending regular meetings with other convenors every two months to engage in the discussion of activities and progress and share new ideas, and chair at least one of these;
- leading the organisation of at least one webinar or activity in the programme;
- contribute to organisation of SIG activities around the congress;
- engage actively in communication with other co-convenors and IHEA as required;
- promote equality and diversity.
These are voluntary and unpaid roles.
Please consider participating and send an expression of interest by 11 August 2024 to laura.anselmi@manchester.ac.uk indicating “EoI UHC SIG Co-convenor” as subject.
As part of your expression of interest, please send:
- A two page CV highlighting relevant experience ;
- A one-page motivation statement detailing: i) why you would like to join the SIG as a co-convenor; ii) how you could contribute to develop the activities of the SIG; and iii) how you would proceed to organise a webinar including potential topic, target participants and steps to undertake in the organisation.
5th Meeting of the Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics – Guangzhou, China, December 2024
We are delighted to announce the 5th Meeting of the Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics, which will take place in Guangzhou, China, from Monday, December 16th to Thursday, 19th, 2024.
This year, the keynote lectures will be given by Professor Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania).
You can find the Workshop flyer here:
https://prj-wishproject.w.waseda.jp/asian-wehe/img/AW05_Flyer20240617.pdf
We warmly encourage you to submit your paper at http://www.waseda.jp/prj-wishproject/asian-wehe/index.html where you can also find further details and past programs.
The submission and registration form will become available in early July. The deadline for the paper submission is Tuesday August 13th, 2024.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Guangzhou in December!
Sok Chul Hong (Seoul National University)
Tarun Jain (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)
Karine Lamiraud (ESSEC Business School)
Xiaoyan Lei (Peking University)
Ming-Jen Lin (National Taiwan University)
Shiko Maruyama (Jinan University)
Haruko Noguchi (Waseda University)
Nada Wasi (Bank of Thailand)
Joanne Yoong (Research For Impact Singapore)
Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics
News from University Members
Summer/Autumn 2024 – Health Economics Short Courses – Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) – University of Oxford
If both courses are taken, this is an intensive week-long course for health economists and health professionals, with some knowledge of health economics, who wish to learn about the methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis as applied in health care.
Registration open now for both courses, which can be booked together or separately. Please see the main Applied Methods of Cost-effectiveness Analysis course page for full course details, including registration and pricing.
Online: Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation | 24-25 September 2024
For health professionals and health researchers who would like to understand the basics of health economics and its relevance to the health service. No previous knowledge of economics is required. Please see the main Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation course page for full course details, including registration and pricing.
Early bird deadline – noon on 09 August 2024
Online: Inequality in Health and Health Care: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations| 06–08 November 2024
This course will cover theoretical concepts on inequity and inequality in health as well as its measurement. It will also provide an overview of selected available (longitudinal) household survey data and cohort studies that combine socio-economic and demographic variables along with various health measures – these datasets provide good sources for empirical inequality in health research. Please see the main Inequality in Health and Health Care: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations course page for full details, including registration and pricing.
Early bird deadline – noon on 27 September 2024
For full information on all of the above courses, including pricing and discounted rates for booking on more than one online course (applicable to certain online courses only) please visit https://www.herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses or contact us via e-mail at herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk
If you would like to make a group booking, please contact us at herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk for more details.
To be placed on a waiting list, please visit https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/waiting-list–herc-short-courses-2024 and we will notify you when registration(s) have opened.
Benefit-Cost Analysis: Valuing Life and Health program
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is offering the Benefit-Cost Analysis: Valuing Life and Health program from September 16-20, 2024.
In this online course, Lisa A. Robinson, a leading Harvard expert on benefit-cost analysis, will aid you in understanding the basic analytic framework and its application globally. By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand the fundamental concepts that underlie benefit-cost analysis and its advantages and limitations
- Identify the major components of a benefit-cost analysis and what each should include
- Know methods for valuing changes in health and longevity and the estimates recommended for use in high-, middle-, and low-income settings
- Increase familiarity with methods for valuing health and longevity, including revealed—and stated—preference studies and their application
- Learn about sources of guidance, including default values
Visit the Harvard Chan School website for more information: https://bit.ly/3U3smdL. Questions can be directed to Kristen Scott at kescott@hsph.harvard.edu.
Applying Discrete Choice Experiments In Health Economics – September 24-26, 2024 – University of Aberdeen
The HERU short course on ‘Applying Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics’ will take place in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 24th-26th September 2024.
The course is aimed at researchers interested in the application of Discrete Choice Applications (DCEs) and provides:
An introduction to the theoretical and practical basis for the development and application of DCEs in health economics.
A step by step guide to the design of DCEs, questionnaire development, data input, data analysis and interpretation of results – using case studies based on published research.
An update on methodological issues raised in the application of DCEs in health economics.
The course fee includes teaching material, accommodation, all lunches, a course welcome reception and dinner. The course lasts for three full days (from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon), with a course meal at the end. Accommodation is provided for four nights (Monday to Thursday).
Registration and further details are available from the DCE course website.
Please note that the closing date for registration is 13th September 2024 (registering before 23rd August saves £100 on the delegate booking fee) and there are limited spaces available.
Details
Date – 24th to 26th September, 2024
Website – https://www.abdn.ac.uk/heru/short-course-on-using-dces-in-health-economics-1032.php
Venue – Park Inn by Radisson hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for more on upcoming IHEA webinars! You can view all 2024 events here.
