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iHEAweek 2007 no. 092 (April 20)

iHEA’s weekly periodical http://iheaweek.com/


This issue of iHEAweek: April 20, 2007

  • Notices
  • Jobs: LSHTM, AstraZeneca and 21 more
  • Conferences: 8
  • Call for Abstracts: 2
  • Education: 4
  • Journal ToC: Natl Bur Econ Res Bull Aging Health
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

April 30 Deadline for Refunds for Presenters

Don’t forget that April 30 is the deadline for refunds (less $100 administrative charge) for presenters (both poster and oral). After April 30, there can be no refunds for those on the conference program, only substitutions. The deadline for other Congress attendees is June 15.

See the Congress Refund deadlines and conditions web page for details.

http://www.healtheconomics.org/congress/2007/refunds.html

iHEA Election Closes April 30

If you haven’t voted in the iHEA election yet, yourlast chance to vote will be at 11:59 EDT on April 30. All members of iHEA and ASHE with up-to-date 2007 membership are eligible to vote in the 2007 Presidential and Board Election. For more information and to cast your ballot, please visit our election page at http://election.healtheconomics.org/


JOBS

Associate Director, EU Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002390.html
May 17, 2007 | Directorship | Paris, France (or elsewhere in Europe)

Healthcare Analyst: Roche
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002399.html
May 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Hertfordshire (Welwyn), England, UK

PhD studentships: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002417.html
April 30, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | London, England, UK

The Loebs Professorship: The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Management and Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002438.html
June 10, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Associate Director /Sr. Manager, Health Economics: Gilead Sciences
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002439.html
June 11, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Foster City, California, USA

Senior Health Economist (Job Reference OSD100): AstraZeneca
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002441.html
June 12, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Luton, England, UK

Outcomes Research Analyst (Job Reference OSD82): AstraZeneca
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002442.html
June 11, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Luton, England, UK

Health Economist (Job Reference OSD79): AstraZeneca
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002443.html
June 13, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Luton, England, UK

Chair in Health Economics & Head of Health Economics Group: School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002444.html
May 10, 2007 | Research Chair | Location: Norwich, England, UK

Senior Lecturer /Lecturer in Health Economics: School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002445.html
May 10, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Norwich, England, UK

Outcomes Research Advisor: Dymaxium
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002446.html
June 11, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (or remotely)

Associate Director, Global Health Outcomes Assessment (GHOA): Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002348.html
May 06, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA (Philadelphia

Consumer Health Analyst - Financial and Health Planning Informatics: Humana Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002351.html
May 08, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Consumer Health Analyst - Clinical Informatics: Humana Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002352.html
May 09, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Consumer Health Analyst - Web Informatics: Humana Inc
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002355.html
May 07, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Health Economist / Health Policy Analyst: Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Health and Human Resources Division
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002356.html
April 30, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Washington, DC, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics-Statistics: Merck
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002357.html
May 02, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics: Merck & Co. Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002358.html
May 03, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA

Director, Health Economics and Pricing (0703682): Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002386.html
May 12, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Raritan, New Jersey, USA

Senior Analyst, Oxford: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002389.html
May 04, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Oxford, England, UK

Faculty - Health Economics (full time, tenured or tenure-track): The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002400.html
April 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Houston, Texas, USA

Research Fellow - Health Economist: National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002413.html
May 08, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: London, England, UK

Lecturer /Senior Lecturer in Decision Modelling: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002427.html
May 18, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: London, England, UK

PhD Studentship: Leicester Medical School, Department of Health Sciences
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002429.html
May 14, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Leicester, England, UK


CONFERENCES

Explorations in Health Economics: 6th iHEA World Congress
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/001242.html
July 08, 2007 | Health Economics | Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Fifth Global National Health Accounts Symposium
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002116.html
July 06, 2007 | Health Policy | Location: Lund, Sweden

“Green care: Health effects, economics and policies”: COST Action 866 - Green Care in Agriculture: Austrian Horticultural Society
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002337.html
June 20, 2007 | Health Policy | Location: Vienna, Austria

2007 Petris Symposium: Implementing Health Care Reforms in California
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002374.html
May 04, 2007 | Public Health | Location: Berkeley, California, USA

I. ERGIHCS International Conference Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002378.html
May 10, 2007 | Health Care | Location: Budapest, Hungary

2007 healthcare2020.forum on Globalization, Transformation and Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002403.html
June 15, 2007 | Health Care | Location: Fontainebleau, France

13th Conference of the Danish Forum of Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002404.html
May 24, 2007 | Health Economics | Location: Ãrhus, Denmark

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?
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002418.html
December 02, 2007 | Health Research | Location: Auckland, New Zealand


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

“Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health”: The College of Medicine and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002340.html
May 01, 2007 | Decision-Making | Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

29th Annual Meeting of The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002342.html
June 08, 2007 | Decision-Making | Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA


EDUCATION

Individual Choice Behavior: Theory and Application of Discrete Choice Analysis [14.61s]: MIT
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002447.html
June 18, 2007 | Short Course | Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Advanced Health Leadership Forum: University of California, Berkeley and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002365.html
July 13, 2007 | Short Course | Location: Barcelona, Spain and San Francisco, California, USA

Inequalities in Health and Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002371.html
June 18, 2007 | Short Course | Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Econometric Analysis of Healthcare Demand
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002412.html
May 07, 2007 | Short Course | Location: Geneva, Switzerland


JOURNAL ToC

NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health. Issue No. 18 Winter 2006/2007 Issue National Bureau of Economic Research http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/

Subscribe: http://www.nber.org/subscribe.html#aginghealth

PDF Edition: http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/winter07.pdf

  • The Effect of Prescription Drug Insurance on Utilization and Health among the Elderly
    http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/w12848.html
  • Does Watching Television Trigger Autism?
    http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/w12632.html
  • Retirement Security of the Baby Boomers: the Role of Financial Literacy and Planning
    http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/w12585.html
  • Abstracts of Selected Recent NBER Working Papers
    http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/WorkingPaperSummaries.html
  • NBER Profile: W. Kip Viscusi
    http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/winter07/viscusi.html

COLOPHON

Editor
Patrick Taylor, editor@healtheconomics.org

iHEAweek is brought to you because of your membership in the International Health Economics Association.

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April 20, 2007

iHEAweek 2007 no. 091 (April 20)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: April 20, 2007

  • Notices
  • Jobs: LSHTM, Gates Foundation and 21 more
  • Conferences: 9
  • Call for Abstracts: 5
  • Journal ToC: JHE
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

iHEA announces the winner of 15th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award

iHEA is proud to announce the winner of the 15th annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award for best paper in health economics published in 2006:

Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, (2006) “The Value of Health and Longevity,” Journal of Political Economy 114(5): 871-904.

The paper emerged from a very competitive field evaluated by the Arrow Award Committee, and joins a distinguished group of previous Arrow Award winners. The award will be presented at the World Congress in Copenhagen.

To see past recipients of the Arrow Award, go to:

http://www.healtheconomics.org/arrow-award/winners.html

April 30 Deadline for Refunds for Presenters

This is a reminder that April 30 is the deadline for refunds (less $100 administrative charge) for presenters (both poster and oral). After April 30, there can be no refunds for those on the conference program, only substitutions. The deadline for other Congress attendees is June 15.

See the Congress Refund deadlines and conditions web page for details.

http://www.healtheconomics.org/congress/2007/refunds.html

iHEA Election Closes April 30

If you haven’t voted yet, remember that the iHEA election closes on April 30. All members of iHEA and ASHE with up-to-date 2007 membership are eligible to vote in the 2007 Presidential and Board Election. For more information and to cast your ballot, please visit our election page at http://election.healtheconomics.org/


JOBS

PhD studentships: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002417.html
April 30, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | London, England, UK

Associate Director, EU Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002390.html
May 17, 2007 | Directorship | Paris, France (or elsewhere in Europe)

Senior Economist: Thomson Healthcare
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002423.html
June 05, 2007 | PhD Economist | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Business Analyst - Global Health Strategies: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002424.html
June 06, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA

Healthcare Analyst: Roche http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002399.html May 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Hertfordshire (Welwyn), England, UK

Full-time, tenure track Faculty Position (open rank): University of New Hampshire (UNH), Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Health and Human Services
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002377.html
June 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Business Analyst, Global Health Infectious Disease - Global Health Strategies: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002425.html
June 05, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA

Financial Analyst, Global Health: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Financial Planning & Analysis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002426.html
June 06, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA

Lecturer /Senior Lecturer in Decision Modelling: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002427.html
May 18, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | London, England, UK

Associate Director, Health Economics Research
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002428.html
June 06, 2007 | Directorship | Highland Park, Illinois, or San Francisco, California, or Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania, USA

PhD Studentship: Leicester Medical School, Department of Health Sciences
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002429.html
May 14, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Leicester, England, UK

Research Scientist
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002430.html
June 06, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Highland Park, Illinois, or San Francisco, California, or Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania, USA

Director, Global Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002435.html
June 04, 2007 | Directorship | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA

Health Economist / Health Policy Analyst: Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Health and Human Resources Division
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002356.html
April 30, 2007 | Health Economist | Washington, DC, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics-Statistics: Merck
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002357.html
May 02, 2007 | Directorship | Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics: Merck & Co. Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002358.html
May 03, 2007 | Directorship | Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA

Senior Analyst, Oxford: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002389.html
May 04, 2007 | Research Analyst | Oxford, England, UK

Faculty - Health Economics (full time, tenured or tenure-track): The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002400.html
April 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA

Research Officer in Economics / Health Economics: Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002402.html
April 25, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Oxford, England, UK

Senior Research Scientist in International Health Economics: Health Economics Research Centre (HERC), Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Oxford
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002408.html
April 27, 2007 | Health Economist | Oxford, England, UK

Research Fellow - Health Economist: National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002413.html
May 08, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | London, England, UK

Health Sciences Specialist: The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Outcomes Research Branch, Applied Research Program
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002415.html
June 01, 2007 | Specialist | Rockville, Maryland, USA

Professor of Health Technology Assessment: Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002416.html
May 25, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Galway, Ireland


CONFERENCES

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
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002021.html
May 24, 2007 | Public Health | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Fifth Global National Health Accounts Symposium
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002116.html
July 06, 2007 | Health Policy | Lund, Sweden

29th Annual Meeting of The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002343.html
October 20, 2007 | Meeting | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Achieving Successful Pharmaceutical Market Access in Emerging Markets: Pharmacoeconomics, Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002373.html
June 04, 2007 | Seminar | Kensington, London, England, UK

2007 Petris Symposium: Implementing Health Care Reforms in California
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002374.html
May 04, 2007 | Public Health | Berkeley, California, USA

Workshop in Copenhagen: The Political Economy of Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002405.html
July 08, 2007 | Workshop | Copenhagen, Denmark

CHESG 2007: Sixth Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002411.html
May 17, 2007 | Health Economics | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2007 Summer Evaluation Institute: CDC & The American Evaluation Association (AEA)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002433.html
June 11, 2007 | Evaluation | Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Hospital of the Future Conferences: 6th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare & Medical Technology
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002434.html
October 03, 2007 | Health Care | Pisa, Italy


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

“Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health”: The College of Medicine and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002340.html
May 01, 2007 | Decision-Making | Chicago, Illinois, USA

28th Nordic Health Economists Study Group (NHESG) Meeting
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002349.html
April 23, 2007 | Health Economics | Tartu, Estonia

Young voices in research for health: The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002381.html
April 20, 2007 | Competition

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?
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002419.html
July 11, 2007 | Health Research | Auckland, New Zealand

Call for papers for HSR Theme Issue: Improving Efficiency and Value in Health Care: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002432.html
August 21, 2007 | Health Research


JOURNAL ToC

JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS: Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 431-658 (1 May 2007)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01676296
Elsevier B.V., ISSN: 0167-6296

ToC


  1. Editorial Board (p CO2) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6296(07)00027-6

  2. Effects of infertility insurance mandates on fertility (p 431-446)
    Lucie Schmidt
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.012

  3. Two-tier charging strategies in public hospitals: Implications for intra-hospital resource allocation and equity of access to hospital services (p 447-462)
    Barbara McPake, Kara Hanson and Christopher Adam
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.011

  4. Exploring preference anomalies in double bounded contingent valuation (p 463-482)
    Verity Watson and Mandy Ryan
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.009

  5. HIV prevalence and poverty in Africa: Micro- and macro-econometric evidences applied to Burkina Faso (p 483-504)
    Jean-Pierre Lachaud
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.007

  6. Do health sector reforms have their intended impacts?: The World Bank’s Health VIII project in Gansu province, China (p 505-535)
    Adam Wagstaff and Shengchao Yu
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.006

  7. The chicken or the egg?: Endogeneity in labour market participation of informal carers in England (p 536-559)
    Axel Heitmueller
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.005

  8. Moral hazard in nursing home use (p 560-577)
    David C. Grabowski and Jonathan Gruber
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.003

  9. Cannabis prices and dynamics of cannabis use (p 578-596)
    Jan C. van Ours and Jenny Williams
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.001

  10. Modelling SF-6D health state preference data using a nonparametric Bayesian method (p 597-612)
    Samer A. Kharroubi, John E. Brazier, Jennifer Roberts and Anthony O’Hagan
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.09.002

  11. Reference pricing of pharmaceuticals (p 613-642)
    Kurt R. Brekke, Ingrid Königbauer and Odd Rune Straume
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.11.003

  12. Rationality and drug use: An experimental approach (p 643-658)
    Serge Blondel, Youenn Lohéac and Stéphane Rinaudo
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.11.001


COLOPHON

Editor
Patrick Taylor, editor@healtheconomics.org

iHEAweek is brought to you because of your membership in the International Health Economics Association.

Submit Jobs, Call for Abstracts/Papers, Conferences to classifieds@healtheconomics.org. Submissions intended for iHEAweek should be received the Friday prior to publication. All submissions are made without warranty and are published at the sole discretion of iHEA.

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This issue is archived at iHEAweek 2007 no. 091 (April 20)


Copyright (c) 2005-2006 iHEA

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April 13, 2007

iHEAweek 2007 no. 090 (April 13)

iHEA’s weekly periodical http://iheaweek.com/


This issue of iHEAweek: April 13, 2007

  • Notices
  • Jobs: HERC, Roche and 28 more
  • Conferences: 8
  • Call for Abstracts: 3
  • Education: 3
  • Journal ToC: HE
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

Notice of iHEA Election

Just a reminder that the iHEA election closes on April 30. All members of iHEA and ASHE with up-to-date 2007 membership are eligible to vote in the 2007 Presidential and Board Election. For more information and to cast your ballot, please visit our election page at http://election.healtheconomics.org/


JOBS

Senior Research Scientist in International Health Economics: Health Economics Research Centre (HERC), Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Oxford
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002408.html
April 27, 2007 | Health Economist | Oxford, England, UK

Healthcare Analyst: Roche
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002399.html
May 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Hertfordshire (Welwyn), England, UK

Public Health Specialist / Health Economist - Global Tobacco Control: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002387.html
April 16, 2007 | Health Economist | Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Associate Director, EU Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002390.html
May 17, 2007 | Directorship | Paris, France (or elsewhere in Europe)

Senior Analyst, Oxford: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002389.html
April 20, 2007 | Research Analyst | Oxford, England, UK

Senior Health Economist (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002392.html
May 19, 2007 | Health Economist | UK

Economic / Statistical Analyst: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002393.html
May 19, 2007 | Research Analyst | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2 Positions - Junior & Senior Outcomes Research Analyst (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002394.html
May 20, 2007 | Research Analyst | UK

Senior Clinical Effectiveness Consultant (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002395.html
May 20, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | UK

Senior Consultant, European Pricing and Reimbursement: RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002396.html
May 20, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Manchester, England, UK or

Health Care Reform specialists: BMB Mott MacDonald
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002397.html
May 20, 2007 | Specialist | Ukraine

Health Financing Expert: BMB Mott MacDonald
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002398.html
May 20, 2007 | Health Economist | Timor Leste

Faculty - Health Economics (full time, tenured or tenure-track): The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002400.html
April 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA

Project Manager: i3 Innovus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002401.html
May 20, 2007 | Manager | Uxbridge, England, UK

Research Officer in Economics / Health Economics: Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002402.html
April 25, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Oxford, England, UK

Positions in health economics: LMI
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002409.html
June 01, 2007 | Health Economist | McLean, Virginia, USA

Research Fellow - Health Economist: National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002413.html
May 08, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | London, England, UK

Market Access Manager : Roche Australia
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002414.html
June 01, 2007 | Manager | Sydney, Australia

Health Sciences Specialist: The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Outcomes Research Branch, Applied Research Program
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002415.html
June 01, 2007 | Specialist | Rockville, Maryland, USA The

Professor of Health Technology Assessment: Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002416.html
May 25, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Galway, Ireland

PhD Studentship in Health Economics: Newcastle University, UK
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002384.html
April 15, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Newcastle, England, UK

Associate Director of Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research: Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002385.html
May 13, 2007 | Directorship | Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, USA

Full-time, tenure track Faculty Position (open rank): University of New Hampshire (UNH), Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Health and Human Services
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002377.html
June 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Senior Health Economist: RTI
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002316.html
April 14, 2007 | Health Economist | Manchester, England, UK

Senior Outcomes Specialist: RTI Health Solutions
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002317.html
April 14, 2007 | Industry | UK

Manager /Senior Manager, Global Epidemiology and Outcomes Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002323.html
April 15, 2007 | Manager | Uxbridge, England, UK

Senior Impact Analyst, Global Development: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002327.html
April 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA

Financial Analyst, Global Health: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Financial Planning & Analysis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002328.html
April 16, 2007 | Research Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA

Manager, Outcomes Research: Merck & Co. Inc
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002330.html
April 14, 2007 | Manager | Munich, Germany

Manager, Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002333.html
April 15, 2007 | Manager | San Fernando Valley, California, USA

Post-Doctoral Fellow: Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), Tufts-New England Medical Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002347.html
May 19, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics-Statistics: Merck
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002357.html
May 02, 2007 | Directorship | Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA

Associate Director / Director, Health Economics: Merck & Co. Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002358.html
May 03, 2007 | Directorship | Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, USA


CONFERENCES

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?
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002418.html
December 02, 2007 | Health Research | Auckland, New Zealand

CHESG 2007: Sixth Annual Canadian Health Economics Study Group
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002411.html
May 17, 2007 | Health Economics | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2007 Petris Symposium: Implementing Health Care Reforms in California
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002374.html
May 04, 2007 | Public Health | Berkeley, California, USA

I. ERGIHCS International Conference Innovation and Change in Health Care Systems
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002378.html
May 10, 2007 | Health Care | Budapest, Hungary

2007 healthcare2020.forum on Globalization, Transformation and Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002403.html
June 15, 2007 | Health Care | Fontainebleau, France

13th Conference of the Danish Forum of Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002404.html
May 24, 2007 | Health Economics | Ãrhus, Denmark

Workshop in Copenhagen: The Political Economy of Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002405.html
July 08, 2007 | Workshop | Copenhagen, Denmark

Special Session on Future Directions in Health Care Financing (Perspectives and Debate)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002406.html
July 08, 2007 | Health Economics | Copenhagen, Denmark


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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?
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002419.html
July 11, 2007 | Health Research | Auckland, New Zealand

28th Nordic Health Economists Study Group (NHESG) Meeting
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002349.html
April 23, 2007 | Health Economics | Tartu, Estonia

Young voices in research for health: The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002381.html
April 20, 2007 | Competition


EDUCATION

Advanced Health Leadership Forum: University of California, Berkeley and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002365.html
July 13, 2007 | Short Course | Barcelona, Spain and San Francisco, California, USA

Inequalities in Health and Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002371.html
June 18, 2007 | Short Course | Geneva, Switzerland

Econometric Analysis of Healthcare Demand
http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002412.html
May 07, 2007 | Short Course | Geneva, Switzerland


JOURNAL ToC

HEALTH ECONOMICS: Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 437-543 (May 2007)
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/114209623
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN: 1057-9230

ToC


Editorial: The slow and unnoticed changes in the funding mix (p 437-440)
Pedro Pita Barros
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1241

Health systems in East Asia: what can developing countries learn from Japan and the Asian Tigers? (p 441-456)
Adam Wagstaff
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1180

Consolidations and closures: an empirical analysis of exits from the hospital industry (p 457-474)
Teresa D. Harrison
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1174

An empirical analysis of US and Japanese health insurance using age-period-cohort decomposition (p 475-489)
Kosei Fukuda
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1179

Advance market commitments for vaccines against neglected diseases: estimating costs and effectiveness (p 491-511)
Ernst R. Berndt, Rachel Glennerster, Michael R. Kremer, Jean Lee, Ruth Levine, Georg Weizsäcker, Heidi Williams
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1176

Graded pairs comparison - does strength of preference matter? Analysis of preferences for specialised nurse home visits for pain management (p 513-529)
Mickael Bech, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Trine Kjær, Jørgen Lauridsen, Jan Sørensen
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1159

Health Economics Letter: Comparison of alternative methods of collection of service use data for the economic evaluation of health care interventions (p 531-536)
Sarah Byford, Morven Leese, Martin Knapp, Helen Seivewright, Susan Cameron, Vanessa Jones, Kate Davidson, Peter Tyrer
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1175

Health Economics Letter: Seeing for yourself: feasibility study towards valuing visual impairment using simulation spectacles (p 537-543)
Samuel Aballéa, Aki Tsuchiya
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1184


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iHEAweek 2007 no. 089 (April 5)

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This issue of iHEAweek: April 5, 2007

  • Notices
  • Jobs: John Hopkins U, Oxford Outcomes and 34 more
  • Conferences: 8
  • Call for Abstracts: 3
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

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JOBS

Assistant / Associate Professor: Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002312.html
April 13, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Public Health Specialist / Health Economist - Global Tobacco Control: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002387.html
April 16, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Full-time, tenure track Faculty Position (open rank): University of New Hampshire (UNH), Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Health and Human Services
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002377.html
June 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Project Manager / Post Doctoral Fellow: The Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002370.html
April 07, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Dublin, Ireland (travel to Africa)

Director, Health Economics and Pricing (0703682): Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002386.html
May 12, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Raritan, New Jersey, USA

Head of Pricing & Outcomes Research (UK)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002388.html
May 17, 2007 | Industry | Location: UK

Senior Analyst, Oxford: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002389.html
April 20, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Oxford, England, UK

Associate Director, EU Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002390.html
May 17, 2007 | Directorship | Location: Paris, France (or elsewhere in Europe)

Senior Health Economist (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002392.html
May 19, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: UK

Economic / Statistical Analyst: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002393.html
May 19, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2 Positions - Junior & Senior Outcomes Research Analyst (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002394.html
May 20, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: UK

Senior Clinical Effectiveness Consultant (UK Based)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002395.html
May 20, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: UK

Senior Consultant, European Pricing and Reimbursement: RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002396.html
May 20, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: Manchester, England, UK or Barcelona, Spain or other

Health Care Reform specialists: BMB Mott MacDonald
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002397.html
May 20, 2007 | Specialist | Location: Ukraine

Healthcare Analyst: Roche
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002399.html
May 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Hertfordshire (Welwyn), England, UK

Faculty - Health Economics (full time, tenured or tenure-track): The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002400.html
April 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Location: Houston, Texas, USA

Project Manager: i3 Innovus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002401.html
May 20, 2007 | Manager | Location: Uxbridge, England, UK

Research Officer in Economics / Health Economics: Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002402.html
April 25, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Oxford, England, UK

PhD Studentship in Health Economics: Newcastle University, UK
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002384.html
April 15, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Newcastle, England, UK

Health Economic Researcher (2 open positions): RTI Health Solutions
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002315.html
April 08, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Manchester, England, UK

Senior Health Economist: RTI
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002316.html
April 14, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Manchester, England, UK

Senior Outcomes Specialist: RTI Health Solutions
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002317.html
April 14, 2007 | Industry | Location: UK

Health Economist / Consultant: Avalere Health LLC
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002318.html
April 12, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: Washington, DC, USA

Head, Corporate Affairs (Health Outcomes & Reimbursement - Market Access)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002319.html
April 12, 2007 | Industry | Location: Sydney, Australia

MRC Capacity Building PhD Studentship in Health Economics:London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health and Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002321.html
April 13, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: London, England, UK

Research Consultant: Mapi Values Netherlands
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002322.html
April 12, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Manager /Senior Manager, Global Epidemiology and Outcomes Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002323.html
April 15, 2007 | Manager | Location: Uxbridge, England, UK

Senior Impact Analyst, Global Development: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002327.html
April 15, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Financial Analyst, Global Health: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Financial Planning & Analysis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002328.html
April 16, 2007 | Research Analyst | Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Manager, Outcomes Research: Merck & Co. Inc
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002330.html
April 14, 2007 | Manager | Location: Munich, Germany

Manager, Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002333.html
April 15, 2007 | Manager | Location: San Fernando Valley, California, USA

Post-Doctoral Fellow: Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), Tufts-New England Medical Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002347.html
May 19, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Health Economist / Health Policy Analyst: Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Health and Human Resources Division
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002356.html
April 30, 2007 | Health Economist | Location: Washington, DC, USA

Project manager: United BioSource Corporation (UBC)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002379.html
June 06, 2007 | Manager | Location: Brussels, Belgium

Junior Project manager: United BioSource Corporation (UBC)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002380.html
June 05, 2007 | Manager | Location: Brussels, Belgium


CONFERENCES

2007 healthcare2020.forum on Globalization, Transformation and Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002403.html
June 15, 2007 | Health Care | Location: Fontainebleau, France

Explorations in Health Economics: 6th iHEA World Congress
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/001242.html
July 08, 2007 | Health Economics | Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Workshop in Copenhagen: The Political Economy of Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002405.html
July 08, 2007 | Workshop | Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Special Session on Future Directions in Health Care Financing (Perspectives and Debate)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002406.html
July 08, 2007 | Health Economics | Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

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
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002021.html
May 24, 2007 | Public Health | Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Fifth Global National Health Accounts Symposium
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002116.html
July 06, 2007 | Health Policy | Location: Lund, Sweden

“Green care: Health effects, economics and policies”: COST Action 866 - Green Care in Agriculture: Austrian Horticultural Society
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002337.html
June 20, 2007 | Health Policy | Location: Vienna, Austria

Achieving Successful Pharmaceutical Market Access in Emerging Markets: Pharmacoeconomics, Pricing & Reimbursement
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002373.html
June 04, 2007 | Seminar | Location: Kensington, London, England, UK


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

“Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health”: The College of Medicine and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002340.html
May 01, 2007 | Decision-Making | Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

28th Nordic Health Economists Study Group (NHESG) Meeting
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002349.html
April 23, 2007 | Health Economics | Location: Tartu, Estonia

29th Annual Meeting of The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002342.html
June 08, 2007 | Decision-Making | Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Dates:


COLOPHON

Editor
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