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October 26, 2007
iHEAweek 2007 no. 100 (October 26)
iHEA’s weekly periodical http://healtheconomics.org/
This issue of iHEAweek: October 26, 2007
- Notices
- Jobs: ADA, Boston U., AstraZeneca and 43 more
- Conferences: 9
- Call for Abstracts/Papers: 6
- Colophon: Publication Information
Notices
2008 Memberships: Don’t Forget to Renew
More information is available on the iHEA and ASHE pages:
iHEA early bird rate is $55 for the Individual membership ($75 after December 15), $25 for Student and Low-income memberships ($45 after December 15)!
Note: If you are interested in getting a 2008 joint ASHE/iHEA membership, you should go to the ASHE Join page.
ASHE 2008 Duke: Exhibitor Information available
Rates and exhibition details are available on the ASHE Conference page:
http://www.healtheconomics.us/conference/2007/exhibitors.html
ASHE Election Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in the first election for the ASHE Board of Directors. These are the results:
The three new elected members of the Board of Directors will be Gloria J. Bazzoli, Martin Gaynor and Dana Goldman.
Congratulations to the new ASHE board members and we’d like to wish them a very productive term on the Board.
Jobs
Scientist, Patient Reported Outcomes: AstraZeneca
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002627.html
November 18, 2007 | Industry | Sweden
Outcomes Research / Evidence Based Medicine Opportunities: Pfizer
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002623.html
November 09, 2007 | Industry | Various USA
Head of Health Economics & Reimbursment Argumentation: Sanofi-aventis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002569.html
November 18, 2007 | Manager | Paris, France
Managing Vice President, Health Policy Resource Center: American Dental Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002601.html
December 02, 2007 | PhD Economist | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Director, Center for Health Economics Research and Education: Temple University, Fox School of Business / College of Health Professions / School of Medicine
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002620.html
December 06, 2007 | Directorship | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3rd Call for Proposals for the Alan Williams Health Economics Fellowships
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002559.html
November 30, 2007 | Call for Proposals
Full-Time Faculty Position: Boston University School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management Department
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002626.html
November 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Business Analyst III: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002633.html
October 26, 2007 | Analyst | Massachusetts, USA
Senior Research Health Policy Analyst 2 (Job # 11133), RTI International
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002632.html
December 13, 2007 | Analyst | Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Business Analyst IV: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002631.html
December 13, 2007 | Analyst | Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Senior Research Scientist 2 (Job # 10427): RTI International
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002630.html
December 13, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Health Outcomes Executives: GSK
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002629.html
November 10, 2007 | Industry | Stockley Park, Middlesex. England, UK
Health Economist / Senior Health Economist (J5578): Roche
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002628.html
November 16, 2007 | Health Economist | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK
Faculty - Health Economics: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002560.html
December 05, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow: Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002625.html
November 26, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Canberra, Australia
Project Manager for $500,000 CIHR-funded project on pharmaceutical policy: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR), UBC
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002622.html
December 07, 2007 | Manager | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Manager, Clinical Affairs: Zimmer, Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002619.html
December 16, 2007 | Manager | Warsaw, Indiana, USA
Fellow Position: Resources for the Future (RFF)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002616.html
November 26, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Washington, DC, USA
Associate Director: i3 Innovus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002615.html
December 01, 2007 | Directorship | Boston, Massachusetts; Waltham, Massachusetts; Medford, Massachusetts; Reston, Virginia; Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Statistician / Econometrician: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002614.html
November 23, 2007 | Statistician | Oxford, England, UK
Health Economist: IMS Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002613.html
December 03, 2007 | Health Economist | Barcelona, Spain
Consultant: IMS Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002612.html
December 03, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Barcelona, Spain
Researcher/ Modeler - Health Care Analytics: United BioSource Corporation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002608.html
December 02, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Concord or Medford, Massachusetts, USA
2008 Health Policy Fellowship: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) & AcademyHealth
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002605.html
January 09, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Research Associate Positions, Health Technology Assessment: Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002604.html
November 09, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Associate Positions, Health Economics: Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002603.html
November 09, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Health Economics Director
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002599.html
December 01, 2007 | Directorship | Lyon area, France
Senior Specialist Health Outcomes Research: Sanofi Pasteur MSD
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002595.html
November 23, 2007 | Specialist | Germany
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy: Shorenstein APARC
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002597.html
January 15, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | Stanford, California, USA
Open Rank (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor): Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, A Statutory College of Cornell University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002590.html
November 21, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Ithaca, New York, USA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Health: Oregon State University, Department of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002588.html
January 15, 2008 | Professorship/Lectureship | Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Patient-Reported Outcome Specialists
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002581.html
November 17, 2007 | Specialist | Belgium
Faculty Position at the University of Michigan, Department of Health Management and Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002563.html
November 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Faculty Visitors (Senior Level) - One Term to Two Years Period: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002579.html
November 25, 2007 | Visiting Scholar | Barcelona, Spain
Health Management Positions in Serbia: HLSP
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002576.html
November 19, 2007 | Specialist | Serbia
Director, Health Services Research: The American Cancer Society, National Home Office
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002574.html
November 20, 2007 | Directorship | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Post-doctoral fellowships at the Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002573.html
November 05, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Cape Town, South Africa
Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research: The University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002571.html
January 31, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | San Francisco, California, USA
Financial Analyst - Core Operations: Financial Planning & Analysis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002570.html
November 18, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA
Senior Outcomes Research Manager & Outcomes Research Manager: Hays Pharma
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002562.html
December 06, 2007 | Manager | SE England, UK
Evidence Based Medicine Manager: Hays Pharma
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002561.html
December 05, 2007 | Manager
Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor of Health Economics or Health Policy: Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002557.html
October 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Outcomes Position — Assistant or Associate Professor Tenure-Track Faculty : The Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002553.html
December 31, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Faculty Position in Economics/ Public Policy: University of California, Irvine, The Paul Merage School of Business
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002552.html
November 30, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Irvine, California, USA
Conferences
“Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health”: College of Medicine and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002617.html
November 15, 2007 | Health Policy | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002538.html
June 23, 2008 | Health Economics | Roma, Italy
2008 Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics - Health Economics and Econometrics: Institute of Health Economics and Management (IEMS), University of Lausanne
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002611.html
March 27, 2008 | Health Economics | Lausanne, Switzerland
1st International Conference on Healthcare Transformation: Primary Care Focus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002609.html
May 09, 2008 | Health Care | Singapore
10th National Conference of the Portuguese Health Economics Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002580.html
November 22, 2007 | Health Economics | Lisbon, Portugal
2008 Joint meeting of the UK HESG and Nordic HESG
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002472.html
August 27, 2008 | Meeting | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Living to 100 Symposium: Society of Actuaries
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002440.html
January 07, 2008 | Health Care | Orlando, Florida, USA
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
CPT2008: The IXth World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002201.html
July 08, 2008 | Health Care | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Call for Abstracts
Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002538.html
June 23, 2008 | Health Economics | Roma, Italy
2nd Biennial ASHE Conference: Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare
http://www.healtheconomics.us/conference/
June 22, 2008 | Health Economics | Durham, North Carolina, USA
AcademyHealth Health Economics Interest Group 2008 Meeting
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002624.html
November 26, 2007 | Health Economics | Washington, DC, USA
2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002586.html
November 10, 2007 | Health Research | Sanya, Hainan, China
Call for Papers and Participation: 7th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002566.html
December 06, 2007 | Health Economics | Athens, Greece
Call for Papers: Special Issue “economics of innovation and technology in health care” in the journal : Economics of Innovation and New Technology
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002551.html
November 30, 2007 | Economics
Colophon
Editor
Patrick Taylor, editor@healtheconomics.org
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October 12, 2007
iHEAweek 2007 no. 099 (October 12)
iHEA’s weekly periodical http://healtheconomics.org/
This issue of iHEAweek: October 12, 2007
- Notices
- Community News
- Jobs: American Dental Association, NCHS and 23 more
- Conferences: 7
- Call for Abstracts/Papers: 6
- Colophon: Publication Information
NOTICES
Last call for ASHE Election
Voting closes on October 15. If you are a 2007 ASHE member and still haven’t voted, please go to:
http://www.healtheconomics.us/election/
2008 Membership Registrations open for iHEA and ASHE
2008 Membership renewals for iHEA and ASHE are available, you can save up to $20 on the cost of a 2008 iHEA membership or an ASHE/iHEA conjoint membership if you renew now.
New for 2008 are lower cost ASHE only memberships (the conjoint ASHE/iHEA membership can still be obtained through ASHE) available from ASHE’s new registration page. You can find out more here:
- iHEA: http://www.healtheconomics.org/join/
- ASHE: http://www.healtheconomics.us/join/
COMMUNITY NEWS
2008-2009 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy: Applications for residents of Germany and the Netherlands
We have been informed that applicants from Germany should note that the deadline for receipt of applications for the 2008–09 fellowship year has been extended from September 4, 2007 to November 5, 2007. Applications from the Netherlands are due November 30, 2007. The deadline for receipt of applications from Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. was September 4, 2007.
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowshipsshow.htm?docid=436109
More information: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowshipslist.htm?attribid=9157
JOBS
Head of Health Economics & Reimbursment Argumentation: Sanofi-aventis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002569.html
November 18, 2007 | Manager | Paris, France
Lecturer in Health Economics (Level B): Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002593.html
October 17, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Sydney, Australia
Faculty - Health Economics: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002560.html
December 05, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA
Senior Researcher: University of Oxford, Health Economics Research Centre
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002591.html
October 17, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Oxford, England, UK
Research Officer: University of Oxford, Health Economics Research Centre
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002592.html
October 17, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Oxford, England, UK
Managing Vice President: American Dental Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002601.html
December 02, 2007 | PhD Economist | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Health Economics Manager
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002600.html
December 02, 2007 | Manager | Lyon area, France
Health Economics Director
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002599.html
December 01, 2007 | Directorship | Lyon area, France
Senior Specialist Health Outcomes Research: Sanofi Pasteur MSD
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002595.html
November 23, 2007 | Specialist | Germany
Market Access Manager
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002598.html
December 01, 2007 | Manager | Lyon area, France
Fellow Position: Resources for the Future (RFF)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002616.html
November 26, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Washington, DC, USA
Associate Director: i3 Innovus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002615.html
December 01, 2007 | Directorship | Boston, Massachusetts and others
Statistician / Econometrician: Oxford Outcomes
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002614.html
November 23, 2007 | Statistician | Oxford, England, UK
Health Economist: IMS Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002613.html
December 03, 2007 | Health Economist | Barcelona, Spain
Consultant: IMS Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002612.html
December 03, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Barcelona, Spain
Researcher/ Modeler - Health Care Analytics: United BioSource Corporation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002608.html
December 02, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Concord or Medford, Massachusetts, USA
2008 Health Policy Fellowship: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) & AcademyHealth
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002605.html
January 09, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Director, Client Consulting, Pharmaceutical Practice: ACNielsen BASES
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002607.html
December 02, 2007 | Directorship | Parsippany, New Jersey, USA
Research Associate Positions, Health Technology Assessment: Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002604.html
November 09, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Associate Positions, Health Economics: Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002603.html
November 09, 2007 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy: Shorenstein APARC
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002597.html
January 15, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | Stanford, California, USA
Financial Analyst - Core Operations: Financial Planning & Analysis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002570.html
November 18, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA
Open Rank (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor): Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology, A Statutory College of Cornell University
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002590.html
November 21, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Ithaca, New York, USA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Health: Oregon State University, Department of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002588.html
January 15, 2008 | Professorship/Lectureship | Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Reimbursement & Access Manager (RAM) Position
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002587.html
November 19, 2007 | Manager | UK
CONFERENCES
“Priorities 2008”: Conference of the International Society for Priorities in Health Care
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002594.html
October 23, 2008 | Health Care | NewcastleGateshead, England, UK
“Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health”: College of Medicine and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002617.html
November 15, 2007 | Health Policy | Chicago, Illinois, USA Dates:
2008 Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics - Health Economics and Econometrics: Institute of Health Economics and Management (IEMS), University of Lausanne
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002611.html
March 27, 2008 | Health Economics | Lausanne, Switzerland Dates: 27-28
1st International Conference on Healthcare Transformation: Primary Care Focus
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002609.html
May 09, 2008 | Health Care | Singapore Conference dates: 9-11
Living to 100 Symposium: Society of Actuaries
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002440.html
January 07, 2008 | Health Care | Orlando, Florida, USA Dates:
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
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
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
72nd Health Economists’ Study Group
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002602.html
October 26, 2007 | Health Economics | Norwich, England, UK
2008 Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics - Health Economics and Econometrics: Institute of Health Economics and Management (IEMS), University of Lausanne
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002610.html
October 12, 2007 | Health Economics | Lausanne, Switzerland
2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002586.html
November 10, 2007 | Health Research | Sanya, Hainan, China
Call for Papers and Participation: 7th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002566.html
December 06, 2007 | Health Economics | Athens, Greece Conference Dates:
The 2008 Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce: From Evidence and Research to Public and Health Care Industry Policy: WHO -?World Bank - Kaiser Permanente - UC Berkeley
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002565.html
October 19, 2007 | Health Care | Berkeley, California, USA Conference
Call for Papers: Special Issue “economics of innovation and technology in health care” in the journal : Economics of Innovation and New Technology
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002551.html
November 30, 2007 | Economics
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 Thursday prior to publication. All submissions are made without warranty and are published at the sole discretion of iHEA.
If you have unsubscribed in error, contact editor@healtheconomics.org
This issue is archived at iHEAweek 2007 no. 099 (October 12)
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 iHEA
October 4, 2007
iHEAweek 2007 no. 098 (October 4)
iHEA’s weekly periodical http://healtheconomics.org/
This issue of iHEAweek: October 4, 2007
- Notices
- Community News
- Jobs: Sanofi-aventis, American Cancer Society, Gates Foundation and 19 more
- Conferences: 5
- Call for Abstracts/Papers: 4
- Journal ToC: Natl Bur Econ Res Bull Aging Health
- Colophon: Publication Information
NOTICES
Schedule of ASHE/iHEA Events at the AEA Meetings in New Orleans
ASHE Board Meeting
Friday, January 4, 2008, 8:00 AM
Sheraton Southdown
ASHE Luncheon
Friday, January 4, 2008, 12:15-2:15 PM
Sheraton Borgne
Topic: Libertarian Paternalism and Healthcare
Speaker: Richard Thaler, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, and Director of the Center for Decision Research, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
The ASHE Luncheon costs $40.00 per person. Make reservations via the ASHE web site to avoid disappointment.
ASHE/iHEA Reception
Friday, January 4, 6:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chenier
Session 1
Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM
Topics in Health Economics
Presiding: Richard Arnould, University of Illinois
Mark Duggan, University of Maryland The Effect of Medicate Part D on Dual Eligibles: Evidence from California-s Medicaid Program
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Effects of Universal Coverage: Evidence from the Introduction of Medicare
Douglas Staiger and Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College Diffusion and Productivity in Health Care
David Becker, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Kenneth Chay, University of California-Berkeley and Brown University, and Shailender Swaminathan, University of Alabama-Birmingham Mortality and the Baseball Hall of Fame: An Investigation into the Role of Status in Life Expectancy
Discussants: Michael Anderson, University of California-Berkeley; Carlos Dobkin, University of California-Santa Cruz; Justin McCrary, University of Michigan; Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University
Session 2
Sunday, January 6, 2008, 8:00 PM
Health Insurance and Incentives
Presiding: Randall P. Ellis, Boston University
M. Kate Bundorf and Jonathan Levin, Stanford University Pricing Health Insurance: The Efficiency Implications of Heterogeneous Risks and Preferences
Geir Godager, Tor Iversen, University of Oslo, and Ching-To Albert Ma, Boston University Service Motives and Profit Incentives among Physicians
Randall P. Ellis, Boston University, and Willard G. Manning, University of Chicago Optimal Health Insurance for Prevention and Treatment
Discussants: Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dana Goldman, Rand Corporation; W. David Bradford, Medical University of South Carolina
ASHE Election Closing October 10
ASHE members are reminded to vote on 3 positions on the ASHE Board of Directors. This is the ASHE membership’s first opportunity to participate in the selection of members of the ASHE Board of Directors. For a biography of the candidates and the details about the election, go to:
http://healtheconomics.us/election/
6th World Congress Survey
Last call for iHEA members who attended the 6th World Congress to give us their evaluations of the Congress. Your opinions are a very important of the planning process for future meetings, so please head over and let us know what you though if you haven’t had the chance.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/survey
COMMUNITY NEWS
Call for Abstracts for 2nd Biennial ASHE Conference
A reminder of the ASHE Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals. The theme of the conference is “Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare” and it is taking place June 22-25, 2008 in Durham, NC. You can find more information here:
http://healtheconomics.us/2007/09/24/callforabstractsfor2nd_bie/
Call for Abstracts for ECHE Roma 2008
iHEA is pleased to help promote “Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics”. ECHE Roma 2008 is taking place 23-26 July 2008 in Rome. More information can be found here:
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/2008/06/23/health-economic-1.html
JOBS
Head of Health Economics & Reimbursment Argumentation: Sanofi-aventis
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002569.html
November 18, 2007 | Manager | Paris, France
Faculty - Health Economics: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002560.html
December 05, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Houston, Texas, USA
Financial Analyst - Core Operations: Financial Planning & Analysis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002570.html
November 18, 2007 | Analyst | Seattle, Washington, USA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Health: Oregon State University, Department of Public Health
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002588.html
January 15, 2008 | Professorship/Lectureship | Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Reimbursement & Access Manager (RAM) Position
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002587.html
November 19, 2007 | Manager | UK
Health Economics & Outcomes Research Manager - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002585.html
November 15, 2007 | Manager | Switzerland
Associate Director, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research: Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002584.html
November 20, 2007 | Directorship | Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA or Bakingstoke, UK
HE&OR Global Head of Regions - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002583.html
November 14, 2007 | Industry | Switzerland
HE&OR TA Head - Switzerland
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002582.html
November 14, 2007 | Industry | Switzerland
Patient-Reported Outcome Specialists
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002581.html
November 17, 2007 | Specialist | Belgium
Faculty Position at the University of Michigan, Department of Health Management and Policy
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002563.html
November 06, 2007 | Professorship/Lectureship | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Faculty Visitors (Senior Level) - One Term to Two Years Period: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002579.html
November 25, 2007 | Visiting Scholar | Barcelona, Spain
Health Economist - Research Assistant: Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002578.html
October 24, 2007 | Health Economist | Bristol, England, UK
Research Academic (Evaluator): Newcastle Evaluation Group, University of Newcastle, Australia
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002577.html
October 04, 2007 | Evaluators | Newcastle, Australia
Health Management Positions in Serbia: HLSP
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002576.html
November 19, 2007 | Specialist | Serbia Health Management Expert
Full-time Consultants (Life Science division): Simon-Kucher & Partners (SKP)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002575.html
November 19, 2007 | Consultant/Advisor | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Director, Health Services Research: The American Cancer Society, National Home Office
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002574.html
November 20, 2007 | Directorship | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Post-doctoral fellowships at the Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002573.html
November 05, 2007 | Fellowship/Studentship | Cape Town, South Africa
Global Pricing Associate
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002572.html
November 18, 2007 | Industry
Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research: The University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002571.html
January 31, 2008 | Fellowship/Studentship | San Francisco, California, USA
Senior Health Economist: Genentech
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002546.html
September 22, 2007 | Health Economist | South San Francisco, California, USA
Associate - Quantitative: Abt Associates
http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/002555.html
October 15, 2007 | Industry | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
CONFERENCES
10th National Conference of the Portuguese Health Economics Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002580.html
November 22, 2007 | Health Economics | Lisbon, Portugal
Health Economics and Global Renaissance: 7th European Conference on Health Economics
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002538.html
June 23, 2008 | Health Economics | Roma, Italy
Priorities and Equity in Health Care Policy: 12th Annual Conference of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES)
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002478.html
October 19, 2007 | Health Policy | Florence, Italy
“Strengthening Public Health Services in Europe. Public Health Functions and Educational Needs”: The 29th ASPHER Annual Conference
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002458.html
October 26, 2007 | Public Health | Valencia, Spain
Living to 100 Symposium: Society of Actuaries
http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002440.html
January 07, 2008 | Health Care | Orlando, Florida, USA
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Call for Papers: Special Issue “economics of innovation and technology in health care” in the journal : Economics of Innovation and New Technology
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002551.html
November 30, 2007 | Economics
Call for Papers and Participation: 7th International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002566.html
December 06, 2007 | Health Economics | Athens, Greece
The 2008 Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce: From Evidence and Research to Public and Health Care Industry Policy: WHO - World Bank - Kaiser Permanente - UC Berkeley
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002565.html
October 19, 2007 | Health Care | Berkeley, California, USA
2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008)
http://healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/002586.html
November 10, 2007 | Health Research | Sanya, Hainan, China
JOURNAL ToC
NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health. Issue No. 20, Summer 2007
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/summer07/summer07.pdf
- Consequences of Childhood Mental Health Disorders
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w13217.html - How Investment Options Affect Portfolio Choice in Individual Accounts http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w13169.html
- Diabetes and Socioeconomic Status
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/w12905.html - Abstracts of Selected Recent NBER Working Papers
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/WorkingPaperSummaries.html - NBER Profile: Angus Deaton
http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer07/deaton.html
COLOPHON
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