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May 27, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 109 (27 May)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 27 May, 2009

  • Notices
  • Community News
  • Jobs
  • Conferences
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

7th World Congress Update

  1. Pre-Congress Symposium Cancellation

We regret to inform you that the Pre-Congress Symposium on July 9-10, 2009, “Provider Payment Symposium: How to Do it? Who Has Done it Well?” has been cancelled.

  1. New Pre-Congress Training Session

You can now register for “Bayesian Approaches to Evidence Synthesis & Decision Modelling” through: http://www.healtheconomics.org/congress/2009/

  1. Invitation Letters

We have been informed by the Host Organizing Committee in Beijing that you may also apply for a normal tourist visa without the need for an invitation from the Chinese Health Economics Association. However if you do require or prefer to get an invitation letter you can do that through: https://invitation-letter.abstractbook.org/accounts/register/

NOTE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU APPLY FOR YOUR VISA IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO

  1. Exhibits

Exhibit booth space and table space (for organizational members) is still available. Please contact Christopher Martin (membership@healtheconomics.org) if you are interested.

  1. The deadline for ads for the program is June 8, 2009. Please contact Christopher Martin (membership@healtheconomics.org) if you are interested.

  2. Accommodation

If you have not already done so please ensure that you book and confirm your accommodation as soon as possible: https://www.ihea2009.org/index.htm?language=2

  1. Program

We will soon post the final list and give you a chance for any last minute edits. Please stay tuned.

  1. Meetings

  2. There will be a National/Regional association on Sunday July 12, 2009. Time will be announced.

  3. We will host a meeting for any groups interested in hosting a future iHEA congress. Please contact Christopher Martin (membership@healtheconomics.org) if you are interested in attending.
  4. The iHEA Board will meet Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM and Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM.

  5. Please note that if your registration for the 7th World Congress has not yet been paid we are unable to offer any visa support until your registration is paid in full.

Also note that if you are on the program, failure to contact us or pay your balance by May 31, 2009 will result in your abstract being removed from the program. Payments can be made by logging on to your personal profile at www.healtheconomics.org/login.html.

2009 iHEAweek Election Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in this election for the President, President-Elect and Treasurer. Here are the results:

Guillem Lopez i Casasnovas was elected as iHEA President. Anne Mills has been elected as President-elect and will follow Guillem as President when his term expires. James F. Burgess has been re-elected as iHEA Treasurer.

Congratulations and we’d like to wish them a very productive term on the Board.


COMMUNITY NEWS

New website: Global Forum for Health Research

www.globalforumhealth.org

The Global Forum for Health Research invites you to visit its new website, just launched.

. Discover who we really are and what we do . Find out about our priorities for work in 2009 and beyond . Register for Forum 2009 in Cuba . Order or download our publications . Discover how we can work together . Submit your event for our meetings calendar . Join a community . Sign up for regular news updates …

CEIS Annual Health Report

The annual Health Report (Rapporto Sanita 2008), developed by the CEIS (Centre of Health Economics and Health Care Management of the University of Roma Tor Vergata) is now available on the CEIS website http://www.ceistorvergata.it/. The research results may contribute to knowledge of the Italian National Health Service (NHS).


Jobs

Senior Manager HEOR: Abbott http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003081.php May 28, 2009 | Manager

Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader: Clinical Professionals http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003126.php May 29, 2009 | Project Leader | Location: South East, UK

Head of Health Economics: Roche http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003094.php June 02, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Welwyn Garden City, England, UK

Health Services Researcher / Statistician: ABIM, Psychometrics Department http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003078.php June 15, 2009 | Statistician | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Chair of Health Economics: University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003122.php June 15, 2009 | Research Chair | Location: Sheffield, UK

Part Time Chair of Health Economics (0.5 FTE): University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003123.php June 15, 2009 | Research Chair | Location: Sheffield, UK

Health Economics Manager: Roche http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003133.php July 09, 2009 | Manager | Location: Sidney, Australia

Visiting Fellow in Health Economics: Berlin University of Technology http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003131.php July 31, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Berlin, Germany

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003130.php June 19, 2009 | Call for Proposals

Health Economist: National Institutes of Health http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003129.php June 30, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: USA

Drug Abuse Epidemiology and Services Research in Cooperation with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium (R01): National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003128.php June 06, 2009 | Grant

Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R01): National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003127.php June 06, 2009 | Grant

Principal Manager, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003125.php July 05, 2009 | Manager | Location: Switzerland

Senior Health Economist/Social Policy Analyst: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003121.php June 19, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Vienna, Austria

Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2010-2011 http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003120.php August 01, 2009 | Visiting Scholar | Locations: Worldwide (U.S. citizenship required)


Conferences

7th World Congress in Health Economics: Harmonizing Health and Economics (iHEA) http://www.healtheconomics.org/congress/2009/ July 12-15, 2009 | Health Economics | Beijing, China

Call for Abstracts: Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) 14th Annual Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003132.php October 29, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Bergamo, Italy

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) 09 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003119.php November 29, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Morial Convention Center, New Orleans,

The Fourth International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy: Jerusalem http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003101.php December 07, 2009 | Health Policy | ICC Jerusalem Conference Center, Jerusalem

31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003088.php October 18, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Hollywood, California US

Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) Summer Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003061.php July 22, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom

7th Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003055.php October 23, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA


COLOPHON

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May 20, 2009

iHEAweek 2009 no. 108 (20 May)

iHEA’s weekly periodical


This issue of iHEAweek: 20 May, 2009

  • Notices
  • Community News
  • Jobs
  • Conferences
  • Education
  • Books
  • Colophon: Publication Information

NOTICES

We are pleased to announce that iHEAweek is back! Since the planned suspension of publication in the Fall we have been working hard on system redevelopment to make publication of iHEAweek more efficient and better for you. If you have any jobs, conferences, education sessions or books you would like considered for inclusion in iHEAweek and listed on the iHEA website please forward to classifieds@healtheconomics.org. In addition, if you have any notices or community news such as announcements of new institutes, new grant programs, promotions, award announcements etc., please send to the same link.


COMMUNITY NEWS

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University announces their inaugral issue of Heller Highlights. https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:30384.1866347249/rid:fd3a39639f120dd09fe8f1b01039aa58

The latest newsletter from the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York contains two articles, one on international comparisons of public sector performance and the other on establishing a fair playing field for the NHS and private sectors which may be of interest. http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/pdf/chenewsmar09.pdf


Jobs

TECHNICAL ADVISER - DIAGNOSTICS ASSESSMENT http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003117.php June 02, 2009 | Consultant/Advisor

Project Manager of Evidence Based Medicine: sanofi-aventis R&D http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003113.php June 27, 2009 | Manager | Location: Paris, France

Harkness Fellowships 2010-2011 http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003115.php September 15, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship

Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader: Clinical Professionals http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003114.php May 21, 2009 | Project Leader | Location: Surrey, UK

Managers Wanted - Health Economics and Pricing (Interim and/or Permanent) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003108.php May 26, 2009 | Featured | Location: Switzerland

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Excellence Manager: sanofi-aventis R&D http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003112.php June 27, 2009 | Manager | Location: Paris, France

Health Economists: Swiss Tropical Institute http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003111.php June 30, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Basel, Switzerland

National/International call for PostDocs http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003110.php June 26, 2009 | Post-Doc

Research Associate Market Access http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003109.php June 26, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Bollington, UK

Project Leader, Health Economics Modelling http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003106.php June 15, 2009 | Project Leader | Location: Burlington, Ontario

Economic Studies of The Effects of Health Insurance Coverage on Drug Abuse Treatment Availability, Access, Costs and Quality (R01) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003097.php July 14, 2009 | Grant

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate: The International Vaccine Institute, Policy and Economic Unit, Director General’s Office http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003064.php June 06, 2009 | Post-Doc | Location: Seoul, Korea

Associate Research Scientist: The International Vaccine Institute, Policy and Economic Unit, Director General’s Office http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003065.php June 06, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Seoul, Korea

Value Demonstration Leader - HEOR: AstraZeneca http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003096.php May 27, 2009 | Executive | Location: Lund or Soedertaelje, Sweden

Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics (Full-time post) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003095.php June 01, 2009 | Fellowship/Studentship | Location: Bangor University, UK

Head of Health Economics: Roche http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003094.php June 02, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Welwyn Garden City, England, UK

Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Winter Cohort 2010 http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003093.php August 01, 2009 | Post-Doc

Call for Expressions of Interest: Assessing efforts towards universal financial risk protection in low- and middle-income countries http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003092.php June 30, 2009 | Call for Proposals

Health Economist - Roche http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003089.php May 20, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Sydney, Australia

Director - Reimbursement and Market Access - EU based http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003086.php June 01, 2009 | Directorship | Location: Europe

Research Scientist in Tracking Global Health Finance : Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003060.php May 20, 2009 | Researcher/Co-ordinator | Location: Seattle, Washinton, USA

Senior Manager HEOR: Abbott http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003081.php May 28, 2009 | Featured

Round 3 of Grand Challenges Explorations http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003083.php May 28, 2009 | Call for Proposals

Senior Health Economist http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003070.php June 09, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: UK Based

Senior Outcomes Research Manager / Team Leader http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003071.php June 09, 2009 | Manager | Location: UK Based

Research Assistant / Research Officer (Health Economics and/or Epidemiology): The Population Health Intervention Research Centre at the University of Calgary http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003036.php June 12, 2009 | Research Analyst | Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Health Services Researcher / Statistician: ABIM, Psychometrics Department http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003078.php June 15, 2009 | Statistician | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Junior Health Economists (Canada) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003040.php May 24, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: Canada

Head of Outcomes / Epidemiology Research (UK) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003039.php May 25, 2009 | Executive | Location: UK

Market Access Manager http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003038.php May 25, 2009 | Manager | Location: UK

Associate Health Economist / Health Economist (UK Based) http://www.healtheconomics.org/jobs/003037.php May 25, 2009 | Health Economist | Location: UK based


Conferences

Call for Abstracts: Seventh Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/call-for-abstracts/003054. June 15, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Workshop for Users of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) and the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003104.php September 10, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Cornell University, Ithica, New York,

Annual Research Meeting (ARM), AcademyHealth http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003103.php June 28, 2009 | Health Care | Location: Hilton Chicago Chicago, IL

2nd Annual Observational Research to Demonstrate Drug Safety http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003102.php June 15, 2009 | Health Research | Location: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

The Fourth International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy: Jerusalem http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003101.php December 07, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: ICC Jerusalem Conference Center, Jerusalem

31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003088.php October 18, 2009 | Meeting | Location: Hollywood, California US

How Healthy are Health Policies: Evaluating policies in health care, health care access and health care financing http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003056.php May 25, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Maastricht, the Netherlands

Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009 http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003085.php November 25, 2009 | Health Policy | Location: Brisbane, Australia

20th Annual Health Economics Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003072.php October 23, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Boston, MA

TUS-CPS Users’ Workshop http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003082.php June 09, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Phoenix, Arizona, US

2009 Health Econometrics Workshop http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003073.php October 02, 2009 | Econometrics | Location: Chicago, IL

Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) Summer Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003061.php July 22, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom

New Directions in Welfare: A conference for economists and policy makers http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003057.php June 29, 2009 | Public Health | Location: Oxford, England, UK

7th Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003055.php October 23, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

16th Annual RAND Summer Institute http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/003013.php July 06, 2009 | Workshop | Location: Santa Monica, California

Health Economics Interest Group, AcademyHealth http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002993.php June 27, 2009 | Health Economics | Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Health, Healthcare and Behavior: 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/002903.php June 20, 2010 | Health Economics | Location: Ithaca, New York, USA

American Public Health Association: 137th Annual Public Meeting http://www.healtheconomics.org/conferences/001246.php November 07, 2009 | Public Health | Location: Philadelphia, PA


Education

MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management: London School of Economics & Political Science http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003116.php June 28, 2009 | Masters | Location: London, UK

Health Economics from Theory to Practice: Informing Related Decisions of Reimbursement, Research and Regulation http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003107.php August 25, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Oxford, England

AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003105.php June 14, 2009 | Training | Location: Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA,

Summer short courses in Health Economics and M.Sc. Programmes : Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, UK http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003090.php August 24, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Global Health Leadership Forum: University of California, Berkeley http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003059.php January 10, 2010 | Short Course | Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Global Health Leadership Forum: Barcelona Graduate School of Economics http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/003023.php June 28, 2009 | Short Course | Location: Barcelona, Spain

MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling (new for 2009): School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) http://www.healtheconomics.org/education/002979.php September 01, 2009 | Masters | Location: Sheffield, England, UK


Books

A View from Washington: Federal Policy in Relation to Allied Health Over Two Decades http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/003118.php May 19, 2009 | Policy | Author: Thomas W. Elwood

Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/002995.php November 06, 2008 | Text Book | Authors: Bruce Hollingsworth, Stuart J Peacock

Applications in Health Economics http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/002994.php November 06, 2008 | Text Book | Author: Paul J. Feldstein

Is There A Doctor In The House? Market Signals and Tomorrow’s Supply of Doctors http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/002901.php September 18, 2008 | | Author: Richard M. Scheffler

Formula Funding of Public Services http://www.healtheconomics.org/books/002191.php September 21, 2006 | Text Book | Author: Peter C. Smith


COLOPHON

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