ISPOR 7th Annual European Congress Scientific Awards Winners

 

By Stephen Priori 

During the ISPOR 7th Annual European Congress, 24-26 October 2004, CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, the scientific merit exhibited in the contributed poster and podium presentations was recognized with awards given by authors’ groups: general, new investigator and students.  This year the ISPOR Awards Committee evaluated approximately 64 podium presentations and over 400 poster presentations. 

ISPOR Contributed Poster Award Chair
Pedro Plans Rubio MD, MBA

Karen Rascati PhD, RPh with Best Student Podium
Winner Esmond Nwokeji


ISPOR Best Contributed Podium Presentation Award

Best General Podium Presentations 

CV1 A HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ASPIRIN IN THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Lamotte M
1, Annemans L1, Evers T2, Kubin M3

1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2Bayer Vital GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany; 3Bayer HealthCare, Wuppertal, Elberfeld, Germany 

CV3 NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH STROKE: CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT LEVELS AND COSTS OVER A SIX YEAR PERIOD
O'Brien JA
, Duran P, Caro JJ

Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA 

DB3 DECREASED RATES OF MAJOR HYPOGLYCAEMIC EVENTS LEAD TO IMPROVED LONG TERM COST EFFECTIVENESS OF BIPHASIC INSULIN ASPART 30/70 VERSUS BIPHASIC HUMAN INSULIN 30 IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC SUBJECTS IN DANISH, FINNISH, GERMAN, NORWEGIAN, SPANISH, SWEDISH, AND UK SETTINGS
Lammert M
1, Palmer AJ2, Roze S2, Minshall ME3, Valentine WJ2

1Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark; 2CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Binningen/Basel, Switzerland; 3CORE-USA, Fishers, IN, USA 

Best New Investigator Podium Presentations 

HP4 DRUG COSTS DEVELOPMENT AFTER PATENT EXPIRY IN THE NETHERLANDS
Boersma C
, Bos JM, Klok RM, Postma MJ

Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration / University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 

QL7  VALIDATION OF A PATIENT-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE TO MEASURE THE SEVERITY OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN UNCOMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION: THE UTI SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT (USA) QUESTIONNAIRE
Clayson DJ
1, Wild DJ1, Keating K2, Gondek K2

1Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Oxford, Oxon, UK; 2Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, West Haven, CT, USA 

UC4 VARIATION IN ADL FUNCTIONING WITHIN BARTHEL INDEX SCORES:IMPLICATIONS FOR STROKE CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRACTICE
Banks JL
1, Netten A2, Pollok J3, Van de Peer L3, Salas M4

1Health Outcomes Strategy Group, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, UK; 3Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK; 4Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 

Best Student Podium Presentations 

HP3 PHARMACOECONOMIC EDUCATION AT NON-US COLLEGES OF PHARMACY
Nwokeji ED
, Rascati K

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA 


ISPOR Best Contributed Poster Presentation

Best General Poster Presentations

PCN42 POOLING CLINICAL AND COST OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF BEST SUPPORTIVE CARE (BSC) IN ADVANCED NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC)
McAllister R1, Meddis D2, Jansen J1, Ryan J1, Brown J2

1 MAPI Values Ltd, Bollington, Cheshire, UK; 2 AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

PCV27 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF BUPROPION IN SMOKING CESSATION IN FINLAND
Hahl J, Jormanainen V

GlaxoSmithKline Oy, Espoo, Finland

PES18 INTERPRETATION OF SCORES ON THE PSORIASIS INDEX OF QOL (PSORIQOL)
McKenna SP1, Meads DM1, Backhouse ME2

1
Galen Research, Manchester, UK; 2 Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland 

Best New Investigator Poster Presentations

PCN38 THE IMPACT OF SCREENING ADHERENCE ON MEDICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN GERMANY – A DECISION ANALYSIS
Sroczynski G1, Voigt K2, Gibis B3, Aidelsburger P4, Engel J5, Wasem J4, Hillemanns P5, Hölzel D5, Goldie SJ6, Siebert U1
1
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2 Institute for Medical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 3 National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Berlin, Germany; 4 University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg-Essen, Germany; 5 University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 6 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA

PIN7 COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF ORAL VALGANCICLOVIR VS. INTRAVENOUS AND ORAL GANCICLOVIR IN THE PREVENTION OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION AND DISEASE IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Rubio M1, Oppenheimer F2, Magaz S1, Badia X1

1 Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Hospital Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

PIN10 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPANDED HIV SCREENING OF BLOOD DONATIONS IN GHANA
Van Hulst M1, Vermande J2, Sagoe K3, Bos JM4, Postma MJ2

1 University of Groningen / Martini Hospital, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2 University of Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 3 University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Accra, Ghana; 4 The Netherlands Vaccine Institute, Bilthoven, Utrecht, Netherlands

Best Student Poster Presentations

PCV47 DECISION ANALYSIS ON EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE
Goehler A1, Dietz R1, Osterziel KJ1, Siebert U2

1 Charitè Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany; 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

PCV 63 OVER-ADHERENCE WITH ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS AMONG CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS
Yang M, Vincze G, Barner JC

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

PIN8 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HIV TREATMENTS: THE I.CO.N.A. COHORT STUDY
Merito M1, Baio G2, Bonaccorsi A3, Pammolli F4, Riccaboni M4, Arici C5, D’Arminio Monforte A6, Pezzotti P7, Corsini D8

1 Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, PI, Italy; 2 University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Italy; 3 Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy; 4 University of Florence, Italy; 5 Ospedali Riuniti – Bergamo, Italy; 6 University of Milan, Italy; 7 Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy; 8 Informa srl, Italy

A special thanks goes to all the judges, the ISPOR Annual European Congress Awards Task Force Chairs as well as the ISPOR Awards Committee Chair who volunteered their time and efforts in selecting the winners. 

ISPOR ANNUAL EUROPEAN CONGRESS AWARDS TASK FORCE CHAIRS:

Podium:  Hans L. Severens, PhD, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Poster:  Pedro Plans-Rubio, G.D. Public Health, Department de Sanitat, Sant Pol, Spain 

ISPOR JUDGES:

Linda Abetz MA, Mapi Values; Pamela Aidelsburger MD, MPH, Alfred Krupp vor Bolther Foundation; Mikael Asmussen MSc, Novo Nordisk A/S; Gilles Berdeaux PhD, MD, Laboratories Alcon France; Ruth Brown MS, MEDTAP International; Catherine Brun, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; F. Cankat Tulunay MS, HEDM; Miriam  Cisternas MA, Ovation Research; Hans-Peter Dauben MD, DIMDI; Karin  Ericsson MSc, Nycomed Group; Farah Farahati PhD, McMaster University; Anna Filonenko BSc, Schering AG; Marlene Glydmark MCs, MA, F. Hoffman-La Roche; Amin Haiderali MBA, MPH, AstraZeneca Canada; Magdalini Hatzikou MBA, BSc, Boehringer Ingleheim Greece; Klaus Hieke, NEOS Health AG; Barbara Hoegy MD, Aventis Pharmaceuticals; John Hutton BSc, MEDTAP International; Micahel Iskedjian MSc, RPh, PharmIdeas Research & Consulting Inc.; Chris Knight MSc, BSc; RTI Health Solutions; Maria Kubin MD, MSc, Dayer AG; Nelson Lam BSc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Louise Longworth MSc, BSc, National Institute of Clinical Excellence; Eva Lydick PhD, Lovelace Clinic Foundation; Farzana Malik, Medtronik; Lorenzo Mantovani MSc, University of Milan; Monia Marchetti MD, IRCCS Policlinico; Anne Marciniak MD, MBA, MSc, Pfizer Ltd.; Liviu Niculescu MD, MPH, Pfizer; Judy O'Brien, Caro Research; David Parry MSc, MA, Bristol Meyers Squibb; Chris Pashos PhD, Abt Associates; Andrew Peterson PharmD, University of Sciences in Philadelphia; James  Piercy MSc, BSc, Adelphi Group; Olaf Pirk MD, Fricke & Pirk GmbH; Valaikanya Plasai MPH,DrPH, Chulalanskornn University; Marjolein Pompen PhD, Pfizer; Maarten Postma PhD, Pfizer; Karen Rascati PhD, RPh, University of Texas; Bernhard Reiter, Imadec University; Stephane Roze MSc, Core Center for Outcomes; Antje Smala MSc, MERG, MERG; Herman Soto MSc, AstraZeneca SA; Eva Tsakonas MSc, Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Timm Volmer MD, MPH, Wyeth Pharmaceutical; Ruth Whittington MSc, BSc, Rx Communications; Sorrel Wolowacz PhD, Research Triangle Institute; Lillian Wang RPh, MSc, Boehringer Ingelheim Taiwan; Kim Wittrup-Jensen PhD, MSc, Novo Nordisk A/S. 

 


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