ISPOR Ninth ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING AWARDS RECIPIENTS

by Stephen L. Priori, Director, ISPOR Publications


During the ISPOR Ninth Annual International Meeting, the scientific merit exhibited in contributed poster and podium presentations was recognized with Contributed Paper Award in the following categories: Overall, students and new investigators. This year, the ISPOR Awards Committee evaluated approximately 48 podium presentations and over 550 poster presentations. Evaluations of scientific merit were based upon the following criteria:

• Background provides appropriate perspective / context for the subject
• Objectives / research questions are clearly stated
• Research design / methods / modeling is appropriate and transparent (scores on this will determine winners in case of ties)
• Data sources and/or sampling procedures are clear and appropriate
• Data analyses are appropriate
• Research objectives are met/addressed
• Implications of findings are discussed
• Factual information is kept separate from interpretations or implications
• Abstract is presented in an unbiased manner
• Clarity of presentation

A SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO Les Noe RPh, MPA, Chair, ISPOR Contributed Research Paper Awards Task Force -- Poster Presentations AND HIS COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS TO Ya-Chen Tina Shih MS, PhD, Chair, ISPOR Contributed Research Paper Awards Task Force -- Podium Presentations AND HER COMMITTEE, FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS IN SELECTING THE WINNERS

And the recipients are...

BEST CONTRIBUTED PAPER AWARDS PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

HM4
HOW ROBUST IS COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIO TO MISSING DATA IMPUTATION? ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM CLINICAL TRIAL IN PARKINSONS DISEASE

Noyes K, Holloway RG, Dick AW
University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA

PE1
ASSESSING EFFECTIVENESS IN THE PRESENCE OF TREATMENT SWITCHING: DATA FROM AN EFFECTIVENESS STUDY OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Faries D1, Nyhuis A1, Tunis SL1, Hernan M2
1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

RI3
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INFLUENZA VACCINE IN 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN

Woolcott JC1, Marra F1, Brunham RC2
1BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada


BEST NEW INVESTIGATOR PODIUM PRESENTATION

CV1
HEALTH PREFERENCES AFTER CABG OR PCI FOLLOWING AN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Radeva J, Reed S, Weinfurt K, Anstrom K, Velazquez E, Schulman K
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

HP1
EVALUATION OF GENERIC DISPENSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GDIP)
Hong SH

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

MH4
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH STATE UTILITIES FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN USING PARENT-BASED STANDARD GAMBLE SCORES

Secnik K1, Cottrell S2, Matza L3, Edgell E4, Aristides M5, Tilden D2, Burridge J5, Mannix S6
1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2M-TAG Pty Ltd., London, England; 3MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 4Lilly Research Centre, Windlesham, United Kingdom; 5M-TAG Limited, London, United Kingdom; 6MEDTAP International, Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA


BEST STUDENT PODIUM PRESENTATION

AC3
COMPARISION OF ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVES IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION.
Naik RK1, Borrego ME1, Gupchup GV1, D'Angio R2, Sabrsula S3
1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 2Pfizer Inc, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 3Firstcare MCO, Albuquerque, NM, USA

OP2
COMPARISON OF DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT (DCE) WITH VISUAL ANALOG SCALING (VAS) METHODS FOR ESTIMATING PREFERENCES FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY STATES
Banks JL1, Netten A2, Ryan M3, Watson V4, Salas M5

1University of Kent at Canterbury, Lincoln, MA, USA; 2University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom; 3University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; 4University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; 5Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, Netherlands

SC4E
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF SCREENING FOR THE A-ADDUCIN GENE VARIANT IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Meckley LM, Veenstra DL
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA


BEST CONTRIBUTED PAPER AWARDS POSTER PRESENTATIONS

PAR18
RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PRESCRIBING OF SELECTIVE CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITORS OVER OTHER NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS IN A MEDICAID MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Mullins CD

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA


PCV47
THE NATIONAL ANTICOAGULATION BENCHMARK AND OUTCOMES REPORT (NABOR™): EVIDENCE OF A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GUIDELINES AND ACTUAL PRACTICE

Shillington A1, Tapson V2, Hyers T3, Becker R2, Colgan K1
1EPI-Q, Inc, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA; 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 3CARE Clinical Research, St. Louis, MO, USA

PHP34
EXPLICIT INDICATORS TO MEASURE PREVENTABLE DRUG-RELATED MORBIDITY IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION
Faris RJ
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA


BEST NEW INVESTIGATOR POSTER PRESENTATION

PCV42
PERSISTENCE AND ADHERENCE TO STATIN THERAPY IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING
Quach C1, Nichol MB2, Chen L1, Patel BV1, Berenbeim D1

1MedImpact Health care Systems Inc, San Diego, CA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

PCV51
RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF UTILIZATION PATTERNS OF BETA-BLOCKER THERAPY IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN A MANAGED CARE ENVIRONMENT

Thaker DJ, Godley PJ, Browne BA, Rohack J, Houck P
Scott & White, Temple, TX, USA

PIN1
OUTCOMES OF AN INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) REMINDER SYSTEM TO PROMOTE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION (MCO) MEMBERS' ATTAINMENT OF INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION
Sikirica V1, Crawford A1, Goldfarb N1, Nash D1, Popiel R2, Patel M2, Wang C2, Chu J2

1Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA


BEST STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION

PAR7
ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES AMONG OSTEOARTHRITIC PATIENTS
Gandra SR, Lawrence LW
The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA

PCN20
PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GUIDELINES FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IN AVERAGE-RISK WOMEN UNDER 70 YEARS OF AGE
Zammit D, Hay J
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

PMD15
RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE EQ-5D SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE IN TAIWAN POPULATION
Chang TJ, Tarn YH
National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan


ISPOR WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE JUDGES WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS DURING THE MEETING TO SCORE PODIUM AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS


ISPOR SERVICE AWARDEES

ISPOR 2003 – 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVICE AWARDS

PAST PRESIDENT (2002-2003) Peter Davey MD, FRCP, Head of Pharmacoeconomics, University of Dundee, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland

DIRECTOR (2002-2004) Kerstin (Chris) Bingefors MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Research Director, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Dept of Pharmacy; Pharmacoepidemiology & PE, Box 580, Uppsala S-75123, Sweden

DIRECTOR (2002-2004) D.S. (Pete) Fullerton PhD, Professor (Affiliate), University of Washington, 4910 Purdue Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

DIRECTOR (2002-2004) Mark Nuijten PhD, MD, MBA, Director of European Business Development, MEDTAP International, Molenpad 4 Jisp 1546 CL, The Netherlands

TREASURER (2001-2004) Jean Paul Gagnon PhD, Director, Public Policy, Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., 300 Somerset Corporate Ctr, SC3-720A, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

ISPOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

NINTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING PROGRAM CHAIR
Bernie O'Brien PhD, BA, MSc
, Professor, Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Director of The Program for Assessment of Technology in Health (P.A.T.H.), 25 Main Street W., Suite 2000, Hamilton, ON L8P 1H1 Canada

HEALTH CARE COST, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES: ISPOR BOOK OF TERMS CO-EDITORS

Kerstin (Chris) Bingefors MSc, PhD
, Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Dept of Pharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology & PE, Biomedical Center, Box 580, Uppsala S-75123, Sweden

Marc Berger MD, Vice President, Outcomes Research & Management, Merck & Company, Inc., PO Box 4, WP39-162, South Broad Street and Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486-0004

Edwin Hedblom PharmD, Global Health Economics Manager, Medical Division. 3M, 3M Corporate Center, Bldg 275-4W-02, St. Paul, MN 55133

Chris Pashos PhD, Vice President & Executive Director of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
Abt Associates Clinical Trials, 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

George Torrance PhD,
Vice President, McMaster University and Innovus Research Inc., 1016-A Sutton Drive, Suite 200, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6B8

Marilyn Dix Smith RPh, PhD, Executive Director, ISPOR, 3100 Princeton Pike, Bldg 3, Suite D
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648


STUDENT NETWORK CHAIR
Ritesh Kumar B.S.Pharm, M.S., Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065

AUBURN UNIVERSITY - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Nikhil Khandelwal BS Pharm., M.S., Doctoral Student

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Benita D. Williams BS, Master’s Candidate

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Spencer Harper PharmD

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Concetta Crivera PharmD, Master’s Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Durgesh D. Bhandary BSPharm, MS, Pre-Doctoral Fellow

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Dionne Mayhew MPH, Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Monali Bhosle BS, Master’s Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Larry Humble BS Pharm., Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Prasun Subedi BS

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Mathew C. Garber BS Pharm, PharmD, MA in economics, Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Shuchita Agarwal BS Pharm, MBA, Doctoral Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Rupali Naik BS Pharm, MBA, Master's Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Greg Low BS Pharm, MS, Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Brian Meissner PharmD, Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Vaishali Patel PharmD, Master’s Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Cameron James BA, PharmD, Doctoral student

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Homa B. Dastani BS Pharm., MS, Doctoral Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Jason Lundy BA Economics and Political Science, Graduate Student

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY – CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Anuprita Patklar MS Pharm

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Colin Vicente BSc (Hons), Master’s Candidate

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Ashish V. Joshi BS Pharm, MS, Pfizer Fellow/ Doctoral Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE - ISPOR STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Benjamin D Ofori BS Pharm., MSc., MRPharmS, Doctoral Student/Research Training Fellow

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH – CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Mei-Jen Ho PharmD

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA – CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Hua Chen MS

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO- CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Hayley Park BSc, PharmD



 

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