ISPOR Seventh Annual European Congress
24-26 October 2004, CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
 

“Focusing on Health Care Costs and Outcomes in Health Care Decision-Making”

 PROGRAM - Monday, October 25, 2004

7.00 – 8.00

Central And Eastern European Breakfast– by invitation only

8.00 – 9.00

Institutional Council Breakfast– by invitation only

8.00 – 9.00

Contributed Poster Presentations – Session I Viewing

(see poster presentations at the ISPOR website page at: http://www:ispor:org/congresses/germany1004/index.asp)

Quality of Life Special Interest Group Forum  

 

INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSLATING PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME (PRO) MEASURES

 

This session will: compare and contrast different approaches to translation and cultural validation of instruments prior to their use in clinical trials; discuss the potential costs and benefits of these approaches, including their implications for bias and precision of results; and provide regulatory perspectives on issues such as the role of certification and validation requirements for multinational trials.

 

Moderator: Joyce Cramer BS, Associate Research Scientist, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

 

TRANSLATION AND LINGUISTIC VALIDATION OF PRO MEASURES: THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
 

Speaker: Diane Wild MSc., Director, Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Cassington, Oxford, UK

 

CONSIDERING THE VALUE ADDED OF VALIDATION OF TRANSLATIONS
 

Speaker: Richard J. Willke PhD, Senior Director/Group Leader, Worldwide Outcomes Research, Pfizer Inc., Peapack, NJ, USA

 

REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSLATING PRO MEASURES
 

Speaker: Laurie B. Burke RPh, Director, Study Endpoints and Label Division, US Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
 

9.00 10.30 Second Plenary Session

 

 

“COSTS AND OUTCOMES FOR DECISION-MAKING – FOURTH HURDLE”

Moderator:
Arne Heissel PhD,
Associate Research Scientist, Senior Reimbursement Manager, Spinal, ENT & SNT, Medtronic Europe Sarl, Tolochenaz, Switzerland  

Current Developments In Europe And Chances For Harmonization

Speaker:
Martin Buxton BA Soc Sci, Professor, Brunel University Health Economics Research Group, Uxbridge, Middlesex,  UK

The German Perspective

Speaker:
Bernhard Gibis MD, MPH,
 Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Berlin, Germany

Alternatives to the Fourth Hurdle:
Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Europe: Bridging the Gap Between Science, Industry and Policy Makers

Speaker:
Kees de Joncheere, Regional Adviser, Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals, WHO Regional Office, Copenhagen, Denmark

10.3010.45 Break
Coffee Sponsored by MAPI Values  
10.4511.45 Contributed Podium Presentations - Session I (4 podium groups with 4 presentations per group)

Cardiovascular I

Moderator: Jennifer Ehreth PhD, Director, Reimbursement for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Medtronic Europe, Tolochenez, Switzerland

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

CV2 CHOLESTEROL ATTAINMENT IN DYSLIPIDAEMIC TREATED PATIENTS AND INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Van Ganse E
1, Souchet T2, Laforest L1, Moulin P3, Bertrand M4, Le Jeunne P5, Chretin S1, Yin D6, Alemao E6, De Pouvourville G7, 1Pharmacoepidemiology, CHU-Lyon, Lyon, France; 2Merck Sharp & Dohme - Chibret, Paris, France; 3Hopital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France; 4CHU - Lille, Lille, France; 5Thales, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 6Merck & Co, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA; 7INSERM U 537, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

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

CV4 EVALUATION OF SURVIVAL AND ISCHAEMIC AND THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENT RATES IN PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION WHEN TREATED AND UNTREATED WITH WARFARIN
Jones M
1, Currie CJ2, McEwan P1, 1Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK; 2Cardiff Research Consortium, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Infection

Moderator: Raimund Sterz MD, PhD, Head of Health Economics, Knoll AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany

IN1  IMPACT OF RECENT RITONOVIR RE-PRICING ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
Becker RV
, Stegman J, Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA

IN2  IS PROVISION OF ANTI-VIRAL INFLUENZA TREATMENT A SOUND INVESTMENT FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS IN THE UK?
Gyldmark M
1, Sander B2, 1F. Hoffmann – La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; 2University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

IN3  ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INTRAVENOUS ITRACONAZOLE IN PRESUMED SYSTEMIC FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN NEUTROPENIC PATIENTS IN GREECE
Moeremans K
1, Annemans L1, Vandoros C2, Liaropoulos L3, 1Health Economics and Disease Management (HEDM), Brussel, Belgium; 2Janssen Cilag Pharmaceutical, Pefki, Athens, Greece; 3University of Athens, Athens, Greece

IN4  POPULATION-BASED EVALUATION OF FUTURE BURDEN OF DISEASE AND COSTS RELATED TO CHRONIC HEPATITIS C AND ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT STRATEGIES
Siebert U
1, Sroczynski G1, Aidelsburger P2, Conrads-Frank A1, Esteban E3, Wasem J2, Rossol S4, Ravens-Sieberer U5, Wong JB6, 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg-Essen, Germany; 3Institute for Medical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 4University of Mainz, Ruesselsheim, Germany; 5Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany; 6Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

Methods & Concepts I

Moderator: Maria Kubin MD, Director/Head, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bayer HealthCare, Wuppertal, Germany

MC1 COMPLIANCE, ADHERENCE, AND PERSISTENCE: A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING PATIENT COMPLIANCE USING PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS DATA
LaFleur J
, Thompson C, Biskupiak J, Stockdale W, Oderda GM, Brixner D, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

MC2 CORRECTING FOR COMPENSATING MECHANISMS RELATED TO PRODUCTIVITY COSTS IN ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS
Severens JL
1, Koopmanschap MA2, Meerding W2, 1Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 2Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

MC3 QALYS LACK QUALITY IN PAEDIATRIC CARE: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PUBLISHED COST-UTILITY STUDIES IN CHILD HEALTH
Griebsch I
, Brown J, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

MC4 FLEXIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF BAYESIAN NETWORKS: MODELING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DRUG-ELUTING CORONARY STENTS
Marchetti M
, Barosi G, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Quality of Life I 

Moderator: Jan van Busschbach PhD, Institute for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

QL1  AGREEMENT BETWEEN PATIENTS’ AND CLINICIANS’-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN LIPODYSTROPHY (HIV/AIDS)
Duracinsky M
1, Acquadro C2, Wu A3, Chassany O4, 1Hopital de Bicetre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France; 2MAPI Research Institute, Lyon, France; 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 4Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France

QL2  THE HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE IN GERMANY
Spottke EA
1, Peter H2, Reuther M1, Campenhausen S1, Berger K3, Machat O4, Koehne-Volland R4, Oertel WH2, Dodel R1, 1Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn, Germany; 2Philipps University, Marburg, Germany; 3MERG Medical Economics Research Group, München, Germany; 4Metronomia, Munich, Germany

QL3  QUALITY OF LIFE OF GASTROESOPHAGEL REFLUX DISEASE PATIENTS
Di Stasi F
, Mantovani LG, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

QL4  PATIENT-RATED UTILITIES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL EARLY BREAST CANCER (EBC): A CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON
Sorensen SV
1, Brown R2, Benedict A2, Flood E1, Revicki D1, 1MEDTAP International Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2MEDTAP International Inc, London, UK
 

11.4513.15
Lunch Sponsored by Caro Research
Exhibits & Contributed Poster Presentations–Session I
(see poster presentations at: http://www.ispor.org/congresses/germany1004/index.asp)
13.15 14.15 Contributed Podium Presentations – Session II  (4 podium groups with 4 presentations per group)
 

Cardiovascular II

Moderator: Florian Mitscherlich, Managing Partner, Amiet Mitserlich + Partner GmbH, Solothurn, Switzerland

CV5 THE COSTS AND EFFECTS OF CLOPIDOGREL IN COMPARISON TO ASA OR PLACEBO FOR SEVERAL PATIENT POPULATIONS IN DENMARK
Heeg B
1, Serup-Hansen N2, Buskens E3, Ruppert A4, Boström P5, Hout van BA3, 1PharMerit, Capelle a/d IJssel, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Brøndby, Denmark; 3PharMerit, Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands; 4Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bromma, Sweden; 5Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bromma, Sweden

CV6 WHAT IS THE ADDED VALUE OF HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQL) DATA? AN EXAMPLE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SUBARACHNOID ANEURYSM TRIAL (ISAT)
Lloyd A
1, Scott R2, Carpenter K2, 1MEDTAP International, London, UK; 2Oxford University, Oxford, UK

CV7 MODELLING SURVIVAL AND COSTS IN SWITZERLAND OF NESIRITIDE VERSUS INOTROPIC THERAPY FOR ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
Slivinskas J
1, Levy AR1, Sendi P2, Brunner-La Rocca HP2, Gagnon YM1, Briggs A1, 1Occam Outcomes Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

CV8 PHARMACOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Praznovcova L
1, Strnad L2, 1Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; 2University of Management, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Cancer

Moderator: Diana Brixner PhD, Associate Professor/Department Chair, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

CN1 TRENDS IN OUTCOMES AND COSTS FOR U.S. PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED NON-SMALL LUNG CANCER 1994-2001
Ramsey SD
, Howlader N, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA

CN2 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF RITUXIMAB + CHOP VERSUS CHOP IN PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
Berto P
1, Morsanutto A2, Lopatriello S1, 1PBE Consulting, Verona, VR, Italy; 2Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

CN3 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF IMATINIB VERSUS INTERFERON (IFN-α) PLUS LOW-DOSE CYTARABINE (ARA-C) FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED CHRONIC PHASE CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA (CML) IN THE NETHERLANDS
Groot MT
1, Anstrom KD2, Reed SD3, Uyl-de Groot CA1, 1ErasmusMC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 3Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

CN4 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SAMARIUM-153-EDTMP COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PAIN THERAPY IN GERMANY
Fricke FU
1, Müller UJ2, Pinkert J3, Rudolph I4, Fischer M5, 1Fricke & Pirk GmbH, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; 2Schering AG, Germany; 3Schering Deutschland GmbH, Germany; 4Jenapharm GmbH, Germany; 5Klinikum Kassel, Germany

Methods & Concepts II

Moderator: Farzana Malik PhD, Sr. Reimbursement, Medtronic Europe Sarl, Tolochenez, Switzerland

MC5 VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES: ARE THE ELICITED PREFERENCES ANALOGUE?
Akunne AF,
Bridges J, Sauerborn R
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerrtembe, Germany

MC6 PRODISQ A MODULAR QUESTIONNAIRE ON PRODUCTIVITY AND DISEASE FOR ECONOMIC EVALUATION STUDIES IN PATIENT SETTINGS AND ORGANISATIONAL SETTINGS
Koopmanschap MA
1, Meerding W1, Evers S2, Severens JL2, Burdorf A1, Brouwer WB1, 1Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

MC7 USING STATED RISK-BENEFIT TRADEOFF PREFERENCES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC RISK-MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
Johnson FR
, Andrews EB
1Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

MC8 COMPARING THE INTERVAL PROPERTIES OF HEALTH-STATE VALUATIONS MEASURED USING THE VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE AND RANK-BASED SCALING
Krabbe PFM
1, Salomon JA2, Murray CJL2, 1University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands; 2Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA


Quality of Life II

Moderator: Thomas Mittendorf MSc, Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics and Health System Research, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

QL5  VALIDATION OF THE GERMAN PROSTATE SPECIFIC MODULE (PSM)
Bestmann B
1, Rohde V2, Weidner W2, Kuechler T1, 1Reference Center Quality of Life in Oncology, Kiel, Schleswig-Holste, Germany; 2University of Giessen, Giessen, Hessen, Germany

QL6  THE BARTHEL PREFERENCE INDEX (BPI): A NEW CONDITION-SPECIFIC PREFERENCE INDEX (COPI) FOR USE IN STROKE
Banks JL
1, Netten A2, Ryan M3, Watson V3, Salas M4, 1Health Outcomes Strategy Group, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, UK; 3University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK; 4Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, 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

QL8  DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE DIAPASON: A TREATMENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES
Trudeau E
1, Seignobos E1, Varroud-Vial M2, Comte S3, 1Mapi values, Lyon, France; 2Réseau REVEDIAB; 3Merck Santé, Paris, France

14.15 14.30
Break - Coffee Sponsored by MAPI Values  
14.30 15.30 Contributed Podium Presentations – Session III (4 podium groups with 4 presentations per group)
 

Mental Health 

Moderator: Rosanna Tarricone PhD, Economic Appraisals, CERGAS, Milan, Italy

MH1 INCREMENTAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE CLASSES OF ANTI-DEPRESSANTS: RESULTS FROM A UK RANDOMISED TRIAL
Longworth L
1, Buxton MJ2, Kendrick AR3, Chatwin J3, Peveler RC3, 1National Institute for Clinical Excellence, London, UK; 2Brunel University,
Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; 3University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

MH2 MODELING ANTIPSYCHOTICS MARKET SHARE EVOLUTION TREATMENT
Riou-França L
1, Westerloppe J2, Launois R1, 1REES France, PARIS, France; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, Paris, France

MH3 SCHIZOPHRENIA AND QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENTS
Adams J
1, LeReun C1, Crowley S2, Nand V2, Eggleston A2, 1M-TAG Australia Pty Ltd, Chatswood, NSW, Australia; 2Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

MH4 ADHD-RELATED PATIENT AND FAMILY BURDEN: BASELINE RESULTS FROM THE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ADORE IN GERMANY
Döpfner M
1, Rothenberger A2, Finnern H3, Lorenzo M4, Ralston S4, Dittmann R3, 1University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; 2Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; 3Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany; 4Eli Lilly and Company Ltd, Windlesham, UK

Diabetes

Moderator: Mark Nuijten MBA, MD, PhD, Director of European Business Development, MEDTAP Intrenational, Jisp, The Netherlands

DB1 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS AND DIABETES MELLITUS: A PHARMO STUDY
Erkens JA
1, Pugner K2, Lapuerta P3, Herings RMC1, 1PHARMO Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb International Corporation, Waterloo, Belgium; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, USA

DB2 LABOR MARKET EFFECTS OF INSULIN DEPENDENT AND NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES AMONG CANADIAN LABOR FORCE
Farahati F,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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

DB4 PROOF OF CONCEPT OF A WIRELESS APPROACH FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN GERMAN PHYSICIANS AND THEIR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATED WITH NATEGLINIDE
Netherton DR
1, LeVine P2, 1InfoMedics, Inc, Woburn, MA, USA; 2InfoMedics, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Utilities & Costs
 

Moderator: Paul Krabbe PhD, Senior Researcher, Medical Technology Assessment, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands

UC1 HEALTH ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS SUBCUTANEOUS INSULIN INFUSION WITH MULTIPLE DAILY INJECTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES IN THE UK
Zakrzewska K
1, Roze S2, Valentine WJ2, Palmer AJ2, 1Medtronic AG, Tolochenaz, Switzerland; 2CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Binningen/Basel, Switzerland

UC2 PATIENTS' PREFERENCES FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Fargher EA
1, Deans GT2, Cook GA2, Davies LM1
1University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; 2Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK

UC3 A FIVE-LEVEL VERSION OF EQ-5D
Kind P
1, Macran S2, 1Outcomes Research Group, York, UK; 2University of York, York, UK

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

Health Policy I 

Moderator: Jens Grueger PhD, Head of Pricing and Health Economics Department, Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, Switzerland

HP1 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH INSURANCE TYPE AND COSTS OF PRESCRIBED DRUGS
Ngorsuraches S
, Ungsupanit J, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkla, Thailand

HP2 EVALUATION OF CONDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT AS A POLICY-INSTRUMENT
Niezen-Van der Zwet MGH
1, Stolk EA1, Eyck A2, Niessen L1, Stoevelaar HJ1, 1Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2ETC Crystal, Leusden, The Netherlands

HP3 PHARMACOECONOMIC EDUCATION AT NON-US COLLEGES OF PHARMACY
Nwokeji ED
, Rascati K, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

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
 

15.30 15.45
Break - Coffee Sponsored by MAPI Values  
15.45 16.45 Issues Panels – Session I  (4 panels)
 

FDA DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON THE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES – WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL CLINICAL RESEARCH?
 

Moderator: Patrick Marquis MBA, MD, Managing Director,  Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA

Panelists: David W. Miller PhD, Vice President, Global Health Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; Ingela Wiklund PhD, Professor, Senior Principal Scientist, Global Director Outcomes Research, Astra Zeneca, Molndal, Sweden

 

PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDIES POST-LAUNCH: WHO NEEDS THEM?
 

Moderator: Adrian Towse MA, Director, Office of Health Economics, London, UK

Panelists: Martin Buxton BA Soc Sci, Professor, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; Rosario Trindade, Infarmed, Lisbon, Portugal; Claude Le Pen PhD, Aremis Consultants and Paris Dauphine University, Paris, France; Michael Drummond PhD, Director, University of York, York, UK

 

WHAT IS GOING ON IN GERMANY?


Moderators:
Marianne Van Genugten, Project Director,  MAPI Values, Houten, The Netherlands; Jeanni Van Loon MSc, Development Director Europe, Mapi Values, Houten, The Netherlands

Panelists:  York Zoellner MS, PharmD, Health Economics Manager , Solvay, Hannover, Germany; Reiner Leidl PhD, Department of Health Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

 

INDUSTRY’S VS. STATUTORY HEALTH INSURANCE’S VS. UNIVERSITY’S RESEARCH INTERESTS – IS THERE MUTUAL BENEFIT IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH?
 

Moderator: Bernd Brüggenjürgen MD, MPH, Coordinator, Health Economics, Berlin, Germany

Panelists:  Wolfgang Meyer-Sabellek Prof, PhD, Professor, AstraZeneca, Wedel, Germany; Christoph Straub, Techniker Krankenkasse, Hamburg, Germany; Stefan N. Willich Prof, PhD, Professor,  University Medicine Berlin, Charité, Berlin, Germany

 

16.45 17.00
Break - Coffee Sponsored by MAPI Values  
17.00 18.00 Issues Panels – Session II  (4 panels)
 

ECONOMIC ISSUES IN RISK MANAGEMENT
 

Moderator: Adrian Towse MA, Director, Office of Health Economics, London, UK  

Panelists: Lou Garrison PhD, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Adrian Towse MA, Director, Office of Health Economics, London, UK; Thomas Lonngren, Director, European Medicines Agency, EMEA, Canary Wharf, London, UK
 

 

CHALLENGES TO ATTAIN THE TARGETED PRICE AND MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT IN ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
 

Moderator: Jeanni Van Loon MSc, Development Director Europe, Mapi Values, Houten, The Netherlands

Panelists: Guido Van den Boom PhD, Health Outcomes Manager, Novartis Pharma BV, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Jens Grueger PhD,  Head of Pricing and Health Economics Department, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland; H. Van Dieten MSc, Policy Advisor Pharmacoeconomics, Health Care Insurance Board  (CVZ), Diemen, The Netherlands
 

 

SCIENCE OR ADVERTISING: HOW EDITORS DRAW THE LINE

Moderator:
C. Daniel Mullins PhD
, Professor and Chair of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA  

Panelists: Christopher Carswell, Editor, Pharmacoeconomics, Adis International, Auckland, New Zealand; Alan Lyles MPH, RPh, Professor,  University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA; Josephine Mauskopf PhD, Division Director, Global Health Economics, RTI Health Solutions, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

 

DO DECISION-MAKERS HAVE LESS CREDIBILITY WITH MODELING RESULTS?
 

Moderator: Uwe Siebert MD, MPH, MSc, Decision Scientist, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Program, Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Director of the Program on Health Technology Assessment and Decision Sciences (HTA&DS), Institute for Medical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Panelists: Bernhard Gibis MD, MPH, Head of Department of Quality Assurance, National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (NASHIP), Berlin, Germany; Michael Drummond PhD, Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK. 
 

18.00 18.10

Overview of the Medication Compliance Special Interest Group

Moderator: Joyce A. Cramer BS,
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA and Chair, Medication Compliance SIG 

18.10 18.20

Definitions of Compliance/Adherence, Persistence

Speaker: Anita Burrell MS, Global Health Outcomes, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
 

18.20 18.30

Approaches to Methods of Analysis
 

Speaker: Femida Gwadry-Sridhar PhD, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada and Michael Nichols PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
 

18.30 18.40

Approaches to Economic Analysis
 

Speaker: Dyfrig Hughes PhD MRPharmS, Senior Research Fellow, University of Wales, Bangor, N. Wales
 

18.40 18.45

Approaches to Dissemination of Information (Education) and Updating the Web-based Bibliography

Speaker: Joyce A. Cramer BS, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA and Chair, Medication Compliance SIG
 

18.45 19.00

Development of Guidelines on Compliance/Adherence, Persistence Analysis

Speaker: David Nau PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Andrew Peterson PhD, Assistant Professor, Universoty of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
 

18.00 19.00

ISPOR Medication Compliance Special Interest Group Forum
 

Issues in Medication Compliance and Persistence Research:

This session will examine major applied research issues that are important for the assessment of medication compliance/adherence/persistence. The discussion will review the definitions, methods of analyses, economic impact, and educational components currently under development by the SIG. Panelists will discuss the approaches with comments and suggestions to help move ISPOR into the forefront of medication analyses and enhancements. 

Chair: Joyce A. Cramer, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Chair, Medication Compliance SIG 

Panelists:

Anita Burrell MS, Global Health Outcomes, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA

Dyfrig Hughes PhD MRPharmS, Senior Research Fellow, University of Wales, Bangor, N. Wales

Femida Gwadry-Sridhar PhD, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Michael Nichols PhD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

David Nau PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Andrew Peterson PhD, Assistant Professor, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA 

PROGRAM

18:00  Overview of the Medication Compliance Special Interest Group (Joyce Cramer)
18:10 Definitions of Compliance/Adherence, Persistence (Anita Burrell)
18:20  Approaches to methods of analysis (Michael Nichols, Femida Gwadry-Sridhar)
18:30  Approaches to economic analysis (Dyfrig Hughes)
18:40 Approaches to dissemination of information (education) and updating the web-based bibliography (Joyce Cramer)
18:45  Development of Guidelines on Compliance/Adherence, Persistence analyses (David Nau, Andrew Peterson)
19:00  To the poster reception
   

18.00 20.00

Exhibitors’ Wine & Cheese Reception, Poster Presentations – Session II
See Poster Presentations – Session II
Reception sponsored by HealthCore, Inc.
20:00-21:00

ISPOR Student Forum & Student Icebreaker

 

ISPOR Thanks Hoffman-La Roche and HealthCore for the ISPOR Student Travel Grants

Launch of the European Student Chapter

The ISPOR European Student Chapter, a student led group studying in the field of health economics, outcomes research and pharmacoeconomics within academic institutions anywhere in Europe. Students interact via the ISPOR website, the ISPOR European Student Chapter website, and more. Join us to learn how to get involved! Links to useful resources will also be discussed. The student icebreaker will follow. 

Speakers:  Larry Humble, 2004-05 ISPOR Student Network Chair & Doctoral Student, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA and Zeba Khan PhD, Head Health Economics & Pricing, Cardiovascular and Metabolism Business Franchise, Novartis Pharma AG


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