Contributed Poster Presentations – Session II

ARTHRITIS/
OSTEOPORISIS
Arthritis – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Arthritis – Cost Studies
Arthritis – Quality of Life Studies
Osteoporosis – Cost Studies
CANCER
Cancer – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Cancer – Cost Studies
Cancer – Quality of Life Studies
HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS/LEG ULCERS/ PITUITARY GLAND DISORDERS
Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers – Cost Studies
Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers– Quality of Life Studies
Pituitary Gland Disorders – Cost Studies
Pituitary Gland Disorders – Quality of Life Studies
INFECTION
Infection – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Infection – Cost Studies
Infection – Quality of Life Studies
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS/MIGRAINE
Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Cost Studies
Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Quality of Life Studies
PAIN
Pain – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Pain – Cost Studies
Pain – Quality of Life Studies
RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
Asthma – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Asthma – Cost Studies
Asthma – Quality of Life Studies
COPD – Cost Studies
Respiratory Disorders – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Respiratory Disorders – Cost Studies
Respiratory Disorders– Quality of Life Studies
SKIN DISORDERS
/DISEASES
Skin Disorders – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Skin Disorders – Cost Studies
Skin Disorders – Quality of Life
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Methodological Issues – Compliance Studies
Methodological Issues – Clinical Outcomes Studies
Methodological Issues – Cost Studies
Methodological Issues – Modeling
Methodological Issues – Other Studies
Methodological Issues – Quality of Life Studies
Methodological Issues – Risk Assessment Studies
Methodological Issues – Utility Studies

ARTHRITIS/OSTEOPORISIS
  Arthritis – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PAR1 TREATMENT ADHERENCE WITH TNF-INHIBITORS AND METHOTREXATE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A LARGE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM
Singh G1, Mithal A2, Kavanaugh A3, 1Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 2Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research and Education, Woodside, CA, USA; 3UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA
PAR2 TOWARDS VALUING PREFERENCES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH GAIN IN HIP AND KNEE DISEASE
Payne K, Davies L, Fargher E, Manchester University, Manchester, Gtr. Manchester, United Kingdom
  Arthritis – Cost Studies
PAR3 EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF REIMBURSEMENT OF NON SELECTIVE COX2 INHIBITORS ON TOTAL DISPENSING OF SELECTED NSAID AND SELECTED DRUGS FOR ACID RELATED DISORDERS
Trindade R, Lourenço A, INFARMED, Lisbon, Portugal
PAR4 ETANERCEPT VERSUS INFLIXIMAB PLUS METHOTREXATE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS FROM THE ITALIAN NHS PERSPECTIVE
Lopatriello S, Berto P, PBE Consulting, Verona, Italy
PAR5 THE TOTAL COSTS OF TREATMENT WITH VALDECOXIB COMPARED TO GENERIC DICLOFENAC ARE SIMILAR IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN GERMANY
von Scheele B1, DePlatchett J1, Gaffney L2, Peña BM3, Niculescu L3, 1RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 2RTI Health Solutions, Manchester, United Kingdom; 3Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PAR6 ACUTE GOUTY ARTHRITIS: THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW SELECTIVE COX-2 INHIBITOR (ETORICOXIB) IN THE UK
Martin M, Innovus Research, High Wycombe, United Kingdom
PAR7 PHARMACOECONOMICS OF COX-2-SELECTIVE INHIBITORS VERSUS NON-SELECTIVE NSAIDS AND CONCOMITANT COUMARIN USE: ECONOMIC EVALUATION LINKED TO A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Postma MJ1, Knijff-Dutmer EA2, van der Palen J2, van de Laar MA2, Brouwers JR1, 1Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration / University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, The Netherlands; 2Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST), Groningen, The Netherlands
PAR8 AVERAGE DAILY DOSE AND COSTS OF REIMBURSED COX-2 INHIBITORS FOR PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN NORWAY
Sverre JM, Kristensen FK, PharmEcon AS, Asker, Norway
PAR9 PATTERNS OF USE, DOSING AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOLOGIC AGENTS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Gilbert TD, Smith D, Pedan A, Ollendorf D, PharMetrics Inc, Watertown, MA, USA
 

  Arthritis – Quality of Life Studies
PAR10 CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF KOREAN VERSION OF EQ-5D IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Bae SC1, Kim MH2, 1Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea; 2Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejon, South Korea
PAR11 IMPLEMENTATION STUDY OF A HEALTH EDUCATION AND EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
de Jong O, Hopman-Rock M, TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden, The Netherlands
PAR12 ADAPTATION OF THE RAQOL FOR ESTONIA
Tammaru M1, McKenna SP2, Mottus E1, Maimets K1, 1University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; 2Galen Research, Manchester, United Kingdom
PAR13 UTILITY VALUATION FROM THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE OF TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN OSTEOARTHRITIS
Adams J1, Tilden DP2, Schulz M3, van Bavel J3, Mernagh P1, 1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 2Medical Technology Assessment Group, Hammersmith, United Kingdom; 3Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd, Granville, NSW, Australia
 

  Osteoporosis – Cost Studies
PAR14 THE COST OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN FEMALES IN THE UK: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL
Jackson D1, Cockle SM1, Aristides M1, Sykes DP2, 1M-TAG Limited, London, United Kingdom; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, United Kingdom
PAR15 THE BURDEN OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN EUROPE: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL
Jackson D1, Cockle SM1, Aristides M1, Sykes DP2, 1M-TAG Limited, London, United Kingdom; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, United Kingdom
PAR16 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF BENZODIAZEPINE-ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL TREATED FALL INJURIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Panneman M1, Goettsch WG1, Kramarz P2, Herings RMC1, 1PHARMO Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Warsaw, Poland
PAR17 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND AS A TECHNIQUE FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSING OSTEOPOROSIS AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOR THE PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES
Aidelsburger P1, Hessel FP2, Wasem J2, 1University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; 2University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
PAR18 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT DRUG THERAPIES FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
Dzajkovska B, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
 

   
CANCER
  Cancer – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PCN1 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE UPDATED RESULTS FROM THE ARIMIDEX, TAMOXIFEN, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION (ATAC) TRIAL: AN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE APPROACH
Edwards SJ, AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
PCN2 BREAST CANCER PATIENTS' USE OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION IN DECISION-MAKING AND IN COPING WITH ILLNESS: RESULTS OF A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Swaney J, Longo DR, Radina ME, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
PCN3 EXPERT PANEL DEPICTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN GREECE
Pangali M1, Karokis A2, Gennatas K3, Makrantonakis P4, Markopoulos C5, Pateras C6, Polychronis A7, Rigatos G8, Vasilios Skarlos D9, 1AstraZeneca, Maroussi, Greece; 2AstraZeneca SA, Athens, Greece; 3Arteio Hospital, Athens, Greece; 4Thegenion Cancer Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece; 5Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece; 6Apolonio Hospital, Athens, Greece; 76th IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece; 8Saint Savvas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece; 9Henry Dunan Hospital, Athens, Greece
 

  Cancer – Cost Studies
PCN4 ANALYSIS ON COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAILY FILGRASTIM AND ONCE PER CYCLE PEGFILGRASTIM FOR PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NEUTROPENIA IN FRANCE AND GERMANY
Suzcs TD1, Standaert B2, Lu ZJ3, 1University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 2Amgen Europe, Brussels, Belgium; 3Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
PCN5 REPORT ON RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF HEALTH-CARE COSTS OF BONE FRACTURES IN WOMEN WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER
Redaelli A1, Zhou Z2, Willke R2, Massimini G3, 1Pharmacia Corporation, Milano, Italy; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA; 3Pharmacia Corporation, Nerviano, Milano, Italy
PCN6 HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A NEW CONTRAST PRODUCT FOR LIVER MRI IN COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS
Warie H1, Annemans L2, Mueller U3, 1HEDM, Meise, NA, Belgium; 2Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, NA, Belgium; 3Schering AG, Berlin, Germany
PCN7 ORAL VINORELBINE IN THE TREATMENT OF NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Le Lay K, Riou Franca L, Launois R, REES France, Paris, France
PCN8 PHARMACO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF CAPECITABINE ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS FUFOL MAYO CLINIC CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Omnes LF1, Woronoff Lemsi MC2, Foutel V3, 1Annie Chicoye Economics, Neuilly Sur Seine, France; 2CHU Besançon, BESANÇON, France; 3F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
PCN9 CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING (CINV) - OUTCOMES OF PROPHYLACTIC CARE AND COSTS IN GERMAN CANCER CENTERS
Ehlken B1, Ihbe-Heffinger A2, Berger K1, Kugland B1, Lordick F3, Eichler HG4, Deuson R4, Thödtmann J2, Bernard R2, 1MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 2Department of Pharmacy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; 3III Medizinische Klinik des Klinikums rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; 4Merck & Co. Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA
 

PCN10 COSTS OF MANAGING TOXICITIES IN ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER WITH PEMETREXED COMPARED WITH DOCETAXEL AS SECOND-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY
Aristides M1, Jackson D1, Liepa AM2, Leighl NB3, Shepherd F4, 1M-TAG Limited, London, United Kingdom; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PCN11 COMPARING THE PROVIDER TIME AND COSTS FOR RED BLOOD CELL TRANSFUSIONS IN ANAEMIA MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS USING THE ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING (ABC) METHOD IN A FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN SETTING
Van Bellinghen L1, De Cock E2, Piedbois P3, Sevelda P4, Sevelda F4, 1Amgen Health Economics Europe, Brussels, Belgium; 2MEDTAP International, London, United Kingdom; 3CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil-Paris, France; 4Dept. of Gynecology General Hospital Lainz, Vienna, Austria
PCN12 BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF ANASTROZOLE AS ADJUVANT THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF EARLY BREAST CANCER IN THE UK
Benedict Á1, Christie A2, 1MEDTAP International Inc, London, United Kingdom; 2AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
PCN13 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF MOHS'MICROGRAPHIC SURGERY VERSUS SURGICAL EXCISION FOR THE TREATMENT OF FACIAL BASAL CELL CARCINOMAS: RESULTS OF A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL
Essers BAB1, Dirksen CD1, Smeets NWJV, Krekels GAM2, Nieman FHM2, Prins MH1, Neuman HAM3, 1University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 2University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands; 3University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PCN14 COST IMPLICATIONS OF ORAL TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN GERMANY
Hieke K1, Grothey A2, 1NEOS Health AG, Binningen, Switzerland; 2University Hospital Halle, Halle, Germany
 

PCN15 COST ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED OR RECURRENT GASTRIC CANCER IN JAPAN: ECONOMIC COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ORAL FLUOROPYRIMIDINE TS-1 AND CONVENTIONAL INTRAVENOUS CHEMOTHERAPY
Sakamaki H1, Yajima S1, Ikeda S1, Ikegami N1, Tanaka K2, Murayama J2, 1Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2Showa University Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
PCN16 HEAD AND NECK CANCER COSTS IN A FRENCH PRIVATE CENTRE
Lafuma A1, Martin L2, Otero G3, Roossens JP3, 1CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 2Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Le Havre, France; 3Echelon Local du Havre du Service Médical de l’assurance Maladie, Le Havre, France
PCN17 COST REDUCTION IN THE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER USING ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY WITH FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION
Groen H, Post WJ, Groen HJM, Kramer H, TenVergert EM, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
PCN18 THE COST OF GEMCITABINE/CISPLATIN COMPARED WITH FOUR OTHER NOVEL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS IN POLAND
Tilden D1, Stynes G1, Aristides M1, Lis J2, 1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Hammersmith, United Kingdom; 2Eli Lilly Polska, Warsaw, Poland
PCN19 COST ANALYSIS OF COMPLEXED PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER
Warie H1, Annemans L2, Oosterlinck W3, 1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 3Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
 

  Cancer – Quality of Life Studies
PCN20 PEGFILGRASTIM IS PREFERRED TO FILGRASTIM IN CANCER PATIENTS ON MYELOSUPPRESSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT REGIMENS
Viens P1, Namer M2, Selle F3, 1Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France; 2Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France; 3Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
PCN21 COMPARISON OF PAIN OUTCOMES AND HRQL USING THE TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN PAIN SURVEY (TOPS) IN CANCER-RELATED PAIN
Orkin FK1, Polomano RC1, Burton AW2, Gordin V1, Rathmell JP3, Carr DB4, 1Penn State University, Hershey, PA, USA; 2Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; 3Fletcher-Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, USA; 4Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
   
HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS/LEG ULCERS/ PITUITARY GLAND DISORDERS
  Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PHL1 HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA
Lawless GD1, Barron JJ2, Willey VJ2, Tannous RE1, Daniel GW2, 1Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 2Health Core, Inc, Newark, DE, USA
PHL2 PROBABILITY OF INITIATING ERYTHROPOIETIC THERAPY
Lawless GD1, Barron JJ2, Willey VJ2, Tannous RE1, Daniel GW2, 1Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 2Health Core, Inc, Newark, DE, USA
 

  Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers – Cost Studies
PHL3 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HAEMOPHILIA TREATMENT: A CROSS-NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Schramm B1, Berger K1, Siebert U2, Berntorp E3, Giangrande P4, van den Berg M5, Schramm W1, 1Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 3Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 4Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; 5University Medical Centre, Van Creveldkliniek, Utrecht, The Netherlands
PHL4 COST OF CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEMOPHILIACS DEVELOPING INHIBITORS AGAINST PRODUCTS OF COAGULATION: THE COCIS STUDY
Scalone L1, Gringeri A2, Mannucci PM2, Mantovani LG1, 1University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 2IRCCS Maggiore Hospital and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
PHL5 HEALTH ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A SILVER CONTAINING HYDROACTIVATED FOAM DRESSING IN DELAYED HEALING LEG ULCERS
Scanlon E1, Poulsen PB2, Christensen TL2, Karlsmark T3, Leaper D4, Ballard K5, Hahn TW6, Hart-Hansen K6, 1St. Mary's House, Leeds, United Kingdom; 2MUUSMANN Research & Consulting, Kolding, Denmark; 3Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen NV, Denmark; 4University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom; 5Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 6Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, Denmark
PHL6 TREATMENT OF LEG ULCERS IN SWEDEN STILL DEMANDS LARGE RESOURCES IN SPITE OF IMPROVED MANAGEMENT - THE COST OF ILLNESS (COI) ESTIMATED FROM A PATIENT SURVEY AND PUBLISHED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
Ragnarson Tennvall G, Hjelmgren J, IHE, Lund, Sweden
PHL7 COST OF TREATMENT (COT) FOR VENOUS LEG ULCERS IN SWEDEN AND THE UK - ESTIMATES FROM CLINICAL EXPERT PANELS AND MODEL SIMULATIONS
Ragnarson Tennvall G, Hjelmgren J, IHE, Lund, Sweden
PHL8 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PATHOGEN INACTIVATION VIA THE INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS IN SPAIN
García de Villaescusa Collazo R1, Barallobre J2, Staginnus U2, 1Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 2Baxter, S.L, Madrid, Spain
 

  Hematological Disorders & Leg Ulcers– Quality of Life Studies
PHL9 APPLICATION OF CONJOINT ANALYSIS TO ELICIT PREFERENCES IN HEMOPHILIA CARE: THE CONAN STUDY GROUP
Monzini MS1, Gringeri A2, Scalone L1, Busca R3, Mannucci PM2, Mantovani LG1, 1University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 2IRCCS Maggiore Hospital and University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 3Bayer, Milan, Italy
PHL10 ASSESSING PATIENT PREFERENCES AND QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (QALY) OF PROPHYLACTIC HAEMOPHILIA TREATMENT
Schramm B1, Berger K1, Siebert U2, Berntorp E3, Giangrande P4, van den Berg M5, Schramm W1, 1Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 3Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 4Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; 5University Medical Centre, Van Creveldkliniek, Utrecht, The Netherlands
PHL11 DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAEMOPHILIA AGE-GROUP SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE
Trudeau E1, Dias C1, Lambert T2, Chambost H3, Peynet J4, Fressinaud E5, Guerois C6, 1Mapi Values, LYON, France; 2CHU Bicetre, Kremlin Bicetre, France; 3CHU Timone, Marseille, France; 4CTS, Le Chesnay, France; 5CHU Hotel Dieu, Nantes, France; 6CHU Hopital Trouseau, Tours, France
  Pituitary Gland Disorders – Cost Studies
PHL12 MORE PRECISE DOSING INCREMENTS OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE DELIVERY SYSTEMS LEAD TO COST SAVINGS IN THE UK SETTING
Lammert M, Roze S, Lurati FM, Valentine WJ, Palmer AJ, CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Binningen, Basel, Switzerland
  Pituitary Gland Disorders – Quality of Life Studies
PHL13 THE USE OF A CONDITION-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURE (QUALITY OF LIFE – ASSESSMENT FOR GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY IN ADULTS) IN A GENERAL POPULATION
Kind P1, Hennessy S1, Koltowska M2, 1University of York, York, United Kingdom; 2KIGS/KIMS Outcomes Research, Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, Sweden
 

   
INFECTION
  Infection – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PIN1 PHARMACEUTICAL MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY HIV+ DIAGNOSED PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE STAR (SCHEMAS THERAPEUTIQUES-ANTIRETROVIRAUX) COHORT
Lilliu H1, Raffi F2, Massip P3, Rozenbaum W4, Maurel F1, Foucher F5, Durand I5, Priol G1, Vincensini JP4, Bugnon F2, Delpierre C3, Le Pen C1, 1Clp-santé, Paris, France; 2CHRU Nantes, Hotel Dieu, Nantes Cedex 1, France; 3CHU Toulouse Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; 4Hopital Tenon, Paris, France; 5GlaxoSmithKline, Marly Le Roy, France
PIN2 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN UNSUCCESSFUL INITIAL EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCE USE AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS IN SPAIN
Sen SS1, Geling O1, Gonzalez TC2, Nocea Pulfer G2, 1Merck & Co., Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA; 2Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain, Madrid, Spain
PIN3 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SKIN TATOOS AND HEPATITIS B OF 1/2000 PRIVATES AT ADISORN FORT HOSPITAL, THAIALND
Auamnoy T, Mekaroonreung S, Taweechoitipatr P, Auamnoy T, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
PIN4 CONSUMPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS IN EUROPE: RESULTS OF THE ESAC RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION
Ferech M, Elseviers M, Vander Stichele R, Goossens H, ESAC Management Team, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
PIN5 REGIONAL ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING GUIDELINE ADHERENCE RESULTS
Fazio J1, Haase M2, Sasaki P2, 1Northwest Pharmacy Services, Portland, OR, USA; 2Strong Square, LLC, Kirkland, WA, USA
PIN6 INDICATORS OF ANTIBIOTIC USE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Tasic L1, Vucen M2, 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 2Community Pharmacy Chain Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia
PIN7 AN ANALYSIS OF IN-VITRO UROPATHOGEN SENSITIVITY DATA TO UPDATE THE GUIDELINES FOR THE EMPIRIC TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN ADULT WOMEN IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING
Blackman S1, Waitman DA2, Kahan NR3, Bar-Yochai A4, 1Leumit Health Fund, Petah Tikvah, Israel; 2Leumit Health Fund, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3Leumit Health Fund, Petah Tikvah, Israel; 4Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Be'er Ya'acov, Israel
 

  Infection – Cost Studies
PIN8 PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN GERMAN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 3 YEARS (PRI.DE) - ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HOSPITALIZED CASES
Ehlken B1, Berger K1, Ihorst G2, Petersen G3, Forster J4, 1MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 2Institute of Medical Statistics, University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 3Wyeth, Münster, Germany; 4St. Josefskrankenhaus and University Children's Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PIN9 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO DIFFERENT VACCINATION STRATEGIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF MENINGOCOCCAL C DISEASE IN PORTUGAL
Silverio N, Teixeira Brandao J, Chinopa P, Wyeth Lederle Portugal, Alges, Portugal
PIN10 A COST CONSEQUENCE ON CONCOMITANT DRUG USE DURING HCV THERAPY IN MANAGED CARE PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Le TK, Yu H, TIER, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PIN11 ABACAVIR HYPERSENSITIVITY: IS PRE-PRESCRIPTION GENOTYPING COST-EFFECTIVE?
Hughes DA, Pirmohamed M , University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
PIN13 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF VORICONAZOLE COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL AMPHOTERICIN B IN FIRST LINE TREATMENT OF INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS IN BELGIUM
Marbaix S1, Marciniak A2, De Mees V1, Aoun M3, 1Pfizer s.a, Brussels, Brabant, Belgium; 2Pfizer UK, Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom; 3Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Brabant, Belgium
PIN14 POST-EXPOSURE INFLUENZA PROPHYLAXIS WITH OSELTAMIVIR: COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-UTILITY IN FAMILIES IN THE UK
Sander B1, Gyldmark M2, Bergemann R2, Garrison L2, 1Institute for Medical Outcome Research (IMOR), Loerrach, Germany; 2F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
 

PIN15 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF VORICONAZOLE VERSUS AMPHOTERICIN B IN THE TREATMENT OF INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS IN SPAIN
Grau S1, Mateu-de Antonio J1, Soto J2, Muñoz M2, Salas E1, 1Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; 2Pfizer, S.A, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
PIN16 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF FUZEON ADDED TO OPTIMAL STANDARD THERAPY VS. OPTIMIZED BACKGROUND REGIMEN ALONE IN PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS
Serrano D1, Magaz S1, Badia X2, Alvarez C3, Green J4, 1Health Outcomes Policy And Economics, Barcelona, Spain; 2Health Outcomes Research Europe Group, Barcelona, Spain; 3Roche Farma S.A, Madrid, Spain; 4Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, NJ, USA
PIN17 COSTS OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA FROM THE HOSPITAL’S PERSPECTIVE IN GERMANY – A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Bauer TT1, Schlosser BM1, Ernen C2, Thate-Waschke IM3, Pfeil T2, Daniel D4, Rychlik R2, 1Bergmannsheil Hospital, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; 2Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany; 3Bayer Vital GmbH, Germany, Leverkusen, Germany; 4Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Bochum, Germany
PIN18  PROJECTED CLINICAL BENEFITS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF AN HPV 16/18 VACCINE
Goldie SJ1, Kohli MA2, Grima D2, Weinstein MC1, Wright TC3, Bosch FX4, Franco EL5, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 2Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 3Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 4Institut Catala d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain; 5McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
PIN19 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUG PRICE REDUCTIONS IN NINE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Becker R, Hill J, Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA
PIN20 THE IMPACT OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC APPLICATION - THE CASE OF DROTRECOGIN ALFA (ACTIVATED) IN SEVERE SEPSIS
Persson U1, Hjelmgren J1, Ragnarson Tennvall G1, Davies A2, 1IHE, Lund, Sweden; 2Medtap International, London, United Kingdom
 

PIN21 BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSAL VARICELLA VACCINATION IN GERMANY
Hammerschmidt T1, Banz K2, Goertz A1, Wagenpfeil S3, Neiss A3, Wutzler P4, 1GlaxoSmithKline, Munich, Germany; 2Outcomes International, Basel, Switzerland; 3Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany; 4Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
PIN22 MODELLING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARICELLA VACCINE IN PORTUGAL
Portugal-Fernandes R, Andrea B, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PIN23 SPANISH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS B AND THEIR ASSOCIATED COSTS
Antonanzas F1, Velasco M2, Yanguela J3, Iloeje U4, 1University of La Rioja, Logrono, Spain; 2SOIKOS, Barcelona, Spain; 3Hospital San Millan-San Pedro, Logrono, Spain; 4Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA
PIN24 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF 23-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE IN CATALONIA, SPAIN
Plans-Rubió P, Departament de Sanitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
PIN25 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A PHARMACY-BASED SCREENING FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS
van Bergen JE1, Postma MJ2, Peerbooms PG3, Spangenberg AC4, Tjen-A-Tak J5, Bindels PJ5, 1Foundation for STI-control, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration/ University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, The Netherlands; 3Municipal Regional Public Health Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4Health Centre Venserpolder, Groningen, The Netherlands; 5Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PIN26 COST OF MANAGING CHRONIC HEPATITIS B IN THE UK
Brown R1, De Cock E1, Iloeje U2, 1MEDTAP International, London, United Kingdom; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA
PIN27 COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE OF INFORMATION ANALYSES OF THE USE OF ANTIVIRALS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLUENZA IN HEALTHY ADULTS
Wailoo AJ1, Turner D2, Cooper N2, Sutton A2, Abrams K2, Nicholson K2, 1University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 2Leicester University, Leicester, United Kingdom
 

PIN28 HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF PERTUSSIS IN GERMANY: COST PER CASE BY AGE
O'Brien JA, Pitoniak-Morse CA, Caro J, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PIN29 REDUCING INFLUENZA SYMPTOMS BY 1.5 DAYSA PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL USING THE CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD TO ELICIT PREFERENCES FOR NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS
von Bremen KK, Martin E, Holly A, Paccaud F, University of Lausanne Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
PIN30 COSTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN UKRAINE
Zaliska ON, Yanishyn UY, Lviv Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine
PIN31 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ONCE-DAILY MODIFIED RELEASE CLARITHROMYCIN VERSUS CONVENTIONAL TWICE-DAILY GENERIC CLARITHROMYCIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Rubio M1, Magaz S1, Badia X2, 1Health Outcomes Policy and Economics, Barcelona, Spain; 2Health Outcomes Research Europe Group, Barcelona, Spain
PIN32 THE POTENTIAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A NEW COMBINATION VACCINE AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL B AND C AND PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Bos JM1, Rümke HC2, Welte R3, Postma MJ4, van Alphen L5, 1The Netherlands Vaccine Institute, Bilthoven, The Netherlands/Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration, Groningen, The Netherlands; 2Vaccine Centre of the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 3University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; 4Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration / University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, The Netherlands; 5The Netherlands Vaccine Institute, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
PIN33 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT TREATMENT STRATEGIES WITH INTRAPARTUM ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT EARLY-ONSET GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASE
van den Akker E, Rijnders M, van Dommelen P, TNO Preventie en Gezondheid, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands
PIN34 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO SCREENING STRATEGIES FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTIONS IN FRANCE
Préaubert N, Delaveyne R, ANAES, Saint Denis la Plaine, Cedex, France
 

PIN35 MENINGOCOCCAL C VACCINATION OF CHILDREN AGED LESS THAN 1 YEAR: INCLUSION OF HERD IMMUNITY LEADS TO LESS FAVORABLE COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS
Welte R1, van den Dobbelsteen G2, Postma MJ3, 1University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; 2National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; 3Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration / University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, The Netherlands
PIN36 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) PROPHYLAXIS AMONG PRETERM INFANTS IN POLAND
Kowalik E1, Jakubczyk MK1, Niewada MP2, Kamiñski B1, 1Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; 2Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
PIN37 INTRODUCTION OF A NEW HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, POTENTIAL BEHAVIOURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES AND POLICY IMPACT - ASSESSMENT OF NEW INFLUENZA TREATMENTS
Gyldmark M1, Sander B2, 1F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; 2Institute for Medical Outcome Research, Loerrach, Germany
PIN38 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF PEGYLATED INTERFERONS COMBINED WITH RIBAVIRIN IN THE TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C
Mar J1, Antonanzas F2, Velasco M3, Bendeck M3, Sola R4, Planas R5, Alvarez C6, Hospital Alto Deba, Mondragon, Guipuzcoa, Spain; 2University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain; 3Soikos, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 4Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; 5Hospital Germans Trias y Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; 6Roche Farma S.A, Madrid, Spain
PIN39 DIRECT COST ANALYSIS OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION IN FRANCE
Colin X1, Fagnani F1, Iloeje U2, 1CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA
 

  Infection – Quality of Life Studies
PIN40 PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM HERPES LABIALIS WITH IN FRANCE – INSTANT STUDY
Stalder JF1, Crochard A2, Mimaud V3, Wolkenstein P4, Lorette G5, El Hasnaoui A6, 1Hôtel Dieu Hospital, Nantes, France; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Marly Le Roy, France; 3CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 4Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France; 5Trousseau Hospital, Tours, France; 6laboratory GSK, Marly Le Roy, France
PIN41 DEVELOPMENT OF THE HERPES OUTBREAK IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE (HOIQ)
Doward LC, McKenna SP, Meads DM, Galen Research, Manchester, United Kingdom
PIN42 MEASURING TREATMENT-SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF HRQL IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PRIMARY ANTIBODY DEFICIENCIES
Nicolay U1, Hoegy B2, Reitberger U3, Gardulf A4, 1Covidence GmbH, Marburg, Germany; 2Aventis Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany; 3Kendle International Inc, Munich, Germany; 4Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
 

   
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS/MIGRAINE
  Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PNM1 CARE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN COOPERATIVE NETWORK FOR RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS AND, THERAPY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE (EUROPA)
v. Campenhausen S1, Berger K2, Dodel R1, Wick R3, Oertel WH3, 1Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn, Germany; 2MERG Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 3Phillips-University, Marburg, Germany
  Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Cost Studies
PNM2 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ELETRIPTAN 40MG COMPARED WITH STANDARD DOSES OF AVAILABLE TRIPTANS FOR ACUTE MIGRAINE ATTACKS IN SPAIN
Gracia-Naya M1, Rejas J2, León T3, 1Department of Neurology, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; 2Health Outcomes Research, Medical Unit, Pfizer SA, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 3Medical Unit, Pfizer Spain SA, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
PNM3 A COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ZOLMITRIPTAN NASAL SPRAY
Annemans L1, Warie H2, Vanlerberghe T3, 1Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 3AstraZeneca, Brussels, Belgium
PNM4 COST-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY OF RIZATRIPTAN VS. USUAL CARE IN THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE IN CANADA
Desjardins B1, Thompson M2, Ferko N2, Marceau C1, Gawel M3, 1Merck Frosst Canada Ltd, Kirkland, QC, Canada; 2Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 3University of Toronto; Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences center, Toronto, ON, Canada
PNM5 MANAGEMENT COSTS OF CHEST AND CNS-RELATED ADVERSE EVENTS OF TRIPTANS (SEROTONIN 5-HT1B/1D AGONISTS) IN SPAIN
Slof J1, Magaz S1, Badia X2, Láinez M3, Galván J4, 1Health Outcomes Policy & Economics, Barcelona, Spain; 2Health Outcomes Research Europe Group, Barcelona, Spain; 3Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad De Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 4Almirall Prodesfarma, Barcelona, Spain
 

PNM6 INDIRECT COSTS DUE TO MIGRAINE IN THE UNITED STATES
Mychaskiw MA, Sankaranarayanan J, Heenan P, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PNM7 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ELETRIPTAN 40MG AND 80MG VERSUS SUMATRIPTAN 50MG AND 100MG IN THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE
Wells NEJ1, Drummond M2, 1Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom; 2Innovus Research (UK) Ltd., and University of York, York, United Kingdom
PNM8 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE COST OF TREATMENT STUDY (ADCOT) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Evans M1, Squires N2, Yuen C2, 1Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, United Kingdom; 2Janssen-Cilag Ltd, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
PNM9 TIME SPENT AND COST ON INFORMAL CARE GIVING FOR PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER IN SPAIN
Lopez Bastida J, Serrano Aguilar P, Yanes Lopez V, Duque González B, Canarian Health Service, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, S/C de Tenerife, Spain.
PNM10 COST EFFECTIVENESS OF MEMANTINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MODERATELY SEVERE AND SEVERE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN SPAIN
Antonanzas F1, Badenas J2, François C3, Guilhaume C3, 1University of La Rioja, Logroño, Logroño, Spain; 2H. Lundbeck A/S, Barcelona, Spain; 3H. Lundbeck A/S, Paris, France
PNM11 IMPACT OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) OF THE SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS (STN) ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCE USE IN ADVANCED PARKINSONIAN PATIENTS
Maurel F1, Ligier M2, Le Pen C2, Pollak P3, 1CLP Santé, Paris, France; 2CLP-Santé, Paris, France; 3The French Spark Study Group, Grenoble, France
 

PNM12 EARLY DECISION MAKING MODELLING IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE–THE CASE OF NEURAL TRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Hjelmgren J1, Reimer J2, Persson U1, Ghatnekar O1, Gabrowski M2, Lindvall O2, Hagell P2, 1IHE, Lund, Sweden; 2Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
PNM13 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DATSCAN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSONISM
Annemans L1, Chambers M2, 1Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2Amersham Health, Bucks, United Kingdom
PNM14 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EPILEPSY ON PARENTS: THE TRILOGY STUDY
Brun - Strang C1, Plouin P2, 1Novartis-Pharma, Rueil-Malmaison, France; 2Hôpital St Vincent de Paul, Paris, France
PNM15 DO PEOPLE CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF ILL-HEALTH ON INCOME AND LEISURE WHEN ANSWERING HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY-OF-LIFE QUESTIONS?
Sendi P1, Brouwer WBF2, 1Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; 2Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PNM16 THE COSTS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - A CROSS-SECTIONAL PROSPECTIVE MULTI-CENTRE COST OF ILLNESS STUDY IN POLAND
Orlewska E1, Mierzejewski P1, Zaborski J2, Czlonkowska A2, 1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
PNM17 RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE DOSE OF DYSPORT® AND BOTOX® IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL DYSTONIA OR BLEPHAROSPASM - COST CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE REAL DOSE STUDY
Marchetti A1, Magar R1, Ahmed F2, Findley L3, Larsen JP4, Pirtosek Z5, Ruzicka E6, Slawek J7, 1Thomson Health Economics Research, Secaucus, NJ, USA; 2Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom; 3Avenue House, Romford, United Kingdom; 4Central Hospital of Rogaland, Stavanger, Norway; 5University Clinical Centre,
Ljubljana 1525, Slovenia; 6Movement Disorder Center, Prague 2, Czech Republic; 7St Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
PNM18 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF Z DRUGS (ZOLPIDEM, ZOPICLONE AND ZALEPLON) VERSUS BENZODIAZEPINES FOR THE SHORT–TERM MANAGEMENT OF INSOMNIA: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Boland A, Haycox A, Dundar Y, Dickson R, Walley T, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
PNM19 RESOURCE UTILISATION AND COSTS OF PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) AFTER INITIAL REHABILITATION
Hieke K1, Hoser H2, 1NEOS Health AG, Binningen, Switzerland; 2Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg, Germany
 

  Neurological Disorders/Migraine – Quality of Life Studies
PNM20 VALIDATION OF SINGAPOREAN ENGLISH AND CHINESE EQ-5D VERSIONS IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Luo N1, Tan LCS2, Li SC1, Thumboo J3, 1National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 2National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore; 3Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
PNM21 PIRIBEDIL IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE IN RUSSIA
Chikina ES1, Guekht AB2, Gusev EI1, Belousov YB1, Gluchkov KS1, 1Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia; 2Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Moscow, Russia
PNM22 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PARKINSONS DISEASE ON SPOUSES: THE COMPAS STUDY
Brun - Strang C1, Ziegler M2, 1Novartis-Pharma, Rueil-Malmaison, France; 2Hôpital L. Bellan, Paris, France
PNM23 INTERNATIONAL USE OF HEALTH STATUS QUESTIONNAIRES IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE: TRANSLATION IS NOT ENOUGH
Hagell P1, McKenna SP2, 1Lund University, Lund, Sweden; 2Galen Research, Manchester, United Kingdom
PNM24 RIVASTIGMINE IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS CAREGIVER BURDEN THAN DONEPEZIL OR GALANTAMINE
Snyder EH1, McBurney CR1, Thomas S2, Arcona S1, Bolge SC3, 1Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 3Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA
PNM25 DRUG PERSISTENCE PATTERNS SIMILAR FOR RIVASTIGMINE-TREATED PATIENTS AND DONEPEZIL-TREATED PATIENTS
Mauskopf J1, Paramore C2, Lee WC2, Snyder EH3, 1RTI Health Solutions, Kansas, NC, USA; 2MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PNM26 STANDARD GAMBLE TECHNIQUE - A TOOL TO ASSESS QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
Dolan P1, Chandler F2, Behrens M2, Baxter C2, 1University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
PNM27 FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (FAMS): EVALUATING THE LINGUISTIC VALIDITY OF 5 NEW LANGUAGES: PORTUGUESE, JAPANESE, HEBREW, RUSSIAN, AND KOREAN
Eremenco S1, Kaskel P2, de Sa J3, Fukaura H4, Miller A5, Cella D1, 1Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA; 2Schering, Berlin, Germany; 3Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; 4Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; 5Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel
 

   
PAIN
  Pain – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PPN1 TOPIRAMATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY: CANADIAN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Hwang P1, Brock I2 , 1Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Research One International, Lachine, QC, Canada
PPN2 TOPIRAMATE IS EFFECTIVE IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY FOR WHOM OTHER ANTICONVULSANTS HAVE FAILED
Hwang P1, Brock I2 , 1Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Research One International, Lachine, QC, Canada
  Pain – Cost Studies
PPN3 A UK MULTI-CENTRE TRIAL-BASED COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL STABILISATION OF THE SPINE VERSUS INTENSIVE REHABILITATION FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Rivero-Arias O1, Campbell H1, Gray A1, Stabilisation Trial S2, 1Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
  Pain – Quality of Life
PPN4 EPIDEMIOLOGY, CO-MORBIDITY, AND IMPACT ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF SELF-REPORTED HEADACHE AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN – A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Bingefors C, Isacson D, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
PPN5 ASSESSING PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL PAIN TREATMENT IN AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS
Baró E1, Casado AJ1, García-Cases C2, Clerch L2, Ribas S1, 13D Health Research, Barcelona, Spain; 2Lácer, S. A, Barcelona, Spain
PPN6 CRITICAL PATHWAY STATUS: A COMPARISON OF PATIENT OUTCOMES
Hanley KN, Peterman AH, Reynolds K, Caprini CA, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA
PPN7 THE WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY APPROACH IN THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AFFECTED FROM PAINFUL PATHOLOGY
Colombo GL1, Caruggi M2, Muzio A1, 1S.A.V.E. Economic eValuation Analyses Studies, Milano, Milan, Italy; 2Azienda Ospedaliera di Busto Arsizio, Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy
PPN8 SUSTAINED-RELEASE TRAMADOL IN CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENT: EFFECTIVENESS AND INFLUENCE ON QUALITY OF LIFE
López JS1, Barnés E1, Samper D2, Casals M3, Suárez A4, 1Pharma-Consult, Barcelona, Spain; 2H.U. Trias i Pujol, Spain; 3Fundació Sanitaria d'Igualada, Barcelona, Spain; 4Zambon, Barcelona, Spain
PPN9 CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS' SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE WITH TRANSDERMAL ANALGESIC MEDICATION
Anderson-Hillemacher A, Hastedt C, Gruenenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany
 

   
RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Asthma – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PRP1 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NASAL POLYPS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ASTHMA
Klossek JM1, Neukirch F2, Pribil C3, Jankowski R4, Serrano E5, Abdelkader EH3, 1Hôpital Jean Bernard, Nancy, France; 2Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France; 3GSK, Marly le Roy, France; 4Hôpital Central de Nancy, Nancy, France; 5Hôpital de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
  Asthma – Cost Studies
PRP2 HELIOX IN THE TREATMENT OF STATUS ASTHMATICUS IN THE ICU: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
Tano B1, Hoffmann S2, Pathak D2, 1Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
PRP3 LOSSES IN PRODUCTIVITY DUE TO ASTHMA: A POPULATION BASED ESTIMATE
Mychaskiw MA, Sankaranarayanan J, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PRP4 COST-UTILITY OF BECLOMETHASONE-EXTRAFINE (BDP-EF) IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE ASTHMA
Marchetti M1, Cavallo MC2, Annoni E3, Cremonesi G3, 1IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo, Pavia, Italy; 2Bocconi University, Milano, Italy; 3Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
PRP5 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SALMETEROL/FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE COMBINATION PRODUCT 50/100 MCG TWICE DAILYAND BUDESONIDE 400 MCG TWICE DAILY IN THE TREATMENTOF ADULTS WITH ASTHMA IN CHINA
Yang L1, Mulligan AT2, 1Fudan University, Shanghai, China; 2GSKChina, Shanghai, China
 

PRP6 COST OF ASTHMA EXACERBATION IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING IN SPAIN
Borderias Clau L1, Riesco Miranda JA2, Zabaleta Murgiondo MA3, Hernández Hernández JL4, Pellicer C5, Carrillo Díaz T6, Rodríguez Barrios JM7, Lumbreras G8, 1Neumology Service San Jorge Hospital, Huesca, Huesca, Spain; 2Neumology Service Virgen del Puerto Hospital, Plasencia, Cáceres, Spain; 3Neumology service Laredo Hospital, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain; 4Neumology Service Nª Sra. de Sonsoles Hospital, Ávila, Ávila, Spain; 5Neumology Service, Francesc de Borja Hospital, Gandía, Valencia, Spain; 6Alergy Service, Dr. Negrín Hospital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain; 7GSK Spain, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain; 8Villaviciosa de Odón Primary Health Care Centre, IMSALUD, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
PRP7 A CROSS-SECTIONAL, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ESTABLISH THE RESOURCES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROLLED AND POORLY CONTROLLED MODERATE TO SEVERE ASTHMA PATIENTS IN THE UK
Ossa DF1, Brown R1, Price D2, Everhard F3, 1MEDTAP International, London, United Kingdom; 2University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, Switzerland
PRP8 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT INHALED COMBINATION THERAPIES IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE ASTHMA– A MODELING STUDY FROM HEALTH-CARE PAYER PERSPECTIVE IN POLAND
Glogowski CA, Gierczynski JM, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals S.A, Warsaw, Poland
PRP9 INPATIENT MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: HOSPITAL RESOURCE USE AND COSTS
O'Brien JA, Pitoniak-Morse CA, Caro JJ, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
 

  Asthma – Quality of Life Studies
PRP10 A RANDOMIZED STUDY COMPARING THREE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES IN ASTHMATIC PATIENTS
Nocea G1, Caloto T2, Hinojosa M3, Prieto L4, Colas C5, Feo F6, 1Merck Sharp & Dohme, España, Madrid, Spain; 2Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Madrid, Spain; 3Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 4Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain; 5Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain; 6Hospital Alarcos, Ciudad Real, Spain
PRP11 THE VALIDITY OF THE WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND ACTIVITY IMPAIRMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA (WPAI-ASTHMA): RESULTS FROM A WEB-BASED STUDY
Andreasson E, Svensson K, Berggren F, AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Sweden
PRP12 A NEW QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA
Arpinelli F1, Niero M2, Oprandi N3, 1GSK S.p.A, Verona, Italy; 2University of Verona, Verona, Italy; 3Emme&erre S.p.A, Padova, Italy
  COPD – Cost Studies
PRP13 COSTS OF COPD IN GERMANY – RESULTS OF A COST-OF ILLNESS STUDY
Spannheimer A1, Schlegel C1, Reitberger U1, Welsch R2, Ruckdaeschel S3, 1Kendle International Inc, Munich, Germany; 2Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma KG, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany; 3Pfizer GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
PRP14 COST OFFSETS FROM PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE OF AGED PERSONS WITH COPD
Stuart BC1, Doshi J1, Briesacher B1, Wrobel M2, 1University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA, USA
 

  Respiratory Disorders – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PRP15 DO RESPIRATORY DRUGS REDUCE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS? AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY CARRIED OUT IN MODENA, ITALY, TO INVESTIGATE DISTRICTS' VARIABILITY
Maltoni S1, Marata AM1, Brunetti M1, Menna A1, Violante A1, Fellin G2, Campomori A1, Magrini N1, 1CeVEAS, Modena, Italy; 2AUSL Modena, Modena, Italy
  Respiratory Disorders – Cost Studies
PRP16 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF BUPROPION SR IN THE TREATMENT OF TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
Wcislo J1, Slawik M2, Sas P2, Landa K1, Plisko R1, Glogowski CA3, Gierczynski JM3, 1HTA Consulting, Krakow, Malopolska, Poland; 2HTA Consulting, Krakow, Poland; 3GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals S.A, Warsaw, Poland
PRP17 ESTIMATING HOSPITAL BURDEN DUE TO PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION, AND ACUTE LUNG FAILURE: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SURVEY (NHDS)
Caeser M1, Nichols BR2, Perfetto EM2, 1ALTANA Pharma AG, Konstanz, Germany; 2The Weinberg Group Inc, Washington, DC, USA
  Respiratory Disorders– Quality of Life Studies
PRP18 ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN QUALITY OF LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION USING A MULTI-LEVEL MODEL
Post WJ, Vermeulen KM, van der Bij W, Koëter GH, Ten Vergert EM, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
 

   
SKIN DISORDERS/DISEASES
  Skin Disorders – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PSN1 DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES AND PODIATRIC DISORDERS IN THE FEET OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
Balana M1, Martin A2, Novel V3, Guillen F4, Lazaro P5, Diaz JM1, Borras C6, Macias MD1, Grau C1, 1Novartis Farmaceutica S.A, Barcelona, Spain; 2Instituto de Migraciones y Servicios Sociales, Madrid, Spain; 3Universidad de Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; 4Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain; 5Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; 6Biometrica, Barcelona, Spain
PSN2 EFFECTIVITY AND SAFETY OF TACALCITOL IN PSORIASIS VULGARIS IN SPANISH PATIENTS
Mirada A1, Lecha M2, Barnés E3, López JS4, 1Laboratorios Isdin, Barcelona, Spain; 2H. Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 3Pharma-Consult, Barcelona, Spain; 4Pharma-Consult, Barcelona, Spain
  Skin Disorders – Cost Studies
PSN3 MANAGEMENT AND SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS (AD) IN FRANCE : THE ELIPANEL STUDY
Brun - Strang C1, Taïeb A2, 1Novartis-Pharma, Rueil-Malmaison, France; 2Hôpital St André, Bordeaux, France
PSN4 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF TACROLIMUS OINTMENT VERSUS CURRENT CARE IN MODERATE TO SEVERE ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Moeremans K1, Annemans L2, 1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, Belgium
PSN5 THE COST-UTILITY OF CALCIPOTRIOL/BETHAMETHASONE (DOVOBET) OINTMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS VULGARIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Noerregaard J1, Lowson D2, 1LEO Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark, Denmark; 2LEO Pharma, Princes Risborough, Bukinghamshire, United Kingdom
PSN6 CHILDREN’S ATOPIC DERMATITIS: PHARMACOECONOMIC COST ANALYSIS
Derkach V1, Prosekova E2, 1Far East Branch of Scientific Research Institute of Clinic Immunology, Siberian Division of Russi, Vladivostok Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia; 2Far East Branch of Scientific Research Institute of Clinic Immunology, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
PSN7 TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS WITH CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMIC AGENTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH MEDICAL COSTS AND FREQUENT TREATMENT FAILURE
Feldman S1, Evans C2, Russell M3, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Mapi Values USA, Boston, MA, USA; 3Biogen, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
PSN8 COST-OF-ILLNESS STUDY IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PLAQUE PSORIASIS IN GERMANY
Kugland B1, Ehlken B1, Hofmaier A2, Augustin M3, Berger K4, 1MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 2Biogen GmbH, Ismaning, Germany; 3University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 4MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany
 

  Skin Disorders – Quality of Life
PSN9 PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM INFLAMMATORY DERMATITIS (PSORIASIS, ECZEMA, ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND URTICARIA) IN FRANCE - INSTANT STUDY
Wolkenstein P1, Crochard A2, Mimaud V3, Stalder JF4, Lorette G5, El Hasnaoui A6, 1Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Marly Le Roy, France; 3CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 4Hôtel Dieu Hospital, Nantes, France; 5Trousseau Hospital, Tours, France; 6Laboratory GSK, Marly Le Roy, France
PSN10 THE USE OF DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS TO ASSIST WITH THE INTERPRETATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE SCORES
Backhouse ME1, Meads D2, Doward LC2, McKenna SP2, 1Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland; 2Galen Research, Manchester, United Kingdom
PSN11 THE WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR PSORIASIS TREATMENT IN DENMARK
Hart-Hansen K1, Kjaer T2, Noerregaard J3, 1The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Denmark; 2University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark, Denmark; 3LEO Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark
PSN12 QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN GERMANY
Ehlken B1, Kugland B1, Schramm B1, Quednau K2, Berger K1, 1MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 2Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
PSN13 COSTEFFECTIVENESS OF ALEFACEPT IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE PSORIASIS
Jorstad IC, Haugli K, Eggen E, Kristiansen IS, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
PSN14 QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PSORIASIS VULGARIS IN GERMANY – A NON-INTERVENTIONAL SURVEY
Berger K1, Ehlken B1, Kugland B1, Hofmaier A2, Augustin M3, 1MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 2Biogen GmbH, Ismaning, Germany; 3University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
 

PSN15 DURATION OF PSORIASIS AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Taïeb C, Marionneau N, Myon E, Pharmaco Economics & Quality of Life Department, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PSN16 PSORIASIS: IMPACT OF THE TREATMENT ON QUALITY OF LIFE
Myon E, Taïeb C, Pharmaco Economics & Quality of Life Department, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PSN17 PSORIASIS AND QUALITY OF LIFE SPANISH RESULTS
Taïeb C, Marionneau N, Myon E, Pharmaco Economics & Quality of Life Department, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PSN18 PSORIASIS: QUALITY OF LIFE ACCORDING TO GENDER
Taïeb C, Marionneau N, Myon E, Pharmaco Economics & Quality of Life Department, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PSN19 DERMATOSIS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY: FRENCH RESULTS
Dehen L1, Dubertret L1, Aube I2, Myon E3, Taïeb C3, 1Hôpital St Louis, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 3Pharmaco Economics & Quality of Life Department, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PSN20 QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSORIASIS. IMPACT OF TACALCITOL TREATMENT IN SPANISH POPULATION
Barnés E1, Mirada A2, Lecha M3, López JS4, 1Pharma-Consult, Barcelona, Spain; 2Laboratorios Isdin, Barcelona, Spain; 3H. Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 4Pharma-Consult, Barcelona, Saipan
 

   
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
  Methodological Issues – Compliance Studies
PMD1 PROPERLY ADDRESSING TIME-DEPENDENCE WHEN ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICATION IN CHRONIC ILLNESSES
Ishak KJ1, Caro JJ2, Huybrechts KF2, Naujoks C3, 1Caro Research, Dorval, Quebec, Canada; 2Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 3Novartis, Nuremberg, Germany
  Methodological Issues – Clinical Outcomes Studies
PMD2 DISABILITY IN STROKE OUTCOMES RESEARCH: CLINICAL MEANING OF THE BARTHEL INDEX, THE FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE AND THE MODIFIED RANKIN SCALE
Kwon S1, Hartzema AG1, Duncan PW1, Lai SM2, 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA
PMD3 OUTCOMES OF AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING: INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS WITH SEGMENTED REGRESSION
Ansari F1, Gray K1, Nathwani D1, Phillips G1, Ogston S1, Ramsay C2, Davey P1, 1University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom; 2University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
PMD4 DIFFERENCES IN PATIENT BURDEN BETWEEN ENDOANAL MRI, DEFECOGRAPHY AND ANORECTAL FUNCTIONAL TESTING FOR PATIENTS WITH FAECAL INCONTINENCE
Deutekom M, Dijkgraaf MGW, Bossuyt PM, Terra MP, Dobben AC,Stoker J,Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam,The Netherlands
PMD5 A METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FRONTIER PRACTICE IN DIABETES CARE
Christensen MC1, Binder C2, Hansen JB2, Lyholm B2, Remler DK1, 1Columbia University, New York,NY, USA; 2Novo Nordisk A/S,Virum,Denmark
PMD6 DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED SURVEY TO DETERMINE PRACTICE PATTERNS FOR TREATMENT OF ADVANCED STAGE BREAST CANCER IN FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Ramsey SD1, Clarke L2, Donato B3, Sullivan SD4, Varela C3, Hermans N3, Boudreau D4, 1Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA,USA; 2Cornerstone Systems Northwest, Lynden, WA,USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford,CT, USA; 4University of Washington,Seattle, WA,USA
 

PMD7 DATA ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION FOR ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT REPORTING
Haase M1, Sasaki P1, Fazio J2, 1Strong Square,LLC,Kirkland, WA,USA; 2Northwest Pharmacy Services, Portland,OR, USA
PMD8 PREDICTORS OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING FOR UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN AN AMBULATORY POPULATION
Dickson M1, Gibson J2, Kotchmar G1, 1University of South Carolina,Columbia,SC,USA; 2SC Dept of Health & Environmental Control,Columbia,SC,USA
PMD9 OPTIMIZATION OF AIDS PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL USING LEAMSIM
Monleon T1, Ocanña J1, Vegas E2, Fonseca P3, Abbas I3, Casanovas J3, Cobo E3, Arnaiz JA4, Carné X4, Gatell JM4, 1University of Barcelona,Barcelona, SC,Spain; 2University of Barcelona, Barcelona,Spain; 3UPC,Barcelona,Spain; 4Hospital Clinic,Barcelona, Spain
PMD10 GENETIC TESTING,PREDICTIVE GENETIC TESTING FOR HEREDITARY CANCER
Jonas S, Wild C, Schamberger C, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, MS, Austria
PMD11 SELF-REPORTED PATIENT EXPERIENCE DATA,PROVIDED TO PHYSICIANS AT THE POINT-OF-CARE,OFFER AN IMPORTANT COMPLEMENT TO TRADITIONAL EFFICACY DATA AND ENABLE THE DERIVATION OF PRACTICE-WIDE TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Schmeichel CJ1, Netherton DR2, 1SMA,Munster, IN,USA; 2InfoMedics International,Inc, Woburn,MA,USA
 

  Methodological Issues – Cost Studies
PMD12 COST SOURCE AND PERSPECTIVE IN ECONOMIC OUTCOMES STUDIES: FOCUS ON POSTERS PRESENTED AT THE 7TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ISPOR MEETING
Kwon S, Taylor MD, Mayhew D, Hartzema AG, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
PMD14 WILLINGNESS TO PAY, WILLINGNESS TO WAIT, AND SUPER QALYS: NARROWING THE CONCEPTUAL GAP BETWEEN CARDINAL AND ORDINAL HEALTH UTILITY MEASURES
Johnson FR1, Hauber AB2, Mauskopf J1, 1Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 2Research Triangle Institute, Hatboro, PA, USA
PMD15 THE INTERNATIONAL COSTING SOURCES DATABASE: A TOOL FOR ENSURING CONSISTENT AND RIGOROUS INTERNATIONAL COSTING
Germe M1, Baron-Papillon F1, Ryan J2, De Peuter R3, 1Mapi Values, Lyon, France; 2Mapi Values UK, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom; 3Mapi Values, Houten, The Netherland
PMD16 UNCERTAINTY AND VALUE OF INFORMATION IN RAPID ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS
Gonzalez-Perez JG, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
PMD17 PROTOCOL FOR MEDICOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF OUTPATIENT MANAGEMENT OF INFANTILE BRONCHIOLITIS
Trichard M, Chaufferin G,Laboratoires BOIRON,Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon, France
PMD18 INDIRECT COSTS OF A LARGE-SCALE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM – WHEN COSTS EXCEED SAVINGS
Welte R1, van den Dobbelsteen G2, Postma MJ3, 1University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; 2National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; 2Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration/University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, The Netherlands
 

PMD19 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES
Budhiarso I1, Gonzalez-Vizoso R1, Martin ML1, Bushnell DM1, Mingliang Z2, 1Health Research Associates,Inc,Mountlake Terrace, WA,USA; 2Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, NJ,USA
PMD20 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING PROGRAMS USING SINGLE AND MULTIPLE BIRTH COHORT SIMULATIONS: A COMPARISON USING A MODEL OF CERVICAL CANCER
Dewilde S1, Anderson R2, 1MEDTAP International, London, United Kingdom; 2CHERE, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
PMD21 LIFE EXPECTANCY AND THE DISCOUNTING OF HEALTH OUTCOMES
Stant A, Groen H, Post W, TenVergert E, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
PMD22 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMAECONOMY OF COPD ACROSS EUROPE
Sandtmann R1, Nowak D2, Schramm B3, Kilgert K3, Berger K3, 1ALTANA Pharma, Konstanz,Germany; 2Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München,Germany; 3MERGMedical Economics Research Group, München, Germany
PMD23 IDENTIFICATION OF UNIT COSTS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - RESEARCH APPROACH AND RESULTS
Rosery H, Schwander B,Bergemann R, Institute for Medical Outcome Research, Loerrach, Germany
PMD24 FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH THE CONDUCTION OF RAPID HEALTH ECONOMIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS
Aidelsburger P1, Hessel FP2, Felder S3, Wasem J2, 1University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; 2University Duisburg-Essen,Essen, Germany; 3University Clinic, ISMHE, Magdeburg,Germany
PMD25 THE TIME INCONSISTENCY OF DECISIONS IN PHARMACOECONOMIC SEQUENTIAL DECISION PROBLEMS
Jakubczyk MK1, Kowalik E1, Niewada MP2, 1Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; 2Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
PMD26 COST-ASSESSMENT RE-CONSIDERED: THE CASE OF HIP FRACTURE
Brock EM, University of St Andrews,St Andrews,Scotland,United Kingdom
 

  Methodological Issues – Modeling
PMD28 CHALLENGES FOR MODEL-BASED ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF GLAUCOMA AND OCULAR HYPERTENSION TREATMENTS
Althin R1, Dhawan R2, Grima D3, Bernard L3, 1Pharmacia Limited, High Wycombe, Bucks, United Kingdom; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA; 3Innovus Research Inc,Burlington,ON,Canada
PMD29 A MULTI-OUTCOME DECISION MODEL FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Siebert U1, Bornschein B2, Sroczynski G1, Spottke A3, Dodel R3, 1Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 3University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
PMD30 MODELLING OF PREVALENCE, COSTS AND OUTCOME OF ACID-RELATED DISORDERS USING CLAIMS DATA
Höer A1, Gothe H1, von Zahn J1, Glaeske G2, Häussler B1, 1IGES Institut für Gesundheits- und Sozialforschung, Berlin, Germany; 2Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany
PMD31 DECISION-ANALYTIC MODELING IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Siebert U1, Bornschein B2, Walbert T3, Dodel R3, 1Harvard University, Boston,MA,USA; 2University of Munich,Munich,Germany; 3University of Bonn,Bonn,Germany
PMD32 ENSURING A STANDARD USER INTERFACE FOR MODELS: MODEL-IT
Caro JJ, Magno LL,Caro Research Institute,Concord,MA, USA
PMD33 WITHDRAWN
PMD34 ANALYTIC CHOICES IN ECONOMIC MODELS OF TREATMENTS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
Barbieri M1, Drummond M1, Wong J2, 1Innovus Research UK Ltd,High Wycombe,United Kingdom; 2New England Medical Center, Boston,MA, USA
PMD35 A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO ASSESS COST DUE TO DYING IN THE CONTEXT OF DECISION ANALYTIC MODELLING
Aidelsburger P1, Wasem J2, 1University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; 2University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
 

  Methodological Issues – Other Studies
PMD36 ARE ISPOR SHORT COURSES A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY OF EDUCATING PARTICIPANTS AND ENHANCING MEETING ATTENDANCE?
Basskin LE1, Augustyniak L2, 1Trinka Medical Publications, Cooper City, FL, USA; 2ISPOR, Lawrenceville, NJ,USA
  Methodological Issues – Quality of Life Studies
PMD37 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN REGULATORS FOR THE CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF PRO MEASURES
Conway K,Mear I, Acquadro C, Mapi Research Institute, Lyon, France
PMD38 WORST AND BEST EYE VISUAL ACUITY CONSEQUENCES ON VISION-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Nordmann J1, Berdeaux G2, 1Quinze-Vingts Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie, Paris, France; 2Alcon,Rueil-Malmaison, France
PMD39 DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF PRO MEASURES: ISPOR QOLSIG GROUP
Wild DJ1, Ford S2, Martin M3, Eremenco S4, Verjee-lorenz A1, 1Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Cassington, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, Kalamazoo,MI, USA; 3Health Research Associates, Inc (HRA), Seattle, WA,USA; 4Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston,IL,USA
PMD40 UTILISATION OF THE FOCUS GROUP TECHNIQUE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES
Barea N1, Garcia S1, Perulero N1, Sarmiento M1, Badia X2, 1HOTrials (Health Outcomes Research Europe Group), Barcelona, Spain; 2Health Outcomes Research Europe Group, Barcelona, Spain
PMD41 THE NATURE OF THE QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR (QALY) CALCULATION
Prieto L1, Sacristan JA2, 1Eli Lilly & Co, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 2Eli Lilly & Co., Spain, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
PMD42 LINGUISTIC VALIDATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE (Q-LES-Q) IN 24 LANGUAGES
Mear I1, Conway K1, Touzet L1, Endicott J2, O'Leary M3, 1Mapi Research Institute, Lyon, France; 2New York State Psychiatric Institute,New York,NY, USA; 3GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, Middlesex,United Kingdom
PMD43 BENEFITS OF TRANSLATABILITY ASSESSMENT TO ENHANCE THE COHERENCE OF DATA IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – THE IQOD EXPERIENCE
Lobo Luppi L1, Conway K2, Mear I2, Martin M3, Ware J3, 1for IQOD Group, Lyon, France; 2Mapi Research Institute, Lyon, France; 3Quality Metric,Inc,Lincoln,RI,USA
 

  Methodological Issues – Risk Assessment Studies
PMD44 ADVANCING RISK ADJUSTMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
Martin BC, Dorfman JH, Miller LS, Kotzan JA, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
PMD45 OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND PHASE 1-2 PHARMACEUTICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Lockett AE, Covance, Leeds, United Kingdom
PMD46 PROCESS UTILITY DERIVED FROM PROVIDING INFORMAL CARE
Brouwer W1, Van Exel J2, Van den Berg B2, Koopmanschap M1, 1Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam,The Netherlands
  Methodological Issues – Utility Studies
PMD47 CALCULATING UTILITY VALUES FROM SF-36: A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ALGORITHMS
Svensson K, AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden
PMD48 RELATIVE WEIGHTS ASSIGNED TO DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS: OPPS METHODS AND CONCEPTS
Baker JJ, University of Rochester, Pickton,TX,USA
 

   

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