ISPOR-Chile Workshop
“Quality of Life Measurement in Economic Evaluations of Healthcare Technologies”

Speaker:
Paul Kind Msc Mphil, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom, pk1@york.ac.uk.

Abstract:
This workshop is designed as an introduction to the conceptual and practical issues involved in constructing and using measures of health-related quality of life. All such measures incorporate some type of scoring system and particular attention will be paid to the valuation methods used in instrument development. A critical review of generic and condition-specific instruments used to measure outcomes in clinical and economic evaluation forms a significant part of the workshop. Generic measures to be discussed will include the QWB, SIP, NHP, SF-36 community, the HUI cluster, and EuroQoL EQ-5D. Examples of the use of quality of life instruments as outcome measures will be used to illustrate both good and practice in the published literature.

The workshop is intended for researchers and health care professionals with an interest in measuring health outcomes. No prior knowledge is assumed but workshop participants will be encouraged to discuss any practical experience of quality of life measurement. The format of the workshop is designed to facilitate significant interaction with ample opportunity for discussion and questioning. On completion of the workshop, participants would be expected to have a general knowledge of the principal methodological in the design and application of quality of life instruments and a clear understanding of the criteria for assessing their relative performance.

Location:
Sala M1, Escuela de Medicina, Casa Central
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago
Chile

Date
23rd January

Audience
ISPOR-Chile members (6 Universities, 3 Governmental institutions and 3 local pharmaceutical companies) and healthcare professionals interested in measuring health related quality of life.