Tuesday 13 November 2001
7:30- 8:30 ISPOR RUSSIAN CHAPTER BREAKFAST
7:30- 8:30 ISPOR ASIA PACIFIC DELEGATES BREAKFAST
8:30-10:00 THIRD PLENARY SESSION
 

“COMMUNICATING PHARMACOECONOMIC / HEALTH ECONOMIC INFORMATION FOR FORMULARY AND REIMBURSEMENT DECISIONS: OVERCOMING CREDIBILITY ISSUES”
The use of economic evaluations to assist healthcare decision-makers on rational purchasing decisions about pharmaceuticals has contributed to the rapid growth of healthcare economic evaluation publications. The quality of this economic information, its use (or non-use) in decision-making, and opportunities/challenges will be discussed from three perspectives.

Opportunities and Challenges of Understanding and Using Pharmacoeconomic/Economic Information from a Decision-maker's Perspective

Moderator & Speaker: Claude LePen PhD, Professor of Health Economics, Universitè Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France.

Opportunities & Challenges of Communicating Pharmacoeconomic Information to Decision-makers

Speaker: Pierre-Philippe Sagnier MD, MPH (invited), Vice President, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bayer Pharma, London, UK

Opportunities & Challenges of Communicating Medical Device Economic Information to Decision-makers

Speaker: Dr. Sukh Sanghera, Head, Clinical Research & Health Economics, Smith & Nephew Group Research Centre, York, United Kingdom

10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-10:15 CONTRIBUTED PODIUM PRESENTATIONS - SESSION III (4 Concurrent Topics)

DIABETES

DB1   ESTIMATING HEALTH CARE-COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES-RELATED COMPLICATIONS USING DATA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM PROSPECTIVE DIABETES STUDY (UKPDS)
Gray A, Clarke P, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
DB2   BOTTOM UP VERSUS TOP DOWN COST ESTIMATES FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
Koopmanschap MA, Redekop K, Niessen L Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DB3   A DYNAMIC, THREE-PART MODEL FOR PREDICTING HOSPITAL COSTS IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS
Wang J, Morris A, Davey P, MEMO, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

IN1   ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL HEALTH GAIN AND COST CONSEQUENCES OF INTRODUCING A PRE-SCHOOL DTPA PERTUSSIS BOOSTER INTO THE UK CHILD VACCINATION SCHEDULE
Stevenson M1, Beard S1, Finn A2, Brennan A1, 1University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 2University of Bristol, Sheffield, UK
IN2   THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Fendrick AM1, Sarnes MW2, Nightengale B2, Monto AS1, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Applied Health Outcomes, Tampa, FL, USA
IN3   THE OBSERVED COSTS AND HEALTH-CARE USE OF CHILDREN IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE
Ray GT1, Butler JC2, Black SB1, Sheinfield HR1, Lieu TA3, 1Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA; 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK, USA; 3Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

MENTAL HEALTH I

MH1   SOAP-51: A QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY FOR COMMUNITY-RESIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Barr JT1, Schumacher GE1, Mason E1, Ohman S1, Hanson A2, 1Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; 2Division of Medical Assistance, Boston, MA, USA
MH2   EFFICACY OF NURSE TELEHEALTH CARE AND PEER SUPPORT IN AUGMENTING TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY CARE
Hunkeler EM1, Meresman JF2, Hargreaves WA3, 1Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA; 2Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Santa Clara, CA, USA; 3University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
MH3   RECENT WEIGHT GAIN AND THE COST OF ACUTE SERVICE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Weiden PJ1, Mackell JA2, McDonnell DD3, 1SUNY Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA; 2Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA; 3Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA

QUALITY OF LIFE

QL1   CAN HEALTH STATE VALUES BE PREDICTED FROM HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES?
Svensson K1, Szende A2, Lundbäck B3, 1AstraZeneca R&D, Lund, Sweden, 2AstraZeneca, Torokbalint, Hungary, 3University Hospital, Umea, Sweden
QL2   ESTIMATING PATIENTS' PREFERENCES IN TREATMENT CHOICES INVOLVING RISK: A NEW MODIFIED STANDARD GAMBLE METHOD
Walshe R, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
QL3   PSYCHOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF THE MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY SLEEP SCALE IN THE US GENERAL POPULATION
Hays RD1, Martin SA2, Sesti AM2, Spritzer KL1, 1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Pfizer, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
11:15-11:30 BREAK
11:30-12:30 CONTRIBUTED PODIUM PRESENTATIONS - SESSION IV (4 Concurrent Topics)

MENTAL HEALTH II

MH4   SLEEP DISORDERS AND HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE - AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY
Isacson D, Bingefors K, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
MH5   COST OF THE FIRST, SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT EPISODE OF DEPRESSION IN POLAND
Kiejna A1, Czech M2, Faluta T2, Pachocki R2, Corcaud S3, 1Medical Academy of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland; 2Servier Polska, Warsaw, Poland; 3Les Laboratoires Servier, Neuilly sur Seine Cedex, France
MH6   MODELLING THE COSTS OF ILLNESS AND THE COSTS OF RELAPSE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN THE UK
Launois R1, Présenté G1, Hansen K2, Toumi M3, 1REES France, PARIS, France; 2Lundbeck, PARIS, France; 3Lundbeck SA, Paris, France

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

ND1   INDIRECT COSTS DUE TO BACK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES
Mychaskiw MA, Thomas III J, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
ND2   ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Spottke AE1, Reuter M1, Smala A2, Berger K2, Athen O3, Köhne-Volland R3, Meyer D3, Oertel WH2, Dodel RC1, 1Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany; 2MERG - Medical Economics Research Group, Munich, Germany; 3Metronomia, Munich, Germany
ND3   COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CABERGOLINE COMPARED TO LEVODOPA IN EARLY PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN SWEDEN
Lindgren P1, Jönsson B2, 1Stockholm Health Economics Consulting, Uppsala, Sweden; 2Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden

POPULATION COST & HEALTH ISSUES

CH1   DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIMUM DATASET (MDS)-BASED COMORBIDITY INDEX FOR A NURSING HOME POPULATION
Gilsenan A, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
CH2   TRANSITION IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN U.S. ELDERLY
Zhang JX, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
CH3   TRENDS IN POPULATION-BASED HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETATION OF CHANGE
Erickson P, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA

RESPIRATORY DISEASE/DISORDERS

RP1   DOES ILLNESS-RELATED LOST PRODUCTIVE WORK TIME VARY BY JOB DEMAND OR JOB CONTROL: A CASE STUDY OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS (AR)
Stewart WF, Ricci J, Leotta CR, Chee E AdvancePCS, Hunt Valley, MD, USA
RP2   THE NET COST OF ASTHMA TO A US PUBLIC MEDICAID PROGRAM
Pannicker S1, Nielsen K2, Martin BC1, 1University of Georigia, Athens, GA, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, RTP, NC, USA
RP3   PREPARING THE ASTHMA SYMPTOM UTILITY INDEX FOR INTERNATIONAL USE: TRANSLATION AND LINGUISTIC VALIDATION
Flood EM1, Eremenco SL2, Schmier JK1, Mörk AC3, Stahl E3, Arnold B2, Hudgens S2, Leidy NK1, 1MEDTAP International, Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA; 3AstraZeneca R&D, Lund, Sweden
12:30-13:30 LUNCH, EXHIBITS & CONTRIBUTED POSTER PRESENTATIONS - SESSION II
14:00- 15:00 CONTRIBUTED WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS - SESSION III (6 Concurrent Workshops)
WW15    IMPLEMENTING THE UK NICE CONCEPT IN ANOTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRY: NICE TRY OR "SALADE NICOISE"?
Annemans LJ1, Robays H2, Peys F3, 1Ghent University, HEDM, MEISE, Belgium; 2Ghent University Hospital, GENT, Belgium; 3BIGE, Zaventem, Belgium
WW16    ASSESSING PHARMACOECONOMIC AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES IN GLOBAL PATIENT REGISTRIES
Marle C1, Brod M2, Peeters P1, Sullivan EM3, 1Quintiles Late Phase, Levallois-Perret, France; 2Quintiles Late Phase, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Quintiles Late Phase, Boston, MA, USA
WW17    COST OF ILLNESS STUDIES: DO WE STILL NEED THEM?
Chambers MG1, Hutton J2, Nuijten MJ3, 1MEDTAP International, London, UK; 2MEDTAP International, Inc, London, UK; 3MEDTAP International, Jisp, Netherlands
WW18    FATIGUE ASSESSMENT AS AN OUTCOME IN CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS
Bottomley A, Flechtner H, On behalf of the EORTC Quality of Life Group, Brussels, Belgium
WW19    MEASURES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES
Duffer AP, Fehnel SE, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
WW20    ITEM RESPONSE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT
Chang C-H, Cella D, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
14:30-14:45 BREAK
14:45-15:45 CONTRIBUTED WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS - SESSION IV (6 Concurrent Workshops)
WW21    MAXIMIZING THE SCIENTIFIC AND STRATEGIC VALUE OF PATIENT REGISTRIES
Trotter J, Larson L, Vreeland MG, Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA
WW22    HEALTHCARE DATABASE AS A SERVICE CONTRACTING TOOL - BETWEEN INFORMATION DESERT AND INFORMATION FLOOD: EXPERIENCE OF POLISH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REFORM
Sosnierz A, Jendroszczyk J, Makselon-Jarzabek A, Silesian Regional Sickness Fund, Katowice, Poland
WW23    INCONGRUITY BETWEEN THE USE OF HEALTH ECONOMIC ANALYIS AND BUDGETARY IMPACT ANALYSIS
Hutton J1, Engelfriet P2, Brown R1, Nuijten M2, 1Medtap International, London, England; 2Medtap International, Jisp, Netherlands
WW24    USING PROPENSITY SCORES TO ADJUST FOR TREATMENT SELECTION BIAS: REVIEW OF METHODS PLUS AN EXTENSION FOR USE IN STUDIES WITH THREE OR MORE TREATMENT GROUPS
Irish W, Neighbors D, Lopez R, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
WW25    HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASUREMENT: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO SELECTING AN ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Erickson P, PSU and The On-Line Guide to Quality-of-Life Assessment (OLGA), State College, PA, USA
WW26    METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF DESIGNING QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS
Bottomley A, Flechtner H, On behalf of the EORTC Quality of Life Group, Brussels, Belgium

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