Published Jul 18, 2016

Two-Day BIA Training to be Held in Durham, NC, USA  Princeton, NJ—July 18, 2016—The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced today that it will be holding a two-day training program on budget impact analysis, Building a Budget Impact Model: Budget Impact Analysis Training, in Durham, NC, USA on November 16-17, 2016. Health care treatments are increasingly assessed by reimbursement authorities to determine the impact a therapy may have on the health system’s budget. As a result, budget impact analyses (BIAs) now play an essential role in the evaluation of therapeutic options, and understanding of BIA is vital knowledge for professionals and administrators working in health care today. The ISPOR BIA training program is designed for anyone who develops, utilizes, or funds/sponsors BIA models. The two-day course will be taught by preeminent thought leaders in the field that includes:

• Josephine Mauskopf, PhD, Vice President, Health Economics, RTI Health Solutions
• Daniel Mullins, PhD, Professor and Chair, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland
• Stephanie Earnshaw, PhD, Vice President, Health Economics, RTI Health Solutions
• Anita Brogan, PhD, Head, Decision Analytic Modeling, Health Economics, RTI Health Solutions

Additional information on the ISPOR BIA training program can be found here. ###