Women in HEOR: Achievements, Lessons Learned and Future Ambitions
Author(s)
Olivia Wu, PhD, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, Julia F. Slejko, PhD, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA and Lotte Steuten, PhD, MSc, Office of Health Economics, London, LON, UK
PURPOSE: To highlight a 5-year lookback of the Women in HEOR initiative and showcase ways the initiative has brought attention to gender diversity, elevating diversity in the HEOR workforce, and discussion of future directions of the initiative. DESCRIPTION: The vision of the Women in HEOR initiative is to support the contribution of women in our field by serving as a catalyst for leadership and a platform for mentorship, collaboration, and networking. In 2017, this initiative formed in response to evidence from numerous studies that show supporting diversity leads to better performance for organizations. Gender diversity is one of the dimensions of diversity that ISPOR is committed to. Over the past five years, through a range of activities and the support of the ISPOR community, Women in HEOR has been successful at delivering on their objectives. We will describe progress that the Society has made in terms of growth in the proportion of gender diverse panels and conference program committee members. Ensuring diversity in our conference speakers helps support diversity in science, because these speakers not only represent our field and their individual sectors but inspire others to follow their path. Olivia Wu will describe the history of the Women in HEOR initiative, highlighting past sessions and activities. A diverse panel will be invited to reflect on their involvement in the initiative and perceived outcomes of the initiative. Julia Slejko will moderate discussion among the panelists and audience about the future of the initiative including ongoing research projects and membership feedback related to identifying mentors and leadership development. Speakers will elicit discussion from the audience through polling and live discussion on topics including needs of ISPOR members and discussion of diversity within ISPOR. The session is designed to benefit a broad audience and open to all ISPOR Europe 2022 registrants.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2022-11, ISPOR Europe 2022, Vienna, Austria
Code
245
Topic
Organizational Practices