Upcoming Events 2008

• Grand Challenges in Health & Medicine. Public Lecture Series 2008
• 15th Anniversary Clinical Epidemiology 23rd July 2008
• Welcome Sessions for New Students 24 & 25th July 2008
• Launch of Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence Based Decison Making - 25 July
• Health Economics Collaboration Workshop 25 July 2008
  Measuring quality of life in economic evaluation: which way forward?
• Sydney Cancer Conference 2008 – 25 & 26 July
• Careers in Public Health and Medicine Information Forum - 21 August
• Seminars within the School of Public Health

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence Based Decison Making (CeMPED). The centre is a joint initiative of staff in Psychology, Medicine and Public Health and addresses:

• The behavioural factors which promote good health and prevent disease
• How to increase the use of evidence to make better health care decisions
• Ways to enhance the psychosocial adjustment of patients and carers
• Ways to support patients to be more involved in their own health care

We will be holding drinks after the launch, in conjunction with the poster session and drinks being run by the Sydney Cancer Conference.

Download an invitation to the launch here.

***Space is limited and we need numbers for catering so if you would like to attend, please RSVP to the email below. ***

Measuring quality of life in economic evaluation: which way forward?

Speakers include:
Philip Clarke, University of Sydney
Adriana Platona, Deptment of Health & Ageing
Julie Ratcliffe, University of South Australia
Jeff Richardson, Monash University
Paul Scuffham, Griffith University
Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney
Theo Vos, University of Queensland

Overview:
The assessment of quality of life is one of the key issues in the economic evaluation of new health care interventions and technologies. Over recent years, several alternative approaches have been proposed to measure health-related quality of life. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the relative merits of these methods, potential differences and the implications for conducting economic evaluations in practice. It will also provide an opportunity for researchers to present current research.

The workshop will comprise three sessions:

1. What can we use to measure health related quality of life?
   Overview of generic instruments including AQol, EQ-5D, SF-6D
   Should we be using DALY?s for economic evaluation?
   How do these measures compare for common health states?
2. How can these measures be used in practise?
   How has quality of life been assessed in recent submissions to the pharmaceutical benefits advisory committee (PBAC)?
   How should we be measuring quality of life in future?
3. Overview of current research

Location: Sutherland Room, Holme Building, Science Rd, University of Sydney.
Date: 25th July 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: Industry $500; Public Sector $200; Academia $50
(The fee for attending the workshop also includes lunch and refreshments)
Registration: Due to an overwhelming response, registration for this workshop has been closed.
Enquiries:

Download the Information Flyer here.

Registration for this workshop has now closed.