Remarks by Victor Fuchs at 2nd Biennial Conference

We’re pleased to post this transcript the remarks made by Victor Fuchs at the awarding of the 2008 Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics.

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2nd Biennial Conference in Durham, NC

Thank you to everyone who participated in ASHE’s 2nd Biennial Conference at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, in Durham from June 22-25.

Venue: The Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
1 Towerview Drive
Durham, NC 27708-0120

Conference Website: http://healtheconomics.us/conference/2008/

Online Program: http://ashe2008.abstractbook.org/

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Awards at the Duke Conference

Dear ASHE members,

ASHE will present three awards — Student Paper Award, ASHE Medal to a health economist age 40 or under, and a Career Achievement Award — this summer at the Duke conference. Please consider nominating someone for one of the three ASHE awards. Details are at http://www.healtheconomics.us/awards/

The first deadline (for the ASHE Medal) is this Friday, Feb. 15th. Please send all nominating materials to Bill Swan at bill@healtheconomics.org.

Edward Norton Chair, ASHE Awards Committee

Call for Abstracts for 2nd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists

Theme: Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare

Venue: R. David Thomas Center / The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Conference Dates: June 22-25, 2008

Final Submission Deadline: Thu. December 6, 2007 11:59PM EST

Notifications may take up to 48 hours depending on volume of submissions

ASHE is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for its 2nd biennial conference

Submitters may submit multiple abstracts and/or be listed as co-authors in multiple organized sessions. However, as there is considerable demand for a limited number of presentation slots, ASHE reserves the right to limit actual presenters to a single oral presentation if necessary.

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2nd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists

We are pleased to announce the location and dates of our next biennial conference.


Location: Durham, North Carolina
Dates: June 22-25 2008

Theme: Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare
Venue: R. David Thomas Center / The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Workshops will take place on Sunday June 22

We will be providing more details about the conference soon.

Slides from Plenary Speeches and Michael Morrisey's Presentation of the Results of the Survey of Health Economists

The Plenary speakers for the ASHE Conference Madison have graciously provided ASHE with their Powerpoint presentations which you can freely download:

Monday Plenary


Tuesday Plenary


Wednesday Plenary


As well, thanks to Michael Morrisey who has provided us with the Powerpoint files for his presentation:


Thanks to all the Attendees of the "Economics of Population Health" Conference

We want to thank you for attending the Inaugural Conference of ASHE. The success of this conference was largely due to the enthusiasm and support of members. The papers were uniformly of high quality and the discussions were lively. We had about 530 attendees and we have received very positive comments from many of you. However, we want to continue to improve. We would appreciate your thoughts about the strengths and weaknesses of the conference and we are seeking suggestions. Please provide your feedback on the short questionnaire. Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Jody Sindelar, President
John Mullahy, Local Organizing Committee
Dick Arnould, Executive Director

Monona Reception Sunday - Time Change

The Madison Conference Opening Reception at the Monona Terrace in downtown Madison will be starting at 5pm on Sunday, June 4, rather than 6pm as previously scheduled. The reception will end at 6:30pm.

Presentation Submission for Madison Conference

All presenters should have received invitations to the Online Presentation Submission system.

If you haven’t yet (it might have been accidentally flagged as spam, for example), please contact us at conference@healtheconomics.us. Remember that the deadline for submitting your Presentation is 11:00 PM of the night before your presentation. If you can’t submit online, you should come to the registration desk during registration hours the day before your presentation. You can bring a USB flash drive or CD-R.

If you have any concerns, please contact Patrick Taylor at conference@healtheconomics.us.

Graduate Student Meetup at Madison on Sunday

Graduate students attending the upcoming ASHE conference are invited to join us at a student outing after the reception at Monona Terrace on Sunday, June 4th. It will be an opportunity for student attendees and some of their student hosts (from the University of Wisconsin) to meet in a relaxed informal setting.

For coordination purposes we will plan to rendezvous at the Essen Haus/Come Back In at 7:00 PM. The Essen Haus is a favorite of local grad students and features an authentic Wisconsin atmosphere as well as plenty of seating to accommodate the group.

To get to the Essen Haus, simply walk from Monona Terrace back towards the Capitol until you encounter Wilson Street (should be the first major street). Take a right on Wilson Street and walk 4 blocks (about 0.3 miles) and you’ll find the Essen Haus at the northeast corner of Wilson and Franklin.

Address
Essen Haus
514 East Wilson Street
Madison, Wisconsin
Phone: 608-258-8619

Attendee List and Oral Presentation Schedule

A preliminary attendee list is now available [PDF 1MB] based on information available by May 25.

An update to the Oral Presentation Schedule will be posted this weekend. The current version includes email addresses for chairs and discussants. Download here [PDF - 1.15 MB] (updated June 1).

Update: An updated Schedule-at-a-glance is available for download [PDF - 988KB] (updated June 1).

Corrections for the attendee list or the schedules should be sent to conference@healtheconomics.us.

Madison Conference Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will there be wireless Internet access available at the conference headquarters?

We’re pleased to announce that all registrants will be provided with guest accounts with no charge access to the University of Wisconsin Madison wireless network. More details will be available at the registration desk.

  • Can I still register for the conference?

Yes, however it will be at the on-site conference rate. You can register online here.

  • What equipment will be available in the rooms?

All session rooms come equipped with a dedicated computer and a data projector. We will have access to a limited number of overhead transparency projectors, please let us know if you will need at conference@healtheconomics.us.

The dedicated computer will come loaded with Powerpoint 2003 and Adobe Reader.

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Updated Oral Presentation Schedule

New updated schedule will be uploaded Thursday May 25.

Updated Madison Conference schedule at-a-glance

You can now download an up-to-date Schedule At-A-Glance [PDF - 1MB] (updated May 28).

Madison 2006: Online Pre-Registration Rate Ends on May 15 [Extended to May 17]

Deadline Extended to May 17

After May 17 we will be charging the on-site registration rate for the Inaugural ASHE Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, taking place June 4-8 2006. The on-site registration rate is considerably more expensive, so pre- register today

Don’t forget that you need to join or renew for 2006 to get the Member’s Conference Registration rate. Renew now!

Contact Christopher Martin if you wish to upgrade your iHEA membership to a joint ASHE/iHEA membership or if you are interested in finding out more about Organizational membership for your University, association, research group or corporation.

As well, don’t forget about booking accommodations. You can find a wide range of hotels and residences which have special rates for ASHE attendees in the Accommodations section of the ASHE Conference site

The conference is almost here, so you should make sure you book your accomodations as soon as possible.

More conference info …

Program Schedule for Madison Conference online

The schedules for oral presentations and posters for “Economics of Population Health: Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economists” are now online. You can find them here:


Additional conference information is also available online

Register for the Conference

Madison, Wisconsin, June 4-7, 2006

NEW! Madison Conference Brochure [PDF 267 KB]

Register for Conference and/or get ASHE Membership for 2006 to get ASHE Member Rate

Registration Costs
Membership StatusRateFee
2006 ASHE MemberStandardUSD $590
Non-memberStandardUSD $690

You can also register for pre-conference sessions using our online registration. More information on pre-conference sessions.

 

ASHE Student Paper Award

Deadline. The deadline is April 1 at 5:00 pm ET. Submissions must be sent electronically to Bill Swan (bill@healtheconomics.org).

Description. The ASHE Student Paper Award honors the student who wrote the best sole-authored paper.

Eligibility. Applicants must be current Ph.D. students or have received their Ph.D. from a North American institution after July 1, 2004. The paper must be sole authored. The paper must either be accepted for presentation at the ASHE conference or be published (or forthcoming) in a peer-reviewed journal. As a condition of receiving this honor, the recipient must attend the ASHE conference.

Criteria. The Awards Committee will select the paper that makes the greatest contribution to health economics. The paper’s contributions may be theoretical, empirical, or methodological.

Materials. A complete submission will include both the paper and a nominating letter from the student’s advisor. Unpublished submissions should be similar in length and style to an article that might be published in a leading economics journal. Full dissertations will not be accepted.

Judging. The judging will be done in two stages. The chair of the Awards Committee will randomly assign each submitted paper to at least two committee members for an initial review. Based on the initial reviews, a final set of about three papers will be reviewed by the entire committee. The reviews will be blinded (only the committee chair will see the nominating letters). In the event of a conflict of interest, a new committee member will replace the member with the conflict. The replacement will be named by the committee chair, or in the event of the committee chair having a conflict, by a committee member selected by the chair.