6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

HEALTH ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT & POLICY

June 4-6, 2007, Athens, Greece

PROGRAM

 Organized by

 

 ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (AT.IN.E.R.)

 

Conference Venue: University of Athens (30 Panepistimiou Street)

 

                                                    

Organizing AND SCIENTIFIC Committee

 

1.       Dr. John Yfantopoulos, Head, Health Research Unit, ATINER & Professor, University of Athens, Greece

2.       Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President and Director, ATINER

3.       Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President of ATINER  & Professor, Sam Houston State University, USA.

4.       Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Radford University, USA.

5.       Dr. Jorja Manos Leap, Professor, UCLA School of Public Policy, USA

6.       Dr. Stefanos Nastis, University of Wyoming, USA

7.       Dr. Andy Stergachis, Professor, University of Washington, USA

8.       Dr. Maria Tsouroufli, Research Fellow, University of Cardiff, U.K.

9.       Zoe Boutsioli, Ph.D. Student, University of Kent, U.K.

  

 

Administration

Fani Balaska, Natasa Filiou, Eirini Lentzou , Thomas Papanikos, Sylia Sakka

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 (The time for each session includes a 10 minutes coffee break)

 

Monday, June 4th, 2007

 

17:30 - 18:30 Registration

18:30 - 19:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. John Yfantopoulos, Head, Health Research Unit, ATINER & Professor, University of Athens, Greece

 

18:30 – 21:00

Opening Panel (Session I): Hospital Themes

Chair: Dr. John Yfantopoulos, Head, Health Research Unit, ATINER & Professor, University of Athens, Greece

  1. McGuire, A., Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science. Measuring the Quality of Hospital Treatment. 
  2. Roj, J., Assistant Professor, The Poznan University of Economics, Poland. Cost Effectiveness of Hospitals in Poland.
  3. Sarp, N., Professor, Ankara University, Turkey. Types of Disasters Hospitals Faced in Ankara-Turkey.
  4. Tussing, A.D., Professor, Syracuse University, USA & Wren, M.A., PhD Student, Trinity College, Ireland. Two-Tiered Care in Irish Public Hospitals: The Role of Mixed Methods of Remuneration.
  5. Randall, G., Assistant Professor, McMaster University, Canada. Policy Change and Institutional Isomorphism in Health Care.

 

 

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

 

08:30-10:30

Session II: Issues on National Health Systems

Chair: Glen Randall, Assistant Professor, McMaster University, Canada

  1. NiLuasa, S., PhD Student, University of Limerick, Ireland. Boston or Berlin – A Decision for Ireland?
  2. Cavalli, L., Researcher, Bocconi University, Italy & Jommi, C., Researcher, Bocconi University, Italy. Regionalisation of Italian NHS and Account Management by the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  3. Smith, S., PhD Student, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Measurement of Equity in Irish Healthcare Financing. Updating Analysis from the 1980s and Investigation of Measurement Issues in the Irish Context.
  4. Thomas, S., Lecturer, Trinity College, Ireland. Addressing inequities in the Irish Health Care System through Social Health Insurance.

 

10:30-12:30

Session III: Economic Approaches

Chair: Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Radford University, USA.

  1. Moltchanova, E., Statistician, National Public Health Institute, Finland, Schreier, N., PhD Student, National Public Health Institute, Finland, Karvoven, M., Researcher, National Public Health Institute, Finland & Kuik, O., Researcher, Institute of Environmental Studies, the Netherlands. The Effect of Daily Weather on Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Incidence and Mortality, and the Economic Implications.
  2. Svensson, M., PhD Student, Orebro University, Sweden. Economic Upturns are Good for your Heart but Watch Out for Accidents
  3. Gabler, K., Student B.A. (Health Management), University of Applied Sciences at Braunschweig, Germany, Hofmann, H., Student B.A. (Health Management), University of Applied Sciences at Braunschweig, Germany, Leben, M., Student B.A. (Health Management), University of Applied Sciences at Braunschweig, Germany & Trautner, C., MD MPH, University of Applied Sciences at Braunschweig, Germany. Economic Analysis of Autologous Blood Transfusion Considering a Utilisation Coefficient.

 

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

 

13:30-15:30

Session IV: Demographics – Social Aspects II

Chair: Angelos Tsourapas, Researcher, The University of Birmingham, UK

  1. Joshi, V., Researcher, Health Services Research Network, Singapore. Post-65ers: Is There a Generation Gap In Healthcare Perceptions and Expectations?
  2. Mohanty, M., Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, India. Family Systems of Young Substance Abusers.
  3. Paringer, L., Professor, California State University, East Bay, USA. Health Insurance and Access to Care: The Plight of the U.S. Immigrant Population.
  4. Paswan, B., Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. Health Status of Elderly in Rural Maharashtra: Do Socio-Economic Differentials Matter?

 

15:30-17:00

Session V: Demographics – Social Aspects II

Chair: Zoe Boutsioli, Ph.D. Student, University of Kent, U.K.

  1. Warburton, C., Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. International law and Optimal Antiretroviral Drug Access. (Tuesday, 5th June 2007)
  2. Andersson, H., Researcher, Dept. of Transport Economics, VTI, Sweden. Gender, Risk Perception, and Smoking Behaviour.
  3. Deutmeyer, M., Lecturer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria. Academic Education in Health and Nursing in Austria – A New Challenge.

 

 

20:30 – 22:30 Greek Night

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

 

08:30-10:30

Session VI: Management Issues I

Chair: Nilgun Sarp, Professor, Ankara University, Turkey

  1. Karagoz, S., Lecturer, Ankara University, Turkey. Determining the Job Stress Level of Managers at Ministry of Health Hospitals in Ankara.
  2. Magana, L., Academic Dean, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pϊblica, Mexico. On-line Management Training for the Health Systems.
  3. Tsourapas, A., Researcher, The University of Birmingham, UK & Frew, E., Lecturer, The University of Birmingham, UK. Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis (PBMA): A Case Study of the Greek Context.

 

 

10:30-12:00

Session VII: Management Issues II

Chair: Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President of ATINER  & Professor, Sam Houston State University, USA.

  1. Van Dijk, D., Lecturer, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel & Brodsky, E., PhD Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Advanced and Specialist Nursing Practice Roles: Attitudes of Registered Nurses and Physicians in Israel. (Wednesday, 6th June 2007)
  2. Esatoglu, A., Associate Professor, Ankara University, Turkey. Determining the Conflict Management Strategies of Managers at Ministry of Health Hospitals in Ankara
  3. Tsiachristas, A., Msc Student, University Maastricht, the Netherlands, Pavlova, M., Assistant Professor, University Maastricht, the Netherlands, Vermaeten, G., Adjunct Director, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands & Groot, W., Associate Professor, University Maastricht, the Netherlands. Potential Barriers to the Application of Multi-Factor Portfolio Analysis in Public Hospitals: Evidence from a Pilot Study in the Netherlands.

 

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

 

13:00 – 14:30

Session VIII: Efficiency

Chair: Greer J. Sullivan, Professor, University of Arkansas, USA

  1. Lordan, G., PhD Student, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Measuring Efficiency in Healthcare: An Application to Out of Hours Primary Care Services on the Island of Ireland.
  2. Jeanrenaud, C., Associate Professor, Institute for Research in Economics, Switzerland & Marti, J., Ph.D. Student, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. Technical Efficiency of Swiss Nursing Home-Application of Parametric Frontiers.
  3. Jungfer, F., Medical Doctor, Sends Hospital France, & Tonduangu, D., Sens Hospital France. Elaboration of Therapeutic Protocols in an Intensive Care Unit. Impact on Medical Practices and Costs.

 

14:30 – 17:30

Session IX: Health Status and Impacts

Chair: Lynn Paringer, Associate Professor, California State University, East Bay, USA.

  1. Oreopoulos, P., Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada & Stabile, M., Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada. Short, Medium, and Long Term Consequences of Poor Infant Health: An Analysis using Siblings and Twins. (Wednesday, 6th June 2007)
  2. Chu, C.H., Assistant Professor, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Taiwan & Chu, C.L., Associate Professor, Asian University Institute of Long-term Care, China. Willingness to Pay for Characteristics on Fracture Fixation Devices of Out-Of-Pocket in Taiwan.
  3. Trautner, C., Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Reduced Incidence of Lower-Limb Amputations
  4. Sullivan, J. G., Professor, University of Arkansas, USA. Disparities in Hospitalization for Diabetes among Persons with and without Co-occurring Mental Disorders.
  5. Veiga, P., Assistant Professor, University of Minho, Portugal. Out- of-Pocket Expenditures Due to Obesity in Portugal.
  6. Hawley, G., Senior Policy Advisor, Microsimulation Modelling and Data Analysis Division, Canada. Using the Tax Lever to Help Combat Obesity. 

 

18:30 – 20:30 Dinner

 

 

Thursday, June7th, 2007

Archaeological Tour: Departure at 8:30 a.m. Return at 3:30 p.m.

 

Friday, June 8th, 2007

CRUISE: Departure at 7:00 a.m. Return at 8:30 p.m.