CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline - February 15, 1999
Eighth Canadian Conference on Health Economics
Exploring the Health Frontier: The Effect of Reform Initiatives on Canadian
Health and Health Care
Edmonton, Alberta
August 19-21, 1999
The biennial CHERA/ACRES conference is an opportunity to highlight research
done in Canada and abroad in the area of health economics and health
services research. We invite you to submit abstracts for oral or poster
presentation on the impact of health reform in the following areas:
(1) patients and physicians and the delivery, utilization and costs of
medical services;
(2) the delivery, utilization, costliness and quality of: (a) general acute
hospital care , (b) long term care, (c) home care, (d) community care and
(e) mental health care;
(3) the organizational structure and behaviour of provincial and
sub-regional health care delivery systems;
(4) the determinants of health;
(5) the financing of health care delivery systems;
(6) population health as reflected by changes in the health status of the
nation, provinces, sub-regions or groups of individuals;
(7) the availability, costliness, affordability and accessibility of
prescription drugs; and
(8) the long run economic viability of the Canadian health care system.
The eight general areas listed above are far from definitive. The Program
Committee will consider abstracts on other themes which are of interest to
health care economists and health service researchers. The organizers are
also considering a session on the issue of health research dissemination in
Canada. Submissions in this area will be considered for a special session
now under development.
The Program Committee will also consider proposals for directed sessions
consisting of related papers.
Graduate students are welcome to submit their papers to this competition.
Authors will receive confirmation of acceptance or refusal by May 15, 1999.
Abstract submissions will be accepted by e-mail, e-mail attachment, fax or
mail.
You can use the on-line form found on the CHERA/ACRES web page
(http://www.healtheconomics.org/chera), or send the abstract in your chosen
format, using the following guidelines:
- Abstracts should not exceed 250 words
- Please include: (1) Title, (2) Presenting author’s name, organization and
contact information, including e-mail address, (3) Other authors names,
organizations and e-mail addresses, and, (4) Three key words
- Please use the following structure (if appropriate): (1) Problem/question
addressed, (2) Data and methods used, (3) Results and conclusions, and, (4)
Implications of findings.
- Please indicate your preference for a oral or poster presentation.
By submitting an abstract, presenters understand that they are responsible
for their own conference related expenses and are obliged to register
separately and pay the early registration fee, should their abstract be
accepted.
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Bill Swan, Executive Director
Canadian Health Economics Research Association
3rd Floor, Abramsky Hall, Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 CANADA
613-545-6000 x 4871 Tel, 613-545-6353 Fax
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