SPHERE Health Economics Workshop
Objectives
- To provide a basic grounding in economics and economic evaluation concepts
- To enable individuals to critically appraise economic evaluation evidence and understand its strengths and limitations.
- To provide guidance for non-economists, particularly individuals working in public health, health policy and clinical settings to engage with health economists and establish the investment case for new programs and policies based on economic evidence
Collaborators
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
DAY 1 - 23 Nov 2023
Introduction to Key Concepts in Economics and Economic Evaluation
Presentation by Professor Stephen Jan. The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW.
Practical Issues in Economic Evaluation Part 1 (Costing, Data Collection, Discounting)
Presentation by Dr Rebecca Addo. Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), UTS.
Practical Issues in Economic Evaluation Part 2 (Quality of Life Assessment, Willingness to Pay, Values of Statistical Life, Inclusion of Productivity Losses)
Presentation by Dr Joe Carrello. Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), UTS.
Economic Evaluation Checklists and Case Study
Presentation by Dr David Boettiger and Professor Virginia Wiseman. The Kirby Institute, UNSW
Economic Evaluation alongside Clinical Trials
Presentation by Dr Emily Atkins, The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW.
DAY 2 - 30 Nov 2023
Resources
Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA)
- Find a health economist here.
- Health Economics Alongside Trials Special Interest Group (HEAT SIG)
Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at UTS
- Economic evaluations in cancer clinical trials (CREST factsheet). This provides general guidance on understanding the purpose of conducting an economic evaluation.
- Health economic checklist of clinical trials (checklist). This provides questions to determine whether the study may require a health economics audit by CREST.
- Step-by-step guide to economic evaluations in cancer trials (CREST factsheet). This provides an overview of the steps involved in undertaking an evaluation.
- How much does it cost to include an economic evaluation in a clinical trial (CREST factsheet). This provides the developers of trials with a practical understanding of what is required when considering the budget for an economic evaluation.
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence
- Planning Economic Evaluations: A Checklist. Evidence and Evaluation Guidance Series, Population and Public Health Division. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health; 2023
- Reviewing Economic Evaluations: A Checklist. Evidence and Evaluation Guidance Series, Population and Public Health Division. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health; 2023.
- Commissioning Economic Evaluations: A Guide. Evidence and Evaluation Guidance Series, Population and Public Health Division. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health, 2017.