Event Archive

2017

March

• 5th Annual Research Symposium

  16 March 2017, 10:00 - 16:00

  The 5th Annual Research Symposium took place on 16 March 2017 at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh. The theme of the event was 'Evidence for sustainability - exploring the current evidence underpinning ways to create sustainable health and care systems'. The event was organised by Healthcare Improvement for Scotland (HIS), Health Economics Research...

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  Can we tax our way out of obesity?

  15 March 2017, 19:30 - 21:00

  Organised by the Cromar Future Group in conjunction with the University, a series of talks through 2016/2017 held in the MacRobert Hall, Tarland

• HERU Seminar - Professor Morten Raun Mørkbak

  07 March 2017, 12:30 - 13:30

  The frist of three seminars by COHERE staff and students this session is from Professor Morten Raun Mørkbak, Associate Professor, Department of Business and Economics, COHERE, University of Southern Denmark, Odense. Title/topic: Incentivized vs. stated intertemporal choices and real physical effort tasks - a cross domain study of individual time preferences. Abstract:Studies have...

February

• DCE Workshop - Banff, Canada

  06 - 08 February 2017

  Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Theoretical and Practical Issues

• MUNROS Policy Conference

  05 - 06 February 2017

  New and Extended Roles for Health Care Professionals: Practice, Outcomes, and Costs

January

• HERU Seminar - Dr Florian Tomini

  10 January 2017, 13:00 - 14:00

  The first HERU seminar of 2017 will be given by Dr Florian Tomini, Health Economist, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Clinical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands. The seminar is in Rm 1:029 from 1pm to 2pm, with a sandwich lunch at 12.30pm. Title: Understanding the value of social networks in...

2016

December

• HERU Seminar - Dr Emmanouil Mentzakis

  13 December 2016, 14:30 - 15:30

  The second December HERU external seminar will be given by Dr Emmanouil Mentzakis, Associate Professor in Economics within Social Sciences, University of Southampton. Title: 'Non-market resource allocation and the public's interpretation of need: an empirical investigation in the context of health care'. Abstract: The concept of need is central to the non-market allocation of...

• HERU seminar - Dr Peter Eibich

  06 December 2016, 14:30 - 15:30

  The first of two December HERU external seminars will be given by Dr Peter Eibich, Senior Researcher, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford.   Title: The effect of retirement on (health) behaviour. The seminar will take place in HSB-115, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill. Other HERU seminars are featured on the HERU...

November

• Data Linkage Showcase 2016

  29 November 2016, 09:00 - 16:30

  The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research Scotland, Administrative Data Research Centre for Scotland and Urban Big Data Centre will host a 1day event on Tuesday 29th November 2016 to showcase Scotland's research strengths, support services and opportunities in cross-sectoral data linkage.

• HENS Workshop on economic evidence for public health

  22 November 2016, 09:30 - 16:00

  Health Economics Network for Scotland (HENS) Workshop Identifying, Appraising and Applying Health Economics Evidence for Public Health Speakers: Paul McNamee, Graham Scotland, Aileen Neilson, Stirling Bryan (HERU) and Cynthia Fraser (HSRU). SummaryThe course provides an introduction to the identification, appraisal and application of economic evidence in health care. Attendees included health care planners, finance directors...