Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research

This two day (09:30-14:30 on both days) short course is relevant to people producing or using evidence to influence the health and well being of the population. In particular, those working in higher education institutions, including health economics research units, local government, public health, and third sector.

The short course is structured so that each session on methods is accompanied with a recently completed or ongoing research project example that is being undertaken at the Public Health and Prevention Economics Research Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation. These projects span Horizon Europe, National Institute of Health and Care Research and local government and third sector funded and collaborative studies. The short course will showcase presentation from health economics early career researchers working on the ground. The focus will be on practical issues as well as more theoretical issues of producing high quality yet innovative health economics research in this expanding field.

This course is UK focused but is applicable for delegates from many countries with diverse health care systems facing the challenges of meeting the demands placed by non-communicable, often preventable, chronic disease, disability and premature mortality. In many countries there is a recognition that the health of the population is influenced by multiple sectors of the economy beyond the traditional health care sector as well as directly by individuals themselves.

Through recorded presentations and live breakout rooms with you, the delegates, and the faculty of researchers at Public Health and the Prevention Economics Research Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, we will be asking and discussing collaboratively:

• What additional challenges does applying methods of economic evaluation to public health and prevention initiatives within and outside of traditional health care systems pose and how can they be addressed?
• What methods are health economists, using (portfolio diversification) to address these challenges and add to the evidence base of the relative cost-effectiveness and social value of public health and prevention interventions across sectors and across the life-course?
• How can such interventions be paid for in future and how do these methods relate to overarching policy approaches to sustainability and climate change?

This conference is being run by Bangor University if you have any questions, please contact the event team.