Published: 15 January 2024
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Dear EUPHA Public Health Economics (EUPHA-ECO) members, First of all we would like to wish a great 2024 to all EUPHA-ECO members and share that many news will come this year, including workshops and specific working groups! The organised sessions of 2023 and the EPH pre-conference were a success and we would like to count on your interest and involvement to expand the section and its contributions for 2024. For those new to the section, besides announcing the upcoming sessions, this newsletter includes (1) news on European health systems and policies; (2) job positions; and (3) recent published papers. Feel free to share with us further updates, positions and papers! News on European health systems and policies #1 - Recently, the European Commission, the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies released 29 Country Health Profiles covering EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway. These profiles offer insights into each country's health system challenges, policy developments, and responses post-COVID-19, including a synthesis of health status, determinants, system organisation and effectiveness. #2 - The European Parliament has endorsed the European Health Data Space (EHDS) creation for streamlined personal health data access. The EHDS empowers individuals over their health data, enabling secure sharing for altruistic and research purposes. The legislation provides EU-wide patient access to health data and allows professionals access as needed. It establishes national health data services with quality and security rules. EHDS also allows sharing aggregated health data for public interest, excluding advertising and insurance assessment. #3 - The European Commission and the European Medicines Agency introduced the first EU list of critical medicines, comprising over 200 vital substances. This list aids in assessing product vulnerability and securing supply chains to prevent shortages. Designation as critical emphasises the medicine's pivotal role in ensuring quality healthcare and public health protection in Europe. While not predicting imminent shortages, the list underscores the need to prevent potential scarcity for patient well-being. Annual reviews will support vulnerability analysis and recommended measures for resilient supply chains, with collaboration between the Commission, Member States, and stakeholders. Job positions Assistant Professor (Causal Inference & Health Economics) @ University of Zurich, Germany (deadline: 15th January) Postdoctoral Research Associate (Environmental/Health Economics) @ University of Illinois, USA (deadline: 15th January) Senior Health Economics (Health Economics) @ NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Unit, UK (deadline: 21st January) Research Associate (Health Economics) @ International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Internship for PhD students (Health Economics) @ OECD Public Health team in Q3-Q4 2024 (also contact michele.cecchini@oecd.org) Do not hesitate to share with us for more information about the open positions. Recent papers Fledsberg S, Svensson M, Johansson N. Lifetime healthcare expenditures across socioeconomic groups in Sweden. Eur J Public Health. 2023 Dec 9;33(6):994-1000. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad140. Martínez de Alva P, Ghaderi A, Andersson G, Feldman I, Sampaio F. The cost-effectiveness of a virtual intervention to prevent eating disorders in young women in Sweden. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Oct;56(10):1887-1897. doi: 10.1002/eat.24018. Timpson K, McCartney G, Walsh D, Chabanis B. What is missing from how we measure and understand the experience of poverty and deprivation in population health analyses? Eur J Public Health. 2023 Dec 9;33(6):974-980. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad174. Santos JV, Cylus J. The value of healthy ageing: Estimating the economic value of health using time use data. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Nov 30;340:116451. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116451. We are interested in knowing what you are working on! Let us know if you would like us to share your recent publications. We hope to meet you soon! João Vasco Santos, MD MPH PhD (LinkedIn) - EUPHA-ECO President |
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