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From NCE to NICE: the role of Pharmacoeconomics

What Is the Price Benchmark to Replace Average Wholesale Price (AWP)?

NICE announces development of further Quality Standards

Avastin patient access scheme too complicated, says NICE

Comparative Effectiveness—of What? Evaluating Strategies to Improve Population Health

Market access and patient access schemes

Market access: Risk sharing and alternative pricing schemes

US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels'

Medical Affairs at the centre of life sciences innovation

Rising Burden of Diseases Drives the Pharmaceutical Industry in East Africa Says Frost & Sullivan

Is Health Care Special?

CRD international register of ongoing systematic reviews

Hospitals Should Plan Now for Value-Based Purchasing, Which May Be a Game-Changer

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Health care and revenue competition in Britain

Literature Review Examines Value of Managed Care Pharmacy Tools

Compelling Evidence Regarding Effectiveness Of Managed Care Pharmacy Tools In Achieving Intended Outcomes

IBM, Aetna roll out cloud-based clinical decision support system

Health Economics Spending Increases 45% in Emerging Markets, 8% in the US

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announces new NHS ‘quality standards’

PharmaNet, Abacus ally on ‘real world' research

The Impact of Employer Health and Productivity Management Practices

NICE ‘yes’ in 80% of treatment appraisals

Providers Have Won Majority of RAC Claims Denials They Have Appealed

Study examines UK’s NICE as model producer of HTA

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announces new NHS ‘quality standards’

Government kicks off consultation on outcomes framework

Will More Insurers Control Health Care Costs Better?

Will Janssen-Cilag's ADHD YouTube Video Go Viral and Win an Award?

Reimbursement by Distributors

Growing application of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research in health-care decision-making in the Asia-Pacific region.Yang BM, Lee K. Value Health. 2009 Nov-Dec;12 Suppl 3:S1-2.

Value-based Pricing to be Introduced to the UK Pharma Industry by 2014

Disclosing Industry Relationships — Toward an Improved Federal Research Policy

Pharmacoeconomics: friend or foe?

NHS reform – a bold vision or a dangerous gamble?

GSK's Coverup of Avandia's Heart Risk Data: Is This How the Entire Industry Views Its Repsonsibility to Patients?

Oncology drug price cuts announced in Italy related to perfomance based schemes

US And European Prices Aren’t So Different After All

Grand challenges in pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes

White Paper: An Economic Assessment of the Relationship between Price Regulation and Incentives to Innovate in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Clarifying Sources of Geographic Differences in Medicare Spending

Is The Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Reports Being Evaluated? by Rebecca Singer Cohen Rebecca Singer Cohen View Author Bio and Bryan Luce

Biosimilars’ Price Dynamic in Europe, Dr Matthias Liefner of Simon Kucher and Partners.

AQoL Website - Centre for Health Economics, Monash University

“How To Negotiate Salary”, a submitted article by Bill Cebak - Founder / Headhunter Global HEOR, Market Access and Medical Communications Practice since 1993

AMCP eDossier System: A Partnership that Works! AMCP News June 2010

Dartmouth Atlas: A Response to Its Researchers

D2 Review : APHA and AMCP introduce MTM Connections a fantastic site for new professional opportunities

Including Pregnant Women in Clinical Research Called ‘Imperative’

Selecting Quality and Resource Use Measures A Decision Guide for Community Quality Collaboratives

Spending More on Drugs Doesn’t Mean Spending Less On Other Care

Trendspotter: Consumer Survey Shows Opposition to Evidence-Based Medicine

Patient Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

Former CMS Official’s Off-Label Work May Help Reform Law’s CER Center

Patient-reported outcome measures in the NHS: new methods for analysing and reporting EQ-5D data

Integrated Health Ecosystem Key to Creating Better Health Outcomes and Managing Costs for Employers and Health Plans

The Health Care Economy: New Questions About Costs, Quality And Care

The Amazing Maze of US Health Care

Universal Healthcare Myths | New Health Care Bill Facts

Pricing, profits and pharmacoeconomics - for whose benefit?

Symposium on Research Methods for Clinical and Comparative Effectiveness Studies – Part II

France, Italy announce drug pricing cuts

"AMCP Launches Health Care Reform Implementation Web Page"

2010 Lecture: US Health Care Reform

Biosimilars: Issues Overview

AZ's fixed-price deal on Iressa gets NICE nod

Transforming Trial Results Into Practice Change: The Final Translational Hurdle

Obama’s New Health Rationer-in-Chief

NICE to move to value-based pricing?

Reimbursement of New High Cost Drugs – Deal or No Deal! by:Michael Barry MD, PhD, FRCPI, 2009-2010 ISPOR President and Clinical Director National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

UK Government Wants To Revamp Drug Watch Dog NICE

New FDA Campaign Targets Detailing, Trade Shows

Advances in technology highlight need of Pharmacoeconomics in managing healthcare: Dr Rajesh Balakrishnan

RFP for 2011 IBI/NBCH Health & Productivity Forum

Funny Pharmacy Videos. These are Hysterical! Particularly "The PharmG's - Boom Intervention" Rap

Job Title Company

Research Health Economist RTI Health Solutions

Research Scientist/Senior Research Associate – Literature Review and Meta-Analytic Services (London, UK) United BioSource Corporation

Program Director, Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research Jefferson School of Population Health

Research Analyst Oxford Outcomes

VP Research & Analysis Express Scripts

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

MS in Health Outcomes Research Albany College of Pharmacy

Arizona State School of Health Management & Policy

Our graduate programs prepare students for managerial positions in a broad array of health organizations. Our faculty is engaged in cutting-edge research in health care delivery, health policy, and health information systems. Their research interests include: health care supply chain management; pharmaceutical markets; health care information systems; epidemiology of diabetes and hypertension; mental health and work disability; physician practices and managed care.

Australian Graduate Programs in Health Economics

Links to universities and degree offerings

Brandeis University Schneider Institutes for Health Policy

Since 1978, conducting research, policy analysis and technical assistance on broad issues facing the health care system in the United States and selected countries abroad in 3 major areas: Acute and chronic health through The Institute on Healthcare Systems, Behavioral health within the Institute for Behavioral Health, and International Health.

Carnegie Mellon Health Economics

PhD Public Policy, PhD Economics/Public Policy, MS Health Care Polcy & Management, MS Medical Management

Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research

Based out of Stanford University School of Medicine

Cerdi Health Economics

Master Economie de la santé dans les pays en développement et en transition - en bref

City University London

City University London offers two Masters programmes in Health Economics, one of which (MSc Economic Evaluation in Health Care) is available both full time and part-time, with teaching each week over two days FT and on one day PT. It's accessible to those without existing economics qualifications and in fact the large majority of students do not have them. It's one of the largest programmes in the UK and has an excellent reputation amongst employers and graduate employment record, particularly in the pharma industry.

Cleveland State University

MBA, MPH in Health Care Administration

Curtin University of Social Econoimcs & Public Health Research

Australia

Dartmouth College Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences

MS, MPH, PhD in Evaluative Clinical Sciences. Outcomes research, health behavior and decision making, health policy, quality improvement, and public health.

Distance Learning Health Economics

Distance learning Health Economics programme is based on the wide experience in on-site academic education offered through thirteen editions of the Master's Degree in Health Economics and Health Care Management imparted at UPF

Duke University Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics

Part of Duke Clinical Research Institute evaluates costs, outcomes, and quality of life in clinical trials; studies physician and patient decision making; and conducts health services research in such areas as access to care, geographic variation, and managed care.

EMAUD

European Market Access University Diploma. The programme follows each step of the life cycle of a drug, integrating market access theory and practice for results you can apply in the real world. Students will acquire the necessary skills to develop and implement a market access plan.

Emory University Department of Health Policy and Management

MPH and MSPH in health care outcomes and management, Clinical outcomes measurement, outcomes management research design and methods, cost effectiveness analysis. PhD in health services research and health policy.

Erasmus University of Rotterdam Institute for Medical Technology Assessment

Academic study in Health Policy and Management, and lectures at Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences. Downloadable pdf files of reports available.

European Market Access University Diploma (EMAUD)

The first European Market Access University Diploma (EMAUD) is now ready. It was developed at the initiative of the University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 by Professors Mondher Toumi and Michel Lamure with the participation of Pr. Marc Bui and his team from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE) at Sorbonne-Paris. This innovative programme, exclusively taught in English, follows each step of the life cycle of a drug, integrating market access theory and practice for results that can be applied in the real world. Students will acquire the necessary skills to implement and develop a market access plan.

Fellowship in Pharmacoeconomics: Survey Results

Describe the results from an AFPE survey on organizational structures and educational components of the pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research (PE/OR) fellowship programs in the United States.

Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical School Clinical Pharmacy Services (UMMS CPS)

Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research in the area of managed care pharmacy. Application Deadline January 15th of each year; Start Date July 1st of each year; Length of Program 2 years.

Florida A&M University Center Economic, Social & Administrative Pharmacy

MS in Pharmacoeconomics - Economic, Social and Administrative Pharmacy Division PharmD, Master in Public Health MS in Pharmaceutics MS and PHD in Pharmacology/Toxicology

Fox School of Business, Temple University

Supporting and enriching the academic programs are research and outreach institutes and centers including the Institute for Business and Information Technology, Institute of Global Management Studies, Center for International Business Education and Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, Advanta Center for Research in Financial Institutions, Center for Healthcare and Research Management, and Small Business Development Center.

Georgetown University Institute - Health Policy Institute

Health policy and health services research.

Harvard University Dept. of Health Policy & Management

MS, MPH, Sc.D. in Health Policy and Management, Ph.D. in Health Policy; Decision sciences, health economics, political analysis, evaluative sciences, ethics, medical sociology, post-doctoral training in health services research and pharmacoeconomics.

Health Economics and Decision Modelling- University of Sheffield

This internationally focussed Masters course, new for 2009, is intended to equip participants with the techniques and methods of health economics and modelling to meet these needs. It is ideal for students wishing to pursue a career as a professional health economist / modeller. Visit the link for more information and how to apply. Location is Sheffield, United Kingdom. Also offer MPH degrees.

Health Economics Course

A new postgraduate course for health economics graduates in the public, private and non-profit sectors has been established at University College Cork (UCC).

Health Information Research Unit (HIRU) at McMaster University

Evidence-based Health Informatics

Lehigh University, College of Business and Economics

London School of Economics, LSE Health & Social Care

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Health Economics & Financing Programme (HEFP)

Loyola Launches New Program in Health Services Research

Loyola University Health System has established a new Program in Health Services Research to study how doctors and nurses can provide better health care at lower costs to more people. Health services research is a burgeoning field that examines such topics as access to health care, costs, outcomes, patient safety and patient education.

Loyola University Health System: Health Services Research

Loyola University Health System has established a new Program in Health Services Research to study how doctors and nurses can provide better health care at lower costs to more people.

Lund University, Health Economics and Management

Medical University of South Carolina Pharmaceutical Sciences

PhD Program with some emphasis on Outcomes Research

Monash University Center for Health Program Evaluation

Australian academic centre of excellence in health economics research, teaching and community service. The overriding goal of the Centre is to undertake and promote high quality health economics research and teaching activities, with both a national and international focus.

Monash University, Center For Health Program Evaluation, Health Economics

Ohio State University Caligiuri Laboratory

Pursuing basic science discovery and focusing on physician-scientist training for clinical application.

Ohio State University Pharmacy Administration

M.S. and PhD programs in Pharmaceutical Administration emphasizes pharmaceutical health services research, pharmacoeconomics, and patient outcomes. Our graduates work in academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and for health outcomes consulting companies.

Online International Masters of Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics

Online International Masters of Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics offered, organized by IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra in association with CRES (Economy and Health Research Centre)

Online PhD in Health Sciences Degree Programs

Listing of programs that offer on-line PhD degrees in the following areas: Nursing, health administration, public health, pharmacy, health promotion, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health management, health services, holistic health and wellness, psychology and mental health, etc.

Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Center at The University of Utah

Mission is to facilitate the interaction of academia and patient care systems in the conduct of outcomes research, the presentation and publication of results, training of healthcare professionals and facilitating the utilization of outcomes research information to improve patient care. Contract with the pharmaceutical industry, foundations, managed care organizations and government.

Population Health Graduate Program at University of Wisconsin

The MS/PhD Population Health Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin is an interdisciplinary training program that builds on the core disciplines of epidemiology, health services research/health determinants, and biostatistics. With this background in these core areas, students are then given the opportunity to pursue one or more of the following concentrations: epidemiology, health services research/health determinants, social and behavioral health, or clinical research. We strongly believe this innovative approach provides the holistic and multidisciplinary focus training necessary to equip students to become highly skilled and sought-after researchers. Our program boasts nearly 100 program faculty members connected with several world-class research projects; a third of these faculty members are from the Department of Population Health Sciences and the rest are from a wide range of departments across campus. Also, due to our smaller program size of approximately 65 students, we are able to provide significant personal attention to our students. Our faculty members are friendly, accessible, and provide invaluable mentoring. Finally, the University of Wisconsin is located in beautiful capital city of Madison known for its lakes, biking trails, and vibrant downtown area.

Postgraduate Taught Programmes in Health Economics

Up to 6 scholarships offered for MSc in Health Economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK. This new program is designed for those seeking careers in health economics, such as a health economist, in research or in practice in the health field, or one in which health economics is essential.

PRIME Institute

Part of University of Minnesota. Mission is the study of the economic and policy issues to help improve popular access to pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services. The Institute is directed by Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Pharm.D., Ph.D.,

Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School

RAND

Policy think-tank, and offers graduate programs. Developers of RAND SF-36, the general quality of life assessment tool.

Rutgers Health Science Institute

MPH/MBA Health care economics, comparative health care systems, Health care policy

S.K.Patel college of pharmaceutical Education and Research

São Paulo Center for Health Economics

São Paulo Center for health economics, a center at the Federal University of São PAulo - Brazil

Schneider Institutes for Health Policy (SIHP)

Currently, we are directing our own Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) training program, and many SIHP research projects seek to better understand how the different levels of health care organizations interact and shape one another and impact on cost and quality outcomes. As a result of the various research projects, SIHP's research staff and areas of competency have grown, resulting in a significant capacity to address health financing, organization, and outcomes for all populations, particularly those at greatest risk.

Schools of Pharmacy: Directory based on PharmWeb

Worldwide listing in searchable database.

Shiga University, Center for Risk Research

St. Joseph University

MBA in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmacoeconomics, marketing to managed care, new marketing strategies for mature brands. Mission is to cultivate an understanding of the latest techniques for developing sophisticated research tools, innovative marketing plans and effective methods for implementing and evaluating changing strategies for a changing business environment. Students in the Executive Pharmaceutical Marketing MBA Program represent a number of industry disciplines including pharmaceutical sales, healthcare, clinical research, product management and countless others. A post-MBA certificate is also offered for those professionals who have already earned their MBA. Also offer on-line option.

Stanford Health Services Research

MS in Health Services Research, MS in Epidemiology

The CUNY Ph.D. Program in Economics

esigned to educate future researchers and teachers who will contribute to the development and application of knowledge in economics. The program emphasizes the development of research skills and the acquisition of knowledge in specialized fields of the students’ choice. Students completing the program are prepared for careers in universities, government, consulting firms, and business enterprises. The program is relatively small and provides access to the faculty and a large measure of personal attention. Opportunities for supervised independent research, interdisciplinary study, and work in research centers are provided on an individual basis. The focus of the program is to prepare students to apply economic theory and technique to the problems of business and government.

Thomas Jefferson University Health Policy

Research in clinical outcomes, health economics, pharmacoeconomics and technology assessment, customized training programs, health policy promotion and dissemination.

UC Berkeley Extension

UC Berkeley Extension offers free information sessions throughout the year for programs in clinical research conduct and management, biotechnology business and marketing, and post-baccalaureate pre-medical and pre-health professions.

UC Berkeley Extension Science Courses

Whether you're preparing for a career in the sciences or just have an interest in the workings of the world around us, UC Berkeley Extension can help you understand the principles and applications of basic science.

UMIT, the Tyrolean State University, Health and Life Sience University

UMIT, the Tyrolean State University, is a science university devoted to the exciting and forward-looking topics of medical informatics, bioinformatics, health science, nursing science and other related subjects. Within these areas, UMIT offers research and teaching provision to the highest academic level. In the area of research UMIT institutes work with research bodies from all over the world. Students at UMIT graduate with the internationally recognised degrees of Bachelor, Master or Doctorate. International collaboration in courses, under arrangements with partner colleges, is an important feature of the educational provision at UMIT.

Univ. of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Primary locus of activities and programs in health services research, policy analysis, and education.

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Economics Department

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Centre for Research in Health & Economics (CRES)

University of Aberdeen Health Economics Research Unit

Funded by the Scottish Executive Health Department

University of Alicante, Department of Economics

University of Arizona Health Outcomes & PharmacoEconomic Research

One of the earliest pharmacoeconomics graduate programs. The Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research assesses health care interventions from a clinical, economic and humanistic view. MS, PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in pharmaceutical economics, policy, and outcomes research.

University of Arkansas Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy

M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences – Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy. Areas of Study: 1. Pharmaceutical evaluation and pharmacoeconomics; 2. Health outcomes assessment; 3. Policy analysis; 4. Social behavioral research in pharmacy

University of Calgary Health Economics

University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health

MPH, PhD in Pharmaceutical economics and policy, Pharmacoeconomics policy

University of California-Berkeley Health Policy & Management

The core offering is a two year program leading to a MPH. The Health Policy and Management (HPM) Program seeks to train health management and policy leaders in health care delivery, managed care, insurance, consulting, biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. HPM also offers a one year option for M.D.'s and current medical students and a doctoral program in Health Services and Policy Analysis leading to a Ph.D.

University of California-Berkeley: Ph.D. Program in Health Services and Policy Analysis

Program includes a health economics track.

University of Florida Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology

MS and PhD in Pharmacy Health Care Administration, Pharmaceutical care, health economics and outcomes research, health behavior and medical decision making, pharmacoepidemiology, health policy, research and evaluation methods, and pharmacy law and ethics. Much of the research done in the department involves health outcomes research, which crosses disciplinary boundaries and focuses on evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness, safety, humanistic and cost outcomes of drug therapy, medical technologies and pharmacy related health services.

University of Georgia Dept. of Public Administration & Policy

The University of Georgia's Department of Public Administration and Policy is a center of excellence for outstanding teaching and research on public administration, public policy, and questions of governance more generally. With highly rated graduate programs, nationally and internationally known research scholars, and strong students drawn from around the U.S. and abroad, the department is a stimulating intellectual community where people engage many of the most important and pressing issues of public and nonprofit affairs.

University of Georgia Pharmacy Care Administration

PhD in Pharmacy Care Administration, pharmaceutical marketing, health economics and outcomes research, pharmacoepidemiology, health policy, research and evaluation methods, health care technology assessment

University of Illinois Dept. of Pharmacoeconomics

Established in 2001. The mission of the CPR is to promote and facilitate advancement in understanding of the clinical, humanistic, and economic impact of pharmaceutical products, contemporary pharmacy services, and medication use policy, with respect to the health and safety of patients, organizations and society.

University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Economics Department

University of Iowa Health Effectiveness Research Center

MSc, PhD Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology and treatment effectiveness research

University of Kentucky School of Public Policy

MHA in Management of Health Services MPA in Public Service Economics Ph.D. in Public Administration, Interrelationship of economic, political and analytical methods in the public policy process Joint Pharm.D./MPA degree

University of Lausanne, Institute of Health Economics and Management (IEMS)

University of Maryland Dept. of Pharmacy Administration

Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Specailizations in: Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmaceutical Policy, and Health Behavioral Sciences. Advanced educational opportunities in Outcomes Research. PharmD/Ph.D. M.S./Ph.D. Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. Fellowship Opportunities in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.Focuses on research in pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, policy, and behavioral sciences.

University of Medicine & Dentistry New Jersey School of Public Health

MPH, PhD Biometrics Division Environmental and Occupational Health Division Epidemiology Division Health Systems and Policy Division Health Education and Behavioral Science Division

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Center for Health Economics & Health Policy

University of Michigan Dept. of Health Management & Policy

Master of Health Services Administration; Master of Public Health; Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Policy. Master of Science in Health Services Research (MS-HSR)

University of Minnesota Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems

Long history of training in the area of pharmacoeconomics, health policy, etc. PharmD, MS & PhD in Pharmaceutics Social, Administrative and Clinical Pharmacy - Social and Administrative Pharmacy Track - Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Track

University of Minnesota Peters Institute of Pharmaceutical Care

Mission is to develop educational programs to disseminate pharmaceutical care practice to students and practitioners, and to conduct research to evaluate the impact of this practice on patients and society.

University of Mississippi Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

Promotes efficiency and effectiveness in the marketing and management of products and services in all segments of the pharmaceutical industry.

University of Mississippi Dept. of Pharmacy Administration

MS and PhD program. Mission is prepare highly qualified graduate students for careers in academia, industry, and other appropriate settings with an emphasis on management, marketing, and economics of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy practice

University of Mississippi Pharmacy Entrepreneurship Program

Mission is to foster entrepreneurship in the field of pharmacy by facilitating the establishment and enabling the success of pharmacy-related businesses. This is accomplished by providing entrepreneurial leadership and information to individuals and organizations interested in starting or expanding pharmacy-related businesses. Emphasis within the Program is placed on identifying, disseminating, teaching, and researching the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish entrepreneurial goals.

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Centre for Health Services Research

University of North Carolina Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Seeks to improve the health of individuals, families, and populations by understanding the problems, issues and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services.

University of North Carolina Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy

program advances the knowledge of the cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical products, policies and services through state-of-the-art research. The program focuses its research and teaching on the scientific disciplines of behavioral sciences, pharmacoeconomics, and pharmacoepidemiology as contributors to pharmaceutical outcomes research.

University of North Carolina School of Public Health

Health Policy and Administration Dept, highly ranked in US.

University of North Texas Health Science Center

MPH/DPH Concentrations in Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Community Health, Environmental Health, Occupational Health Practice, Epidemiology, Health Interpreting and Health Applied Linguistics, and Health Management and Policy and Social and Behavioral Sciences

University of Oxford, UK Health Economics Research Centre

HERC performs applied and methodological research in health economics.

University of Pennsylvania Wharton Health Care Systems Dept.

MS Pharmacy Administration & Pharmacoeconomics; PhD Health Policy; MS and PhD emphasis areas include health economics, outcomes research, quality of life assessment, health services research.

University of Queensland School of Economics

University of Sheffield, ScHARR

University of South Carolina Health Outcomes Sciences

MS and PhD degree in Pharmaceutical and Health Outcomes Sciences (jointly administered program with Medical University of South Carolina) Pharmacoeconomics, health economics, health policy, outcomes research, quality of life, pharmacoepidemiologyThe mission of the Health Outcomes is to provide instruction to students in the professional program in pharmacy concerning the development, provision, use, management and outcomes associated with pharmaceuticals in society.

University of Southern California Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

MS and PhD in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economic assessment, pharmaceutical economics and health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics; Departmental mission is to generate knowledge regarding the value of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services, and the impacts of financing policies for pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services. Has graduate programs in health economics.

University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Public Health & Health Economics

University of Technology, Sydney, Center for Health Economics Research & Evaluation (CHERE)

University of Texas Austin Center for Pharmacoeconomics

MS, PhD, in Pharmacy Administration Specialty areas include: pharmacoeconomics, outcomes research, pharmacoepidemiology, health care and pharmaceutical policy, drug use and social behavioral sciences, pharmaceutical marketing and advertising, drug regulation, drug development issues, drug importation, drug diversion and counterfeit medications, community, hospital and long-term care pharmacy practice issues.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP)

MS Pharmacy Administration & Pharmacoeconomics; PhD Health Policy; MS and PhD emphasis areas include health economics, outcomes research, quality of life assessment, health services research.Formerly Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Sciences (PCPS).

University of Toronto Quality of Life Research Unit

Develops conceptual models and instruments.

University of Toronto, Department of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

University of Utah Pharmacotherapy Dept.

Offers Fellowships and MS training, designed to train students for careers in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, governmental agencies, and the health care industry. The Department of Pharmacotherapy offers two distinct tracks for the Master of Science in Pharmacotherapy degree consisting of Outcomes Research and Pharmacy Practice Management.

University of Wales Centre for the Economics of Health/Canolfan Economeg Iechyd

Conducts research and provide policy support to the National Assembly for Wales from a standpoint which recognises the wider economics of population health.

University of Washington Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program

PhD Pharmacoeconomics; Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy including biostatistics, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health policy, and cost and outcomes assessment, and pharmacoeconomics.Mission is to coordinate research and graduate training efforts among faculty with an interest in health outcomes and policy research on pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and other health care technology.

University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine

MS, MPH, MHA Health Services Administration; Components in economics, biostatistics and epidemiology

University of Washington, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program

University of Wisconsin: Population Health

The MS/PhD Population Health Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin is an interdisciplinary training program that builds on the core disciplines of health services research/health determinants, epidemiology, and biostatistics. Beyond these core disciplines, students are given the opportunity to pursue one or more of the following concentrations: epidemiology, health services research/health determinants, social and behavioral health, or clinical research. Our program boasts nearly 100 program faculty members connected with several world-class research projects; a third of these faculty members are from the Department of Population Health Sciences and the rest are from a wide range of departments across campus.

University of York Centre for Health Economics

Providing research of worldwide repute, its principal areas of activity include Economic evaluation of health technologies; Outcome measurement; Resource allocation;Health policy. There is also Health Economics Discussion Board.

Victoria University, Melbourne Australia, PhD Studies in the Pharmaceutical Industry

This is a pdf file describing program. The current research program is focusing on four aspects of the industry. • Economic and technological change in the pharmaceutical industry; • Pricing, regulation and innovation in drug markets; • Measuring the impact of new medicines and health outcomes; • Health systems and medicines policy in Japan, China and India. Information available at: http://www.cfses.com/documents/2008_CSES_Pharma_PhD_Studies.pdf

Walsh College, Health Services Administration

Walsh College is accepting applications for the MBA and Master of Management degree programs that feature a new Health Services Administration specialization-concentration beginning this fall. The Health Services Administration courses include health economics; health administration finance; health care policy, law and ethical issues; and quality assurance for health services. The MBA specialization includes all four courses. The Master of Management concentration includes any three of the four courses. Coursework may be completed entirely online.

Washington State University Dept. of Health Policy and Administration

Fellowship, M.S., Ph.D. Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology

West Virginia University Health Outcomes Research

Ph.D. in Health Outcomes Research. Good history of placing individuals in industry and consulting after grad school.

Wharton Executive MBA for Pharmaceutical Executives

1-week intensive, taught by CEOs, top researchers and drug developers, senior marketing executives, policy and pricing experts, industry deal-makers, and Wharton faculty, the course will give you broad perspectives and practical tools.

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