FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Tenth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry
MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Venice
Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
March 25-27, 2011
SPONSORSHIP
World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Section on Mental Health Economics
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COMMITTEE S. Zuvekas (USA), Chair E. Rytik (Russia), Co-Chair T. Ruud (Norway), Secretary R. Araya (Chile) A.H. Khalil (Egypt) M. Olatawura (Nigeria) H. A. Pincus (USA) K. Prot (Poland), Former Chair |
WPA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Mario Maj (Italy) President Elect: Pedro Ruiz (USA) Secretary General: Levent Küey (Turkey) Secretary for Finance: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Japan) Secretary for Meetings: Tarek Okasha (Egypt) Secretary for Education: Allan Tasman (USA) Secretary for Publications: Helen Herrman (Australia) Secretary for Sections: Miguel R. Jorge (Brazil) |
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SECRETARIAT
M. Moscarelli (Italy) International Center of Mental Healh Policy and Economics (ICMPE) |
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BACKGROUND
Since 1990 a number of workshops
(please, visit our website at www.icmpe.org) aimed at facilitating
the integration of research performed in disciplines that evaluate the mental
health field from different scientific perspectives have been organized in
collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World
Psychiatric Association (WPA). National governmental institutions, in
particular the US NIMH, the UK Department of Health, the Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Since 1990 nine international workshops have been held in
Europe and in the U.S. These workshops have enabled participants
(psychiatrists, health economists, psychologists, medical sociologists, public
health researchers and statisticians from universities, government agencies and
hospital research units) to come together and discuss empirical findings from
clinical and economic evaluation studies and seek ways of using this
information in health policy decision making.
THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Since 1998, The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics has served
as a forum for publishing high quality, peer-reviewed original research
studies. The first medical journal that takes account of the relationships
between health economics and health policy formulation at the specialty level,
it is an authoritative reference for psychiatrists, health economists, and
public health researchers round the world who are seeking published original
research in this field. It is the official Journal of the WPA Section on Mental
Health Economics and the reference journal for the mental health sector of the
International Health Economics Association (iHEA). The Journal
of Mental Health Policy and Economics has been selected to be indexed by Index Medicus / Medline, Journal of Economic Literature / EconLit and ISI Social Sciences Citation Index (Impact Factor 2008: 1.806)
THE FIFTH ADAM SMITH AWARD IN MENTAL HEALTH POLICY
AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH
The Journal
of Mental Health Policy and Economics, conscious of its role and
responsibility in stimulating high quality interdisciplinary research in the
field of mental health policy and economics, has decided to evaluate the
articles it has published in the past and offer awards to those articles it
considers especially worthy.
The Fifth Adam Smith Award in Mental Health Policy and Economics
Research will be given on the basis of scientific merit to the
author(s) of one article published in The Journal of Mental Health Policy
and Economics during the years 2009 and 2010. The prize will go to an article
of outstanding research value in the development of the interdisciplinary field
of mental health policy and economics. All articles accepted by and published
in the Journal during that time are eligible for consideration, and will be
judged retrospectively by the Journal’s associate editors. Two “Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Awards”
will also be given out The evaluation procedures for all the awards are
described in detail on www.icmpe.org The
Award Ceremony will be held during the Ninth Workshop on Costs and
Assessment in Psychiatry to be held in Venice from March 25 to 27, 2011.
VENICE WORKSHOP 2011
The Burden of Mental and Addictive Disorders
· Burden of Illness / Cost of
Illness Studies
· Costs of Psychiatric and
Medical Comorbidities
· Family and Worksite
Consequences
· Labor Market Impacts
The Economic Value of Psychiatric Treatments and Services Provision
Cost-benefit,
Cost-effectiveness, and Cost-utility Analysis of:
· Inpatient
and Outpatient Services
· New
Psychotropic Medications for Mental and Addictive Disorders
·
Psychotherapy and Psychological Treatments
·
Psychosocial Interventions
· Preventive
Services
Financing Psychiatric Services and Treatments
· Analysis of Services
for Mental and Addictive Disorders
· Public and Private Financing
of Psychiatric Services
· Contractual Arrangements and
Financial Risks for Providers and Payers
· Parity in Financing
Psychiatric and Medical Services
·
Innovative Payment Methods
· Access to psychiatric
services and treatments
· Reimbursements of services
and pharmaceuticals
· Aging, Epidemiological
Transition and Planning of Psychiatric Services
Financing Psychiatric and Social Services for Special Populations
· Financing Community
Psychiatric Services for:
· Severe Mental and
Addictive Disorders
· Deinstitutionalization of
Long-term Institutionalized Individuals
· Young Severely Ill Patients
· Chronic Psychiatric Patients
· Medically Underserved
Populations
· Minorities
· Health and Socioeconomic Disparities
·
Peer Support among Subjects with Severe Mental Illness
·
Housing
Rationing
· Management of Psychiatric
Care
· Rationing Psychiatric
Services, Burden on Families and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures
· Formularies
· Cost-Shifting Patterns
between Psychiatric and Social Services
Mental Health Policy
·
Mental Health Policy Formulation
· Analysis of Mental Health
Policy Implementation
· Drug Reimbursement Policy
Models
· Mental Health Policies in
Different Regions of the World
·
“Recovery” Oriented Models
Outcomes Analysis
· Clinical Measures:
Diagnosis, Symptoms, Disabilities, Quality of Life
Treatment Side-effects
Disorder-specific and General Health Measures
· Social Measures:
Social Activity Measures
Productivity Measures
· Utility
Measures:
Utility Measures of Disease-specific and General Health
States and Disabilities
· Patient
Reported Outcomes (PRO)
· Patient
Subjective Usefulness and Preferences of Outcomes and Interventions
Ethics and Perspectives
· Need, Demand and Medical
Necessity
· Analysis of Perspectives and
Behaviors (Patients, Families, Clinicians, Payers, Mental Health
Services and Health Technology Providers, Managed Care Companies, Society)
· Moral Hazard
· Involuntary Commitment
Policies and Practices
·
Civil Rights
International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE)
Via Daniele Crespi 7 - 20123 Milan, Italy
Tel./FAX +39-02-5810 6901
E-mail: info@icmpe.org
Website: www.icmpe.org
WORKSHOP LANGUAGE
The official language of the workshop is English.
VENUE
Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
(near Santa Lucia Railway Station and Piazzale Roma)
S. Polo 2454 - 30125 Venice, Italy
SCHEDULE
The Workshop will be held on March 25-27, 2011
March
25, 2011 3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
Registration
6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
OPENING CEREMONY
7:00pm
Cocktails
March 26, 2011 9:00
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / 2:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
March 27, 2011 9:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts must be in English and in the style format required by The
Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (please visit the website
www.icmpe.org). Abstracts (cm 21 x 18) must be structured (Background,
Aims of the Study, Methods, Results, Discussion and Limitations, Implications
for Health Care Provision and Use, Implications for Health Policies, and
Implications for Further Research) on the basis of the particular content
of the study. The source of funding must be indicated at the end
of the abstract, along with the grant number(s). If there was no source
of direct or indirect funding, please write: “Source of Funding: None
Declared.”
The Journal
of Mental Health Policy and Economics
Abstracts Publication
The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics will publish the
Abstracts selected for presentation at the Seventh Venice Workshop in an issue
of the Journal. The Abstracts selected for presentation at the Ninth
Workshop were published in Vol. 12, Supplement n. 1 (2009).
The Authors are requested to send by E-mail (Dead Line: October 30, 2008)
a electronic copy of their Abstract(s) to: journal@icmpe.org using Word for attachment
The electronic copy of the abstracts received after October 30, 2008 will not be considered for the selection of the Abstracts to be published on
the Journal.
ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION
Abstracts must be sent together with the Meeting Registration Form to the
International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE), Via Daniele
Crespi 7 - 20123 Milan, Italy. The dead-line for submitting abstracts is
October 30, 2010.
The Abstracts must be sent:
- by email (to journal@icmpe.org please use Word, only
text)
and
- by post (or by fax to +39-02-5810 6901), together with the Meeting
Registration Form, to: ICMPE, Via Daniele Crespi 7 - 20123 Milan, Italy
Please
specify whether the abstract is to be presented as an Oral Communication
or a Poster (max. 100 cm. wide by 150 cm high).
If you authorize publication of the abstract in the Book of Abstracts and on
the website www.icmpe.org , please
sign the abstract form where indicated.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM REQUEST
ICMPE,Via Daniele Crespi 7, 20123 Milano, Italy
REGISTRATION
Because places and accommodations are strictly limited, you are asked to send your completed registration form as soon as possible to the International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, ICMPE, Via Daniele Crespi 7 – 20123 Milan – Italy (also fax these to +39-02-5810 6901). Please include your fax number and e-mail on your form.
REGISTRATION FEES
| Before October 30, 2010 | = Euro 550 |
| After October 30, 2010 | = Euro 650 |
| On site | = Euro 700 |
MEANS of Payment
Credit Card Visa, American Express, Mastercard, Eurocard
Bank Transfer* to: Should you prefer this option, ICMPE will provide you with detailed information on the procedure.
REIMBURSEMENT
If you provide written notice of cancellation postmarked before February 20, 2011, your fee will be reimbursed less a Euro 100 handling fee.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Some scholarships are available for young researchers who must be under 36 years old on March 20, 2011. Nominations, together with a career summary of the applicant, should be sent to Dr. M. Moscarelli, ICMPE, Via Daniele Crespi 7, 20123 Milano, Italy.
VISA
Researchers are advised to contact their nearest Italian consulate at least 1 month before departure, to see whether they need a visa to attend the conference in Venice. Do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee should you require assistance with this matter.
HOTEL RESERVATION
Venezia
Congressi s.r.l.
S. Marco 4606 - 30123
Venezia, Italy
Tel. +39-041-522
8400
Fax +39-041-523 8995
E-mail: info@veneziacongressi.it
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