Empowering the Annual Health Econometrics Workshop

摘要 年度健康计量经济学研讨会（AHEW）www.healtheconometrics.org提供了一个论坛， 讨论使用计量经济学和其他定量方法来解决卫生经济学问题， 政策、卫生服务研究和成果研究。这次会议是北方唯一的一次此类会议 美国，并促进了各地越来越多的卫生计量经济学家之间的思想交流 世界它允许初级和高级调查人员之间以各种方式进行大量的思想交流， 在美国没有其他卫生经济学或计量经济学研讨会。AHEW于2009年成立。的 2012 - 2016年研讨会由AHRQ 2013（5 R13 HS 021019）提供的R13赠款资助， 为使这次讲习班成为世界上的一次重要会议，提供了急需的支持。我们已经看到记录 连续几年提交的论文有所增加。我们正在寻求更新我们目前的R13赠款， 2017年、2018年和2019年。2017年研讨会的地点暂定在华盛顿 圣路易斯大学。2018 - 2019年的场地尚未最终确定。然而，我们收到了 全国各地的研究人员对主办这些讲习班作出了压倒性的反应。我们寻求 资金，使我们能够在未来三年继续建立一个强大的车间，并扩大 最大限度地扩大参与和互动、科学内容以及传播和培训的科学方案 努力

Abstract The Annual Health Econometrics Workshop (AHEW), www.healtheconometrics.org, provides a forum to discuss the use of econometric and other quantitative methods to address issues in health economics and policy, health services research, and outcomes research. The meeting is the only one of its kind in North America and facilitates the exchange of ideas among the growing number of health econometricians around the world. It allows for the considerable exchange of ideas between junior and senior investigators in ways that no other health economics or econometrics workshop in the US does. AHEW was inaugurated in 2009. The 2012 – 2016 workshops were funded by an R13 grant from AHRQ 2013 (5R13HS021019) that provided the much-needed support to establish this workshop as a premier meeting in the world. We have seen record increases in paper submissions in last consecutive years. We are seeking renewal of our current R13 grant for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. The venue for the 2017 workshop is tentatively planned at Washington University in St. Louis. Venues for 2018 - 2019 are not yet finalized. However, we have received overwhelming responses from researchers across the country offering to host these workshops. We seek funds to enable us to continue to build a strong workshop over the next three years and expand upon the scientific program to maximize participation and interaction, scientific content, and dissemination and training efforts.