Empowering the Annual Health Econometrics Workshop

摘要 年度健康计量经济学研讨会(AHEW，www.Health Econometrics.org)提供了一个论坛 讨论使用计量经济学和其他量化方法来解决卫生经济学和 政策、卫生服务研究和成果研究。这是北方唯一一次这样的会议 并促进了美国越来越多的卫生计量经济学家之间的思想交流 美国和世界各地。它允许初级和高级之间进行大量的思想交流 调查人员的方式是美国其他卫生经济学或计量经济学研讨会做不到的。AHEW是 2009年成立，10月份在芝加哥举办了第一次研讨会。2010年的研讨会在 密歇根大学安娜堡分校。2011年的会议将在明尼苏达大学双子城举行 2011年9月29日-10月1日。2012年和2013年的场馆尚未敲定。然而，我们有 全国各地的研究人员对主办这些研讨会的反应非常热烈。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，并在 科学计划，以最大限度地参与和互动，科学内容，传播和 培训方面的努力。

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 in the U.S. and around the world. It allows for 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 with its first workshop held in Chicago in October. The 2010 workshop was hosted at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The 2011 meeting will be hosted at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on September 29 - October 1, 2011. The venues for 2012 and 2013 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 in order to maximize participation and interaction, scientific content, and dissemination and training efforts.