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不需要的方式进行大量的思想交流， 其他健康经济学或计量经济学研讨会在美国做。AHEW成立于2009年。2012年 & 2013研讨会由AHRQ 2013（5 R13 HS 021019）的R13赠款资助， 需要得到支持，以便将该讲习班办成世界上最重要的会议。我们看到了创纪录的增长 在过去几年的论文中。我们正在寻求更新我们目前的R13赠款年 2014年、2015年和2016年。2014年研讨会的地点暂定在威斯康星州大学- 麦迪逊。2015 - 2016年的地点尚未最后确定。然而，我们收到了压倒性的反应， 来自全国各地的研究人员提供主办这些研讨会。我们寻求资金，使我们能够继续 在未来三年内建立一个强大的研讨会，并扩大科学计划，以便 最大限度地扩大参与和互动、科学内容以及传播和培训工作。

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 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 & 2013 workshop was 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 2014, 2015 and 2016. The venue for the 2014 workshop is tentatively planned at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Venues for 2015 - 2016 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.