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Room: Congress Hall B
Time: Sat 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

Non-health outcomes

Chair: Bernard van den Berg (University of York)

Session Description

Quality adjusted life years are the main outcome measure used in health care economic evaluations. Important aspects of investments in interventions may not be captured by quality adjusted life years. Neglecting them might involve an underestimation of returns on investments. This might be adequate in, for instance, interventions comparing alternative curative programs or medicines. However, in comparing institutions, in public health interventions, or social and long-term care this might be problematic. This session aims to present case studies that illustrate the importance of alternative outcomes like economic growth and non-health outcomes.

Session Organizer: Bernard van den Berg (University of York)

Presentations

1. Health Investments and Economic Growth: Macroeconomic Evidence and Microeconomic Foundations

   Presenter: Maureen Lewis (World Bank)

2. The (dis) benefits of health promotion: experience and perspective of programme users

   Presenter: Adrienne Goebbels (Maastricht University)

3. Measuring the outcomes of social care

   Presenter: Ann Netten (University of Kent at Canterbury)