A  high–level  program offered  by the Institute  for Innova-
tion & Valuation in Health Care  in cooperation with the Uni-
versity of Heidelberg (Department for Public Health, Social
and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty).

What do we really know about

(a) the foundations of economic evaluations of health care
       programs and

(b) the implications of their actual use in decision-making?

• Interactive program
  
  
• Part A: Foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis and hands-on modeling workshop
  
  
• Part B: International experience and controversies
  
  
• Experienced international faculty
  
  

Most suitable for

• Physicians and pharmacists
  — in charge of hospitals or hospital departments
  — involved (or interested) in health care policy-making
  
  
• Professionals
  — in provider units
  — in payer organizations
  — in the pharmaceutical and related industries
  — involved in making health care policy decisions