ISPOR Conferences

Join global healthcare leaders as they convene at the leading global conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) for discussion and dissemination of the latest trends in healthcare.

This must-attend event welcomes all healthcare stakeholders and is directly relevant to researchers and academicians, assessors and regulators, payers and policy makers, the life sciences industry, healthcare providers, and patient-engagement organizations. Key HEOR topics will be delivered through plenary and spotlight sessions, poster sessions and tours, a variety of breakout sessions, including issue panels and workshops spanning 12 taxonomy areas, as well as new program additions such as case studies sessions. A robust exhibit hall and networking opportunities will make this conference one you won’t want to miss!

ISPOR Conferences and Events

Help shape ISPOR’s largest scientific and educational conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) in Europe. Beginning next month, submit your session concepts to ISPOR Europe 2023! Interact with attendees during a workshop or other breakout session on your innovative experiences in outcomes research, or debate your views on a controversial topic in an issue panel session.

ISPOR Education

February 13-16 | 10:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes Research
What you will learn in this introductory-level course:
• See how to incorporate health economics into study design and data analysis.
• Review the various models and techniques used in budget impact analysis.
• Learn the different ways to collect and calculate the costs of healthcare resources.

March 1-2 | 10:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Introduction to Modeling
What you will learn in this introductory-level course:
• Understand the concept and application of decision-analytic models in outcomes research, benefit-harm assessment, economic evaluation, and the efficiency-equity
tradeoff.
• Study the concepts of variability, uncertainty, causality, and effectively interpret probabilistic sensitivity analysis.
• Review situations in which decision-analytic models should be used in economic evaluation and which model type may be suitable for a specific research question (eg, decision tree, Markov model, state-transition microsimulation, discrete-event simulation, dynamic transmission model).
• Discover good research practices of the ISPOR-SMDM Joint Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force to critically judge the results and conclusions derived from a decision-analytic model.

March 8-9 | 10:00AM -12:00PM EST
Advanced Patient-Reported Outcomes
What you will learn in this advanced-level course:
• Review the key elements that contribute to a successful clinical outcomes assessment (COA) strategy.
• Get clarity on the importance of considering different stakeholders in formulating COA strategies.
• Learn what makes a good data capture strategy.

March 15-16 | 10:00AM – 12:00PM EDT
Bayesian Analysis–An Introduction
What you will learn in this introductory-level course:
• Understand the concepts of Bayesian Inference.
• Acquire an understanding of the differences between Bayesian and frequentist inference.
• Demystify Bayesian language, including prior distributions and posterior distributions.
• Demonstrate how to conduct and interpret Bayesian analyses using OpenBUGS software and familiar statistical tests and models.

March 29-30 | 10:00AM – 12:00PM EDT
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Alongside Clinical Trials
What you will learn in this introductory-level course:
• Evaluate appropriateness of clinical trial design.
• Plan data collection on medical resource use, costs, and health utilities; plan for data monitoring.
• Develop a costing and data analysis plan.
• Gain knowledge about statistical methods to analyze resource use and cost data and to extrapolate within-trial outcomes to longer time horizons.
• Identify and apply good practices in conducting and reporting on trial-based economic evaluations.

ISPOR Education

February 9 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Digital Endpoint Adoption: The How, What, and Why
What you will learn in this webinar:
• Understand the definition and context for use of digital endpoints.
• Gather practical tips and first-hand advice for digital endpoint selection and implementation.
• Discover the value digital endpoint adoption can create throughout the drug development life cycle.

February 14 | 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST
Preventing, Detecting, and Analyzing Data From Suspected Fraudulent Respondents in Online Surveys, With Examples From Health Preference Studies
What you will learn in this webinar:
• Identify situations where data collection fraud might be a problem in health preferences survey research.
• Learn how to design survey instruments and data collection strategies to reduce the risk of fraudulent respondents.
• Discover techniques to help identify fraudulent data from health preferences surveys.

February 21 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Improving Treatment Access and Outcomes by Integrating Social Determinants of Health Data With Real-World Evidence
What you will learn in this webinar:
• Understand the importance of integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) data into real-world evidence generation strategies.
• Learn what data security and privacy considerations are necessary to conduct SDOH-and claims data-linked research in a safe, ethical, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant manner.
• Determine the benefits and limitations of linked SDOH-claims based studies in the context of broader evidence generation needs.
• Identify use cases for application of this type of real-world evidence (RWE) by various stakeholders in the healthcare system.

February 23 | 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST
HTA Implementation in the MEA Region: An Overview From WHO and Country Updates [HEOR Theater]
What you will learn in this HEOR Theater presentation:
• Understand the update to the World Health Organization's (WHO) health technology assessment (HTA) and benefits package survey.
• Learn from different countries in the region about the status of HTA in their country.
• Receive information about best practices in institutionalizing HTA.

March 31 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM EDT
Health Equity in HEOR: Past, Present, and Future Research Implications
What you will learn in this webinar:
• Identify methodologies and data currently used in health equity research.
• Understand the relationship of health equity in healthcare decision making and HEOR.
• Gain information on how to address potential challenges in health equity research.


View upcoming and on-demand ISPOR Webinars: www.ispor.org/webinars

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HEOR Learning Lab includes high-value content selected from the Society’s conferences, summits, and other seminal events. The easily searchable content is focused on the most topical themes impacting the field, including real-world evidence, patient-centered research, digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning, health technology assessment, economic methods, healthcare financing, access and policy, learning healthcare systems, and much more. More than 500 on-demand content sessions are currently available on the platform!

Visit HEOR Learning Lab at www.ispor.org/LearningLabWelcome

ISPOR Business Resources

The HEOR Solutions Center is an online business community that connects health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) professionals with the solutions they need for their businesses and organizations. Connect with leading health research consulting firms, contract research organizations, data management providers, digital innovators, and more. Find the right solutions to meet your business needs.