International Health Economics Conference:
Cost-Effectiveness Consideration in Decision Making: Impact on HK Healthcare Reform
07-08 September, 2012
Royal Garden Hotel
Day 1
08:30
Registration
09:00
Opening Remarks
Prof. Fok Tak-fai
Dean
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09:15
Upcoming Healthcare reform in Hong Kong
Dr. Ko Wing-man (TBC)
Secretary for Food and Health
Government of HKSAR
10:00
Importance of Pharmacoeconomics guidelines
Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee
Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia
10:30
Tea Break
First Plenary session: Evidence-based Approach in Healthcare Reform – Experience
and update from some Asian countries
10:45
Government Policy on Reimbursement and Pricing in S Korea
Prof. Eui-Kyung Lee
Division of Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes Research,
School of Pharmacy
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
11:15
Assessment of New Pharmaceuticals in Taiwan
Dr. Tony Tarn
Executive Director,
Centre for Pharmaceutical Care Development of the Taiwan
Pharmacist Association, Taiwan
11:45
Newly Developed Pharmacoeconomics Guideline in Malaysia and its
Implications in the upcoming Healthcare Reform
Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee
Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia
12:15
Panel Discussion
Prof. Vivian Lee
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
12:45
Lunch
Second Plenary Session: Priority Setting – Stakeholders’ views
14:00
New Approaches in enhancing Access to Medicines
Prof. Diana I. Brixner
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy
Executive Director, Outcomes Research Center
University of Utah College Pharmacy
14:30
Experience of HE data utilization – a Healthcare Professional’s
perspective
Prof. Surachat Ngorsuraches
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Administration
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
15:00
Pharmaceutical Industry
Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Ms. Sabrina Chan
15:15
Patient group
Mr. KP Tsang
Chairman Alliance of Patient Mutual Help Organization
15:30
Tea Break
15:45
Policy maker
FHB (TBC)
16:00
Public Healthcare sector
Dr. Cheung Wai-lun
Director (Cluster Services)
Hospital Authority
16:15
Panel Discussion
Prof. Vivian Lee
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
16:55
Closing remarks
Day 2
08:30
Registration
Access of Medicine for less-privileged patient groups
09:00
Prof. Diana I. Brixner
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy
Executive Director, Outcomes Research Center
University of Utah College Pharmacy
09:45
Taiwan
Dr. Tony Tarn
Executive Director,
Centre for Pharmaceutical Care Development of the Taiwan
Pharmacist Association
10:30
Tea Break
10:45
Thailand
Prof. Surachat Ngorsuraches
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Administration
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
11:30
Patient group
Mr. Alex Lam
Vice Chairman (External Affairs)
Alliance of Patient Mutual Help Organization
12:00
Closing remarks
Prof. Vincent H.L Lee
Professor and Director
School of Pharmacy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chairman of Organizing Committee:
Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee
Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia
Prof. Vivian Lee
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Organizer:
International Society for
Pharmacoeconomics and
Outcomes Research – The Hong
Kong Chapter
Co-organizers:
School of Pharmacy, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong
School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Monash University
Sunway Campus, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia