2023 Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum Hosted at UC Irvine
The summer 2023 Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum was hosted at UC Irvine.
The number of individuals in the Southern California region with interest in pharmacoeconomics (PE) is growing rapidly across the healthcare system – from those involved with creation of PE data within pharmaceutical and biotech companies to those incorporating results into decision making within a plethora of managed care organizations.
The region provides an excellent opportunity to gather individuals to debate issues and propose solutions that are vetted from multiple perspectives – not just individual silos defined by employer.
The Applied Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research Forum was created to facilitate this cross-perspective communication.
The goals of the forum are to:
- Discuss commonly encountered obstacles to conducting or utilizing results of applied pharmacoeconomic studies and explore solutions from various perspectives of the health care system.
- Create an environment and foundation to foster the creation of a Southern California Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research Interest Group
UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Founding Dean Jan Hirsch and Associate Dean Jonathan Watanabe hosted this year’s forum at UC Irvine which featured presentations on Advancing Inclusivity in Clinical Research: Challenges for Pharmacoeconomics.
“The thought-provoking data and concepts presented by our speakers stimulated very meaningful discussions amongst the attendees for how we can improve representativeness in clinical trials as well as the breadth of possibly varying value propositions,” said Dean Hirsch.
“It was inspiring to see and hear the alignment from leaders in federal agencies, policy circles, health care systems, research, and pharmaceutical companies on improving and measuring inclusiveness,” says Watanabe. “It’s clear that capturing the value of health equity is a primary goal. I’m excited that we’re helping sculpt that discussion.”
Images from the 2023 Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum can be found here.
Presentations slides can be found here.