Workshop on accessibility and affordability of healthcare
Universal coverage and equity of access to quality healthcare are core principles of Australian healthcare systems and essential for good population health.
However, considerable unmet healthcare needs exist due to issues of affordability and availability of services, with potential barriers arising at individual, provider and system levels.
In this context, this Centre for Health Economics workshop will present new research on access and use of healthcare in various settings.
Our workshop aims to share knowledge about methods used in measuring variations of access, to improve understanding of their determinants, and identify avenues for improving performance.
Speakers
Professor Anthony Scott, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School
Prof Scott is Director of the Centre for Health Economics. His research interests focus on the behaviour of physicians, health workforce, incentives and performance, primary care, and hospitals. His goal is to influence health policy using high quality research. Prof Scott is an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, a Past President of the Australian Health Economics Society, and was a Board Director of the International Health Economics Association. Previously, Anthony led health economics research at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne.
Professor Matt Sutton, University of Manchester
Prof Sutton is a Professor of Health Economics and joint lead of the Health Organisation, Policy and Economics (HOPE) research group at the University of Manchester, UK. He is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator, Deputy Director for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, and co-director of the Department of Health and Social Care Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Systems and Commissioning. Prof Sutton is an expert in policy evaluation and applied econometrics. His research focuses on the organisation, financing and delivery of health care, health behaviours, and equity in health and healthcare.
Professor Yuting Zhang, University of Melbourne
Prof Zhang is a professor of health economics at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic and Social Research in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. Prof Zhang develops and evaluates novel strategies to improve health insurance design, health system productivity, and population health. Her work uses advanced economic modelling and quantitative analyses of large data sets to study the impact of health policy and the choices of individuals.
Organisers
The Centre for Health Economics
Event Details
- Date:
- 20 November 2023 at 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Venue:
- Sky Room, Level 14, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne
- Categories:
- Alumni; CHE Workshop; General; Health Economics
Description
Universal coverage and equity of access to quality healthcare are core principles of Australian healthcare systems and essential for good population health.
However, considerable unmet healthcare needs exist due to issues of affordability and availability of services, with potential barriers arising at individual, provider and system levels.
In this context, this Centre for Health Economics workshop will present new research on access and use of healthcare in various settings.
Our workshop aims to share knowledge about methods used in measuring variations of access, to improve understanding of their determinants, and identify avenues for improving performance.
Speakers
Professor Anthony Scott, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School
Prof Scott is Director of the Centre for Health Economics. His research interests focus on the behaviour of physicians, health workforce, incentives and performance, primary care, and hospitals. His goal is to influence health policy using high quality research. Prof Scott is an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, a Past President of the Australian Health Economics Society, and was a Board Director of the International Health Economics Association. Previously, Anthony led health economics research at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne.
Professor Matt Sutton, University of Manchester
Prof Sutton is a Professor of Health Economics and joint lead of the Health Organisation, Policy and Economics (HOPE) research group at the University of Manchester, UK. He is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator, Deputy Director for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, and co-director of the Department of Health and Social Care Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Systems and Commissioning. Prof Sutton is an expert in policy evaluation and applied econometrics. His research focuses on the organisation, financing and delivery of health care, health behaviours, and equity in health and healthcare.
Professor Yuting Zhang, University of Melbourne
Prof Zhang is a professor of health economics at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic and Social Research in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. Prof Zhang develops and evaluates novel strategies to improve health insurance design, health system productivity, and population health. Her work uses advanced economic modelling and quantitative analyses of large data sets to study the impact of health policy and the choices of individuals.