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

The program addressed

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

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

• Interactive one-week program
  
• Part A: Principles of economic evaluation in health care: a primer
  
• 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