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Public policies for health: perspectives from economics and health care


From 26th to 28th June 2024, San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife) will have the honour of hosting the XLIII Health Economics Conference (AES). The theme chosen for this conference is "Public policies for health: perspectives from economics and health care".

Public policies for health are a basic tool for achieving the objectives of efficient allocation of available resources and equal access to health services for citizens. They therefore play a fundamental role in improving the general population's health and in a fairer distribution of health profits among the different social groups. They are also crucial for disease prevention and the promotion of healthy lifestyles through public education programmes. Another example would be public programmes combating social exclusion or unemployment, which also have a role to play, given the social determinants of health. Public policies for health have been proven to be essential for the effective management of health crises and emergencies such as that recently experienced with the COVID-19 pandemic.

This can be done through a variety of instruments, such as public-private provision and production of services, the combination of health and health-related taxes and subsidies, the validation of co-payments as an instrument of complementary public financing, the institutionalisation of prioritisation processes, regulation in the field of medicines and health technologies, or the appropriate provision of information to users on the quality of care.

Economics, and in particular the evaluation of public health policies, is of fundamental importance as the main analytical tool for informed decision-making. Recently, Law 27/2022 has established a normative framework for such evaluation: "all public policies with a significant budgetary, economic or social impact should be subject to an ex-ante and an ex-post evaluation". Impact evaluation and economic evaluation play a key role alongside economic models. Significant advances in methodology and data availability in recent years facilitate this task. All of this contributes to legitimising public policies themselves, while - if done systematically - it becomes a useful instrument of accountability for the actions (or non-actions) of the authorities responsible for citizens' health.

Actions within the health sector and, in particular, strategies for collaboration between different health professionals at different levels of care (and between these and social services) or organisational, governance and information management improvements in the health sector, can also be considered as an integral part of public health policies, as they are essential to optimising the use of public resources. In this regard, it is worth noting, among other actions, the revision of the status of health professionals or the achievement - with appropriate regulation - of the appropriate balance between public and private health services, thus aligning with the achievement of social objectives.

The theme for the conference "Public policies for health: perspectives from economics and health care", in a mutually reinforcing interface, will serve as a common theme for the conference in which, like every year, we will have the opportunity to present and debate the main cutting-edge issues in the field of health economics. The Scientific Committee and the Organising Committee are working together to design an attractive programme, at least on a par with previous conferences, which, like every year, will unite economists, managers, health professionals and other experts in the field of economics and public health, in short, all those interested in gaining further knowledge of health economics and management.

This year for the first time, the island of Tenerife is preparing to host our Conference in the sunshine of the Fortunate Islands and under the shadow of Mount Teide. The University of La Laguna, located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, a World Heritage Site, offers an exceptional setting to enjoy and make the most of the Conference's scientific and social programme. But none of the above will be possible without your participation. That is why we would be delighted if you attended and actively participated in the 43rd Health Economics Conference (AES) by sending your proposals for papers and round tables. And keep up to date with the latest news from the conference by visiting the website. See you in Tenerife!

Scientific Committee and Organising Committee

COMMITTEE

Organizing Committee

President
Ignacio Abásolo Alessón

Members
Juan José Díaz Hernández
Javier García García
Lidia García Pérez
Beatriz González López-Valcárcel
Cristina Hernández Izquierdo
Aránzazu Hernández Yumar
Imanol Nieto González
David Pérez Mesa
Pilar Pinilla Domínguez
Francisco Villar Rojas

Scientific Committee

President
Miguel Ángel Negrín Hernández

Members
Susana Álvarez Gómez
Isaac Aranda Reneo
Leticia García Mochón
Salvador Peiró Moreno
Marcos Vera Hernández

Board of Directors

President
Anna García-Altés

Vice-president 1
Laia Maynou Pujolràs

Vice-president 2
Pilar Pinilla Domínguez

Secretary
Néboa Zozaya González

Treasurer
Roberto Nuño Solinis

Members
Sergio García Vicente
Dolores Jiménez Rubio
Sophie Gorgemans
Jaime Pinilla Domínguez

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue

Universidad de La Laguna
Facultad de Economía, Empresa y Turismo

Campus de Guajara
Camino La Hornera, 37
38200 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Universidad de La Laguna: Facultad de Economía, Empresa y Turismo

Organize

Asociación de Economía de la Salud - AES Universidad de La Laguna - ULL

Tourist information: Tenerife

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, located in the northeast of Tenerife, was the first capital of the Canary Islands and is the only city in the archipelago to have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is a unique example of an unwalled colonial city with emblematic buildings surrounded by pedestrian areas with lots of cultural, commercial and restaurant activity.

Views of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Source: Image bank. Views of San Cristobal de La Laguna

In the historic quarter, highlights include the neoclassical cathedral (16th century), El Cristo church (16th century) -the headquarters of the city's patron saint-, the palaces of Nava (16th century) and Salazar (17th century), the convents of Santa Catalina (17th century) and Santa Clara (16th century), and the headquarters of the University of La Laguna -the first higher education institution in the Canary Islands with over two centuries of history-.

Tenerife has other urban areas of interest such as Santa Cruz de Tenerife -the island's capital-, towns representative of the history of the Canary Islands such as La Orotava, Icod de los Vinos or Garachico (a municipality included in the list of the most beautiful towns in Spain) and internationally recognised tourist destinations such as El Puerto de la Cruz or Adeje, among others.

Views of Garachico
Source: Vogue Spain magazine. Views of Garachico

Tenerife has an immeasurably rich natural heritage where you can enjoy hiking. The Teide National Park -the highest peak in Spain, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO-, the Anaga massif -the Rural Park with the highest number of endemic species in Europe, declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO-, the Los Gigantes cliffs, the Masca Valley and Teno Rural Park are just a few examples.

Views of Teide from Playa Jardín (Puerto de la Cruz)
Source: informaciónturísticatenerife.com; Views of Teide from Playa Jardín beach (Puerto de la Cruz)

Tenerife, the number one tourist destination in the Canary Islands, is home to exclusive black sand beaches in the north and white sand beaches in the south. Likewise, its seabed treasures a great variety of species and geological formations that make the island a tourist attraction for diving enthusiasts too.

For further information, please visit the following link: https://www.holaislascanarias.com/tenerife/

Transport

Below, we explain how to get to Tenerife and the best way to get around.

How to get to Tenerife

Tenerife has two international airports: Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna (formerly Los Rodeos airport) and Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofía. The first is 4.6 km away -via the TF-5 motorway- from the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism of the ULL, while the second is 61.3 km away -via the TF-1 motorway.

How to travel around Tenerife

You can choose to travel by bus, taxi or hire car. For further information, please visit the following link: https://www.holaislascanarias.com/moverse-dentro-de-la-isla/

For journeys between San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, you can also choose to use the tram: https://metrotenerife.com

Download the ten + mobile app to get around by public transport: https://tenmasmovil.es

If you wish to visit other islands after the conference, you can either go by plane or by boat. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.holaislascanarias.com/viajar-entre-islas/

KEY DATES

25/01/24

The deadline
for the submission of organised sessions

01/02/24

The deadline
for submission of individual abstracts

15/03/24

Technical Conference

21/04/24

The deadline
Price Change

26/06/24

Start Conference

25/06/24

PreConference Workshop

Causality and Machine Learning in R

June 25, 2024

Programme

Tuesday, June 25

10.00 - 10.45 am

Theory I: Basic ML concepts

This session is designed to establish a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts of machine learning (ML). It will cover the basic principles and essential techniques of ML, providing participants with the knowledge necessary to understand how these techniques can be applied in a variety of contexts.

10.45 - 11.30 am

Application I: Basic ML application

Here, participants will have the opportunity to apply the basic concepts of ML learnt in the previous session. Using R, this practical session will focus on implementing simple ML models, which will help students become familiar with the modelling workflow in R and RStudio.

11.30 am - 12.00 pm
Coffee break
12.00 - 12.45 pm

Theory II: Causality and prediction

This session will address the theory underlying causality and its importance in prediction in the context of machine learning. The fundamentals of causal inference, its relation to prediction and how these concepts can be applied in the context of heterogeneous effects estimation will be explored.

12.45 - 14.45 pm
Lunch break
14.45 - 15.30 pm

Application II: Causal prediction models

This practical session focuses on the application of predictive models that incorporate causality principles. Participants will work on a case study, an analysis of a medical RCT with ML. We will apply different causal learning models such as virtual twins, or causal forest, and analyse the assumptions that underpin the estimation.

15.30 - 16.15 pm

Application III: Policy learning models

The last session of the workshop will be devoted to policy learning models, a branch of machine learning that deals with learning optimal data-driven decision policies. This part will allow participants to explore how machine learning models can be used to inform and guide policy decisions in various domains, using causal learning techniques.

Speakers

Photo Miquel Serra-Burriel

Miquel Serra-Burriel

Epidemiology Institute, University of Zurich

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General information

General data

Date: 25 de junio de 2024
Schedule: 10:00 am to 16:15 pm.
Fee: €30.00 for "registered in the AES Conferences".
Campus: Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (Classroom F1.1.) of the University of La Laguna
Pre-requisites:

  • Basic knowledge of R.
  • Basic knowledge of statistics
  • Students should come to the workshop with their own laptop and RStudio installed (version R 4.1.0 or higher)

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

08:30 - 09:30 h Accreditation and handover of documentation
09:30 - 10:00 h
Opening ceremony
10:00 - 11:00 h
Plenary Session
Health expenditure and public finances: the relevance of evaluation
Cristina Herrero. Chairwoman of AIReF
11:00 - 11:30 h

Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Invited session I
Public-private partnerships, value-based purchasing and cost accounting. The three dimensions of effective and efficient new health management

Chair: Susana Álvarez Gómez. Deputy Director General for Procurement of the Madrid Health Service in the Community of Madrid

Presenter: Lluís Segú. Director of Pharmalex, Associate Professor of the Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Pharmacy Department of the University of Barcelona and lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Pharmacoeconomics at Pompeu Fabra University. Spokesperson for Societat Catalana de Gestió Sanitària (Catalan Health Management Company)

José Mª Gimeno Feliu. Professor of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zaragoza
Juan José Bestard Perello. La Paz University Hospital
Manuel Carmona Adrados. Director of Procurement of the Health Procurement Agency of the Madrid Region

Communications Panel I
Communications Panel II
13:00 - 15:00 h

Almuerzo
13:00 - 14:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Speaker's corner 1
Short communication session I
Short communication session II
Short communication session III
14:00 - 15:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Speaker's corner 2
Short communication session IV
Short communication session V
Short communication session VI
15:00 - 16:30 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Invited session II
Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare and healthcare management
Jeffrey Harris. Professor of Economics, Emeritus. MIT. Internal Medicine Physician & Senior Clinician, Eisner Health, Los Angeles, California
Luis Martí Bonmatí. Director of the Clinical Area of Medical Imaging at La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital
Norma Padrón. Founder & CEO EmpiricaLab

Communications Panel I
Communications Panel II
16:30 - 16:45 h
Coffee break
16:45 - 18:15 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Sesión Organizada I
Cuidados de larga duración: proyecciones y medición del desempeño centrado en el usuario
Communications Panel V
Communications Panel VI
Communications Panel VII

EEconAES

Interest Group
EEconAES

Thursday, June 27,2024

09:30 - 11:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Bandera indicando idioma inglés Invited session III
New challenges in the estimation of the impact of policies
Gianluca Baio. Professor of Statistics and Health Economics. UCL
Geraldine Clarke. Senior Analytical Manager. The Health Foundation
Communications Panel VIII
Communications Panel IX
11:00 - 11:30 h
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Sesión Organizada II
Información de costes: de la contabilidad analítica a la estandarización de los costes para estudios RWD/RWE
Communications Panel X
Communications Panel XI
Communications Panel XII
PolicyAES Interest Group
PolicyAES
13:00 - 14:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Speaker's corner 3
Short communication session VII
Short communication session VIII
Short communication session IX
14:00 - 15:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Speaker's corner 4
Short communication session X
Short communication session XI
15:00 - 16:00 h
Plenary Session
Sin Taxes, Labels and Advertising Restrictions: Public Policies for Better Nutrition
Pierre Dubois. Toulouse School of Economics
16:00 - 16:15 h
Coffee break
16:15 - 17:45 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Invited session IV
Regulatory changes in the evaluation of the efficiency of healthcare technologies in Spain

Chair: Leticia García Mochón. 

Sonia García Pérez. Technical Advisor of the EU and International Affairs Division of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS)
Carlos Martín Saborido. Advisory Member, Directorate General for the Common Portfolio of NHS Services and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health
Félix Lobo. Senior Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Director of Health Economics and Policy at FUNCAS

Communications Panel XIII
Communications Panel XIV
17:45 - 19:45 h
General Assembly of Associates

Friday, June 28,2024

09:30 - 11:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Sesión Organizada III
Minería de procesos para la evaluación de la efectividad y la eficiencia de los cuidados sanitarios en cohortes poblacionales de condiciones de largo seguimiento: diabetes, ictus isquémico e insuficiencia cardíaca (CONCEPT)
Communications Panel XV
Communications Panel XVI
Communications Panel XVII
Communications Panel XVIII
GestionAES Interest Group
GestionAES
11:00 - 11:30 h
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 h
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Sesión Organizada IV
La necesaria descarbonización de los sistemas sanitarios públicos de salud
Communications Panel IX
Communications Panel XX
Communications Panel XXI
Communications Panel XXII

Sespas

Sesión SESPAS
13:00 - 13:20 h
Award Ceremony and allocation of Research Grant
13:20 - 14:00 h
Honorary member of AES
14:00 h
Closing ceremony

Speakers

Plenary sessions

Foto Pierre Dubois

Pierre Dubois

Toulouse School of Economics.

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Foto Cristina Herrero

Cristina Herrero

Chairwoman of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility . AIReF

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Presentations

Foto Gianluca Baio

Gianluca Baio

Professor of Statistics and Health Economics. UCL

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Foto Juan José Bestard Perello

Juan José Bestard Perello

La Paz University Hospital.

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Foto Manuel Carmona Adrados

Manuel Carmona Adrados

Director of Procurement of the Health Procurement Agency. Community of Madrid

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Foto Geraldine Clarke

Geraldine Clarke

Senior Analytical Manager. The Health Foundation

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Foto Sonia García Pérez

Sonia García Pérez

Technical Adviser in the EU and International Affairs Division of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products. AEMPS

View CV
Foto José Mª Gimeno Feliu

José Mª Gimeno Feliu

Professor of Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law. University of Zaragoza

View CV
Foto Jeffrey Harris

Jeffrey Harris

Professor of Economics, Emeritus. MIT. Internal Medicine Physician & Senior Clinician. Eisner Health, Los Angeles, California

View CV
Foto Félix Lobo

Félix Lobo

Emeritus Professor at Carlos III University of Madrid. Director of Health Economics and Policy. FUNCAS

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Foto Luis Martí Bonmatí

Luis Martí Bonmatí

Clinical Director of Medical Imaging. La Fe University and Polytechnical Hospital

View CV
Foto Carlos Martín Saborido

Carlos Martín Saborido

Advisory Member, Directorate General for the Common Portfolio of NHS Services and Pharmacy. Ministry of Health

View CV
Foto Norma Padrón

Norma Padrón

Founder & CEO. EmpiricaLab

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SUBMISSIONS

Send anabstract

General rules for the submission of abstracts:

The deadline for submissions is February 1st.

Only abstracts sent via the online form will be accepted.

Authors can select Spanish, English or No Preference for the preferred presentation language. The abstract must be submitted in the selected language.

The abstract must not exceed 250 words, and must be structured with the following sections: objectives, material and methods, results and conclusions.

If No Preference is chosen, the Scientific Committee shall decide the presentation language (Spanish or English) and will be able to ask the author to submit the abstract in that language.

Selecting English as the preferred language does not guarantee that the presentation will be made in English. If the author speaks both languages, the Scientific Committee shall confirm the presentation language when the programme sessions are organised.

Authors will be able to indicate their presentation format preference (short or long communication), but the Scientific Committee will make the decision on the final format of the paper. The main difference between the two types of communications is the duration of the same. For short communication, authors will have about 5 minutes (3 ppt maximum) to present their work in a specific session that will take place from 13.00-15.00hours (see program). At the end of it, there will be time for general discussion by grouping works of similar themes in the same session. In oral sessions, authors will have about 15 minutes to present their work, followed by a general discussion.

The author responsible for the communication will be the one who presents the communication during the conference. This should be indicated in the submission form.

One person cannot be responsible for more than TWO papers.

Authors who have not registered before April 21th will have their abstracts removed from the programme.

Authors must choose a maximum of two key words between two different lists, the first being more general and the second more detailed.

The AES Conference will have 4 stakeholder sessions (EEconAES, EvaluAES, GestionAES and AESEC).

  • In the EEconAES and EvaluAES sessions the author will present his/her paper and then there will be a discussion by a commentator who will have read the paper beforehand. The session will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.
  • The GestionAES session will open with an invited presentation by a health manager. Then, the rest of the authors will present their communication. The session will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.
  • For the AES Early Careers (AESEC) session, i.e. recent, pre-doctoral or post-doctoral researchers having completed their PhD in the last 5 years, the author will not present his/her work, because a senior reference in his/her field will make the presentation-discussion and will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.


If you wish your paper to be considered for these sessions, you must indicate this in the corresponding place on the paper submission form. For those sessions that include a discussant (EvaluAES, EEconAES and AESEC sessions), authors commit to submit their full manuscript/draft by June 5, 2024. If your paper is not selected for one of these sessions, it will be evaluated in the general group of papers. In the form you will find more information for each interest group.

Accepted abstracts will be published in the digital edition of the abstract book with ISBN.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Authors may describe any financial or personal relationship which can cause a conflict of interest regarding this article.

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMALS IN RESEARCH

When experiments which have been carried out on human beings are described, it is essential to indicate whether the procedures followed comply with the ethical standards of the human experimentation committee responsible (institutional or regional), and in accordance with the World Medical Association and the Declaration of Helsinki. Hospital names, initials, or numbers must not be used, particularly in figures. When animal experiments are described, it is essential to indicate whether these have been carried out in accordance with the standards of an international research institution or council, or with a national law regulating the care and use of laboratory animals.

PATIENTS' DATA PROTECTION

The authors must declare that they followed their institutions' protocols to access to the patients data and that was done with the unique purpose of the scientific investigation and scientific disclosure.

RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND INFORMED CONSENT

The authors declare and guarantee that they are in possession of a document signed by the individuals whose personal data is included in the article (personal data being understood as any information associated with an identified or identifiable physical person, such as, for example, but not limited to: name and surname, address, telephone, or any type of health data, health data being understood as any information associated with the past, present or future physical or mental health of an individual, including, but not limited to, for example: images, analytical results, x-rays, etc.) authorising the inclusion of such data in the aforementioned article.

KEYWORDS

  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
  • COVID-19
  • ECONOMIC EVALUATION
  • ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
  • VALUATION OF HEALTH STATUS
  • EFFICIENCY IN THE COVERAGE AND PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
  • LONG-TERM CARE
  • COSTS AND PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE
  • ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
  • MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
  • INEQUALITIES AND EQUITY
  • VARIABILITY IN MEDICAL PRACTICE
  • PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE AND DRUG POLICY
  • EVALUATION OF HEALTH POLICIES AND HEALTH SERVICES
  • EXPENDITURE AND FINANCING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM
  • DEMAND AND USE OF HEALTH SERVICES
  • QUANTITATIVE METHODS
  • HEALTH DETERMINANTS
  • EVALUATION OF SANITARY TECHNOLOGIES
  • INNOVATION AND DIGITALISATION

ORGANISED SESSIONS

Send anabstract

Specific rules for proposing organised sessions

Those interested may submit proposals for organised sessions with a minimum of three presentations, with or without discussants. These will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and must comply with the following rules:

  • The deadline for organised sessions is January 25th.
  • For each organised session, one single proposal must be submitted in writing; this must be endorsed by two AES members, who will act as coordinators of the corresponding session and will be responsible for the organisation and development thereof.
  • Proposals must be remitted through the Conference website.
  • Sessions will last 90 minutes.
  • Proposals must include:
    • Names and contact information of the two AES members organising the panel.
    • Proposed title of the session.
    • Abstract and aims of the session.
    • Language of the session: Spanish or English. The session will be held in only one language.
    • For each of the presentations making up the panel, the following must be provided:
      • Names and contact information of authors.
      • Title of the presentation.
      • Abstract of the presentation (250 words), which must clearly indicate the objectives and content of the presentation, adhering to the format for remitting Conference abstracts.
      • Name of the discussants (where applicable).
      • Subject matter of the presentation (see list).
      • Declaration of conflict of interests.
  • Notification of acceptance of the session will be given to the organisers thereof. The Scientific Committee, along with the AES Board of Directors, reserves the right to propose the conditional acceptance of a session subject to the modification of the content of any of the proposed presentations on scientific grounds.
  • It´s necessary indicated if a session is not accepted by the Scientific Committee, each of the abstracts will be evaluated separately, within the ordinary abstract evaluation process.
  • The AES accepts no responsibility for the funding of organised panels. At the same time, the acceptance of organised sessions is independent of the funding thereof, and the sponsorship of the same will be offered to the Conference sponsors under the same criteria as all other sessions. The options and conditions of sponsorships can be consulted in the sponsorship dossier, which is available on request from the Conference Secretary's Office (jornadas@aes.es).

REGISTRATION

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Registration Fee

Up to 21 April (inclusive) After 21 April
AES members, new AES members, associates* 350€ 400€
Non-AES members 450€ 510€
Student AES members and associates** 100€ 150€
Student non-AES members 150€ 200€

7% VAT included

*: The members of those associations with which AES maintains an agreement in force are considered as assimilated, see https://www.aes.es/socio-institucional/ and the Societat Catalana de Gestió Sanitària - SCGS and, the Spanish Society for Healthcare Quality - SECA) as well as the partners of those societies integrated into SESPAS. Both of them must justify their membership of the association in question by sending a scanned copy of a document certifying their status as a member to the conference technical secretariat (jornada@aes.es) (certification, receipt, etc.).

**: Applicants must attach to the registration form a scanned document which proves that they are a student.

Day registration

1 day registration – Wednesday June 26 180€
1 day registration – Thursday June 27 180€
1 day registration – Friday June 28 150€

7% VAT included

Registration is only allowed for a single day. In any case, the gala dinner is not included and will be arranged separately.

Registration cancellation policy

The cancellation of registrations will lead to the withholding of the amount paid, according to the following schedule:

  • Before May 12th (inclusive), 25% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.

  • Between May 12th and June 12th (both inclusive), 50% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.

  • After June 12th, 100% of the fee will be withheld.

Exceptions

In exceptional cases, and after the parties concerned have demonstrated the occurrence of a serious personal matter, the Board of Directors and the Organizing Committee may exempt them from the corresponding withholding arising from either the registration, accommodation booking or both, with the full amount paid being refunded.

ACCOMMODATION

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NH TENERIFE ***

Calle Candelaria esquina Doctor Allart
38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
See map
NH TENERIFE

Hotel Taburiente ****

C/ Dr. José Naveiras, 24-A
38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Web
Hotel Taburiente

Colon Rambla Hotel ****

C/ Viera y Clavijo, 49
38004 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Web
Colon Rambla Hotel

La Laguna Gran Hotel *****

C/ Nava y Grimón, 18,
38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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La Laguna Gran Hotel

Accommodation fee

Double room for single use Double room
Hotel Colon Rambla 89.10 € 103.50 €
Hotel Taburiente 119.00 € 141.00 €
Hotel NH TENERIFE 105.00 € 115.60 €
La Laguna - Gran Hotel 97.60 € 119.20 €

Breakfast and VAT included

Payment method

Accommodation Cancellation Policy

Similar to the policy set out for registration cancellation, the cancellation of a room booking in the hotels contracted by AES for accommodating conference attendees will result in withholding the amount paid, according to the following schedule:

  • Between March 3rd (inclusive) and April 3rd, 25% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.

  • Between April 3rd (inclusive) and May 3rd, 50% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.

  • Between May 3rd and July 1st (both inclusive), 75% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.

  • After 2nd July, 100% of the fee will be withheld.

Exceptions

In exceptional cases, and after the parties concerned have demonstrated the occurrence of a serious personal matter, the Board of Directors and the Organizing Committee may exempt them from the corresponding withholding arising from either the registration, accommodation booking or both, with the full amount paid being refunded.

PRIZES

The following awards are announced during the XLII AES Conference:

  • Prize for the best Short Oral Communication, endowed with €600 and financed by the Andalusian School of Public Health.

See the bases at: Awards Bases Best Oral Communication and Best Short Oral Communication

  • Prize for the best Oral Communication, endowed with €1,500 and financed by the Chair of Health Economics of the University of Malaga

See the bases at: Awards Bases Best Oral Communication and Best Short Oral Communication

  • Prize for the best Public Health Communication at the AES Conferences, endowed with €300 and financed by SESPAS.

See the bases at: SESPAS Award Bases

  • Prize for the Best Article presented at the AES Conferences by a young researcher in the field of Health Economics, endowed with €2,000 and financed by FEDEA.

See the bases at: FEDEA Award Bases

Towards an integration of health and social care for dependent persons

Date: Salón de Actos del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Sra. Candelaria

Place: Salón de Actos del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Sra. Candelaria

On 15th March a new edition of the Technical Conference will take place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife prior to the annual Association of Health Economics (AES) Conference, which will be held from 26th to 28th June 2024 at the University of La Laguna with the slogan "Public Policies for Health: Economic and Health Perspectives".

The slogan for the Technical Conference is "Towards the integration of health and social care for dependent persons" and it will be attended by leading health economists who are experts in this subject, as well as by clinicians and managers of the part of the health system most closely related to the care of dependent persons. As this is an issue with regulatory and legal aspects, we will also benefit from the view of an expert health lawyer. Last but not least, we will also hear from policy-makers, who will explain the current situation and, above all, the direction in which we are heading.

The dysfunctionalities of the current health and social models (fragmentation and lack of coordination) have prompted the content of this Technical Seminar, which will have two roundtables, one for presentations and the other for debates (each lasting an hour and a half). The first roundtable, with four presentations, will try to substantiate the theory and evidence for the integration of health and social care for dependent persons. Questions will be raised such as: Do we have a clear diagnosis of the problems of integrating social and health care for dependent people?, How is it being tackled by the different agents (health and social)?, Do changes need to be made to the system?, Would the current system be able to accommodate the necessary changes?, What can be learned from the experience of our environment (other autonomous communities or EU countries? or What is the private sector's role? The roundtable debate will also focus on one of the most perceptible consequences of the lack of coordination of the health and social model, which is bed blocking in acute hospitals for dependent patients who have already been medically discharged but remain in hospital because they cannot be directed to a resource suited to their needs. This debate will address this issue from economic, clinical, legal and political perspectives.

We hope that this programme will be of interest to you and we encourage you to participate in this Technical Conference, which will pay special attention to the case of the Canary Islands, and to actively contribute to the debate.

Programme

Friday, March 15 th 2024

4.00 pm - 4.20 pm

Opening of the Technical Conference

  • Mr. Guadalberto Hernández Hernández. Director of the Secretariat for Health Sciences Affairs of the Vice-Rectorate of Teaching and Research Personnel of the University of La Laguna
  • Mr. Carlos Gustavo Díaz Perera. Director of the Canary Islands Health Service
  • Mr. Jaime Pinilla Domínguez. Member of the Board of Directors of the Health Economics Association
4.20 pm - 5.50 pm
Speakers' Roundtable:

Supporting the integration of health and social care for dependent persons: theory and evidence

Moderator:
Ignacio Abásolo Alessón. University of La Laguna.


Speeches:
Economic and institutional overview of the problem
Mr. Juan Oliva Moreno. Economics Professor at the University of Castilla La Mancha.

Delirium: causes, consequences and prevention
Mr. Luis Pedro Martínez del Castillo. Doctor, Coordinator of the Quality and Patient Safety Unit at the Nuestra Sra. de Candelaria University Hospital, member of the ACCA's Board of Directors.

The role of home hospitalisation
Mr. Miguel Ángel Ponce González. Specialist in Pneumology, Head of the Home Hospitalisation Unit, Managing Director of the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín.

Interdisciplinary management of dependent patients in hospitals
Ms. Ingrid Rodríguez Manzano. Doctor of the Geriatric Assessment Unit of the University Hospital of Gran Canaria. Doctor Negrín .
5.50 pm - 6.20 pm
Break - Coffee
6.20 pm - 7.50 pm
Debate:

Integration as a solution to bed blocking in acute hospitals

Moderator:
Ms. Beatriz González López-Valcárcel. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University


Participants:
The economic view
Mr. Guillem López-Casasnovas. Economy Professor of the University of Pompeu Fabra.

The clinical view
Ms. Eva Gallego González. Doctor, Geriatrics Service of the University Hospital Complex of the Canary Islands.

The legal view
Mr. Francisco Villar Rojas. Professor of Administrative Law at the University of La Laguna.

The management view
Ms. Rita Tristancho Ajamil. Director General for Patients and Chronicity of the Canary Islands Health Service.

Registration

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Speakers

Foto Eva Gallego González

Eva Gallego González

Doctor, Geriatrics Service of the University Hospital Complex of the Canary Islands

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Foto Guillem López-Casasnovas

Guillem López-Casasnovas

Economics Professor, Pompeu Fabra University

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Foto Luis Pedro Martínez del Castillo

Luis Pedro Martínez del Castillo

Doctor, Coordinator of the Quality and Patient Safety Unit at Nuestra Sra. de Candelaria University Hospital. Member of the Board of Directors of the ACCA

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Foto Juan Oliva Moreno

Juan Oliva Moreno

Economics Professor at Castilla La Mancha University

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Foto Miguel Ángel Ponce González

Miguel Ángel Ponce González

Specialist in Pneumology, Head of the Home Hospitalisation Unit, Managing Director of Doctor Negrín University Hospital in Gran Canaria

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Foto Ingrid Rodríguez Manzano

Ingrid Rodríguez Manzano

Doctor of the Geriatric Assessment Unit of the Doctor Negrín University Hospital in Gran Canaria

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Foto Rita Tristancho Ajamil

Rita Tristancho Ajamil

Director General for Patients and Chronicity of the Canary Islands Health Service

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Foto Francisco Villar Rojas

Francisco Villar Rojas

Professor of Administrative Law at La Laguna University

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General information

Registration is free, after registration in the registration form

General data

Date: 15 de marzo de 2024
Schedule: 16.00 a 19.50 h.
Place: Salón de Actos del Hospital Universitario Nuestra Sra. Candelaria
Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Organize

Asociación de Economía de la Salud - AES Universidad de la Laguna

Collaborate

Servicio Canario de Salud Gobierno de Canarias

From the University of La Laguna
Instituto universitario de Desarrollo Regional Cátedra de Economía y Movilidad CajaCanarias