HTSA March 2023 Spotlight Series
Join us for our next Spotlight Series – an initiative through which Health Translation SA offers resources and activities relating to a component of research translation or specific translation projects/grant opportunities.
The first Spotlight Series for 2023 focussed on Health Economics.
Health economics helps us understand how healthcare services are produced, consumed, and financed. It provides valuable insights into how we can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare deliver, and also helps policymakers make informed decisions about healthcare funding and resource allocation.
Thankyou to our special guest speakers for joining us throughout March at our weekly webinars.
Check out the Spotlight Series: Health Economics Content Summary for a concise overview of the key messages, webinar recording links and resources that were shared across the month.
General information
- Embedded Economist: This project has been developed to assist health services in reducing waste
Framework to Assess the Impact of Translational health research (FAIT) tool
- Training and background on the FAIT: This tool was developed by the Hunter Medical Research Institute
- Impact of a participatory research project: Looking at Indigenous primary healthcare services
- Medical Practice Assisting program: Impact assessment
- An approach to measuring and encouraging research translation and research impact: detailing FAIT
Resources for the Aged-care sector:
- Australian’s willingness to pay for aged care: Surveying community views on individual contributions
- Assessing public views: A research study for the Royal Commission
- Clustered residential aged care in Australia: Comparing outcomes and costs of various models
- Advancing aged care: A review of economic evaluations of workforce structures and care processes
- Where’s the evidence?: A systematic review of economic analyses of aged care infrastructure
- QOL-ACC: Valuation of the classification system for the Quality-of-Life Aged Care Consumers instrument
- QOL-ACC: Evaluation of the construct validity of QOL-ACC
- Feasibility, construct validity and reliability of QOL-ACC: Evidence from older Australians in residential care
- Mixed methods: Integration of mix-methods data to develop the QOL-ACC instrument
- Relevant quality of life characteristics: Identifying characteristics important to older people in aged care
Publications from the Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander project:
- Yarning with Aboriginal families: Understanding the impact of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure
- Developing economic measures: Modifying a pre-existing study for families with children
- Community Engagement and Psychometric methods: Details the development of specific-methods for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Thursday 9th March
Webinar 1: Applied health economics – adding value to Local Health Networks
Every year, Australia spends $180 billion dollars to deliver health services. However, around 20% of this spending is wasted. The Embedded Economist (Ee) program, led by NSW Regional Health Partners and Health Translation SA, aims to assist health services in the prevention of this waste. On this first session of the Spotlight Series: Health Economics, hear from A/Prof Penny Reeves, Prof Jon Karnon and Mr Andrew Partington about their experience in planning, delivering and implementing the Ee program.
9 March 1:00pm-3:00pm (Adelaide Time)
Speakers:
A/Prof Penny Reeves (HMRI)
Prof Jon Karnon (Flinders University)
Mr Andrew Partington (Research Fellow, Flinders University)
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Thursday 16th March
Webinar 2: Integrating the economic, environmental, and societal dimensions of improving the sustainability of health care systems
Martin Hensher (UTAS)
Mr Andrew Partington (Research Fellow, Flinders University)
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Thursday 23rd March
Webinar 3: Health Economics in Aged Care
Speakers:
Dr Jyoti Khadka (Flinders University)
Dr Rachel Milte (Flinders University)
A/Prof Billingsley Kaambwa (Flinders University)
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Thursday 30th March
Webinar 4: Research Impact and economic evaluations
Speakers:
Shanthi Ramanathan (HRMI)
A/Prof Courtney Ryder (Flinders University)
Ms Camille Schubert (University of Adelaide)