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Sunday, October 21, 2007: 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Grand Station III, IV, V (Sheraton Station Square Hotel)
Poster Session I
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF DOUBLE COUNTING MORTALITY IN MODELING: DOES IT MATTER?
Jesse D. Ortendahl, BS, Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert, AB, Natasha K. Stout, Ph.D.
BAYESIAN APPROACHES TO THE META-ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIVARIATE BINOMIAL AND MULTINOMIAL MODELS
Yan Xing, MD, MS, Asha S. Kapadia, PhD, Janice N. Cormier, MD, MPH, John M. Swint, PhD, Claudia Pedroza, PhD
PATIENT PREFERENCES FOR DRUG TREATEMENTS FOR PSORIASIS: A DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT
Darren M. Ashcroft, PhD, Elizabeth M. Seston, PhD, Christopher EM Griffiths, MD
THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THROMBOPHILIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
Matt Stevenson, PhD, Emma L. Simpson, PhD, Andrew C. Rawdin, MSc, Diana Papaioannou, MSc
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HIV SCREENING IN PRISONS
Arielle Lasry, PhD, Stephanie Sansom, PhD, Ram K. Shrestha, PhD, Krishna Jafa-Bhushan, MBBS, Jennifer Taussig, MPH, Anne C. Spaulding, MD, MPH
*OVER-THE-COUNTER AVAILABILITY OF PLAN B ON TEENS CONTRACEPTIVE DECISION MAKING
Tamar P. Krishnamurti, MS, Sara L. Eggers, PhD, Baruch Fischhoff, PhD
*AN INFORMATION VISUALIZATION APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF DIABETES RISK
Christopher A. Harle, MS, Rema Padman, PhD, Daniel B. Neill, PhD
TRANSITION PROBABILITIES FOR COMBINATION USE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND LIPID-LOWERING MEDICATIONS IN A CALIFORNIA MEDICAID HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION
Michael B. Nichol, PhD, Tara K. Knight, PhD, Joanne Wu, MS, Simon SK Tang, MPH, Spencer B. Cherry, BA, Joshua S. Benner, PhD
USING FRAILTY MODELS TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY ON THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES
H. Koffijberg, Erik Buskens, PhD, Ben van Hout, PhD
THE IMPACT OF A CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH PLAN ON PATIENT OUTCOMES IN A LARGE NATIONAL EMPLOYER'S DIABETES POPULATION
Michael B. Nichol, PhD, Tara K. Knight, PhD, Joanne Wu, MS, Thomas Parry, PhD, Dennis H. Honda
*A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA
Wendong Chen, MD, Katherine Dinner, Tom Wong, Jenny Heathcote, MD, Murray D. Krahn, MD, MSc
*THE INFLUENCE OF IDEAL AFFECT ON HEALTHCARE PREFERENCES
Tamara L. Sims, MA, Jeanne L. Tsai, PhD
*THE NATURAL HISTORY OF HEPATITIS C INFECTION ACQUIRED THROUGH INJECTION DRUG USE: A BAYESIAN META-ANALYSIS
Ava John-Baptiste, MHSc, Murray D. Krahn, MD, MSc, George Tomlinson, PhD
“IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN CHANGE MY MIND LATER”: REVERSIBILITY IN PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING
Nora B. Henrikson, MPH, Donna L. Berry, PhD
RESULTS FROM AN INTERNET PREFERENCE ELICITATION PANEL OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Ken Stein, MB, ChB, MSc, FF, Ruairidh Milne, BA, MB, ChB, MSc, Tania Crabb, BSc, Matthew Dyer, MB, BS, Julie Ratcliffe, PhD, John Brazier, PhD
*IS THERE A ROLE FOR A DECISION AID IN FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS?
Heather B. Neuman, MD, Mary E. Charlson, MD, Larissa KF Temple, MD
HAVE YOUR CAKE OR EAT IT: DO DECISIONS BASED ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS UNDERMINE INCENTIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT?
Karl Claxton, PhD, MSc, BA
CLINICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF UTILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVORS
Karen E. Bremner, BSc, Matthew E. Kowgier, MSc, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai, MD, MSc, Gary Naglie, MD, Audrey Laporte, PhD, Murray D. Krahn, MD, MSc
THREE SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMS IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: EXPERIENCES OF THE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE DRUGS IN ONTARIO, CANADA
Murray D. Krahn, MD, MSc, Chaim Bell, MD, PhD, Scott Berry, MD, MSc, Bill Evans, MD, Kelly Zarnke, MD, Nancy Lum-Wilson, BScPharm, MBA
A MODULAR OPEN-FORMAT DECISION MODEL REPRESENTATION AND PRESENTATION METHODOLOGY
C. Greg Hagerty, PhD, Frank A. Sonnenberg, MD
UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PERSONS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS
Martha Shumway, PhD, Melissa Moore, PhD, Jennifer Alvidrez, Ph.D.
*PATIENT VS. SOCIETY - THOMAS SCHELLING'S TIPPING POINT
Matan J. Cohen, MD, MPH, Moshe Leshno, Mayer Brezis, MD, MPH
EXPECTED VALUE OF RESEARCH ON COMPARATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS
David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD, Anirban Basu, PhD, Herbert Meltzer, MD
WEIGHING HARM IN THERAPEUTIC DECISIONS IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. A MULTICOUNTRY SURVEY
Juan Moreira, MD, Bettina Bisig, MD, Petronille Muwawenimana, MD, Paulin Basinga, MD, Zeno Bisoffi, Md, Frank Haegeman, MD, Panduru Kishore, MD, Jef Van den Ende, PhD
MODELING THE POTENTIAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDING A NOVEL STAT-C AGENT TO CURRENT STANDARD THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH GENOTYPE 1 CHRONIC HEPATITIS C INFECTION
Gillian D. Sanders, PhD, Sam P. Galhenage, MD, Keyur Patel, MD, Kevin A. Schulman, MD, John G. McHutchison, MD
*CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY AND HOSPICE: ONE SOLUTION TO HOSPICE UNDERUSE AMONG PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED LUNG CANCER
Talya Salz, BS, Noel T. Brewer, PhD
PHARMACIST-PROVIDED SERVICE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MEDICATION RELATED PROBLEMS: A CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDY
Grainne E. Crealey, PhD, James C. McElnay, PhD, Motasim Badri, PhD
USING ICON ARRAYS TO COMMUNICATE RISK REDUCTION
Mirta Galesic, PhD, Rocio Garcia-Retamero, PhD, Gerd Gigerenzer, PhD
PREDICTING EQ-5D-US HEALTH STATE VALUES FROM THE OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Christine M. McDonough, PT, PhD, Amber D. Elledge, MS, Margaret R. Grove, MS, Anna N.A. Tosteson, ScD
*EXAMINING THE TAIL OF THE CURVE: A COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR MODELING ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR STAGE III COLORECTAL CANCER
Zhiying Zhao, BA, Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH, Karen M. Kuntz, ScD
INABILITY TO INDUCE ADAPTATION IN UTILITIES FOR HYPOTHETICAL HEALTH STATES: THE EFFECT OF TIME OF ONSET OF DISEASE ON STANDARD GAMBLES
Eve Wittenberg, PhD
TIME COSTS AND OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS OF PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVORS IN ONTARIO, CANADA
Steven M. Carcone, MSc, Karen E. Bremner, BSc, Matthew E. Kowgier, MSc, Murray D. Krahn, MD, MSc
DIABETES CARE MANAGEMENT THROUGH COPAY WAIVERS: A CASE STUDY
A.C. Honish, MS, C.H. Amidon, Pharm.D., A.J. Ashby, MS, B. Franklin-Thompson, Pharm.D., S. Momin, MS, MBA
CALIBRATION METHODS USED IN CANCER SCREENING MODELS
Natasha K. Stout, Ph.D., Pamela M. McMahon, Ph.D., Amy B. Knudsen, Ph.D., Chung Yin Kong, Ph.D., G. Scott Gazelle, MD, MPH, PhD
*BENEFITS OF DECREASED TIME TO TREATMENT ENTRY FOR PATIENTS WITH PANIC DISORDER
Chara E. Rydzak, BA, Jane J. Kim, PhD
ARE WE ADEQUATELY INFORMING OUR PATIENTS? PROVIDERS' PERSPECTIVES ACROSS 14 COMMON DECISIONS
Ekeoma Uzogara, BS, Carrie A. Levin, PhD, Karen R. Sepucha, PhD
VETERANS' INFORMATION PREFERENCES AND PERCEIVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE CARE
Cathleen J. Appelt, PhD, Keri L. Rodriguez, PhD, Galen E. Switzer, PhD, James F. Luther, MA, Ali F. Sonel, MD, Robert M. Arnold, MD
DERIVATION OF LIFE TABLES BY SMOKING AND OBESITY AND THEIR UTILITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY MODELS
Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD, Barry I. Graubard, PhD, Karen M. Kuntz, ScD, Marjorie A. Rosenberg, PhD, Katherine M. Flegal, PhD, Eric J. Feuer, PhD
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PERCEIVED RISK OF MORTALITY, COMORBIDITY-BASED PROGNOSIS, AND END-OF-LIFE CHOICES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
Anne-Marie Shields, BA, Mandy B. Holbrook, BA, Jennifer S. Prince, Heidi S. Donovan, PhD, Mi-Kyung Song, PhD
*DECISION AID FOR BREAST CANCER RISK CALCULATION USING BAYESIAN NETWORKS
Luis J. Novoa, MSc, Carolina Barrios, PhD, Mario J. Castillo, MSc, Fabio Torres, MD
*THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF GENERAL VERSUS TARGETED HIV VACCINATION STRATEGIES IN THE U.S
Elisa F. Long, MS, Margaret L. Brandeau, PhD, Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS
AGE-SPECIFIC TRENDS IN U.S. BREAST CANCER MORTALITY
Stephanie L. Bailey, PhD, Bronislava Sigal, PhD, Sylvia Plevritis, PhD
*A NATURAL HISTORY MODEL OF TYPE 2 DIABETES TO EVALUATE TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK MANAGEMENT
Murat Kurt, MS, Nilay D. Shah, PhD, Todd R. Huschka, MS, Steven A. Smith, MD, Andrew Schaefer, PhD, Brian T. Denton, PhD
PERSONAL STORIES IN PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DECISION AIDS
Sara D. Khangura, BA, Carol Bennett, MSc, Dawn Stacey, Phd, Annette M. O'Connor, PhD
PRECEDING BAD WATCHFUL WAITING OUTCOMES CAUSE ANXIETY DURING TREATMENT DECISIONS: A LABORATORY TEST USING A COMPUTER SIMULATED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM PATIENT
Joshua Hemmerich, PhD, Elizabeth Ghini, MA, Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, William Dale, MD, PhD
*DETERMINANTS OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY THE UNINSURED
Aniket A. Kawatkar, B.Pharm, MS, Michael B. Nichol, PhD
*OVERCOMING EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS FOR ADVANCED CARE PLANNING IN LATINOS WITH VIDEO IMAGES
Angelo E. Volandes, MD, Miguel A. Ariza, MD, Elmer D. Abbo, MD, JD, Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MA, MPH
IMPACT OF NONCANCEROUS PELVIC PROBLEMS ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PREFERENCES
Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MPH, Lee A. Learman, MD, PhD, Michael Schembri, Steven Gregorich, PhD, Catherine Campbell, A. Eugene Washington, MD
*COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HIV MONITORING STRATEGIES IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS
Eran Bendavid, MD, Am Bayoumi, MD, MSc, David A. Katzenstein, MD, Gillian D. Sanders, PhD, Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS

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Papers submitted for the Lee B. Lusted Student Prize Competition are denoted with an asterisk (*)