A BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF STATED-PREFERENCE METHODS

Format Requirements: This workshop will provide participants with a basic overview of the variety of stated-preferences methods that can be used to measure the preferences of patient and other stakeholders in medicine. The course will build upon the current good research practices for stated-preferences methods, but will also incorporate hands-on activities and several case studies highlighting interesting applications of stated-preferences methods in healthcare. By the end of this course participants will: • Have a greater understanding of the variety of stated-preferences methods that can be used to measure the preference and priorities; • Have a deeper awareness of the advantages of stated-preferences methods over more traditional approaches to measure values (e.g. Likert-type scales) and utilities (e.g. standard gamble); • Develop some basic skills to indentify when a particular stated-preference method is appropriate for a particular research question and know where to find appropriate guidance to apply the methods successfully.

This workshop will provide participants with a basic overview of the variety of stated-preferences methods that can be used to measure the preferences of patient and other stakeholders in medicine. The course will build upon the current good research practices for stated-preferences methods, but will also incorporate hands-on activities and several case studies highlighting interesting applications of stated-preferences methods in healthcare.

By the end of this course participants will:

• Have a greater understanding of the variety of stated-preferences methods that can be used to measure the preference and priorities;
• Have a deeper awareness of the advantages of stated-preferences methods over more traditional approaches to measure values (e.g. Likert-type scales) and utilities (e.g. standard gamble);
• Develop some basic skills to indentify when a particular stated-preference method is appropriate for a particular research question and know where to find appropriate guidance to apply the methods successfully.