Making Difficult Clinical and Policy Decisions: The Example of Ageing and End of Life Care in Asia-Pacific

* Please note that the schedule, speakers and presentations are subject to change.

The SMDM Asia-Pacific Conference will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care Building at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Friday, January 8, 2016

09:00-12:00

Seminar Room 1, 1/F

AM1 SMDM CORE COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL DECISION ANALYSIS (DECISION-ANALYTIC MODELING)
Beate Jahn, PhD

09:00-17:00

Kai Chong Tong Communication and Resource Centre, 1/F

FD1 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Murray Krahn, MD, Msc, FRCPC and Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD

14:00-17:00

Seminar Room 1, 1/F

PM1 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM DYNAMICS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
David B. Matchar, MD and Steffen Bayer, PhD

Seminar Room 2, 1/F

PM2 MICROSIMULATION AS A TOOL TO MODEL HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Mark S. Roberts, MD, MPP

Seminar Room 3, 1/F

PM3 UTILITIES, PREFERENCE MEASURES, AND QALYS
Ahmed Bayoumi, MD, MSc

17:00-19:00

Foyer, G/F

SHORT-FORM ORAL PRESENTATIONS: SESSION 1

Saturday, January 9, 2016

09:00-09:30

Kai Chong Tong Auditorium, G/F

WELCOME
Prof TF Fok

09:30-10:30

Kai Chong Tong Auditorium, G/F

KEYNOTE: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNCERTAINTY
Iona Heath, MB BChir FRCGP FRCP

11:00-12:30

Kai Chong Tong Auditorium, G/F

LONG-FORM ORAL ABSTRACTS-1: BROADENING THE RELEVANCE OF POLICY ANALYSES
Murray D Krahn, MD, MSc, FRCPC

12:30-14:00

Foyer, G/F

SHORT-FORM ORAL PRESENTATIONS: SESSION 2

14:00-15:30

Kai Chong Tong Auditorium, G/F

PANEL DISCUSSION: INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL AGEING AND END OF LIFE DECISION MAKING
Prof Jean Woo, BA, MB BChir, MD, FRCP, FRACP, Dr Noreen Chan, FAChPM, FAMS (Int Med, Palliative Med), Amy Y.M. Chow, Ph.D., M. Soc. Sc., R.S.W, F.T., Hong Kong SAR and Dr Jenny SW Lee