International Health Economics Conference:

Cost-Effectiveness Consideration in Decision Making: Impact on HK Healthcare Reform

07-08 September, 2012

Royal Garden Hotel

Day 1

08:30 Registration

09:00 Opening Remarks

Prof. Fok Tak-fai

Dean

Faculty of Medicine

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

09:15 Upcoming Healthcare reform in Hong Kong

Dr. Ko Wing-man (TBC)

Secretary for Food and Health

Government of HKSAR

10:00 Importance of Pharmacoeconomics guidelines

Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee

Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy

School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia

10:30 Tea Break


First Plenary session: Evidence-based Approach in Healthcare Reform – Experience and update from some Asian countries

10:45 Government Policy on Reimbursement and Pricing in S Korea

Prof. Eui-Kyung Lee

Division of Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes Research,

School of Pharmacy

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

11:15 Assessment of New Pharmaceuticals in Taiwan

Dr. Tony Tarn

Executive Director,

Centre for Pharmaceutical Care Development of the Taiwan Pharmacist Association, Taiwan

11:45 Newly Developed Pharmacoeconomics Guideline in Malaysia and its

Implications in the upcoming Healthcare Reform

Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee

Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy

School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia

12:15 Panel Discussion

Prof. Vivian Lee

Associate Professor

School of Pharmacy

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

12:45 Lunch


Second Plenary Session: Priority Setting – Stakeholders’ views

14:00 New Approaches in enhancing Access to Medicines

Prof. Diana I. Brixner

Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy

Executive Director, Outcomes Research Center

University of Utah College Pharmacy

14:30 Experience of HE data utilization – a Healthcare Professional’s perspective

Prof. Surachat Ngorsuraches

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacy Administration

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

15:00 Pharmaceutical Industry

Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Ms. Sabrina Chan

15:15 Patient group

Mr. KP Tsang

Chairman Alliance of Patient Mutual Help Organization

15:30 Tea Break

15:45 Policy maker

FHB (TBC)

16:00 Public Healthcare sector

Dr. Cheung Wai-lun

Director (Cluster Services)

Hospital Authority

16:15 Panel Discussion

Prof. Vivian Lee

Associate Professor

School of Pharmacy

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

16:55 Closing remarks


Day 2

08:30 Registration

Access of Medicine for less-privileged patient groups

09:00 Prof. Diana I. Brixner

Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy

Executive Director, Outcomes Research Center

University of Utah College Pharmacy

09:45 Taiwan

Dr. Tony Tarn

Executive Director,

Centre for Pharmaceutical Care Development of the Taiwan Pharmacist Association

10:30 Tea Break

10:45 Thailand

Prof. Surachat Ngorsuraches

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacy Administration

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

11:30 Patient group

Mr. Alex Lam

Vice Chairman (External Affairs)

Alliance of Patient Mutual Help Organization

12:00 Closing remarks

Prof. Vincent H.L Lee

Professor and Director

School of Pharmacy

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Chairman of Organizing Committee:

Prof. Kenneth K.C. Lee

Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Pharmacy

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia

Prof. Vivian Lee

Associate Professor

School of Pharmacy

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Organizer: Co-organizers:

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research – The Hong Kong Chapter / School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong / School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia