Pharmaceutical Policy Research Seminar
Drug Policy Research Group
WHO Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policy (WHOCCPP)
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (DACP)
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Click for 2008-2009 syllabus
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Seminar Leader:

Anita Wagner, awagner@hms.harvard.edu, 617-509-9956

Seminar Coordinator

Joyce Cheatham, joyce_cheatham@hphc.org, 617-509-9881

DPRG Faculty:

Jeanne Madden, Jeanne_madden@hphc.org, 617-509-9953
Dennis Ross-Degnan, drossdeg@hms.harvard.edu, 617-509-9920
Steven Simon, steven_simon@hphc.org, 617-509-9938
Stephen B. Soumerai, ssoumerai@hms.harvard.edu, 617-509-9920
Connie Mah Trinacty, connie_trinacty@hphc.org, 617-509-9955
Catherine Vialle-Valentin, catherine.vialle@post.harvard.edu
Anita Wagner, anita_wagner@hms.harvard.edu, 617-509-9956
Frank Wharam, frank_wharam@hphc.org., 617-509-9948
Fang Zhang, fang_zhang@hphc.org, 617-509-hphc.org

Time and Location:

Second and fourth Wednesday, 2:00 PM -3:00 PM (Except as indicated)
133 Brookline Avenue, 6^th Floor, Large Conference Room
Directions to the Seminar

Sessions may be linked via video conferencing to the National Public Health Institute in Mexico.

Objective:

The purpose of the seminar series is to provide HMS Pharmaceutical Policy Research Fellows and others with the knowledge and tools necessary to conduct rigorous pharmaceutical policy research. The seminar focuses on:

• pressing US and international medicines policy issues; and
• cutting edge methodologies to assess medicines policy effects

Intended Audience:

Attendees are assumed to have a basic understanding of research design and regression methods and will likely include:

• HMS Pharmaceutical Policy Research and other DACP Fellows
• Doctoral and Masters level students in health policy and related fields
• DACP Faculty
• Clinicians, researchers, and policy makers interested in pharmaceutical policy issues

Organization:

The seminar features presentations by renowned faculty in the field and by stakeholders in the pharmaceutical policy arena from industry, managed care organizations, government, and non-governmental organzations. In addition, the seminar serves as a platform for HMS Pharmaceutical Policy Research Fellows to present their Fellowship work in progress.

Certificate of Attendance:

If requested, a certificate of attendance is given at the end of each seminar year to participants who attend 5 or more seminar sessions. A sign-in sheet will be available at all sessions.

Previous Seminars :

DVDs of previous seminars are available. Please contact Ms. Joyce Cheatham (joyce_cheatham@hphc.org) to obtain a DVD.

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