Save the Date for the 15th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research (IAHPR) and the 10th IAHPR Anniversary!
We are delighted to announce that our next International Academy of Health Preference Research (IAHPR) in-person meeting will be held from September 29th to October 1st 2024, at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. We would love to see you there and to celebrate together with you this special edition which coincides with the 10th IAHPR Anniversary!
Important Dates:
- Abstract Submission Period: January 15 – February 29, 2024
- Abstract Acceptance Announcement: April 12, 2024
- Confirmation of Attendance by Presenters: April 26, 2024
Meeting Details:
- Location: Banff Learning Centre, Alberta, Canada
- Date: September 29 – October 1, 2024
- Theme: Benefit transfer: from stated preferences to real-world decision-making
- Hotel: IAHPR has made arrangements with the Banff Centre Hotel to provide an outstanding experience to attendees. Please visit https://gettaroom.b4checkin.com/banffcentre/rlp/IAH2409 to make your reservation or call the hotel Reservations Department directly at 1-800-884-7574 quoting the booking ID IAH2409.
- Ground transportation: Banff Airporter is the official shuttle provider of Banff Centre. Receive a 15% discount on their daily shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and Banff Centre. Click Banff Airporter and then Book Now. Proceed through the reservation and type –IAHPR2024 – in the “Promo Code” section on the final payment page to receive the discount. This special rate is valid for travel dates between September 26 – October 4, 2024 if reservation is made at least 1 week prior to the event start.
Registration
Visit our registration site to register for the meeting!
The fee schedule below excludes processing fees and any taxes required with the purchase of the registration. Please note all costs are quoted in US dollars.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions will be accepted until February 29, 2024 at 11:59 pm PST. We encourage abstracts related to the meeting theme but welcome diverse topics in health-preference research.
We are particularly interested in contributions that explore the use of benefit-transfer methods in health applications. As a highlight, two presenters with exceptional abstracts aligned with the theme will be extended invitations to actively participate in a pre-meeting workshop on benefit transfer. This workshop presents a unique opportunity for in-depth discussions and collaborative exploration of the use of these methods in health preference assessments. (See details below)
Title:
- Up to 100 characters including spaces
Abstract format:
- Podium and posters
- Include the following sections: background, methods, results, conclusions
- Up to 2,500 characters, including spaces and excluding section labels
- Elevator talks
- Up to 2,500 characters including spaces
Authorship:
- Abstract can include up to 10 co-authors
- Submitters will be responsible for obtaining approval from all listed co-authors before submitting the abstract
References:
- Up to 6 references will be allowed
After submission, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided during the submission. Please feel free to share this email confirmation with your co-authors. The review results will be sent to submitters by March 29, 2024. If you have further comments or questions, you may send them to contact@iahpr.org.
Pre-meeting workshop
This year, our meeting theme is “Benefit Transfer: From Stated Preferences to Real-World Decision-Making.”
In line with this focus, we are organizing an interactive pre-meeting workshop for which attendees can register. The workshop will be held on September 29 at the Banff Center, Alberta, Canada.
We are delighted to have Dr. Robert Johnston dive into the current state of benefit transfer methods in environmental economics and to help us explore the use of these methods in health-preference assessments.
Dr. Johnston is the Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor of Economics at Clark University, in Massachusetts, USA. He is editor of the journal Resource and Energy Economics and editor of the book Benefit Transfer of Environmental and Resource Values: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. This book provides a unique, one-stop reference on contemporary benefit transfer methods, debates, applications, challenges and frontiers. https://www.clarku.edu/faculty/profiles/robert-johnston/
During the workshop, we will invite presentations from IAHPR members that explore the use of benefit-transfer methods in health applications and will discuss their potential in our research field with Dr. Johnston.
Past Meetings
14th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
21-22 June 2023, chaired by Gang Chen and Julie Ratcliffe,
and hosted by Richard Norman and Yuanyuan Gu
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
13th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
5-6 September 2022, chaired by Michał Jakubczyk and Jorien Veldwijk,
and co-hosted by Esther W. de Bekker-Grob and Axel C. Mühlbacher.
Berlin, Germany
12th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
23-24 June 2021, chaired by Ateesha Mohamed and Shelby Reed,
and hosted by Derek S. Brown and Benjamin M. Craig.
Zoom Webinar, Durham, North Carolina, USA
11th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
2-3 December 2019, chaired by Richard De Abreu Lourenço and Elisabeth Huynh,
and hosted by Emily Lancsar.
Symposium: Giving a voice to marginalised groups for health care reform
Workshop: Good Practices in Health Preference Research, Benjamin M. Craig
Auckland, New Zealand (photos)
10th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
13-14 July 2019, chaired by Esther W. de Bekker-Grob and Jennifer A. Whitty,
and hosted by Axel C. Mühlbacher.
Symposium: Patient Preferences in the Medical Product Lifecycle
Workshop: Good Practices in Health Preference Research, Axel C. Mühlbacher
Basel, Switzerland (photos)
9th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
13-14 October 2018, chaired by Meenakshi Bewtra and Jan Ostermann.
Symposium: Support tools for Preference-sensitive decisions
Montréal, Québec, Canada (photos)
8th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
27-28 September 2018, chaired by Brendan Mulhern and Richard Norman.
Symposium: Design of Discrete Choice Experiments
Hobart, Australia (photos)
7th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
3-4 November 2017, chaired by Karin Groothuis-Oudshoorn and Terry Flynn.
Symposium: Econometrics of Preference Heterogeneity
Glasgow, UK (photos)
6th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
6-7 July 2017, chaired by Juan Marcos González Sepulveda and F. Reed Johnson
Symposium: Preference Evidence for Regulatory Decisions
Boston, USA (photos)
5th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
2 September 2016, chaired by Kirsten Howard and Mark Oppe
Singapore (photos)
4th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
Workshop: Lessons learned from recent studies in health valuation
12-13 July 2016, chaired by Mandy Ryan and Elly Stolk
Hamburg, Germany (photos)
3rd Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
17–18 October 2015, chaired by Derek S. Brown
St Louis, USA (photos)
2nd Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
29 September 2015, chaired by Emily Lancsar
Brisbane, Australia (photos)
1st Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
8 November 2014, chaired by Axel C. Mühlbacher
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (photos)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How are IAHPR abstracts rated?
A: At the start of the review process, the names of the authors are removed from the abstracts to allow for blinded review. Next, the meeting co-chairs assess whether each abstract meets the minimum criteria for review and request that all tenured members of the Academy review and rate each candidate abstract along a structured form (Superior, Good, Acceptable, Unacceptable). If members have conflicts of interest (e.g., co-authorship) or the abstract is beyond their subject matter capabilities, those members will use a rating of Abstention. Regardless, tenured members are asked to provide clear, written justification for their ratings on all candidate abstracts.
Q: How are the IAHPR abstracts selected?
A: Overall, the selection process is designed to be uniform, transparent, and member-driven. For each candidate abstract, reviewer ratings and comments are summarized and all identifiers are removed. The mean scoring (5*Superior+3*Good+2*Acceptable-5*Unacceptable) is applied uniformly, inherently ranking the candidate abstracts. Using this ranking, the top abstracts are invited for podium presentations. If the meeting has a poster session, the remaining abstracts with acceptable scores (mean score greater than two) are invited for poster presentation. Alternates to the podiums are promoted if needed. Abstract presentations are arranged by co-chairs.
Q: Do submitters and reviewers receive summary scores and comments?
A: Yes, both submitters and reviewers (i.e., tenured members) receive summary scores and comments regardless of abstract acceptance or rejection. However, abstracts that do not pass the administrative review (i.e., rejected by co-chairs) will have no scores and limited comments.
Q: Can I present multiple abstracts at the same IAHPR meeting?
A: Generally no, each presenter is given a maximum of 1 podium presentation per meeting. However, this rule may be relaxed for students, who might have a podium and a poster presentation at the same meeting. If a presenter has multiple abstracts deemed acceptable for a meeting, the presenter must either (1) decline all but 1 podium presentation or (2) make arrangements for a co-author to present the abstract.
Q: Can I present the same abstract at multiple IAHPR meetings?
A: Generally no, the same abstract may not be presented as a podium presentation at multiple IAHPR meetings. However, this rule may be relaxed for students, who might present their abstract as a poster at one meeting and as a podium at the next meeting, which might be particularly useful to showcase preliminary and final work.
Q: Can more than 1 person present the same abstract at an IAHPR meeting?
A: No, only one person per abstract is the presenter and will receive credit for participation in the meeting. Co-authors and non-presenters are welcome to register and attend the meeting, but attendance does not imply participation, which is the basis for IAHPR membership.
Q: What is the difference between symposium, podium, and poster presentations?
A: Poster and podium presentations are selected based on the abstract ratings of the tenured faculty. Symposium presentations are selected by the co-chairs and approved by the Board and tenured faculty. If accepted, each presentation has different requirements. For example, symposium presenters typically participate in panel discussions. Poster presenters may give a brief oral presentation (i.e., elevator talk) as well as respond to questions during the poster session. Unlike poster presentations, symposium and podium presentations count toward tenured membership.