Events

IPHAM Webinars

The IPHAM Webinar Series is a weekly public health webinar held on Thursdays at 12 PM Central.

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See recordings of our past seminars here.

Designing pharmaceutical pricing policy to promote population health

Thursday, May 7
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Online

How can pricing policies for new pharmaceuticals be designed to maximise long-term population health? This seminar presents a quantitative model for identifying the population health-maximising payment for new medicines, accounting for lifecycle price dynamics, the negative health system and health impacts of high pharmaceutical expenditure and the need to incentivise a robust pipeline of future medicines. I also discuss why pharmaceutical innovation can be considered a global public good, the risks that this introduces that smaller economies may ‘free-ride’ on the pull incentives provided by larger markets like the US and what this means for international pharmaceutical pricing policy design. The research provides new insights into aligning pharmaceutical pricing policy with the goal of enhancing long-run health outcomes.

Featuring:
Beth Woods, MSc
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Health Economics
University of York

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Financial Decision-Making in Older Age: Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging, and Public Policy Implications

Thursday, May 28
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Online

Older adults face many critical decisions regarding financial matters which could have a profound impact upon independence and wellbeing. Poor financial decision making in older age can have far-reaching consequences for family members, caretakers, and communities. Relatedly, scam, fraud, and financial exploitation of older adults is a devastating and widespread societal problem resulting in billions of dollars lost annually.

Recent work has implicated poor financial decision making as a potential early marker of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Understanding impaired financial decision making in older age is therefore an important public health imperative with significant clinical and public policy implications; however, the causal factors, contextual circumstances, and assessment considerations of impaired financial decision making in older age are poorly understood.

This seminar will: (1) provide an overview of research to date on financial decision making in older age, which spans neuropsychological, neuroimaging, behavioral economics, demography, qualitative, cognitive neuroscience, and other empirical approaches; (2) discuss limits of existing approaches to assess financial decision making in older age; (3) highlight the significance of cross-cultural and other contextual factors as important assessment considerations.

This event is presented in partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Medical Faculty Council.

Featuring:
Duke Han, PhD, ABPP-CN
Professor of Psychology,
Family Medicine, Neurology, and Gerontology
University of Southern California
Director, Han Research Lab
Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology
Fellow, International Neuropsychological Society

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Upcoming Events

May

Consequences of the End of Roe - Diana Greene Foster

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Diana Greene Foster, PhD
Professor
University of California, San Francisco

Consequences of the End of Roe

This talk examines the landscape of abortion access in the United States following the fall of Roe v. Wade. It will explore why initial dire predictions regarding the impact of state bans on abortion care did not capture the complexities of the abortion after Roe. We will also discuss barriers faced by those who remain unable to access abortion services, particularly individuals experiencing emergency pregnancy complications. Additionally, Professor Foster will delve into the evolving field of abortion research, addressing how past studies shape our understanding of abortion access today and what has changed in the research landscape.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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May

Public Health Seminar--Financial Decision-Making in Older Age: Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging, and Public Policy Implications

Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

**ZOOM ONLY**

Recent work has implicated poor financial decision making as a potential early marker of Alzheimer s Disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Understanding impaired financial decision making in older age is therefore an important public health imperative with significant clinical and public policy implications; however, the causal factors, contextual circumstances, and assessment considerations of impaired financial decision making in older age are poorly understood.

This seminar will: (1) provide an overview of research to date on financial decision making in older age, which spans neuropsychological, neuroimaging, behavioral economics, demography, qualitative, cognitive neuroscience, and other empirical approaches; (2) discuss limits of existing approaches to assess financial decision making in older age; (3) highlight the significance of cross-cultural and other contextual factors as important assessment considerations.

This event is presented in partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Medical Faculty Council.

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