From Editors
CHPAMS Newsletter is a monthly e-newsletter from the China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS). The Newsletter serves as a communication platform to provide updates and activities related to CHPAMS and information of potential interest for CHPAMS members.
CHPAMS Activities and Announcements
· We are very pleased to announce that China Medical Board (CMB), http://chinamedicalboard.org has awarded a two-year grant to CHPAMS. We really appreciate the strong support from Dr. Lincoln Chen, CMB President, and our colleagues at the CMB Beijing Office! The CHPAMS board will discuss how to leverage the resources to create more opportunities for our members and affiliated organizations.
· With CHPAMS Board of Directors’ coordinated efforts, CHPAMS' 501(c)(3) status was approved by IRS on October 22, 2014. This is a critical moment and crucial recognition for CHPAMS. With the 501(c)(3) status, all donations from individuals and corporations are tax deductible from their income.
· Newsletter will start a new section "Members' Corner" to feature and promote the accomplishments from our members. If you have new publications or awards that would like to share with peer members, please let us know at newsletter_sc@chpams.org.
Jobs
United States
Director, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Chapel Hill, NC]
Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Care Management
Harvard School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy and Management
Deadline: open until filled
Contact: Cindi Melanson, Director of AdministrationCmelanso@hsph.harvard.edu
[Location: Boston, MA]
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Health Care Finance, Financial Management
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Deadline: Review of applications will begin January 7, 2015, and continue until filled
[Location: Ann Arbor, MI]
Director, Iowa Center for Outcomes Research
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The University of IowaDeadline: open until filled
[Location: Iowa City, IA ]
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Health Management & Policy
School of Social & Behavioral Health Sciences
Oregon State University
[Job # 0013201]
Deadline: Jan 1st, 2015
[Location: Corvallis, OR]
Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position in Health Policy and Management
Department of Health Policy & Management
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Pittsburgh, PA]
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Health Economics or Health Services Research
Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
Colorado School of Public Health
Job Posting #: F01906
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Aurora, CO]
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at Assistant or Associate Rank
Department of Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Deadline: Review of the applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]
Assistant or Associate Professor in Health Administration and Policy
College of Public Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Deadline: Preferred Jan 1, 2015, but open until filled
[Location: Oklahoma City, OK]
Assistant Scientist in Health Outcomes and Policy
Institute for Child Health Policy
College of Medicine
University of Florida
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Gainesville, FL]
Assistant Professor (Non-Tenure Track Position)
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Memphis, TN]
Assistant Program Director
Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Search Requisition Number: 21244
Deadline: Jan 16th, 2015
[Location: Los Angeles, CA]
Outcomes Research Position
Division of General Medical Sciences
Washington University
Deadline: open until filled.
[Location: St. Louis, MO]
Consultant – Health Economics and Value Communication
BaseCase, Inc.
Deadline: NA
Contact: careers@basecase.com
[Location: New York City]
China
2015 China Environmental Stewardship Awards
Funding resource: ConocoPhillips
Application deadline: December 31, 2014
[Location: Universities in China
Scholarships & Fellowships
2015 AcademyHealth Delivery System Science Fellowship
Deadline: Jan 11th, 2015 at 11:59p.m. EST
[Location: multiple locations depending on the host site]
2015 CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deadline: Jan 16th, 2015
[Location: Atlanta, GA]
Sexual and Reproductive Health Capacity Fellowship
Operational Research & Program Effectiveness Team
Emergency Response and Recovery Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Atlanta, GA]
Post-Doctoral Training in Implementation Science
Prevention and Control of Cancer
University of Massachusetts Worcester
Deadline: Feb 15th, 2015
[Location: Worcester, MA]
Post-doctoral Position in Health Services Research and Policy
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
University of California Davis
Deadline: For further details, please contact Byung-Kwang Yoo, MD, PhD. at byoo@ucdavis.edu.
[Location: Davis, CA]
Post Doctorate Associate Position
College of Medicine
Department of Health Outcomes and Policy
University of Florida
Deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Gainesville, FL]
Penn Postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced Biomedical Ethics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Deadline: Jan 2nd, 2015
[Location: Philadelphia, PA]
Postdoctoral Fellow on energy balance, diet and cancer
The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (DOR)
[Interested candidates should contact Bette Caan, Dr.PHbette.caan@kp.org]
[Location: Oakland, CA]
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Care Policy
The National Pharmaceutical Council, and The George Washington University
School of Public Health and Health Services
Department of Health Policy
Deadline: Jan 15th, 2015
[Location: Washington, DC]
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Systems Science in Obesity and Public Health (2 positions)
The Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at Johns Hopkins
Deadline: December 31, 2014
[Location: Baltimore, MD]
Conferences
iHEA (International Health Economics Association) 11th World Congress
Abstract deadline: Jan 10th, 2015
Conference dates: July 12-15, 2015
[Location: Milan, Italy]
ISPOR 20th Annual International Meeting
Abstract deadline: Jan 15th, 2015
Conference dates: : May 16-20, 2015
[Location: Philadelphia, PA]
AcademyHealth Research Meeting
Abstract deadline: Jan 15th, 2015
Conference dates: June 14-16, 2015
[Location: Minneapolis, MN]
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
Abstract deadline: Second week of February,2015 and vary by the group to which you submit
[Location: Chicago, IL]
Research Updates
Juliana C N Chan, Yuying Zhang and Guang Ning. “ Diabetes in China: a societal solution for a personal challenge” The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2014, December.
Jin Wang, Pan Wang, Xinghe Wang, Yingdong Zheng, Yonghong Xiao. “Use and Prescription of Antibiotics in Primary Health Care Settings in China” JAMA International Medicine. 2014 December.
Yinjun Zhao, Bowei Kang, Yawen Liu, Yichong Li, et.al. “ Health Insurance Coverage and Its Impact on Medical Cost: Observations from the Floating Population in China” PloS One. 2014 November.
Xin-Chuan Chen, Yun-Fan Yang, Rui Wang, Hong-Feng Gou, Xin-Zu Chen. “Epidemiology and microbiology of sepsis in mainland China in the first decade of the 21st century” International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014 November
Yajun Liang, Dongqing Hou, Xiaoyi Shan, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Yuehua Hu, et.al. “Cardiovascular remodeling relates to elevated childhood blood pressure: Beijing Blood Pressure Cohort Study” International Journal of Cardiology. 2014, December.
Chengbo Li, Iris Chi, Xu Zhang, Zhaowen Cheng, Lei Zhang and Gong Chen. “ Urban and rural factors associated with life satisfaction among older Chinese adults” Aging &Mental Health. 2014 November.