Issue 37, January 2016

From Editors

The CHPAMS Monthly is an e-newsletter of the China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS). The Newsletter provides updates and activities related to CHPAMS and information of potential interest for CHPAMS members.

CHPAMS Activities

Welcome to the first 2016 issue of the CHPAMS Monthly!  

Before we knew it, 2016 is here. We wish you all a very prosperous, happy, and healthy 2016!

CHPAMS Reception at ASSA/AEA 2016

On January 4th, 2016, CHPAMS held reception at the 2016 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) /American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Shown here is a photo of CHPAMS members at the reception. 

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Jobs

United States

Fred and Julie Soper Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
College of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pubic Health
Deadline: Open until filled  (Review begins in March 2016)
Location: Baltimore, MD

Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Division of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Assistant or Associate Professor
Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
School of Pharmacy
University of Southern California
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Assistant/Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine
College of Medicine
Florida State University
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Tallahassee, FL

Assistant or Associate Professor
Center for Effective Medical Testing
Department of Pathology
University of Utah
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Assistant/Associate Research Professor in Biostatistics
University of Southern Maine
Application Deadline: January 27, 2016
Location: Gorham, Maine

Implementation Scientist
Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Nashville, Tennessee

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Scholarships & Fellowships

Post-doctoral Fellowship in Transplant, Epidemiology, Health Services Research
Emory University
Deadline: Open until filled
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Inaugural Systems Science Scholarship
AcademyHealth
Deadline: March 31, 2016

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Conferences

AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
Abstract submission deadline: January 28, 2016
Registration: Open in mid-February
Conference date: June 14-16, 2016
Location: Minneapolis, MN

2016 National Health Policy Conference
Registration: January 31, 2016 (Standard)
Conference date: February 1-2, 2016
Location: Washington, DC

2016 National Child Health Policy
Registration: January 31, 2016 (Standard)
Conference date: February 3, 2016
Location: Washington, DC

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Research Updates

Hui Zhang, Peter P. Yuen. Medical Savings Account balance and outpatient utilization: Evidence from Guangzhou, China. Social Science & Medicine. February 2016.

Xiaoting Liu, Hung Wong, Kai Liu. Outcome-based health equity across different social health insurance schemes for the elderly in China. BMC Health Services Research. January 2016.

Yaohui Zhao, Eileen M. Crimmins, Peifeng Hu, et al. Prevalence, diagnosis, and management of diabetes mellitus among older Chinese: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Public Health. January 2016.

Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee, Harry Shannon, et al. Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data. The Lancet. January 2016.

Yiqun Wu, Chao Yang, Hanxu Xi, et al. Prescription of antibacterial agents for acute upper respiratory tract infections in Beijing, 2010–2012. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. December 2015.

Tediosi F, Finch A, Procacci C, et al. BRICS countries and the global movement for universal health coverage. Health Policy Plan. December 2015.

Liu Y, Jiang Y, Tang S, et al. Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city. International Journal of Equity in Health. December 2015.

Shuyan Gu, Huimei Hu, Hengjin Dong. Systematic Review of the Economic Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. PharmacoEconomics. December 2015.

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