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 Announcement
1. CHPAMS's 6th Jump-Start Your Career Webinar:
Title: Healthcare Start-up in China
Date & Time: February 22, Monday, 9 - 10 PM (U.S. Eastern Time)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yusheng Zhang (Founder & CEO of Apricot Forest/Xingshulin, Inc., and Founding Member of CHPAMS)
Introduction: Dr. Zhang founded Apricot Forest/Xingshulin in 2011, which was rated as the 2nd most innovative company in China, only after Alibaba in 2015. Apricot Forest/Xingshulin received $30 million series C investment with an estimated $200 million market value.
张遇升是CHPAMS初创成员之一，他于2011年回国创办杏树林，2015年成为中国排名第二的最具创新能力的公司，仅次于阿里巴巴。杏树林获3000万美元C轮融资，估计市值2亿美元。本次职场直通车我们邀请到张遇升为大家介绍中国医疗领域的创业经验。
Access Information:
WebEx Online (www.webex.com)
Meeting number: 199 114 241
Password: This meeting does not require a password
Call-in (optional): +1-415-655-0001
Access code: 199 114 241
2. “Bridging the Minds: Inaugural Conference of China Health Policy and Management Society & China Health Review”, Atlanta, USA. Date: May 13-14, 2016.
More details will come soon
3. 2016 Board of Directors Nomination is Open.
Based on the bylaws, the current board of directors' term will end on June 30, 2016. Nomination is open for all members who registered on www.chpams.org. The board has appointed Qi (Harry) Zhang, Zhuo (Adam) Chen, and Dong (Roman) Xu to form the nomination committee, who will answer any inquiries about the process. The deadline for nomination is March 1.
4. The Board Passed the Polices on Conflict of Interests.
The new policy will require any directors with potential conflict of interests to disclose and excuse themselves from the decision of any financial agreement with the third party. For more details, please visit here.
Jobs
Associate Director of Healthcare Analytics
OPTUM
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Various locations]
Research Assistant
Partnership for Health Analytic Research
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Beverly Hills, CA]
If interested, please submit a cover letter, CV/resume, and your salary requirements to: employment@pharllc.com.
Research Analyst I
Truven
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Bethesda, MD]
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Administration and Policy
College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Fairfax, VA]
Assistant/Associate Professor, Tenure track
College of Global Public Health
New York University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: New York, NY]
Faculty Position, Healthcare Delivery Science
Department of Population Health
NYU Langone Medical Center
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: New York, NY]
Assistant/Associate Professor in Mental Health Services Research
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Baltimore, MD]
Faculty Position
Health Outcomes/Pharmacy Practice Transformation
School of Pharmacy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia Campus
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Richmond, VA]
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health, Clinical & Health Science
University of West Florida
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Pensacola, FL]
Assistant Professor - Research Track
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health
Emory School Of Public Health
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Atlanta, GA]
Tenure-Track Faculty
Department of Health Administration and Policy
College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
Deadline: February 29, 2016
[Location: Fairfax, VA]
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences
University of Colorado Denver
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Denver, CO]
Full-Time Researchers (Up to 6)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Deadline: March 1st, 2016
[Location: Beijing, China]
Assistant/Associate Professor
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Utah State University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Logan, UT]
Scholarships & Fellowships
NCD Biostat Research Analyst
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu, China]
NCD Research Coordinator
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu, China]
Intern
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu, China]
Conferences
The 3rd China Labor Economics Forum
Papers due March 5th, 2016
Conference Date: March 26th, 2016
Location: Beijing, China
For more information, please contact:
Xuezheng Qin: xqin@pku.edu.cn, (010) 62757237
American Public Health Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting
Abstracts are due between Feb. 22-26
Location: Denver CO
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision
Conference Dates: October 23 - October 26, 2016
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Research Update
Yaohui Zhao, Eileen M. Crimmins, Peifeng Hu, Yang Shen, James P. Smith, John Strauss, Yafeng Wang, Yuan Zhang. Prevalence, diagnosis, and management of diabetes mellitus among older Chinese: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Public Health. 2016, January
Yao Pan, Shanquan Chen, Manli Chen, Pei Zhang, Qian Long, Li Xiang, Henry Lucas. Disparity in reimbursement for tuberculosis care among different health insurance schemes: evidence from three counties in central China. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2016, January
Meng Ning, Qiang Zhang, Min Yang. Comparison of self-reported and biomedical data on hypertension and diabetes: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). BMJ Open. 2016, January
Xiao Zhang, Huifang Xu, Jing Gu, Joseph T.F. Lau, Chun Hao, Yuteng Zhao, Alissa Davis & Yuantao Hao. Depression, suicidal ideation, and related factors of methadone maintenance treatment users in Guangzhou, China. AIDS Care. 2016, January
Sanjay Basu; John S. Yudkin; Jeremy Sussman; Christopher Millett; Rod Hayward. Alternative Strategies to Achieve Cardiovascular Mortality Goals in China and India: A Microsimulation of Target-Versus Risk-Based Blood Pressure Treatment. Circulation. 2016, January
Wang, Miao; Moran, Andrew E; Liu, Jing; Coxson, Pamela G; Penko, Joanne. Projected Impact of Salt Restriction on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in China: A Modeling Study. PLoS One. 2016, January
Yi Zeng, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Danan Gu, James W. Vaupel. Older Parents Benefit More in Health Outcome From Daughters’ Than Sons’ Emotional Care in China. Journal of Aging and Health. 2016, January
Yanping Wang, Xiaohong Li, Maigeng Zhou, Shusheng Luo, Juan Liang, Chelsea A Liddell, Matthew M Coates, et al. Under-5 mortality in 2851 Chinese counties, 1996–2012: a subnational assessment of achieving MDG 4 goals in China. The Lancet. 2016, January