Issue 45, September 2016

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  

CHPAMS 1st Webinar

Title: Global burden of disease study and its application in China
Speaker: Haidong Wang, Ph.D.
                Associate Professor
                Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
                University of Washington
Date: September 28, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00-10:00pm U.S. Eastern Time
Webinar Access Information:
                Webinar Access: www.webex.com
                Meeting number: 195 587 132
                Audio Connection: +1-415-655-0001 U.S. TOLL
                                               Access code: 195 587 132

CHPAMS Reception at the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo in Denver

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo in Denver, CO.  CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Dr. Xuesong Han (hanxuesong@gmail.com) with subject line “CHPAMS Denver”.

                Time: October 31, 2016 (Monday) at 6:15 PM
                Location: TBD
                Contact: Xuesong Han (hanxuesong@gmail.com)

CHPAMS Reception at 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Vancouver

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Vancouver, Canada. CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Dr. Harry Zhang (qzhang@odu.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS Vancouver”.

                Time: November 16th, 2016 (Wednesday) at 7PM
                Location: TBD
                Contact: Harry Zhang (qzhang@odu.edu)

CHPAMS Member's Updates

Dr. Winnie Chi-Man Yip, a member of CHPAMS Advisory Committee, was appointed as Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics, effective September 1, 2016 , with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Yip will also serve as Director of the China Health Partnership, with the vision to strengthen and expand research and training programs in Chinese health systems and policy. Big congratulations to Professor Yip!

CHPAMS member and Board Director Dr. Liang Wang, an Assistant Professor at College of Public Health, East Tennessee University, is serving President of International Chinese Nutrition Young Scholar Network (ICNYSN). It is a new organization established on May 31st 2016, which consists of global Chinese young scholars, practitioners, entrepreneurs and students in Nutrition Science and Healthcare field. The purpose of building this network is to promote the development of young scholars’ career and innovative nutritional projects through communication, learning, training and multi-disciplinary cooperation, and eventually help improving public health both in China and globally. CHPAMS member Dr. Youfa Wang, Professor at School of Public Health and Health Professionals, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, serves as chair of advisory board committee. Until September 2016, there are about 700 members worldwide.  

For more details please click here or scan the QR code below:

(WeChat ID: ICNYSN_Nutrition)
Big congratulations to Liang and Youfa! 

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Jobs

United States

Assistant and Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy
Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine
Application deadline: December 15, 2016
[Location: Nashville, TN]

Assistant Professor
School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Application deadline: October 1, 2016
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

Assistant/Associate Professor
Advanced Quantitative Statistics and Methodology
College of Health and Human Science’s Public Health Graduate Program
Purdue University
Application review: Starting from November 1, 2016
[Location: West Lafayette, IN]

Department Chair
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Kentucky
Application deadline: September 30, 2016 or until filled
[Location: Lexington, KY]

Tenured or tenure-track position in applied microeconomics
School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Application deadline: December 1, 2016
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Dissemination & Implementation Science
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Rutgers University
[Location: New Brunswick, NJ]

Instructor
Division of Health Care Policy and Research
University of Colorado, Denver
[Location: Denver, CO]

Project Manager/Economist
Berkeley Center for Health Technology
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
Final review date: September 14, 2016 or open until filled
[Location: Berkeley, CA]

Health Service Researcher
College of Public Health
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Application deadline: January 1, 2017
[Locations: Columbus, OH]

Research Associate in Health Policy and Health Services Research
Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
Application deadline: December 1, 2016
[Location: Various locations]

China

Assistant or Associate Professor
Two faculty positions in Environmental health and Health Systems and Policy
(Position ID=7812)
Duke Kunshan University
Application deadline: December 1, 2016 or open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

2017 NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship
Application deadline: November 7, 2016
[Location: Washington, DC]

Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy for Physicians
Application deadline: December 1, 2016
[Location: Boston, MA]

2017-2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
Application deadline: November 15, 2016
[Location: Washington, DC]

2017-2018 Class of Health and Aging Policy Fellows
Application deadline: April 17, 2017
[Location: Washington, DC]

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Conferences

2016 CHES-Caribbean Health Economics Symposium
Conference dates: December 11-13, 2016
[Location: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands]

5th International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC)
Abstract submission: September 30, 2016/9/9
Early bird registration: December 15, 2016
Conference dates: April 3-5, 2017
[Location: Capetown, South Africa]

13th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy and Economics
Abstract submission: October 30, 2016
Conference dates: March 24-26, 2017
[Location: Venice, Italy]

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Research Update

Li M, Wang C. The Association Between the New Rural Cooperative Medical System and Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. 2016 August.

Cai W, Cai S, Deng L, Cai B, Yu M. Hospital organizational environment and staff satisfaction in China: A large‐scale survey. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 2016 August.

Jin Y, Hou Z, Zhang D. Determinants of Health Insurance Coverage among People Aged 45 and over in China: Who Buys Public, Private and Multiple Insurance. PloS one. 2016 August.

Wang X, Luo H, Qin X, Feng J, Gao H, Feng Q. Evaluation of performance and impacts of maternal and child health hospital services using Data Envelopment Analysis in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China: a comparison study among poverty and non-poverty county level hospitals. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2016 August.

Wu J, Zhang S, Chen H, Lin Y, Dong X, Yin X, Lu Z, Cao S. Patient Satisfaction with Community Health Service Centers as Gatekeepers and the Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shenzhen, China. PloS one. 2016 August.

Sun M, Shen JJ, Li C, Cochran C, Wang Y, Chen F, Li P, Lu J, Chang F, Li X, Hao M. Effects of China’s New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme on reducing medical impoverishment in rural Yanbian: An alternative approach. BMC Health Services Research. 2016 August.

Zhang G, Zhang L, Wu S, Xia X, Lu L. The convergence of Chinese county government health expenditures: capitation and contribution. BMC Health Services Research. 2016 August.

Peiris D, Sun L, Patel A, Tian M, Essue B, Jan S, Zhang P. Systematic medical assessment, referral and treatment for diabetes care in China using lay family health promoters: protocol for the SMARTDiabetes cluster randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science. 2016 August.

Yin J, Wei X, Li H, Jiang Y, Mao C. Assessing the impact of general practitioner team service on perceived quality of care among patients with non-communicable diseases in China: a natural experimental study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2016 August.

Zhang L, Long J, Jiang W, Shi Y, He X, Zhou Z, Li Y, Yeung RO, Wang J, Matsushita K, Coresh J. Trends in Chronic Kidney Disease in China. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 September.

Li Q, He H, Liang H, Bishai DM, Hyder AA. One Outcome, Many Trends: Understanding National Data Sources for Road Traffic Fatalities in China. American Journal of Public Health. Epub 2016 August.

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Issue 44, August 2016

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  

1.      CHPAMS 1st Webinar

Title: Global burden of disease study and its application in China

Speaker:  Haidong Wang, Ph.D.
                Associate Professor
                Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
                University of Washington
Date and Time: September 28th, 2016, 9:00-10:00pm U.S. Eastern Time
Webinar Access Link: TBA

2. CHPAMS Calls for Institutional Membership

Institutional membership is designed to recognize the shared value and vision between CHPAMS and institutional members to promote health and health equity in China or among Chinese population. CHPAMS will assist the members with developing, supporting and sustaining their institutional activity, such as recommending speakers, hosting visiting scholars, and organizing research webinars. For more information, please visit www.chpams.org. The Institutional Membership policy is available here.   

3.      Call for Nominations: CHPAMS Inspiration Award

CHPAMS Inspiration award is to recognize CHPAMS member’s determination to overcome significant barriers and achieve the beyond-expectation accomplishment in scientific research, community services, or innovative activities. Interested members can visit www.chpams.org for more details. Qualified members should send an application letter with no more than 1,000 words to Dr. Zhuo (Adam) Chen (zchen@chpams.org) by October 1, 2016. The winner will receive $500 at minimum level and an award plaque. 

4.      "Members' Corner" section aims 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@chpams.org.

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Scholarships & Fellowships   

Tufts Medical Center Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Economics and Value Measurement
Tufts Medical Center
Application deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Boston, MA]

PhD Post-Doctoral Advanced Fellowship
VA Health Services Research
Application deadline: Jan 31st, 2017
[Location: Seattle, WA]

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Conferences  

The 6th U.S.-China Health Summit: Health for all Through Innovation
Conference dates: September 2-4th, 2016
[Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi, China]  

Concordium 2016: Data and Knowledge Transforming Health
Conference dates: Sep 12-13th, 2016
[Location: Crystal City, VA]

ISPOR 7th Asia-Pacific Conference
Conference dates: Sep 3-6th, 2016
[Location: Singapore]

9th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Conference dates: Dec 14-15th, 2016
[Location: Washington, DC]

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Jobs

China

Faculty Positions (12 openings)
The Research Center for Public Health of Tsinghua University
[Location: Beijing, China]

Two Lecturer Positions  
Professor Therese Hesketh’s team
Institute of Global Health
ZhejiangUniversity
[Location: Hangzhou, China]
[Note: please refer to attachment for job description.
For details about the positions, please contact:
Professor Therese Hesketh t.hesketh@zju.edu.cn and  t.hesketh@ucl.ac.uk 
or her PA Yingying Zhu: yzhuimperial@163.com]

Multiple positions: Senior Program Manager/Program Manager, Communication Manager & Interns
ACCESS Health International
[Location: Beijing or Shanghai, China]

United States   

Associate Director in the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
[Location: New York City, NY] 

Director for the Center for Public Health Practice
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
[Pittsburgh, PA]

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Track)
Position # P100007806  FY 18
Department of Health Sector Management and Policy (HSMP)
University of Miami School of Business Administration
Application deadline: December 2nd, 2016
[Location: Miami, FL]

Faculty Position, Health Outcomes
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Memphis, TN]

Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at the Assistant or Associate Rank
Department of Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]

Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Population Studies of Infectious Diseases
NYU School of Medicine
[Location: New York City, New York

Organizational Behavior and Management of Healthcare Systems Position
Department of Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
[Location: New York City, NY]

Faculty Position, Health Outcomes
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Application deadline: This position is available immediately but the start date is negotiable
[Location: Memphis, TN]

Senior Scientist
AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Application deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Rockville, MD]

Senior Clinical Quality Researcher
Mathematica Policy Research  
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Princeton, NJ; Washington, DC; Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Ann Arbor, MI]

Health Services Research Scientists (multiple openings)
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Dallas, TX]

Health Services Research Investigator Opening
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research
VA Boston Healthcare System
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Boston, MA]

Clinical Research Scientist
American Urological Association
[Linthicum, MA]

Policy Analyst 
Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Kaiser Family Foundation
[Location: Washington, DC]

Research Associate-Global Evidence Coordination
Application deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Mansfield, MA; but working remotely is possible]

Other Countries

PhD studentships in Health Economics in 2017
Centre for Health Economics at Monash University
Application deadline: Sep 30th, 2016
[Location: Victoria, Australia]

Monash University PhD studentships in Health Economics
Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
Application deadline: Sep 30th, 2016
[Location: Melbourne, Australia]

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Research Updates

Tian X, Di Z, Yu L, Ren X, Chai Y, Ding F, Chen J, Southerland J, Cui Z, Hu X, Xu J, Xu S, Qian G, Wang L*. A study on the development of an infectious disease specific health literacy scale. BMJ Open. 2016;6:e012039 

Yong Hao G, Da Xing F, Jin X, Xiu Hong F, Pu Mei D, Jun L, Ying Y, Yan Yang Z, Wan Shen G. The prevalence of hepatitis B infection in central China: An adult population‐based serological survey of a large sample size. Journal of Medical Virology. 2016 Aug 1.

Liang Y, Wang F, Zhang L, Cheng Y, Zhang P. How does residents’ experiences with community health service affect their utilization wishes? A population-based survey in China. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare. 2016 Jul 26;4(2):323-9. 

Wang L, Suo S, Li J. An investigation into traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in China: development trend and medical service innovation. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5.

Yang W, He AJ, Fang L, Mossialos E. Financing institutional long-term care for the elderly in China: a policy evaluation of new models. Health Policy and Planning. 2016 Jul 3:czw081.

Liu C, Zhang X, Wang X, Zhang X, Wan J, Zhong F. Does public reporting influence antibiotic and injection prescribing to all patients? A cluster-randomized matched-pair trial in china. Medicine. 2016 Jun 1;95(26):e3965.

He AJ, Wu S. Towards Universal Health Coverage via Social Health Insurance in China: Systemic Fragmentation, Reform Imperatives, and Policy Alternatives. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 2016 Jun 22:1-0.

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Issue 43, July 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

1.     New Board of Directors (2016- 2018):

CHPAMS has successfully completed our election for the 2016-2018 Board of Directors (BOD). While we transition to the new BOD, we want to thank the outgoing initial BOD (2014-2016). Under the leadership of the initial BOD, CHPAMS had many accomplishments, such as its incorporation as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the first CHPAMS Conference, the monthly newsletter "CHPAMS Monthly", the Jump-start Your Career Webinar series, contributions to West Lake Forum and Youth Forum, and numerous receptions and outreaches at various conferences and meetings. The term for the new BOD started on July 1, 2016 and will end on June 30, 2018. We look forward to more growth and development under the new leadership! 

2.     CHPAMS' participation in Westlake Youth Forum (Chengdu) on June 21-23, 2016. 

The Westlake Youth Forum is sponsored by China Medical Board and organized by Sichuan University to promote junior scholars' training in health policy and systems sciences and career development. CHPAMS sent seven overseas members to participate in the Forum. Drs. Lincoln Chen, Hai Yu, and Gordon Liu were recognized for their significant contributions and continuous support for CHPAMS, and mentoring of junior scholars in public health and health policy. CHPAMS hosted a membership reunion on June 21. 

3.     Call for Nominations: CHPAMS Inspiration Award

CHPAMS Inspiration award is to recognize CHPAMS member’s determination to overcome significant barriers and achieve the beyond-expectation accomplishment in scientific research, community services, or innovative activities. Interested members can visit www.chpams.org for more details. Qualified members should send an application letter with no more than 1,000 words to Dr. Zhuo (Adam) Chen (zchen@chpams.org) by October 1, 2016. The winner will receive $500 at minimum level and an award plaque. 

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Jobs

China

Senior Program Officer, Health and R&D Partnership
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Policy & Advocacy
Reference Number: 6397BR
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Beijing, China] 

Fellow, Global Policy & Advocacy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Beijing, China]

United States

Assistant Professor, Health Administration and Policy
University of Nevada, Reno
Application Deadline: 10/16/2016
Location: Reno, NV, USA

Research Project Manager, Community Health Science
Boston University
Reference Number: 8374/G1516
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Location: Boston, MA, United States

Assistant Director, Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy
Harvard University
Reference Number: 39598BR
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA

Chair/Full Professor, Community Environment & Policy
University of Arizona Department of Public Health
Deadline: Currently Open
Location: Tucson, AZ, USA

Epidemiologist
University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine
Reference Number: 0618476
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Emory University, the Hubert Department of Global Health
Reference Number: 58593BR
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

Health Policy Analyst
Vanderbilt University, Department of Health Policy
Reference Number: 1511913
Application Deadline: 09/10/2016
Location: Nashville, TN, Massachusetts

Other Countries

Chief People Officer
Save the Children
Deadline: 08/02/2016
Location: West End, UK

Senior Specialist, Strategy Development & Tenders
GAVI
Reference Number: VN243
Deadline: Currently Open
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

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Scholarships & Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital Administrative Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Deadline: 10/032016
[Location, Boston, MA, United States]

NYU Langone Medical Center Administrative Fellowship
NYU Langone Medical
Deadline: 09/27/2016
[Location: New York, United States]

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Conferences

Public Health Informatics Conference
Conference time: August 21 - 24, 2016
[Location: Atlanta, GA, United States]

2016 US Southeast China-US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Conference
Project Application Submission Deadline: July 31, 2016
Qualification Assessment Deadline: August 7, 2016
Conference time: August 27, 2016
[Location: Atlanta, GA, United States]

Stanford Medicine X 2016
Conference time: September 16 - 18, 2016
[Location: Stanford, CA, United States]

Society for Public Health Education 67th Annual Meeting
Conference time: Mar 30th - Apr 1st, 2016
[Location: Charlotte, NC]

International Health Policy Conference 2017
Call for abstract deadline: 10/01/2016
Early-bird Registration Deadline: 11/30/2016
Conference time: Feb 16 - 19, 2016
[Location: London, UK]

82nd International Atlantic Economic Conference
Conference time: Oct 13 - 16, 2016
[Location: Washington, D.C., United States]

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Research Updates

Frank J. Kelly, Tong Zhu. Transport solutions for cleaner air. Science. 2016 May.

Peige Song, Zhenghong Ren, Xinlei Chang, Xuebei Liu and Lin An. Inequality of paediatric workforce distribution in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016 July.

Jiang Xiong, Zhouyin Wu, Chen Chen, Yingqi Wei and Wei Guo. Association between diabetes and prevalence and growth rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 2016 July.

Lin Xiao, Yuan Jiang, Xiurong Liu, Yuqin Li, Quan Gan and Fan Liu. Smoking reduced in urban restaurants: the effect of Beijing smoking control regulation. Tobacco Control. 2016 July.

Chengyue Li, Mei Sun, Jay J. Shen, Christopher R Cochran, Xiaojiao Li and Mo Hao. Evaluation on the efficiencies of county-level Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in China: results from a national survey. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2016 July.

Lianlian Wang, Xianglong Xu, Philip Baker, Chao Tong, Lei Zhang, Hongbo Qi, and Yong Zhao. Patterns and associated factors of caesarean delivery intention among expectant mothers in China: implications from the implementation of China’s new national two-child policy. International Journal of Environmental research and Public Health. 2016 July.

Peng Lei, Zhixin Feng and Zhuochun Wu. The availability and affordability of long-term care for disabled older people in China: the issues related to inequalities in social security benefits. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2016 June.

Nan Zhang, Laia Becares, Tarani Chandola. Patterns and determinants of double-burden of malnutrition among rural children: evidence from China. PLOS One. 2016 July.

Hua You, Hai Gu, Weiqing Ning, Hua Zhou, Hengjin Dong. Comparing maternal services utilization and expense reimbursement before and after the adjustment for the new cooperative medical scheme policy in rural China. PLOS One. 2016 July.

Xiaowei Yang, Jianmin Gao, Zhongliang Zhou, Jue Yan, Sha Lai, Yongjian Xu, Gang Chen. Assessing the effects of the new cooperative medical scheme on alleviating the health payment-induced poverty in Shaanxi Province, China. PLOS One. 2016 July.

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Issue 42, June 2016

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.      The Board Passed the Policy on Inspiration Award

This award is to recognize individual member’s determination to overcome significant barriers and achieve the beyond-expectation accomplishment in scientific research, community service, or innovative activities. The nominee should email the following documents to the Chair of the award committee by October 1. CHPAMS will announce the winner on February 1 of the following year. The winner will receive $500 at minimum level and an award plaque. The award amount will increase with more endowment and sponsorship.

2.      CHPAMS Reception at Westlake Conference in Chengdu

CHPAMS cordially invites our members in Chengdu to attend the reunion at Westlake Conference.

Time: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 at 7:30 PM

Location: Wangjiang Club 4F Sentosa Island Hall, Wangjiang Hotel (No.42, Xiashahepu Street, Chengdu, Sichuan)

Contact: Harry Zhang (qzhang@odu.edu)

3.      CHPAMS Reception at AcademyHealth Annual Conference in Boston

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the AcademyHealth 2016 Annual Conference. CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Ms. Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS 2016 AcademyHealth Reception”.

Time: Monday, June 27th, 2016 at 7PM
Location: TBD
Contact: Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu)

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Jobs

Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty
The Department of Health Behavior (HB), Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
[Location: Chapel Hill, NC]
Deadline: June 7, 2017

Assistant or Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School Department of Population Medicine
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute & The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health
[Location: Cambridge, MA]
Interested applicants are encouraged to send a statement of interest and CV to
Jenna_Sills@harvardpilgrim.org

Faculty Member in Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Department of Health Care Policy
[Location: Cambridge, MA]
Deadline: November 1, 2016

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
University of Kentucky
[Location: Lexington, KY]
Deadline: Open until filled

Research Assistant/Associate Professor
Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement
Boston University Medical Campus
[Location: Boston, MA]
Prospective candidates should submit their application materials to Dr. Tony Godfrey at godfreyt@bu.edu.

Assistant Professor (Research)
Health Services Research
Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice
Brown University School of Public Health
[Location: Providence, RI]
Deadline: August 1, 2016If attending Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, contact
Vince_Mor@Brown.Edu to let him know you are interested in this position.

Health Economist/Outcomes Researcher
Cleveland Clinic
[Location: Cleveland, OH]
For more details and to apply, please submit an updated CV and cover letter to Nathan Elting,
Physician Recruiter at eltingn@ccf.org.

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Hilton Postdoctoral Fellowship
UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center
[Location: Los Angeles, CA]
Deadline: Open until filled

Postdoctoral position
China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
National School of Development, Peking University  
[Location: Beijing, China]
Prospective candidates should submit their application materials to yhzhao@nsd.pku.edu.cn

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Conferences

The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Population Aging:

A dialogue on Research, Policy, Health Systems and Industry Initiatives
Conference Dates: October 17-19, 2016
Abstract Due: TBD
Location: Shanghai, China

The 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG):

Global Aging and Health: Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice
Conference Dates: July 23-27, 2017
Abstracts Due: July 15, 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA

Population Association of America 2017 Annual Meeting
Conference Dates: April 27-29, 2017
Abstracts Due: TBD
Location: Chicago, IL

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Research Update

Chen, K., Zhou, L., Chen, X., Ma, Z., Liu, Y., Huang, L., ... & Kinney, P. L. (2016). Urbanization level and vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Health Perspectives. May

Zhou, H., Sun, S., Luo, R., Sylvia, S., Yue, A., Shi, Y., ... & Rozelle, S. (2016). Impact of text message reminders on caregivers’ adherence to a home fortification program against child anemia in rural western China: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. American journal of public health, (0), e1-e7.

Charlson, F. J., Baxter, A. J., Cheng, H. G., Shidhaye, R., & Whiteford, H. A. (2016). The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis of community representative epidemiological studies. The Lancet. May

Cui, H., He, C., Kang, L., Li, Q., Miao, L., Shen, L., ... & Wang, Y. (2016). Under-5-Years Child Mortality due to congenital anomalies: a retrospective study in urban and rural China in 1996− 2013. American journal of preventive medicine, 50(5), 663-671.

Wu, C., Gao, L., Chen, S., & Dong, H. (2016). Care services for elderly people with dementia in rural China: a case study. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 94(3), 167.

Zhang, J., Xu, P., & Liu, F. (2016). One-child policy and childhood obesity. China Economic Review. May

Lee, E. H. M., Hui, C. L. M., Ching, E. Y. N., Lin, J., Chang, W. C., Chan, S. K. W., & Chen, E. Y. H. (2016). Public stigma in China associated with schizophrenia, depression, attenuated psychosis syndrome, and psychosis-like experiences. Psychiatric Services. March

Lewington, S., Lacey, B., Clarke, R., Guo, Y., Kong, X. L., Yang, L., ... & Xiong, Y. (2016). The burden of hypertension and associated risk for cardiovascular mortality in China. JAMA internal medicine, 176(4), 524-532.

You, J. (2016). Lending to parents and insuring children: is there a role for microcredit in complementing health insurance in rural China? Health economics. May

Sun, X., Liu, X., Sun, Q., Yip, W. C. M., Wagstaff, A., & Menge, Q. (2016). The impact of a pay-for-performance scheme on prescription quality in rural China. Health economics. June.

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Issue 41, May 2016

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

1st CHPAMS & China Health Review Conference Completed in Atlanta, USA

CHPAMS successfully hosted its 1st conference in Atlanta, USA on May 13-15. The three-day conference provided ample learning opportunities for attending members. Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, CHPAMS Advisor and Vice President for Global Health at Emory University, delivered the keynote speech. Members actively participated in sessions on scientific research, career development, academic publication, and team building events. With attending members' open vote, Dr. Xi Chen from Yale University won the best abstract award and five students received travel awards. Transition ceremony was conducted between Dr. Qi (Harry) Zhang (CHPAMS President, 2014-16) and Dr. Zhuo (Adam) Chen, (CHPAMS President, 2016-18). All conference logistics were provided by volunteering members and CHPAMS thanks them for their excellent services! 

CHPAMS’ Reception at American Society of Health Economists 6th Biennial Conference on June 13, 2016

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the ASHEcon 2016 Conference (June 12-15, Philadelphia, PA). CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Dr. Xi Chen (xi.chen.edu@gmail.com) with subject line “CHPAMS 2016 ASHEcon Reception”.

Time: Monday, June 13th, 2016 at 6:30 PM

Location: TBD

Contact: Xi Chen (xi.chen.edu@gmail.com)


CHPAMS’ Reception at AcademyHealth Annual Conference onJune 27, 2016

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the AcademyHealth 2016 Annual Conference (June 26-28, Boston, MA). CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Ms. Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS 2016 AcademyHealth Reception”.

Time: Monday, June 27th, 2016 at 7PM

Location: TBD

Contact: Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu)

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Jobs

Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor
Department of  Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
[Location: Gainesville, FL]

Professor in Health Policy, Quality of Life and Health Disparities
School of Nursing
The George Washington University
[Location: Washington, DC]
 

Assistant Professor in Research and Statistics
School of Nursing
The George Washington University
[Location: Washington, DC]
 

Associate Professor
School of Nursing
The George Washington University
[Location: Washington, DC]

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Position
Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science
Department of Population Health
NYU School of Medicine
[Location: New York City, NY]
 

Non-Tenure Track Research Assistant Professor
Health/care Disparities Research Program
Section of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
[Location: Boston, MA]
 

Faculty Position in Health Outcomes
College of Pharmacy
University of Tennessee   
[Location: Memphis, TN]
 

Faculty Member
Department of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
[Location: Boston, MA]
 

Department Chair
Population Health Sciences
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
[Location: Albany, NY]
 

Assistant Professor
Social and Administrative Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
[Location: Madison, WI]
 

Co-Director
V.A. Boston Health Care Sysem
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Boston, MA]

Health Policy Analyst
Consumers Union
[Location: Washington, DC]

Medical Officer Positions
Office of Health Policy
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
[Location: Washington, DC]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Postdoctoral Associate
University of Pittsburgh
Schools of Health Sciences, Health Policy Institute
[Location: Pittsburgh, PA]

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Policy
The Dartmouth Institute
Lebanon New Hampshire

Post-Doctoral Fellow n Health Economics and Value Measuremen
Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health
Tufts Medical Center
[Location: Boston, MA]
 

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Conferences

27th Annual Health Economics Conference (AHEC)
Deadline for paper submission: June 6, 2016
Conference date: October 13-14, 2016
[Location: Nashville, TN]

AANP 2017 Health Policy Conference
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Conference date: February 26-28, 2017
Registration:  TBD
[Location: Washington, DC]  

International Health Policy Conference 2017
Deadline for abstract submission: October 1, 2016
Registration: November 30, 2016 (Early-bird)
[Location: London, UK]

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Research Update

Junfang Xu, Jian WangEmail author, Anders Wimo & Chengxuan Qiu. The economic burden of mental disorders in China, 2005–2013: implications for health policy. BMC Psychiatry. 2016 MayGuizhi Wang, SaiJu Gu, Jibo Chen, Xianhua Wu & Jun Yue. Assessment of health and economic effects by PM2. 5 pollution in Beijing: a combined exposure–response and computable general equilibrium analysis. Environmental Technology. 2016 May

Jingdong Ma, Juan Xu, Zhiguo Zhang & Jing Wang. New cooperative medical scheme decreased financial burden but expanded the gap of income-related inequity: evidence from three provinces in rural China. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2016 May.

Yueh-Han Hsu, Pei-Tseng Kung, Shih-Ting Wang, Chuan-Yin Fang, Wen-Chen Tsai. Improved patient survivals with colorectal cancer under multidisciplinary team care: A nationwide cohort study of 25,766 patients in Taiwan. Health Policy. 2016 April.

Donglan Zhang , Lu Shi, Fang Tian, Lingling Zhang. Care Utilization with China’s New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme: Updated Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011–2012. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2016 April.

Du H, Li L, Bennett D, Guo Y, Key TJ, Bian Z, Sherliker P, Gao H, Chen Y, Yang L, Chen J. Fresh Fruit Consumption and Major Cardiovascular Disease in China. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 April

Pan, Xiong-Fei, Jin Xu, & Qingyue Meng. Integrating social health insurance systems in China. The Lancet. 2016 March. 

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Issue 40, April 2016

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

1.      CHPAMS’s First Election for Board of Directors (2016-2018)

CHPAMS has successfully completed our first election for the new Board of Directors (2016-2018). To keep the election process as transparent as possible, the election results were emailed to all registered members for review. The new Board of Directors will start the 2-year term on July 1, 2016. Congratulations!

President: Zhuo (Adam) Chen, PhD, MS, MMgt

Secretary: Zheng (Jane) Li, PhD, MPH, MS

Treasurer: Qi (Harry) Zhang, PhD

Director of Fund Raising: Dong (Roman) Xu, MPP

Director of Public Relations: Liang Wang, MD, DrPH, MPH

Director of Academics: Marie Ng, PhD

Director of Membership: Xuesong Han, PhD

President-Elect (2018-2020): Xi Chen, PhD

2.      CHPAMS Calls for Institutional Membership

Institutional membership is designed to recognize the shared value and vision between CHPAMS and institutional members to promote health and health equity in China or among Chinese population. CHPAMS will assist the members with developing, supporting and sustaining their institutional activity, such as recommending speakers, hosting visiting scholars, and organizing research webinars. For more information, please visit www.chpams.org. The Institutional Membership policy is available here.   

3.      CHPAMS Gathering at Atlanta, GA

CHPAMS friends gathered at Atlanta, GA when Jing Hao (CHPAMS newsletter editor) and Zhi Geng (member) were visiting Atlanta for a conference. CHPAMS board members Zhuo (Adam) Chen and Zheng (Jane) Li, and, two other newsletter editors Donglan Zhang and Kun Zhang welcomed the guests. 

4.      CHPAMS’ Reception at International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 2016

CHPAMS will hold a reception at the ISPOR 2016 (May 21-25, Washington, DC). CHPAMS members are welcomed to participate and develop new and continued fellowship and friendship. If interested, please email Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS 2016 ISPOR Reception”.

Time: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 at 8:00 PM

Location: TBD

Contact: Qian Shi (qshi2@tulane.edu)

5.      "Members' Corner" section aims 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@chpams.org.

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Special Announcement

1st Conference of CHPAMS and (China Health Review) CHR: Bridging the Minds in Health Policy

Registration: click here

Dates: May 13-15, 2016

Location: Atlanta, GA

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 Jobs

China

Faculty Position (see attachment for details)
Nanjing Medical University
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Nanjing, China]  

United States   

Director – Health Services Research (refer to attachment for more details)
Surveillance and Health Services Research
American Cancer Society
Application deadline: April 20th, 2016
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

Note: this position is a junior PhD level position, please submit application ASAP if you are interested.

Faculty Positions
Health Policy and Health Economics Transformative Excellence Program Institution
University of Utah
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Salt Lake City, Utah]

Executive Director
MLH Center for Population Health Research at LIMR
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Main Line Health
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania]

Faculty Positions
College of Public Health
College of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Columbus, Ohio]

Chair at the Rank of Professor and Professor
College of Global Public Health (CGPH)
New York University
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: New York, New York]

Associate Center Director for Population Sciences and Policy
GW Cancer Center
Milken Institute School of Public Health
The George Washington University
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Washington, DC]

Faculty Member
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Wisconsin Madison
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Madison, Wisconsin]

Assistant Professor
Healthcare Studies Division
Medical University of South Carolina
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Charleston, South Carolina]

Assistant Professor
Health Services Researcher
University of Colorado
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Aurora, Colorado]

Assistant Professor   
Health Care Management and Allied Health Programs    
Department of Interprofessional Health Studies (IPHS)    
College of Health Professions   
Towson University    
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Towson, Maryland]

Senior Statistical Analyst
Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center
Northwestern University
Deadline: open until filled
[Locations: Chicago, Illinois]

Research Assistant/Associate Professor (non-tenure track)
Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center
Northwestern University
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Chicago, Illinois]

Research Faculty Position
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: San Francisco, California]  

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Scholarships & Fellowships   

Epidemiology and Surveillance Fellowship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

T32 Training Fellowship (Research Training in Primary Prevention)
REACH Institute
Arizona State University
Application Deadline:
[Location: Tempe, AZ]

Foundation Fellow
Episcopal Health Foundation
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Houston, TX]

Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford University
Health Services Research Unit
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Stanford, California]

Visiting Scholars Program
American Board of Medical Specialties
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Chicago, Illinois]

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Dissemination Research
University of Colorado
Deadline: open until filled
[Location: Aurora, Colorado]

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Conferences  

International Conference on Microeconomic Theory
Conference dates: June 25-26, 2016
[Location: School of Economics at Peking University, Beijing, China]
 

Registration: please RSVP no later than May 15th, 2016. To register, please send an email to: sepku_conference@163.com with the subject title “Registration -Microeconomic Theory”, and provide the following information in the body of your email message: participant’s name, institution, email address, phone number, meal reservation for June 25 and 26.

ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting
Conference dates: May 21-25th, 2016
[Location: Washington D.C.]

AcademyHealth 2016 Annual Research Meeting
Conference dates: June 26-28th, 2016
[Location: Boston, MA]

ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress
Conference Date:  29 October-2 November 2016
Abstract Submission Deadline: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
[Location: Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria]

The 3rd Health Economics Conference (HEC 2017)
Conference Date: March 1-3, 2017
Abstract Deadline: October 20, 2016
[Location: Guilin, China]

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Research Updates

Oyebode O, Kandala NB, Chilton PJ, Lilford RJ. Use of traditional medicine in middle-income countries: a WHO-SAGE study. Health Policy Plan. 2016 Mar 30. pii: czw022. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27033366.

Du H, Li L, Bennett D, Guo Y, Key TJ, Bian Z, Sherliker P, Gao H, Chen Y, Yang L, Chen J, Wang S, Du R, Su H, Collins R, Peto R, Chen Z; China Kadoorie Biobank Study. Fresh Fruit Consumption and Major ardiovascular Disease in China. N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 7;374(14):1332-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501451. PubMed PMID:27050205.

Fang P, Hu R, Han Q. Effects of healthcare reform on health resource allocation and service utilization in 1110 Chinese county hospitals: data from 2006 to 2012. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2016 Mar 14. doi: 10.1002/hpm.2344. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26987758.

Shi-Min D, Shun-Kang R, Yuan-Qing Y, Jun Q, Jing H, Nan L, Ren-Jiang Z.Retrospective analysis of population-based causes of death and life expectancy in urban Western China from 2003 to 2012. BMC Public Health. 2016 Mar 8;16(1):237. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2925-0. PubMed PMID: 26956019; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4782393. 

Xu J, Yu Q, Tchuenté LA, Bergquist R, Sacko M, Utzinger J, Lin DD, Yang K, Zhang LJ, Wang Q, Li SZ, Guo JG, Zhou XN. Enhancing collaboration between China and African countries for schistosomiasis control. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):376-83. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00360-6. Epub 2016 Feb 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 26851829.

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Issue 39, March 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

1. "Bridging the Minds in Health Policy" 1st Conference of CHPAMS and China Health Review (CHR) in Atlanta on May 13-14, 2016.

Purpose: This conference aims to bridge the innovative minds within CHPAMS across disciplines related to health policy. Scientific and professional development sessions will help members establish professional networks. The Board of Directors of CHPAMS and Editorial Board of CHR will host business meetings and communicate with engaged members to promote the organization and the journal to a new stage. 

Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, CHPAMS Advisor, Vice President for Global Health at Emory University, Former Director of US CDC. 

Members can participate in the conference on site or via internet. To register, please visit the conference site.

Call for sponsorship: If any institution is interested in sponsoring events in the conference, please contact Dr. Harry Zhang (harryqzhang@gmail.com).

2. The China Medical Board invites young investigators from Chinese Universities for a sixth annual round of proposal submissions for the CMB Open Competition (CMB-OC) research program in the field of Health Policy and System Science (HPS). This year’s OC program will prioritize project submissions that seek to advance quality with equity in China’s health system. Projects that aim to improve the quality and equity of health care system in China will receive higher priority than other themes. Eligible applicants for 2016 exclude OC winners in 2015, 2014, and 2013. If interested, please submit your abstract to lzhou@cmbfound.org before the deadline of Apr 15th. For more information, please visit the RFP site.

3. CHPAMS will hold reception at the 2016 annual meeting of Population Association (PAA) in Washington, DC

Time: Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 6:15PM
Location: TBD
RSVP: Please RSVP if you are interested in attending
Contact: Liming Cai (limingcai@gmail.com)

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Jobs

China

Senior Program Officer, Philanthropic Partnerships, China Job
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Beijing, China] 

Postdoctoral Fellow
Nanjing University Center for Health Management and Care Security Policy Research
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Nanjing, China]
*If interested, please send your application material (resume, copy of graduation certificate, selected publications and other awards) to ghai1008@vip.sina.com.

United States

Lecturer of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Cornell University
Application Deadline: April, 15th, 2016
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA

Lecturer of Food Systems for Health
Cornell University
Application Deadline: April, 15th, 2016
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Health and Safety
Harvard University School of Public Health
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA

Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Health and Science
Emory University School of Public Health
Application Deadline: April, 15th, 2016
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Associate Director of the Master of Public Health Program
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Application Deadline: April, 15th, 2016
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA

Associate Professor/Professor/Chair of Environmental Health Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Application Deadline: April, 12th, 2016
Location: Amherst, MA, USA

Assistant/Associate Professor in Mental Health Services Research
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Baltimore, MD]

Associate Director of Healthcare Analytics
OPTUM
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Various locations]

Other Countries

Research Fellow
The Mental Health Innovation Network
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Deadline: March 24th, 2016
[Location, London, UK]

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Scholarships & Fellowships

Summer Internship Award, Climate Change and Health Initiative
Yale School of Public Health
Deadline: March 30th, 2016
[Location, New Haven, CT]

Summer Epidemiology Internship
IBM Almaden Research Center
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: San Jose, CA, USA]
* Please contact Dr. Kun Hu, khu@us.ibm.com, for more information and submitting the resume.

Research Fellow, Department of Global Health
Boston University School of Public Health
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Boston, MA, USA]

Fellow, FDA Regulatory Policy
Avalere health
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Washington DC, USA]  

NCD Research Coordinator
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu, China]

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Conferences

American Public Health Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting
Conference Date: October 29th – November 2nd, 2016
Location: Denver CO

6th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists
Conference Date: June 12nd – 15th, 2016
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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Research Updates

Dan Wu and Tai Pong Lam. Underuse of primary care in China: The scale, causes and solutions. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2016 March.

Colette Browning, Anna Chapman, Hui Yang, et al. Management of type 2 diabetes in China: the Happy Life Club, a pragmatic randomized controlled trial using health coaches.British Medical Journal Open. 2016 March.

Jay Pan, Sen Tian, Qin Zhou, and Wei Han. Benefit distribution of social health insurance: evidence from china’s urban resident basic medical insurance. Health Policy and Planning. 2016 March.

Xiaoyan Zhang and Pengqian Fang. Job satisfaction of village doctors during the new healthcare reforms in China. Australian Health Review. 2016 February.

Francesca Valeria Hansstein, Yu Hong and Chen Di. The relationship between new media exposure and fast food consumption among Chinese children and adolescents in school: a rural–urban comparison. Global Health Promotion.2016 February.

Yan Yang, Nengxiu Liang, Yi Tan and Zhichun Xie. Epidemiological trends and characteristics of Japanese encephalitis changed based on the vaccination programme between 1960 and 2013 in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China. International Journal of Infectious Disease. 2016 March.

Jian Wu, Xiaofan li, Yao Song, et al. The impact of a bundled policy intervention on improving the performance of rural healthcare in China.International Journal for Equity in Health. 2016 March.

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Issue 38, February 2016

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.

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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]

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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]

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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

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 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

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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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Issue 36, December 2015

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

1.  Happy Holidays from CHPAMS!  

We thank you for your continuing support and wish you a joyful, warm, and happy holidays season!

2. Sun Yat-Sen Global Health Institute (SGHI)

CHPAMS participanted in the opening ceremoney of SGHI at the Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) in China on December 18, 2015.  Many CHPAMS advisors, board directors, and members played important roles in the establishment of SGHI.  Best wishes for the new global health center at SYSU! 

3.  CHPAMS Reception at ASSA/AEA 2016

CHPAMS will hold reception at the 2016 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) /American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Time: Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location: TBD
RSVP: Please RSVP here if you are interested in attending
Contact: Jing Li (jingli86@berkeley.edu)

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Jobs

China

Senior Program Officer, Philanthropic Partnerships, China Job
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Beijing, China] 

Postdoctoral Health Research Fellow
Duke Kunshan University
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Kunshan, China]

Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Physics
Duke Kunshan University
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Kunshan, China]

United States

Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Care Administration and Policy
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Chair/Professor of Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics or Epidemiology
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Health Economist
University of Utah School of Medicine
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Pharmacoeconomics
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Reference Number: 05-180-93
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

Senior Researchers
Temple University
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Biostatistician
University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: Dec, 27th, 2015
Reference Number: 40-21158
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Program Manager, Market Shaping
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Massachusetts, United States

Senior Global Health Data Strategist
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Location: Washington, D.C.

Biostatistician
Gradient
Application Deadline: Currently open
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Other Countries

Lecturer in Health Economics, Policy Innovation Research Unit
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Deadline: 12/20/2015
Reference Number: MADL
Location: London, UK

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Scholarships & Fellowships

Summer Internship Award, Climate Change and Health Initiative
Yale School of Public Health
Deadline: March 30th, 2016
[Location, New Haven, CT]

Postdoctoral Associate (fellow)
The Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location, Buffalo, NY]

Postdoctoral Fellow on Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Health Services Research
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Deadline: Sept 15th
[Location: Oakland, CA]

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Conferences

2016 IHI Change Conference: Lead Well at Every Turn
Conference time: March 10-11, 2016
[Location: Dallas, Texas]

17th Annual Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and Community
Conference time: March 20-22, 2016
[Location: Orlando, FL]

Society for Public Health Education 67th Annual Meeting
Conference time: Mar 30th - Apr 1st, 2016
[Location: Charlotte, NC]

NACCHO Annual 2016 Conference
Call for abstract deadline: Dec 18th
Conference time: Jul 19-21, 2016
[Location: Phoenix, AZ]

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Research Updates

Wenhua Wang, Leiyu Shi, Aitian Yin, et al. Contribution of primary care to health: an individual level analysis from Tibet, China. International Journal of Equity in Health. 2015 November.

Leiyu Shi, De-Chil Lee, Hailun Liang, et al. Community health centers and primay care access and quality for chronically-ill patients – a case-comparison study of urban Guangdong Province, China. International Journal of Equity in Health. 2015 November.

Hao Zhang, Huimei Hu, Christina Wu, et al. Impact of China’s public hospital reform on healthcare expenditure and utilization: a case study in ZJ province. PLoS One. 2015 November.

Junyong Wang, Xia Liu, Suzhen Wang, et al. Short-term differences in drug prices after implementation of the national essential medicines system: A case study in rural Jiangxi Province, China. Indian Journal of Pharmacology. 2015 October.

Haitao Li, Dongfu Qian, Sian Griffiths, et al. What are the similarities and differences in structure and function among the three main models of community health centers in China: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 2015 November.

Xiaoqian Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yuanjun Lv, et al. Prevalence and temporal pattern of hospital readmissions for patients with type I and type II diabetes. BMJ Open. 2015 November.

Qiuyan Liao, Jun Yuan, Eric H. Y. Lau, et al. Live bird exposure among the general public, Guangzhou, China, May 2013. PLoS One. 2015 December.

Wenkang Ma, Dianmin Kang, Yapei Song, et al. Social support and HIV/STDs infectious among a probability-based sample of rural married migrant women in Shandong Province, China. BMC Public Health. 2015 November.

Le Cai, Wenlong Cui, Dingyun You, Jianhui He and Keying Zhao. Socioeconomic variations in nicotine dependence in rural southwest China. BMC Public Health. 2015 November.

Hong Liu, John A. Rizzo and Hai Fang. Urban-rural disparities in child nutrition-related health outcomes in China: the role of hukou policy. BMC Public Health. 2015 November.

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Issue 35, November 2015

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

1.   CHPAMS's 5th Jump-Start Your Career Webinar:

Title: Open Faculty Positions at U.S. Universities

Date & Time: November 19, Thursday, 9 - 11 PM (U.S. Eastern Time)

Speakers:

·         Teh-wei Hu, Ph.D. (CHPAMS Advisor & Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, UC-Berkeley)

·         Jay Shen, Ph.D. (Associate Dean, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

·         Peihua, Qiu, Ph.D. (Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida)

·         Yuhua Bao, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Policy & Research and Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College)

·         Ning Zhang, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

·         Qi (Harry) Zhang, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, School of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University)

Access Information:
WebEx Online (www.webex.com)
Meeting number: 198 353 218
Password: This meeting does not require a password
Telephone Call-in (Optional): +1-415-655-0001 US TOLL
Access Code: 198 353 218

2. CHPAMS Reception at APHA 2015

CHPAMS hosted a reception for attending members with a great reunion at American Public Health Association 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL on October 31-November 4, 2015

3. CHPAMS Reception at ASSA/AEA 2016

CHPAMS will hold reception at the 2016 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) /American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Time: Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location: TBD
RSVP: Please RSVP here if you are interested in attending
Contact: Jing Li (jingli86@berkeley.edu)

4. "Members' Corner" section aims 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@chpams.org.

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Special Announcement

CHPAMS Volunteer of the Year Award 2015

CHPAMS is run by many volunteers who are the cornerstone of the organization. Each year, CHPAMS honors 1~3 individuals through the Volunteer of the Year Award. For 2015, the Award goes to Ms. Cuiwen (Cynthia) Liu for her excellent contributions on a variety of CHPAMS activities and tasks, including Jump Start Your Careers webinars, event reports, membership database, and China Health Review.

Ms. Cuiwen (Cynthia) Liu has a master degree in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan and is a Strategy and Operation consultant at the Deloitte Consulting in Chicago, serving healthcare providers, payers and life sciences companies.  Before graduate school, she studied finance and economics in Fudan University and worked as a business analyst of financial industries in China.

Congratulations, Cynthia!

Member’s Corner

CHPAMS member Dr. Feng Qian, an Assistant Professor at University of Albany-State University of New York recently received the Best Published Paper Award issued by the Asia & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health at 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. The awarded article is: “Characteristics, Quality of Care, and In-hospital Outcomes of Asia American Heart Failure Patients: Findings from the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Program”. 

Big Congratulations to Feng Qian!

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Jobs

China

Postdoctoral Health Research Fellow
Duke Kunshan University
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Location: Kunshan, China]  

United States   

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor Position
Department of Health Care Administration and Policy
School of Community Health Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Deadline: Screening of applications will begin November 15, 2014 and the position will remain open until filled
[Location: Las Vegas, NV]

Data Analyst
IHRC, Inc.
Deadline: Immediate opening
[Refer to position #: 42610-12-DA]
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Information Technology
Department of Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Application Deadline: Early applications are encouraged. Review of the applications will begin immediately
[Location: Columbia, SC]

Associate Professor/Professor of Health Economics
Forrest D. McKerley Professorship in Health Economics
College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
University of New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Durham, NH]

Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments
Department of Health Policy and Management
Texas A&M University School of Public Health
Application Deadline: December 4, 2015
[Location: College Station, TX]

Assistant Professor in Health Administration
School of Health Sciences-Health Administration Division
Central Michigan University
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Mount Pleasant, MI]

Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Policy
The Department of Health Policy and Management
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Atlanta, GA] 

Assistant (Tenure Track) Faculty Position (No. 05-180-96)
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR)
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Application Deadline: December 1, 2015
[Location: Baltimore, MD] 

Tenure Track Faculty Position (Assistant/Associate)
Division of Health Services Policy & Practice
Department of Epidemiology & Environmental Health (EEH)
School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP)
University at Buffalo (UB)
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Buffalo, NY]

Tenure Track Faculty Positions
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
Application Deadline: December 1st, 2015
[Location: Ann Arbor, MI] 

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Health Outcomes Research and Policy
Auburn University
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Auburn, AL] 

Paul Batalden Chair in Health Care Delivery Science
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Lebanon, NH] 

Senior Consultant, Research Analytics
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Application Deadline: Currently open
[Job position # 2015-1784]
[Location: Chicago, IL]

Other Countries

Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics
University of Technology Sydney
Application Deadline: December 3rd, 2015
[Location: Sydney, Australia]

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Scholarships & Fellowships   

Dr. Mario Pagenel Fellowship in Global Mental Health Delivery
Partners In Health and Harvard Medical School
Application deadline: January 1, 2016
[Location: Boston, MA, begin in Haiti or Rwanda in July 2016]

AcademyHealth Delivery System Science Fellowship
Application Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET
[Location: varies by host institute]

CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship
Application Deadline: January, 22nd, 2016 11:59pm EDT
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

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Conferences 

American Economic Association 2016 Annual Meeting
Conference dates: January 3-5th, 2016  
[Location: San Francisco, CA] 

Society for Medical Decision Making 2nd Biennial Asia-Pacific Conference
Conference dates: January 8-10th, 2016
[Location: Hong Kong, China]

Digestive Disease Week
Abstract submission deadline: December 1st, 2015
Conference date: May 22-24, 2016
[Location: San Diego, CA]

ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting
Abstract Deadline: January 14th, 2016
Conference dates: May 21-25th, 2016
[Location: Washington D.C.]

AcademyHealth 2016 Annual Research Meeting
Abstract submission deadline: January 14th, 2016
Conference dates: June 26-28th, 2016
[Location: Boston, MA]

EuHEA Conference on Health Economics
Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2016
Conference dates: July 13-16th, 2016
[Location: Hamburg, Germany]

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Research Updates

Qingyue Meng, Hai Fang, Xiaoyun Liu, et.al. Consolidating the social health insurance schemes in China: towards an equitable and efficient health system. The Lancet. 2015 October.

Guan Gong, Hongmei Wang and Lingli Xu. The Impact of Individual Health Account Scheme on Lifetime Income Redistribution: Evidence from China. Review of Development Economics. 2015 November.

Hongxing Yu, Jie Luo, Lan Yao et.al. Why were doctors unable to accomplish their rural-aid mission in China? A qualitative study. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2015 November.

Xiaoyi Cao, Lin Chen, Lang Tian et.al. Effect of professional self-concept on burnout among community health nurses in Chengdu, China: the mediator role of organisational commitment. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2015 October.

Yang Gao, Tiantian Yang, and Jin Jin. Nanoparticle pollution and associated increasing potential risks on environment and human health: a case study of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2015 October.

Rongrong Zhang, Farhang Modaresi, and Oleg Borisenko. Health economic evaluations of medical devices in the People’s Republic of China: A systematic literature review. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2015 April.

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Issue 34, October 2015

From Editors

CHPAMS Monthly is an 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 will host its 4th Jump-Start Your Career in October

Title: Careers in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS)

Date & Time: October 22, Thursday, 9 – 11 PM (U.S. Eastern Time)

Speakers: 

·         National Institute of Health (NIH)

Xinzhuan Su, Ph.D. Senior Investigator and Chief

(Dr. Su nominated Dr. Youyou Tu for the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine)

XinzhiZhang, MD Ph.D. Program Director

Cuilin Zhang, Ph.D. Senior Investigator

·         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Zhuo (Adam) Chen, Ph.D., Senior Economist

Zheng (Jane) Li, Ph.D. Lead Environmental Health Scientist

·         Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Lan Liang, Ph.D. Economist

·         Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Sai Ma, Ph.D., Social Scientist

Limin Cai, Ph.D. Economist

·         Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Yueqin (Jenny) Zhao, Ph.D. Mathematical Statistician

Jing Xu, Ph.D. Visiting Scientist

Access Information:           

WebEx Online (www.webex.com)

Meeting number: 196 070 475

Password: This meeting does not require a password

Telephone Call-in (Optional): +1-415-655-0001 (US TOLL)

Access Code: 196 070 475

 

2.      CHPAMS Conference Reception at American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL (October 31~November 4)

CHPAMS is pleased to host a reception at APHA 2016 meeting for its members.

Date and Time: November 1 (Sunday) at 6:30 PM

Location: MingHin Cuisine

Address: 2168 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

To attend, please contact Dr. Ce Shang (cshang@uic.edu).

 

3.      "Members' Corner" section aims 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@chpams.org.

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Jobs

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Public Health

Department of Health Promotion & Policy

School of Public Health and Health Sciences

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Deadline: November 2, 2015

[Location: Amherst, MA]

 

Assistant/Associate Professor

Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior

Arnold School of Public Health

University of South Carolina

Deadline: Open until filled

[Location: Columbia, SC]

Please submit your application via e-mail to:

pmetz@mailbox.sc.edu

 

Assistant/Associate Professor  

Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior

Moffitt Cancer Center

University of South Florida 

Deadline: November 16, 2015

[Location: Tampa, FL]

 

Research Assistant Professor in Obesity and Behavioral Economics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

Deadline: Open until filled

[Location: Blacksburg, VA]

 

Assistant/Associate Professor

Counseling and Educational Psychology Department 

School of Education

Indiana University

Deadline: October 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled

[Location: Bloomington, IN]

 

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor 

Health Promotion and Aging with Ethnic Minorities

Division of Community Health Sciences

School of Public Health

University of Illinois at Chicago

Deadline: December 1, 2015

[Location: Chicago, IL]

 

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

Family and Community Medicine

Arizona Health Sciences Center

University of Arizona

Deadline: Open until filled

[Location: Tucson, AZ]

 

Assistant or Associate Professor in Applied Microeconomics

Department of Public Administration & Policy

University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy

Deadline: December 1, 2015

[Location: Albany, NY]

 

Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured)

Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice

Brown University School of Public Health

Deadline: November 1, 2015

[Location: Providence, RI]

 

Distinguished Research Fellow

School of Public Health

Zhongshan University

Deadline: Open until filled

[Location: Guangzhou, China]

 

Medical Officer/Epidemiologist, GS-601/602-15

or Commissioned Corps Equivalent (US Citizen only)

Center for Global Health

Division of Global Health Protection

Workforce and Institute Development Branch (proposed)

Field Epidemiology Training Program

Deadline: October 23, 2015

[Location: Beijing, China]

 

Assistant Professor in Public Health

Department of Health Sciences

Florida Gulf Coast University

Deadline: November 4, 2015

[Location: Fort Myers, FL]

 

Assistant Professor in Epidemiology

Department of Health Sciences

Florida Gulf Coast University

Deadline: November 4, 2015

[Location: Fort Myers, FL]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Interdisciplinary Pre and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Brown University

Deadline: October 15, 2015

[Location: Providence, RI]

 

Senior Researcher/Researcher

Health Care Cost Institute

Deadline: October 17, 2015

[Location: Washington, DC]

 

Postdoctoral One Health Research Fellow - Infectious Disease Epidemiologist

Duke Kunshan University

Deadline: Open until filled

[Location: Kunshan, China]

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Conferences

The 9th China Health Technology Assessment Forum

Conference Dates: 10.31 -  11.1, 2015

Location: Shanghai, China

 

The 16th International Conference

University of North Florida

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 20, 2015

Conference Dates: February 19-20, 2016

Location: Jacksonville, FL

 

The 6th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2015

Conference Dates: June 12-15, 2016

Location: Philadelphia, PA

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Research Update

Changwei Li, Tingting Liu, Wenjie Sun, Lang Wu and Zhi-Yong Zou. Prevalence and risk factors of arthritis in a middle-aged and older Chinese population: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Rheumatology. 2015, April

Juanjuan Gui , Zhifang Liu , Tianfang Zhang, Qihang Hua, Zhenggang Jiang, Bin Chen, Hua Gu , Huakun Lv , Changzheng Dong. Epidemiological Characteristics and Spatial-Temporal Clusters of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Zhejiang Province, China, 2008-2012. Plos One. 2015, September                                                        

Xiaohua Ye, Sidong Chen, Zhenjiang Yao, Yanhui Gao, Ya Xu, Shudong Zhou, Zhengwei Zhu, Liang Wang and Yi Yang. Smoking behaviors before and after implementation of a smoke-free legislation in Guangzhou, China. BMC Public Health. 2015, September

Zhidong Liu, Guoyong Ding, Ying Zhang, Xin Xu, Qiyong Liu and Baofa Jiang. Analysis of Risk and Burden of Dysentery Associated with Floods from 2004 to 2010 in Nanning, China. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2015, August

Li Li, Changli Wan, Ru Ding, Yi Liu, Jue Chen, Zonggui Wu, Chun Liang, Zhiqing He and Chengzhong Li. Mental distress among Liberian medical staff working at the China Ebola Treatment Unit: a cross sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2015, September

Geoffrey T Fong, Genevieve Sansone, Mi Yan, Lorraine Craig, Anne C K Quah, Yuan Jiang. Evaluation of smoke-free policies in seven cities in China: longitudinal findings from the ITC China Project (2007–2012). Tobacco Control. 2015, September

Nan Zhang, Laia Bécares and Tarani Chandola. Does the timing of parental migration matter for child growth? A life course study on left-behind children in rural China. BMC Public Health. 2015, September

Huiwen Xu, Weijun Zhang, Xiaohua Wang, Jiaqi Yuan, Xinfeng Tang, Yi Yin, Shengfa Zhang, Huixuan Zhou, Zhiyong Qu and Donghua Tian. Prevalence and influence factors of suicidal ideation among females and males in Northwestern urban China: a population-based epidemiological study. BMC Public Health. 2015, September

Lavinia Lin, Katherine B. Brown, Brian J. Hall, Fan Yu, Jingqi Yang, Jason Wang, et al. Overcoming barriers to health-care access: A qualitative study among African migrants in Guangzhou, China. Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. 2015, September

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Issue 33, September 2015

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Issue 32, August 2015

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

1.      CHPAMS Participation at International Health Economics Association (iHEA) 2015 World Congress

The China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS) and its members actively participated in the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) 11th World Congress in Milan, Italy on July 13-15, 2015. CHPAMS was highlighted as one of the premier Chinese organizations in the Congress' brochure. CHPAMS members contributed to the biennial conference as scientific committee members, session chairs, and presenters. CHPAMS also hosted a reception for attending members with a memorable reunion in the summer of Milan.

2.   Jump-start Your Career Webinar Review Videos

In summer 2015, CHPAMS initiated a career development webinar series, “Jump-start Your Career”, to bridge academic institutes in China and public health professionals all over the globe via online conference platform.  This series has successfully launched two events for four top universities: Shandong University, Peking University, Zhejiang University and Fudan University.   For highlights on these events, please visit CHPAMS video channels on Youtube or Youku to watch the review video (~2 min) of each Jump-start Your Career Webinar.   

3. "Members' Corner" section aims 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@chpams.org.

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Special Announcement

[Public Lecture] Opportunities for Investment in Health and Wellness in the USA and China
Speaker: William A. Haseltine, PhD
Chairman and President of ACCESS Health International
Time: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia Global Centers | East Asia
1 F, Core Plaza, No.1 Shanyuan St.,
Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Please click here for more details.

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Member’s Corner

CHPAMS member, Yan Ding, Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg University, Germany, recently published a manuscript at BMC Health Services Research, in collaboration with Professor DONG Hengjin at Zhejiang University. The paper is titled “Measuring costs of data collection at village clinics by village doctors for a syndromic surveillance system-a cross sectional survey from China”. Congratulations to Yan!

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Jobs

China

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Peking University
[Location: Beijing, China]

 United States  

Assistant Professor in Families, Health and Policy
Department of Family & Consumer Studies
University of Utah
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin in September 2015 and will continue until the position is filled
[Location: Salt Lake City, UT]

Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Application deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Las Vegas, NV]

Assistant or Associate Professor (Research)
Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice
Brown University School of Public Health
Application deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Providence, RI]

Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or full Professor
Health Care Finance or Related Field
Division of Health Services Management and Policy
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin October 1, 2015. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
[Location: Columbus, Ohio]

Assistant/Associate Tenure-track Faculty Position in Health Disparities/Health Equity
Department of Social Medicine
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin September 15th and continue until the position is filled
[Location: Chapel Hill, NC]

Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Mental Health
Florida State University College of Medicine
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine
Application Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Tallahassee, FL]

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Health Policy and Management
Department of Public Health
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
[Location: Knoxville, TN]

Research Investigator/Research Associate
HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research
Application deadline:
[Location: Minneapolis, MN]

Faculty Position in Health Services Research
Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery and Center for Individualized Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Application deadline: NA, currently open
[Location: Jacksonville, FL]

Health Services Researcher/Research Specialist
American Board of Family Medicine
Application deadline: NA, currently open
[Lexington, KY]

Other Countries

Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Full Professors (Tenure Track)
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
National University of Singapore
[Location: Singapore]

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Scholarships & Fellowships   

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Central Florida
College of Health and Public Affairs
Application deadline: open until filled
[For more information and application, please contact Dr. Xinliang Liu at20140626t@gmail.com]

Post-doctoral Fellowships in Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Application deadline: Review of applications will start immediately and continue through September 15, 2015
[Location: Baltimore, MD]

Post-doctoral Position in Health Services Research and Policy
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine,
University of California Davis
Application: NA, currently open
[Location: Davis, CA]

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Conferences 

The Third International Conference of Long Term Care Directors and Administrators
Abstract submission deadline: October 31, 2015
Conference dates: March 3-6th, 2016  
[Location: Atlanta, GA] 

The 5th. U.S.-China Health Summit: Innovations in Healthcare Reform and Technology
The 1st Youth Leadership Forum in Health
Conference date: September 28-29th, 2015
[Location: Boston, MA]

2015 Youth Innovation Competition
Conference date & location:
·         August 29th, 2015 Location: Beijing, China
·         September 12th, Location: Boston, MA, U.S.

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Research Updates

Jay Pan, Xiaoyan Lei, and Gordon G. Liu. Health Insurance and Health Status: Exploring the Causal Effect from a Policy Intervention. Health Economics. 2015 August.

C. Li, L. Zheng, M.J. Dibley et.al. Evaluation of socio-economic inequalities in the use of maternal health services in rural western China. Public Health. 2015 August.

Li Kuang, Yuan Liang, Jie Mei et.al. Family Practice and the Quality of Primary Care: a Study of Chinese Patients in Guangdong Province. Family Practice. 2015 August.

Yan Ding, Yang Fei, Biao Xu et.al. Measuring costs of data collection at village clinics by village doctors for a syndromic surveillance system-a cross sectional survey from China. BMC Health Services Research. 2015 July.

Timothy Powell-Jackson, Winnie Chi-Man Yip, and Wei Han. Realigning Demand and Supply Side Incentives to Improve Primary Health Care Seeking in Rural China. Health Economics. 2015 June.

Bin Liu, Yan Sun, Qian Dong et,al. Strengthening Core Public Health Capacity Based on the Implementation of the International Health Regulations(IHR) (2005): Chinese Lessons. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2015 June. 4(6): 381-6.

Ho Ting Wong, Ying Qi Guo, Marcus Yu Lung Chiu et.al. Spatial Illustration of Health-care Workforce Accessibility Index in China: How Far has Our 2009 Health-care Reform Brought US? The Australian Journal of Rural Health. 2015 May.

Winnie Yip and Williams C. Hsiao. What Drove the Cycles of Chinese Health System Reforms? Health Systems & Reform. 2015 February.

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Issue 31, July 2015

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                      

1.      JUMP-START YOUR CAREER WEBINAR SERIES

CHPAMS successfully hosted the 2nd Jump-start Your Career Webinar on June 30, 2015. The following speakers from Zhejiang University and Fudan University introduced their institutions, job opportunities, benefits, etc. Several young faculties from each institution described their experience and lives as young professionals. The speakers interacted with CHPAMS members and answered questions from the participants during the live event. CHPAMS welcomes other institutions to conduct recruitment talks at the future Jump-start Your Career webinar series.

Please view the following video (2 min) for the highlight on this event:

For viewers outside of China: click here [YouTube Link]

For viewers inside of China:   click here [YouKu Link]

Speakers at this webinar:

        Zhejiang University, School of Public Health & School of Medicine

Shankuan ZHU, Associate Dean and Professor, Founding Director of Chronic Disease Institute, School of Public Health

Hai YU, Professor, Center for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine 

Hengjin DONG, Professor, Associate Director of Department of Social Medicine , School of Public Health; Director of Center for Health Policy, School of Medicine

Xiaoguang MA, Associate Professor, Secretary of Human Resource Committee, School of Public Health

         Fudan University, School of Public Health  

Wen CHEN, Dean, Professor of Health Economics

Yingyao CHEN, Associate Dean, Professor of Health Services

Zhuohui ZHAO, Associate Professor of Environmental Health

Yubin ZHANG, Associate Research Fellow of Occupational Health

Min HU, Lecturer of Health Economics

2.      WESTLAKE YOUTH FORUM II

China Medical Board (CMB), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and CHPAMS co-hosted the second Westlake Youth Forum on June 15-18, 2015 in Hangzhou, China. The forum attracted over 50 attendees, including selected CHPAMS voting/registered members with generous support from CMB. CHPAMS worked closely with the other organizers in the fellowship selection, event planning and coordination. During the forum, CHPAMS also held its own member-only session on June 16.  The Westlake Youth Forum provided excellent educational and networking opportunities to junior public health and health policy scholars.              

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3.      CHPAMS SESSIONS IN THE CHINESE ECONOMISTS SOCIETY 2015 MEETING

The China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS) and its members actively participated in the Chinese Economists Society (CES) 2015 Conference co-organized by Chongqing University on June 13-14, 2015. Under the overarching theme: In the Context of “New Normal” Theory: Deepen the Comprehensive Reform in China, CHPAMS also organized a session on June 13, 2015.  CHPAMS members contributed as session chairs, moderators and panelists in several sessions. Dr. Qi (Harry) Zhang chaired a round table forum on the aging population needs and health reform on June 14. Dr. Gordon Liu and Dr. Shuanglin Lin from Peking University, Dr. Yinyao Chen from Fudan University, and Dr. Hengjin Dong from Zhejiang University delivered excellent speeches on this roundtable and received warm responses from the audience.

CHPAMS was also proud to witness several members being recognized for their achievement: HUANG Wei (Best CES Economics Student Award), HE Guojun (Gregory Chow Best Paper Award), Qi (Harry) Zhang, Best Service Award. Congratulations to the awards winners!

4.      CHPAMS RECEPTION AT ACADEMYHEALTH ANNUAL RESEARCH MEETING 2015

CHPAMS held a reception at the 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) on June 15, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. Approximately 20 current and new CHPAMS members participated and enjoyed the gathering. This social event provided a delightful opportunity for Chinese researchers from all around the world to exchange ideas and network with colleagues. 

5.      In order to feature and promote the accomplishments from our members, if you have new publications and awards, please let us know at newsletter@chpams.org.

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Members' Corner

Dr. Liang Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Associate Director of the China-Tennessee Health Education Training Institute, East Tennessee State University, recently published a paper in the International Journal of Epidemiology with collaborators from China and the US. The paper is titled, "Resting heart rate and the risk of developing impaired fasting glucose and diabetes: the Kailuan prospective study". [Link]

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Jobs

China

Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor and Lecturer Positions Available for 2015-2017
School of Public Health
Zhejiang University
Deadline: July 30, 2015
Contact person: Ms. Meng Fei (mengfei@zju.edu.cn; Phone: +86-571-8898-1319)
[Location: HangZhou, Zhejiang]

Scientist/ Assistant Scientist
School of Medicine and Health Management
Shandong University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Jinan, Shandong]

Professors, Associate Professors, and Ph.D. graduates in Administration Management, Human Resource Management in Public Sector, Social Medicine and Health Management, Policy Science, Administrative law, Economics
School of Public Administration
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Deadline: Open until filled, for questions please contact mengll@swufe.edu.cn
[Location: Chengdu, China]

Lecturer/ Assistant Professor
China Center for Health Development Studies
Peking University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Beijing]

United States

Assistant/Associate Professor: Epidemiology
Graduate School of Public Health
San Diego State University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: San Diego, CA]

Assistant/Associate Professor: Global Health
Graduate School of Public Health
San Diego State University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: San Diego, CA]

Adjunct Faculty 
Population Health Department
University of San Francisco
Deadline:  Open until filled
[Location: San Francisco, CA]

Health Services Researcher
Department of Surgery
Stanford University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Stanford, CA]

Health Economist
Department of Surgery
Stanford University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Stanford, CA]

Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration and Policy 
Department of Public Health
Temple University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Senior Associate Professor or Full Professor
Department of International Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Baltimore, Maryland]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

ORISE Fellowship
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deadline:  Open until filled
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Maternal Child Health Program
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
Deadline:  Open until filled
[Location: Berkeley, CA]

Post-Doctoral or Research Fellow in Economics of Ageing (Health, Housing and Pensions)
Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing
School of Economics
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Singapore]

Post-doctoral Fellowship
Department of Global Health
Emory University
Deadline:  Open until filled
[Location: Atlanta, GA]

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Conferences

2015 International Symposium on Migrant Health Policy and Research in China
Health Equity, Social Integration and Health Outcome
Conference Dates: September 4th – September 6th, 2015
Contact Information: cmhp@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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Research Updates

Mental health in China: what will be achieved by 2020? The Lancet, Volume 385, Issue 9987, 2548

Tobacco in China: taming the smoking dragon. Schwartländer, Bernhard et al. The Lancet, Volume 385, Issue 9983, 2123 - 2124

Road traffic injury and rescue system in China. Wang, Tianbing et al. The Lancet, Volume 385, Issue 9978, 1622

Depression care management for adults older than 60 years in primary care clinics in urban China: a cluster-randomised trial. Chen, Shulin et al. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 2, Issue 4, 332 - 339

Ebola Outbreak: From the Perspective of African Migrants in China. Lavinia Lin, Brian J. Hall, Levina Chandra Khoe, and Adams B. Bodomo. American Journal of Public Health: May 2015, Vol. 105, No. 5, pp. e5-e5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302649

Have Health Human Resources Become More Equal Between Rural and Urban Areas after the New Reform? Qian Yang, Hengjin Dong. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. Volume 3, Issue 7, December 2014, Page 359-360

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Issue 30, June 2015

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

·         CHPAMS successfully hosted the 1st Jump-start Your Career Webinar on May 11. Dean MENG Qingyue, Dean SUN Qiang and other senior administrators from Peking University and Shandong University presented about job opportunities in these institutions. They interacted with CHPAMS members during the webinar. CHPAMS welcomes other institutions to conduct recruitment talks at the future Jump-start Your Career webinar series.

·         CHPAMS will host the 2nd Jump-Start Your Career Webinar on June 30 (Tuesday) at 9-11AM (Beijing Time), with special guests from Fudan University and Zhejiang University. The job position announcements are attached.  

Speakers:                                                                                           

School of Public Health, Fudan University –                                    

Wen CHEN, Dean, Professor of Health Economics

Zhuohui ZHAO, Associate Professor of Environmental Health

Yubin ZHANG, Associate Research Fellow of Occupational Health

Min HU, Lecturer of Health Economics

School of Public Health & School of Medicine, Zhejiang University –

Zhi CHEN, Dean and Professor, School of Public Health

Hongping WU, Secretary of Party Committee & Associate Dean, School of Public Health

Shankuan ZHU, Associate Dean, School of Public Health; Founding Director, Chronic Disease Research Institute

Hai YU, Professor, Center for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine 

Hengjin DONG, Professor, Associate Director of Department of Social Medicine , School of Public Health; Director of Center for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine

Date & Time: June 30, 2015, 9-11am (Beijing Time)

Access Information:
Where:                        WebEx Online (www.webex.com)
Meeting number:         224 167 342
Password:                   This meeting does not require a password.

Telephone Call-in (Optional): +1-415-655-0001 (US TOLL): Access Code: 224 167 342

Note: For registered members who are interested in applying for jobs, please send CVs to member@chpams.org.

·         CHPAMS Conference Reception for Members

A CHPAMS reception, organized by Dr. Lizheng Shi, was held at the 2015 ISPOR Annual International Meeting in Philadelphia, PA on May 19th. The reception achieved big success to host approximately 40 Chinese scholars in academia, government and industry from China, Singapore and the US. A Wechat group was created with over 150 members joined after the reception. The ISPOR reception provided an excellent opportunity to network with current members and welcome new members.

·         AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (June 14-16, 2015, Minneapolis, MN). CHPAMS members are invited to AcademyHealth reception. If interested, please email Dr. Jing Hao (ajing08@gmail.com) with your contact information and a subject line “CHPAMS 2015 AcademyHealth ARM Reception”.

Reception date and time: June 15th (Monday), 2015 at 6 PM;
Venue: To be announced.

·         International Health Economics Association 11th World Congress (July 12-15, 2015, Milan, Italy). CHPAMS members are invited to iHEA reception. If interested, please email Dr. Harry Zhang (qz215@email.vccs.edu) with your contact information and a subject line “iHEA Reception”

Reception date and time:  July 13, 2015 (Monday) at 7 PM
Venue: To be announced.

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Members' Corner

Dr. Liang Wang, in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) College of Public Health received funding for the project titled, “Influence of child care setting on obesity risk among U.S. children”.  Dr. Deborah Slawson, Associate Professor and chair in the Department of Community Health at ETSU, is the Co-Investigator, and Dr. Youfa Wang, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Buffalo, is the consultant for the study. [Link]

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Jobs

Senior Research Fellow
Wellness Living Laboratory (WELL-China)
Zhejiang University and Stanford Prevention Research Center
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Hangzhou, China]
For more information, contact or send CV to Dr. Duan duanment87@126.com
Tel: 0571- 88208591

Research Biostatistician
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology 
Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy
Weill Cornell Medical College
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: New York, NY]

Assistant/Associate Professor  
Pharmacometrics/Predictive Analytics/Outcomes Research 
Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
School of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Pittsburgh, PA]

Medicare Data Research Analyst
General Dynamics Information Technology
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Towson, MD]

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning 
South Carolina AHEC
Medical University of South Carolina 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Charleston, SC]

Senior Researchers/Researchers  
Health Care Cost Institute
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Washington, DC]

Statistical Analyst II
Northwestern University, Department of Preventive Medicine
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Evanston, IL]

Staff Scientist (Biostatistician)
Clinical Trials and Outcomes Branch
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Intramural Research Program
Deadline: Posted September 1, 2015
[Location: Bethesda, MD]

Health Care Delivery & Outcomes Physician Researchers
General Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Deadline: Posted May 15 - June 15, 2015
[Location: Richmond, VA]

Health Research Associate
American Institutes for Research
Deadline: Posted May 14 - June 14, 2015
[Location: Washington, DC, Rockville, MD, Chapel Hill, NC, Waltham, MA, New York, NY]

Health Care Policy Researcher and Senior Health Care Policy Researcher
American Institutes for Research
Deadline: Posted May 14 - June 14, 2015
[Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC, San Mateo, CA, Rockville, MD, Waltham, MA, New York, NY]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Post-Doctoral Position in Health Services Research
Stanford University
Deadline: May 12 - July 12, 2015
[Location: Stanford, CA]

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Emergency Outcomes
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
Deadline: May 3 - June 3, 2015
[Location: Houston, TX]

Research Assistant
Shanghai Mental Health Center & Emory Global Health Center
Director: Michael R. Phillips
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Shanghai, China]
Contact information: Fei Deng ziruofeier@hotmail.com
Tel: 13564656647

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Conferences

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2015
Conference Dates: June 14-16, 2015
Location: Minneapolis, MN

International Health Economics Association 11th World Congress Conference
Conference Dates: July 12-15, 2015
Location: Milan, Italy

The Chinese Economists Society 2015 Annual Conference
Conference Dates: June 13-14, 2015
Location: Chongqing, China

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2015
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 15, 2015
Conference Dates: November 7-11, 2015
Location: Orlando, FL

Medical Decision Making 37th Annual North American Meeting
Conference Dates: October 18 - 21, 2015
Location: St. Louis, MO

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Research Update

Miaomiao Tian, Heng Wang , Xuetao Tong, Kun Zhu, Xiaojuan Zhang, Xi Chen. Essential Public Health Services’ Accessibility and its Determinants among Adults with Chronic Diseases in China. Plos One. 2015, April

Jay Pan, Xuezheng Qin, Qian Li, Joseph P. Messina, Paul L. Delamater. Does hospital competition improve health care delivery in China?. China Economic Review. 2015, April                                                                                        

Stéphane Verguet, Cindy L Gauvreau, Sujata Mishra, Mary MacLennan, Shane M Murphy, Elizabeth D Brouwer, Rachel A Nugent, Kun Zhao, Prabhat Jha, T Jamison. The consequences of tobacco tax on household health and finances in rich and poor smokers in China: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2015, April

Shulin Chen, Yeates Conwell, Jin He, Naiji Lu, Jiayan Wu. Depression care management for adults older than 60 years in primary care clinics in urban China: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet Global Health. 2015, April

William B. Goggins, Chunyuh Yang, Tomiko Hokama, Lewis S. K. Law and Emily Y. Y. Chan. Using Annual Data to Estimate the Public Health Impact of Extreme Temperatures. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2015, May

Meimei Xu, Weiwei Yu , Shilu Tong, Lei Jia, Fengchao Liang, Xiaochuan Pan. Non-Linear Association between Exposure to Ambient Temperature and Children's Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Beijing, China. Plos One. 2015, May

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Issue 29, May 2015

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 interests for CHPAMS members.

CHPAMS Activities and Announcement

CHPAMS’ upcoming webinar series entitled “Jump-start Your Career”

About: To provide career opportunities and promote our members' career development, the first episode of the series invites two special guests from Peking University and Shandong University who will deliver recruitment talks and provide opportunity to interact live with members via video conferencing.

Speakers:

Prof. MENG Qingyue, Dean, School of Public Health, Executive Director, PKU China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University

Prof. SUN Qiang, Deputy Dean, School of Medicine and Health Management, Executive Director, Center for Health Management and Policy, Shandong University

Date & Time: May 12, 2015, 9-11am (Beijing Time)

Free ticket reservation: Please click here to register. If you have problems to reserve the ticket, please email member@chpams.org.

Note: For members who are interested in applying for jobs at PKU and SDU and to be interviewed in Jumpstart Your Career, please send CVs to member@chpams.org.

CHPAMS Conference Reception for Members

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual International Meeting (May 16-20, 2015, Philadelphia, PA). CHPAMS members are welcome to social and food will be provided. If interested, please email Dr. Lizheng Shi (lshi1@tulane.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS 2015 ISPOR Reception”.

Reception date and time: May 19th (Tuesday), 2015 at 6:00pm;

Venue: To be announced.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (June 14-16, 2015, Minneapolis, MN). CHPAMS members are welcome to social and food will be provided. If interested, please email Dr. Jing Hao (ajing08@gmail.com) with subject line “CHPAMS 2015 AcademyHealth ARM Reception”.

Reception date and time: June 15th (Monday), 2015 at 6:00pm;

Venue: To be announced.

Welcome our new registered members in April!

Congratulations to the following members who just won an Amazon gift card selected by random lottery:

Wang Xiangjie (Taishan Medical College, China)

LI Xian(University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)

SHANG Ce (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

WAN Xia (Peking Union Medical College, China)

GONG Wenjie (Central South University, China)

LIU Dongdong (Pfizer Investment Co., China)

Reminder to the winners:

Please reply to member@chpams.org to validate your email in order to get the e-gift card.

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Jobs

United States

Assistant/ Associate Professor in the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Deadline: September 1, 2015
[Location: Baltimore, MD]

Director
Division of Comparative Effectiveness Research
University of Arizona
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Tucson, AZ]

Faculty Position in Dissemination and Implementation Science
Mayo Clinic
Deadline: Open until filled (Posted April 27, 2015)
[Location: Rochester, MN]

Health Scientist Administrator
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: Open until filled (Posted April 30, 2015)
[Location: Montgomery County, MD]

Research Associate in Health Care Delivery
Harvard Business School
Deadline: Open until filled (Appointment end date: June 30, 2016)
[Location: Boston, MA]  

Research Assistant
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Lebanon, NH]  

Research Associate/ Research Manager
National Pharmaceutical Council
Deadline: Open until filled (posted April 29-June 29, 2015)
[Location: Washington, DC]

Principal Researcher in Economics of Aging
American Institutes for Research
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Rockville, MD]

China

Scientist/ Assistant Scientist (See attached job description in Chinese)
School of Medicine and Health Management
Shandong University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Jinan, Shandong Province]

Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor and Lecturer Positions Available for 2015-2017 (See attached job description in Chinese and English)
School of Public Health
Zhejiang University
Deadline: July 30, 2015
Contact person: Ms. Meng Fei (mengfei@zju.edu.cn; Phone: +86-571-8898-1319)
[Location: HangZhou, Zhejiang Province]

Lecturer/ Assistant Professor
China Center for Health Development Studies
Peking University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Beijing]

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Scholarships & Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Health Policy Simulation Modeling by NIH
James H. Clark Center
Stanford University
Deadline: Open until filled (posted April 27, 2015)
[Location: Palo Alto, CA]

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Conferences

Kunshan Forum 2015: Non-Communicable Disease and China’s Health System Reform
Early bird registration: May 10, 2015
[Location: Kunshan City, China]

ISPOR Annual International Meeting
Conference date: May 16-20, 2015
Registration modification deadline: May 13, 2015
[Location: Philadelphia, PA]

 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Conference date: June 14-16, 2015
Standard Registration deadline: June 12,2015
 [Location: Minneapolis, MN]

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Research Updates

Jay Pan, Xuezheng Qin, Qian Li, Joseph P. Messina, Paul L. Delamater. Does hospital competition improve health care delivery in China? China Economic Review. 2015 April.

Miaomiao Tian, Heng Wang , Xuetao Tong, Kun Zhu, Xiaojuan Zhang, Xi Chen. Essential Public Health Services’ Accessibility and its Determinants among Adults with Chronic Diseases in China. PloS One. 2015 April.

Verguet S, Gauvreau CL, Mishra S, MacLennan M, Murphy SM, Brouwer ED, Nugent RA, Zhao K, Jha P, Jamison DT. The consequences of tobacco tax on household health and finances in rich and poor smokers in China: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2015 April.

Esquivel, Micaela M., George Molina, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Stuart R. Lipsitz, John Rose, Stephen W. Bickler, Atul A. Gawande, Alex B. Haynes, and Thomas G. Weiser. Proposed minimum rates of surgery to support desirable health outcomes: an observational study based on four strategies. The Lancet. 2015 April.

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Issue 28, April 2015

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

Member Registration 

Welcome new voting members who registered in March 2015. The following members were randomly drawn to receive an Amazon Gift Card. Congratulations!

HU Min (Fudan University, China)
LI Wenkai (China Medical Board, USA)
SUN Jing (Inner Mongolia Medical University, China) 
HUANG Yixiang (Sun Yat-Sen University, China) 
MA Chao (Southeast University, China) 
TIAN Geyuan (Peking Union School of Public Health, China) 
ZHANG Hui (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

Member registration is open at http://www.chpams.org/member-registration/ . 

 CHPAMS Conference Receptions for Members 

·    International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual International Meeting (May 16-20, 2015, Philadelphia, PA). CHPAMS members are welcome to social and food will be provided. If interested, please email Dr. Lizheng Shi (lshi1@tulane.edu) with subject line “CHPAMS 2015 ISPOR Reception”.  

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 at 6:00pm; Venue: To be announced 

 ·      AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (June 14-16, 2015, Minneapolis, MN). CHPAMS members are welcome to social and food will be provided. If interested, please email Dr. Jing Hao (ajing08@gmail.com) with subject line “CHPAMS 2015 AcademyHealth ARM Reception”. 

Date & Time: Monday, June 15th, 2015 at 6:00pm; Venue: To be announced

CHPAMS Ongoing Conference Activities 

·        CHPAMS Forums will be held at Chinese Economist Society (CES) Annual Meeting in Chongqing, China, June 13-14th, 2015. For more details of the conference, please visit: http://www.china-ces.org/.  

·        CHPAMS is working with China Medical Board (CMB) and Zhejiang University School of Medicine to organize the Westlake Youth Forum 2015 on June 15-18th in Hangzhou, China. Westlake Youth Forum provides excellent educational and networking opportunities to junior public health and health policy scholars in China and oversea. Thanks to CMB’s generous support, selected CHPMAS voting/registered members will attend the forum. To review Westlake Youth Forum I and CHPAMS’ participation, please click here.  

CHPAMS’ 1st Webinar was successfully held on March 16th, 2015. 

Speaker: Dr. BAO Shuming, Director, China Data Center, University of Michigan. 
Title: Spatial Health: Integrating Multi-level Data in China and the US
The webinar presentation slides and recorded video are now available here.  

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Special Announcement 

Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford recently launched a new website featuring the re-alignment of health system incentives to improve affordable and effective healthcare project which was initiated in the context of China’s health reform since 2009. The project is led by Dr. Winnie Yep at University of Oxford and Dr. William Hsiao from Harvard School of Public Health, in collaboration with Fudan University, Peking University Health Science Center, and Ningxia Medical University. Please click here for detailed information on policy intervention, study design, papers, conferences and presentation and more. 

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Member’s Corner

·         CHPAMS member Dr. Liang Wang, an Assistant Professor at College of Public Health, East Tennessee University, was recently nominated for “Mentor of the Year Award”, which is “presented each year at the Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Mentoring” to recognize “faculty members who have provided outstanding service as mentors to doctoral scholars in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) State Doctoral Scholars Program”. For more details please visit: http://www.etsu.edu/news/2015/03_mar/wang_mentor_nomination.aspx. Big congratulations to Liang! 

·         CHPAMS member Dr. Donglan Zhang recently published a manuscript at journal PLOS ONE in collaboration with Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University:  “Association between Physical Activity and Teacher-Reported Academic Performance among Fifth-Graders in Shanghai: A Quantile Regression”. The study was funded by multiple institutes including Chinese National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Health and Shanghai Municipal Committee of Education. Big congratulations to Donglan! 

·         CHPAMS member Yanfang Su, PhD candidate at Harvard School of Public Health, recently published two manuscripts in collaboration with School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University:  “The impact of China’s Zero-Markup Drug Policy on county hospital revenue and government subsidy levels” at Journal of Asian Public Policy and “The financial impact of the 'Zero-markup Policy for Essential Drugs' on patients in county hospitals in western rural China” at journal PLOS ONE. The study was funded by National Natural Science Fund of China, Shaanxi Social Science Fund and China Medical Board (CMB). Big congratulations to Yanfang! 

 Newsletter initiated 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@chpams.org.
 

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Jobs

China

Assistant Researcher/Associate Researcher
Center for Health Management and Policy
Shandong University
Application deadline: Currently Open 
[Contact: Professor SUN Xiaojie, email: xiaojiesun@sdu.edu.cn, phone:(86)0531-88382142-8098]
[Location: Ji Nan, Shandong]

United States  

Two Full-time Open-Rank Tenure Track Health Policy/Health Services Research
Faculty Positions
Health Policy & Management
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Application deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Pittsburgh, PA]

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Health Management & Policy
School of Social & Behavioral Health Sciences 
College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
Closing date: June 30, 2015
[Location: Corvallis, OR]

Associate Professor
Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science 
Colorado School of Public Health 
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Application deadline: open until filled. 
[Location: Aurora, CO]

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor – tenure track (2 positions)
Department of Health Services Management and Policy
College of Public Health 
East Tennessee State University
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Johnson City, TN]

Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy
Department of Health Systems and Policy
Rutgers University School of Public Health
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Piscataway/New Brunswick, NJ]

Associate Director Center for Research to Advance Community Health
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: San Antonio, TX]

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Health Care Quality and Safety
Department of Health Services and Promotion
Sam Houston State University
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Huntsville, TX]

Health Research Positions (multiple)
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Lebanon, NH]

Research Fellow (Technical Advisor)
Division of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Application deadline: open until filled
[Location: Minneapolis, MN]

Research Associate
KNG Health Consulting, LLC
Application deadline: currently open
[Rockville, MD]

Senior Research Analyst
Center for Policy and Research
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Application deadline: currently open
[Location: Washington, DC]

Other Countries 

A Deputy Director and an Economist
Office of Health Economics (OHE)
Application deadline: April 17, 2015
[Location: London, UK]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Post-doctoral Fellowship in Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (CER/PCOR) and Health Disparities
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Application deadline: May 15, 2015
[Location: Baltimore, MD]

Post-doctoral Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing
Application deadline: currently open
[Location: Pittsburgh, PA]

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Economics/Health Services Research
Department of Preventive Medicine 
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Application deadline: currently open 
[Location: Memphis, TN] 

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Conferences 

Chinese Economists Society (CES) Annual Conference 
Conference dates: June 13-14, 2015  
Early Bird Registration: May 1, 2015
[Location: Chongqing, China] 

Concordium 2015 (Data and Knowledge Transforming Health)
Abstract submission deadline:  May 18th, 2015
Conference dates: September 21-22, 2015
[Location: Washington DC]

AHRQ Annual Conferences
Abstract submission deadline: to be announced soon
Conference dates: October 4-6, 2015
[Location: Crystal City, VA]

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Research Updates

David Blumenthal, William Hsiao. Lessons from the East — China's Rapidly Evolving Health Care System. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015 April. 

Renzhong Li, Yunzhou Ruan, Qiang Sun, Xiexiu Wang, et.al. Effect of a comprehensive programme to provide universal access to care for sputum-smear-positive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China: a before-and-after study. The Lancet Global Health. 2015 April. 

Heng Jiang, Robin Room, Wei Hao. Alcohol and related health issues in China: action needed. TheLancet Global Health. 2015 April. 

Sean Sylvia, Yaojiang Shi, Hao Xue, Xin Tian, et.al. Survey using incognito standardized patients shows poor quality care in China's rural clinics. Health Policy and Planning.  2015 April. 

Yanhong Gong, Chen Yang, Xiaoxv Yin, Minmin Zhu, et.al. The effect of essential medicines programme on rational use of medicines in China. Health Policy and Planning. 2015 March.

Yunting Zhang, Donglan Zhang, Yanrui Jiang, Wangqi Sun, et.al. Association between Physical Activity and Teacher-Reported Academic Performance among Fifth-Graders in Shanghai: A Quantile Regression. PLoS One. 2015 March. 

Zhongliang Zhou, Yanfang Su, Benjamin Campbell, Zhiying Zhou, et.al. The financial impact of the 'Zero-markup Policy for Essential Drugs' on patients in county hospitals in western rural China. PLoS One. 2015 March. 

Zhongliang Zhou, Yanfang Su, Benjamin Campbell, Zhiying Zhou, et.al. The impact of China’s Zero-Markup Drug Policy on county hospital revenue and government subsidy levels. Journal of Asian Public Policy. 2015 February. 

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Issue 27, March 2015

From CHPAMS

Happy Year of Goat for All CHPAMS Members! Best Wishes for You on Study, Research, and Professional Life in the New Year!

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.

Members' Corner

Apricot Forest, Inc (杏树林), the mobile health care company founded in China by senior CHPAMS member Dr. ZHANG Yusheng, was recently ranked the 25th most innovative company around the world by the top business magazine “Fast Company”. Apple, Google, and Alibaba are among the top five most innovative companies. “Fast Company” is a worldwide leading progressive business media and was founded by two editors from Harvard Business Review. For more details please visit http://www.fastcompany.com/section/most-innovative-companies-2015. Big congratulations to Yusheng and 杏树林!                                                                                                   

CHPAMS Activities and Announcements                      

1. MEMBER REGISTRATION

Welcome new voting members who registered in February 2015. The following members were randomly drawn to receive an Amazon Gift Card. Good luck in the new year!

GAI Yunwei      (Babson College, USA)
HAN Wei           (University of Oxford, UK)
TANG Xianyan  (Guangxi Medical University, China)
YAO Yu             (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)
ZHU Weiming    (Peking University, China)

Member registration is still open at http://www.chpams.org/member-registration/ . More lucky registered members in March will be announced next month.

2. CHPAMS WEBINAR SERIES

Speaker: Dr. BAO Shuming (鲍曙明博士）Director, China Data Center, University of Michigan (美国密歇根大学中国数据中心主任）
Title: Spatial Health: Integrating Multi-level Data in China and the US

Date and Time:
USA Time:    Monday, March 16, 2015, 8PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
China Time:   Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 8AM (Beijing Time)

For more details and participations, please click the link or visit www.chpams.org.

3.  In order to feature and promote the accomplishments from our members, if you have new publications and awards, please let us know at newsletter@chpams.org.

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Special Announcements

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

To promote health economics research among junior researchers, we will organize multiple CHPAMS Forums at Chinese Economist Society (CES) Annual Meeting in Chongqing, China on June 13-14. For more details about the conference, please visit http://www.china-ces.org/.

To participate, please send the following information to member@chpams.org with the subject as "CHPAMS Forum" before March 22, 2015

1. Title

2. Authors, Affiliations, and Presenter's email (Please mark the registered CHPAMS members)

3. Paper abstract of no more than 400 words.

For accepted papers, CHPAMS will provide $300-$500 per session to cover presenters' conference-related expenses depending on number of registered CHPAMS members in each session and the relevance of the theme to CHPAMS' mission and vision.

The participants still need to submit the abstracts through CES regular channel separately. Please make a reference of "CHPAMS Forum" in the comments section of the CES submission. For CHPAMS members who have already submitted their abstracts to CES, please resend the abstracts to member@chpams.org to be eligible for CHPAMS forum. If you have any questions, feel free to contact member@chpams.org.

CALL FOR ABSTRACT

Mahidol University in Thailand is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2016 “Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage”. Abstracts must be submitted electronically at the conference website www.pmaconference.mahidol.ac.th. The closing date for abstract submission is 31 March 2015 at 4 pm Thailand Local time (GMT+7). Should you have any inquiries regarding the Call for Abstracts, please contact the Secretariat at pmaconference@mahidol.ac.th.

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Jobs

China

Professors, Associate Professors, and Ph.D. graduates in Administration Management, Human Resource Management in Public Sector, Social Medicine and Health Management, Policy Science, Administrative law, Economics
School of Public Administration
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Deadline: Open until filled, for questions please contact mengll@swufe.edu.cn
[Location: Chengdu, China]

United States

Instructor in Health Management and Policy
Oregon State University
Deadline: April 10, 2015
[Location: Corvallis, OR]

Assistant or Associate Professor Department of Health Services Policy and Management
University of South CarolinaDeadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbia, South Carolina]

Assistant or Associate Professor - Nutritional Sciences Department of Health Services
University of Washington
Deadline: Review of applications to begin on April 1, 2015. Open until filled
[Location: Seattle, Washington]

Assistant or Associate Professor Department of Health Services
UW Interdisciplinary Health Services Administration Program
University of Washington
Deadline: Review of applications to begin on March 15, 2015. Open until filled
[Location: Seattle, Washington]

Policy and Governance Faculty
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbus, Ohio]

Data Management Faculty College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbus, Ohio]

Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration and Policy Department of Public Health
Temple University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina]

Chair and Professor
School of Public Health, Department of Health Services
University of Washington
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Seattle, Washington]

Other countries

Research Scientist
Laboratory of Population Health and Laboratory of Fertility and Well-being
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Rostock, Germany]

Health Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Deadline: March 20, 2015
[Location: Manila, Philippines]

Research Assistant Professor in Health Economics
University of Oxford Old Road Campus
Deadline: March 25, 2015
[Location: Oxford, UK]

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Scholarships & Fellowships  

Post-Doctoral or Research Fellow in Economics of Ageing (Health, Housing and Pensions)
Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing
School of Economics
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Singapore]

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Economics/Health Services Research
Preventive Medicine
College of Medicine
Deadline: April 30, 2015
[Location: Memphis, TN]

Postdoctoral Associate
Health Policy and Management
Yale School of Public Health
Deadline: August 13, 2015
[Location: New Haven, Connecticut]

Post-doctoral Fellowship
CAMH (Center for Addiction and Mental Health)
Deadline: Review of applications to begin on March 15, 2015. Open until filled.
[Location: Toronto, Canada]

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Conferences

Global Health Leadership Forum (GHLF)
Conference Dates: April 18 - 22, 2015
Location: Berkeley, CA

Canada’s Applied Research in Cancer Control Conference 2015
Conference Dates: May 24 - 25, 2015
Location: Montreal, Quebec

BigData In Healthcare
Conference Dates: April 28 - 30, 2015
Location: Boston, MA

Singapore Health Economics Association Conference 2015
Conference Dates: May 11, 2015
Location: Singapore

14th Annual Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group Meeting
Conference Dates: May 27 - 28, 2015
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DIA 2015 51st Annual Meeting
Conference Dates: June 14 - 18, 2015
Location: Washington, DC

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Research Updates

Yi-Ting Xie, De-Hua Lai, Guang-Yuan Liu, Jin-Lin Zhou, Zhao-Rong Lun. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in China. The Lancet Infectious Disease. 2015, Volume 15, Issue 2.

Yong-bao Wei, Jin-rui Yang, Yun-liang Gao, Bin Yan, Zhao Wang. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for migration-associated HIV in China.  The Lancet Infectious Disease. 2015, Volume 15, Issue 2.

Robbert J Duvivier. Education of health professionals in China. The Lancet Infectious 2014, Volume 384, Issue 9960.

Zhenyu Yang, Yifan Duan, Guansheng Ma, Xiaoguang Yang, Shian Yin. Comparison of the China growth charts with the WHO growth standards in assessing malnutrition of children. BMJ Open 2015;5:2

Ruoling Chen, Zhi Hu, Ruoli Chen, Dongmei Zhang, Long Xu, Jingjing Wang, Li Wei. Socioeconomic deprivation and survival after stroke in China: a systematic literature review and a new population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 2015;5:1

Huamin Sun, Xiaoyan Li, Eric PF Chou, et al. Methadone maintenance treatment program reduces criminal activity and improves social well-being of drug users in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2015;5:1

Dan Wu, Yun Wang, Kwok Fai Lam, Therese Hesketh. Health system reforms, violence against doctors and job satisfaction in the medical profession: a cross-sectional survey in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. BMJ Open 2014;4:12

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Issue 26, February 2015

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

·         The latest issue of the China Health Review pays special attention to the topic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), with an editorial introduction by Dr. Lu Shi (Issue Editor), and two commentaries from researchers with background in TCM on the draft legislation for TCM proposed by the Chinese government. For this and all past issues, please visit our website: http://www.chpams.org/china-health-review/

·         CHPAMS is opening voting member registration at http://www.chpams.org/member-registration. All CHPAMS members are encouraged to register. Membership registration is FREE. As a voting member, you enjoy the following privileges: 

o   You can vote on our board election and other major decisions as described in the bylaws; 

o   You can review the annual financial report; 

o   You are eligible to serve on board and committees;

o   You are eligible for awards and preferred in activities.

Based on the bylaws, the ultimate power of CHPAMS essentially belongs to the general assembly of voting members. After the registration, you will be part of the force that sets the future of CHPAMS! Thank you so much for your support!

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Members' Corner

University at Buffalo Obesity Research Team, headed by epidemiologist and childhood obesity expert Dr. Youfa Wang, partners with NASA to Design, Implement, and Evaluate Global Obesity Prevention Programs. [Link]

Dr. Liang Wang, in the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health published a new study that identified the risk factors for adolescent obesity in southern Appalachia.   The article “Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Adolescent Obesity in Southern Appalachia, 2012” was published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease. [Link]

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Special Announcements

Call for Papers, Special issue of Nutrition Discovery on Non-communicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs)

The Nutrition Discovery is planning a special issue for non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). Manuscripts of original research articles (text <3000 words), review articles (<4000 words), and brief reports (<1500 words) are invited for review in all aspects of the NCDs including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma), and mental health disorders that are related to nutrition.

Submissions are due by February 28, 2015, using the online submission system at http://www.nutr-discovery.com/submitarticle.asp.  Please review the Nutrition Discovery website at http://www.nutr-discovery.com/ for submission guidelines. Manuscript submissions will go through a standard peer review process.  For additional information about this special issue, please contact editor@nutr-discovery.com.

Guest Editors: 
Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, MS, Professor, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA, 
Liang Wang, MD, DrPH, MPH, Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, USA

Call for Papers - Kunshan Forum

The Globle Health Research Center of Duke Kunshan University will hold the 1st Kunshan Forum on May 29-30, 2015. The main theme of the conference is on Non-communicable Diseases and Health System Reforms in China. The deadline to submit the abstract of a research article is March 31, 2015. The Forum will select 40 to 50 papers for an oral presentation at the concurrent sessions. The time length of each concurrent session is 90 minutes and each session will have three paper presentations by authors and comments by three discussants. The empirical studies using data obtained from China will be given priority, but other empirical studies using data from other countries with relevant policy implications for China are also encouraged to submit. Young researchers are especially encouraged to apply. No poster presentation will be accepted. The abstracts (in English) have to be sent to the following email address: chee.ruey.hsieh@duke.edu

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: April 15, 2015.

REGISTRATION: April 30, 2015.

ACCOMMODATION and TRAVEL EXPENSES: The Forum will cover the speaker’s costs of hotel (at Fairmont), food and local transportation (up to 3-nights). However, speakers have to cover their own travel expenses.

Call for Papers - Health Care Governance Forum 2015 – integrated prevention and management of diabetes in primary care settings (2015 健康治理论坛-基层糖尿病的综合防治与管理)

The main theme of the conference is on the integrated prevention and management of diabetes, conducting research from perspectives of economics, management science, clinical medicine and sociology to address challenges of diabetes management. The deadline to submit a research article is February 15, 2015. Dr. Ning Yi will attend the conference as CHPAMS representative. CHPAMS also encourages our members in Beijing to attend the conference. 

Notification of Acceptance: March 1st, 2015.
Conference Dates: March 20–March 22, 2015
Location: Beijing
Contact information: judyxy09@hotmail.com

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Jobs

Associate Director for Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine  
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy 
Deadline: February 23, 2015
[Location: Houston, TA]

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Health Care Quality and Safety
Department of Health Services and Promotion
Sam Houston State University 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Huntsville, TA]

Business Consult/Analyst Lead
Kaiser Permanente 
Deadline: Review will begin on October 1st, 2014
Contact Person Information:
Rachel Weber
Executive Director
Medicaid & Charitable Health Coverage
rachel.m.weber@kp.org
[Location: San Diego, CA OR Denver, CO]

Quality Improvement Specialist
LA Care Health Plan 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Los Angeles, CA]

Health Economics Manager  
Medical Device - Heart Valve Technologies
Edwards Lifesciences
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Irvine, CA]

Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Services Management
Full-Time Tenure-Track
University of La Verne
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: La Verne, CA]

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Department of Health Administration  
Virginia Commonwealth University  
Deadline: Posted January 23 - February 23, 2015
[Location: Richmond, VA]

Faculty Position in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
University of Texas Medical Branch 
School of Health Professions 
Deadline: Posted January 22 – February 22, 2015
[Location: Galveston, TA]

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Center for Health Systems Improvement
University of Tennessee Health Science Center 
Deadline: Posted January 21 - March 21, 2015 
[Location: Memphis, TN]

Assistant or Associate Professor, Health Policy or Health Services Research
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey  
Deadline: Posted January 16 – March 16, 2015
[Location: New Brunswick, NJ]

Assistant/Associate Professor, Health Systems Management and Policy
Division of Public Administration
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
Portland State University 
Deadline: Review of applicants will begin March 15, 2015, and continue until the position is filled.
[Location: Portland, OR]

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Health Systems Research
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 
Deadline: Open until filled.
[Location: Bronx, NY]

Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position in Healthcare Management
UCLA Department of Health Policy and Management 
Deadline: Open Nov 16, 2014 through Mar 10, 2015
[Location: Los Angeles, CA]

Assistant or Associate Professor - Health Administration and Policy Program Director
Creighton University 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Omaha, NE]

Assistant or Associate Professor
Health Administration and Policy Department
College of Public Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
[Location: Oklahoma City, OK]

Assistant or Associate Professor
Health Care Management
College of Public Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
[Location: Oklahoma City, OK]

Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Assistant or Associate Rank
University of South Carolina
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]

Assistant/Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management
Yale School of Public Health
Deadline: April 30, 2015
[Location: New Haven, CT]

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: Open until filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Global Health
University of South Carolina
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]

Assistant Researcher
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health
Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health 
University of California, San Francisco
Deadline: Posted January 22 - February 22, 2015
[Location: San Francisco, CA]

Health Economist
California Department of Public Health
Deadline: Posted January 6 – March 6, 2015
[Location: Sacramento, CA]

PCORI Methods Fellow
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Deadline: Posted January 14 - February 14, 2015
[Location: Washington, DC]

Post-Doctoral Training in Implementation Science
Prevention and Control of Cancer
University of Massachusetts Worcester Campus
Deadline: February 15, 2015
[Location: Worcester, MA]

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Grants & Scholarships & Fellowships  

Newton International fellowship
Post-doctoral researchers
The Academy of Medical Sciences 
Deadline: 25 February 2015, 5pm (UK time)
[Location: UK]

Research Fellow
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute
American College of Radiology
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Reston, VA; Washington, D.C.; Silver Spring, MD; and Philadelphia, PA]

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Shared Decision-Making in Contraceptive Care
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice 
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Hanover, NH]

Post-doctoral Position in Health Services Research and Policy
Department of Public Health Sciences
School of Medicine
University of California Davis
Deadline: Posted January 7 – February 7, 2015
[Location: Davis, CA]

Post-Doctoral Fellows
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Deadline: Posted January 27 - February 27, 2015
[Location: Lebanon, NH]

Post-doctoral Fellowships in Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (CER/PCOR)
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, and Health Disparities
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Deadline: March 15, 2015
[Location: Baltimore, MD]

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Conferences

Preventive Medicine Annual Meeting 2015
Conference Dates: February 25 - 28, 2015
Location: Atlanta, GA

American Society for Nutrition Scientific Sessions & Annual Meeting 2015
Conference Dates: March 28-April 1Location: Boston, MA

International Stroke Conference
Conference Dates: February 11–13, 2015
Location: Nashville, TN

American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific Sessions
Conference Dates: March 3–6, 2015
Location: Baltimore, MD

American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
2015 Scientific Sessions
Conference Dates: April 29–May 1, 2015
Location: Baltimore, MD

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Research Update

Ren Minghui, Fabio Scano, , Catherine Sozi, Bernhard Schwartländer. The Global Fund in China: success beyond the numbers. The Lancet Global Health.2015, January

Xiao-Xin Yan, Chao Ma, Ai-Min Bao, Xiao-Min Wang, Wei-Ping Gai. Brain banking as a cornerstone of neuroscience in China. The Lancet Neurology. 2015, February                                                                                         

Xiaoyue Xu, Julie E. Byles, Zumin Shi and John J. Hall. Evaluation of older Chinese people's macronutrient intake status: results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition. 2015, January

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. 2015, February

Qing Li, Thomas F. Babor, Donald Zeigler, Ziming Xuan, Donald Morisky, Melbourne F. Hovell, Toben F. Nelson, Weixing Shen and Bing Li. Health promotion interventions and policies addressing excessive alcohol use: a systematic review of national and global evidence as a guide to health-care reform in China. Addiction. 2015, January

Wei He, Qingqing Li, Min Yang, Jingjing Jiao, Xiaoguang Ma, Yunjie Zhou, Aihua Song, Steven B. Heymsfield, Shanchun Zhang and Shankuan Zhu. Lower BMI cutoffs to define overweight and obesity in China. Obesity. 2015, January

Feng Huang, Li Gan. Impact of China's Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Expenditure and Health Outcomes. NBER Working Paper. 2015, January

Qian Li, Zhenqiu Lin, Frederick A Masoudi, Jing Li, Xi Li, et al. National trends in hospital length of stay for acute myocardial infarction in China. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2015, January

Wei Zhou and Shuiyuan Xiao. Existing public health surveillance systems for mental health in China. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2015, January

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