Centre for the Business and Economics of Health

Seminars and panel events

Join CBEH researchers and invited guests to discuss emerging health issues, changes in policy or other topics related to the business and economics of health. Previous panel events have discussed the health and economic consequences of COVID-19 and how we can plan for future pandemics, and how Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation will impact the economic and social issues related to end-of-life care.

Where possible, panel events and seminars are recorded - please see below for available recordings of previous events.

If you are interested in attending or contributing to the CBEH seminar series or panel events, please contact our team via cbeh@uq.edu.au

Pharmacist choosing between multiple medicines.

Optimising medicines use: a health economics perspective

25 September 2023 10:00am–11:00am
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Professor Rachel Elliott will examine the role of health economics in optimising medicines use. The economic impact of suboptimal medication use has motivated most health systems to develop strategies and interventions such as those that change prescribing or monitoring behaviour, and medicines-taking.
Vaccine Mandate

The Dynamic and Heterogeneous Effects of Announcements of Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates in the USA

5 December 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Mandatory vaccination for Covid-19 has received intense political and ethical debates, while economic literature is rare. In this study, we examine the effects of the announcements of vaccine mandates (VMs) for workers working in three sectors including health, education, and state governments on the uptake of first-dose and second-dose vaccination across 50 states in the United States of America.
Woman talking with medical staff in hospital

From quality of life to quality of death: how can we value what matters most to patients in economic evaluations at the end of life?

7 November 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Speaker: Dr Hannah Carter, Queensland University of Technology
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Value for money in kidney transplant decision making: economic evaluations of contemporary practices

10 October 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Speaker: Dr Sameera Jayan Senanayake, Queensland University of Technology
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Overview of hearing loss in Australia

5 September 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
In this seminar, Professor Piers Dawes will talk about examples of how UQ researchers are addressing the challenges and opportunities for reducing the burden of hearing loss, ensuring everyone has sufficient usable hearing to meet their goals in life. 
Man getting a nasal swab in his car by a medical specialist through a window.

To Test or Not To Test? Behaviour and the Dynamics of COVID-19

9 May 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Speaker: Jayanta Sarkar, School of Economics and Finance (QUT)
UQ Business School Boardroom (37-430)
Female doctor doing a telehealth conference with x-rays and other diagnostics on her screen.

UQ-CUHK Health Equity Webinar Series: The impact of Australia and Hong Kong’s healthcare systems

5 May 2022 3:00pm–4:30pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Join the discussion on Australia and Hong Kong’s healthcare systems and their efficiency and impact across society, from cost-benefit analysis, digital health to integrated healthcare systems.
hands typing on a laptop with a stethoscope

Testing for selection bias and moral hazard in private health insurance

4 April 2022 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Clifford Afoakwah, Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University
woman having a virtual doctor consult

Risky business, healthy lives: How risk perception, risk preferences and information influence consumer's risky health choices

1 November 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Dr Jean Spinks, UQ Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH)
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Child health and the income gradient: Further evidence from Australia

11 October 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Matthew Oancea, Master student at the School of Economics (UQ)
A bisected model brain and neuron

Valuing quality of life for people living with dementia: The AD-5D project

6 September 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
The social and economic costs of dementia are significant and although there is currently no cure for dementia, a range of interventions have been trialled. This seminar explores the AD-5D project which aims at developing and valuing a dementia-specific quality of life descriptive system.
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A behavioural economist’s musings on the epidemiology of COVID-19

2 August 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Dr Jayanta Sarkar, School of Economics and Finance (QUT)
Renal ablation, Health Economics and Cost-effectiveness in Interventional Radiology

Health Economics and Cost-effectiveness in Interventional Radiology [Virtual Roundtable]

26 July 2021 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Despite medical advantages, the cost-effectiveness of interventional radiology and related procedures remains under-appreciated by hospitals, health systems, and government policymakers.
seminar presentation

CBEH Seminar Series presented by Professor Valentin Zelenyuk, School of Economics (UQ)

10 May 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
The presentation will collate findings across several research projects Professor Zelenyuk has been working on in the productivity and efficiency analysis of hospitals.
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Household Out-of-Pocket Expenditure, Morbidity, and Private Health Insurance, in the Australian Health Care System

12 April 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by PhD candidate Tim Ludlow, School of Economics (UQ).
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Economics of Women’s Health

2 July 2020 10:00am–11:30am
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Chaired by Professor Brenda Gannon, this webinar will provide an introduction to the research of the Economics of Women's Health that has recently commenced with the NHMRC CRE WaND (Women and Non-Communicable Diseases).
Data Science in the News event banner featuring the 5 speakers

Data in the time of COVID-19: Is truth the first casualty?

24 April 2020 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Data Science in the News brings together a panel of expert researchers to share their insights into COVID-19 with a data science lens.
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Free GP Care and Psychological Health: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Ireland

20 January 2020 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Anne Nolan, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland
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Equity, Opportunity and Health

18 November 2019 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Professor Andrew Jones, University of York
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The effect of social capital on health and its mechanisms in Canada

21 October 2019 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
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Presented by Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi, Carleton University
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The cost-effectiveness of regulations to ban highly hazardous pesticides to prevent suicides attributable to pesticide self-poisoning: an economic analysis for the World Health Organization

9 September 2019 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in CBEH seminars and panel events
Presented by Dr Yong Yi Lee, Deakin University