Collaborative Cancer Health Economics Research Workshop (Agenda)

Agenda

Breakout Overview:

The goals of breakout sessions are to develop potential study ideas or other activities addressing the assigned breakout session topic areas that will help facilitate development of cancer health economics research; and explore both the level of interest among participating organizations and available resources for these potential studies/activities.

At registration, attendees will select A or B from each session (1-4) they wish to attend. 

Everyone attending will be asked to have access to a computer, with either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser, to collaborate. Each breakout session will have its own Mural virtual whiteboard and content added to those Mural boards will be shared during the group discussion after each session.

A report back afterwards will allow individuals who did not participate in the breakout session to provide input. This will also facilitate discussion by the overall group to begin prioritizing next steps and allow attendees to volunteer for subsequent activities. 

Tuesday, September 26 | 1:00-4:30 pm ET 
1:00-1:10 Welcome and Brief Introduction/Orientation
1:10-1:20 Workshop Objectives & Mural warm-up
1:20-2:10

Concurrent Breakout Session 1

Data for cancer health economics research

Session 1A: Generating new data and identifying gaps in available data resources

      Facilitators- Eberechukwu Onukwugha and Kevin Callison

Session 1B: Accessing existing data and developing new linkages among data resources

      Facilitators- Cathy Bradley and Natasha Stout

Collaborative discussion during these sessions may focus on:

  • Processes to facilitate collaboration (and barriers deterring collaboration) and best practices in generating, collecting, and accessing data
  • Linking data at geographic levels
  • Patient-reported data
  • Data from underserved populations
2:10-2:20  Break (Facilitators Regroup)
2:20-2:55

Reporting Back to Group from Breakout Sessions and Group Discussion
2:55-3:45

Concurrent Breakout Session 2

Methods and measures in cancer health economics research

Session 2A: Methods for cancer health economics research

      Facilitators- Anirban Basu and David Vanness

Collaborative discussion during this session may focus on:

  • Causal methods
  • Examining interactions of factors affecting cancer control costs and other aspects of cancer health economics research
  • Methods for modeling/simulation studies
  • Methods to incorporate health equity in cancer health economics research

Session 2B: Measures for cancer health economics research

      Facilitators- Janet de Moor and Maria Pisu

Collaborative discussion during this session may focus on:

  • Patient-reported measures (PROMs, financial hardship)
  • Social determinants of health
  • Data standardization/harmonization
  • Best practices in participant recruitment and patient-focused data collection
3:45-3:55 Break (Facilitators Regroup)
3:55-4:30 Reporting Back to Group from Breakout Sessions and Group Discussion & Close

 

Wednesday, September 27 | 1:00-4:30 pm ET 
1:00-1:10 Welcome and Brief Introduction/Orientation
1:10-1:20 Workshop Objectives & Mural warm-up
1:20-2:10

Concurrent Breakout Session 3

Training and mentoring in cancer health economics research

Session 3A: Training and mentoring for economists

      Facilitators- Meredith Rosenthal and Nas Zahir

Session 3B: Training and mentoring for non-economists

      Facilitators- Nancy Keating and Oliver Bogler

Collaborative discussion during these sessions may focus on:

  • Networking and collaboration opportunities
  • Funding for training
  • Development of conferences/conference sessions/short courses focused on cancer health economics research training
  • Training for researchers in cancer control – terminology, care processes
  • Training in research communications with non-researcher audiences
  • Training/preparation for mentors
2:10-2:20 Break (Facilitators Regroup)
2:20-2:55 Reporting Back to Group from Breakout Sessions and Group Discussion
2:55-3:45

Concurrent Breakout Session 4

Brainstorming potential cancer health economics research collaborative analyses/projects based on Sessions I, II, and III

Session 4A: The role of cancer health economics research in improving patient-focused cancer control programs and interventions

      Facilitators- Ryan Nipp, Elyse Park, and Joseph Unger

Session 4B: The role of cancer health economics research in informing cancer control policy, including effects of economic incentives and market conditions/behaviors on access, quality, and costs

      Facilitators- Tina Shih and Frank Wharam

Collaborative discussion during these sessions may focus on:

  • Consider the comparative advantages or niches that cancer centers/networks and affiliated academic institutions have in building or strengthening the empirical foundations for cancer health economic research
  • Be mindful of pressing needs/gaps that can be addressed by cancer health economics research and the goal of establishing cross-sector collaboration infrastructures for cancer health economics researchers and trainees
3:45-3:55 Break (Facilitators Regroup)
3:55-4:30 Reporting Back to Group from Breakout Sessions and Group Discussion & Close