| TENTATIVE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2008
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PARALLEL SHORT COURSES
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09:00 – 12:30 Parallel Short Course 1 Hall 1
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-ANALYTIC
MODELING
U. Siebert, Austria
Parallel Short Course 2 Hall 2
FOCUSED OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS: DOING MORE WITH THE SAME RESOURCES
J. Pliskin, Israel and B. Ronen, Israel
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 – 17:30 Parallel Short Course 3 Hall 1
DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION
B. Jahn, Austria
Parallel Short Course 4 Hall 2
WHY AREN'T PHYSICIANS' PRACTICES EVIDENCE-BASED?
W.R Smith, USA and R.M. Poses, USA
There will be a coffee break at 10:30 and at 15:30
20:00 Get-Together Reception
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Coffee
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10:00 – 10:30 Opening Session Hall 1
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WELCOME ADDRESS
H.H. Brunner, Switzerland, Conference Co-Chair
J. Pliskin, Israel, Conference Co-Chair
J. Metcalf, USA, Executive Director of SMDM
U. Siebert, Austria, Member, Conference Scientific Committee
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10:30 – 12:00 Plenary Session Hall 1
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TOP-RANKED ABSTRACTS
Chair: C.L. Bryce, USA
10:30 DECISION MAKING ON CORONARY RISK PREVENTION IN THE
ELDERLY: A COMPETING RISK ANALYSIS IN THE ROTTERDAM
STUDY
M.T. Koller, M. Wolbers, J.C.M. Witteman, E.W. Steyerberg,
Switzerland, The Netherlands
10:45 EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A MOBILE
FIRST-RESPONDER PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION SCHEME
IN A RURAL REGION
A.J. Hamilton, K.J. Cairns, A.H. Marshall, F. Kee, UK
11:00 Preventive occlusion of unruptured intracranial
aneurysms in men and women with different rupture
risks: a cost-effectiveness analysis
J.P. Greving, G.J.E. Rinkel, E. Buskens, A. Algra, The Netherlands
11:15 HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CERVICAL CANCER
SURVIVORS: A POPULATION-BASED SURVEY
I.J. Korfage, M-L. Essink-Bot, F. Mols, L. van de Poll-Franse,
R. Kruitwagen, M. van Ballegooijen, The Netherlands
11:30 IS UTILITY A LINEAR FUNCTION OF LONGEVITY?
M. Knoph Kvamme, D. Gyrd-Hansen, J. Abel Olsen,
I. Sønbø Kristiansen, Denmark
11:45 MODEL OF OUTCOMES OF FAECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST
SCREENING IN UK & AUSTRALIA
L. Trevena, L. Irwig, A. Barratt, J. Austoker, UK
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12:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Poster Viewing
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14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session 1 - A Hall 1
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS I
Chair: M. Gyldmark, Switzerland
14:00 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY IN
SWEDEN
J. Ramsberg, M. Henriksson, Sweden
14:15 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS of rhBMP-2 in spine
fusion surgery in the Netherlands
A. Chhabra, M.L.L. van Genugten, D.J. Zeilstra, V. Alt, Switzerland
14:30 The cost-effectiveness of Human Papilloma virus
based cervical cancer screening in settings with
established cytological screening program
N. Mühlberger, G. Sroczynski , E. Esteban, T. Mittendorf, R. Miksad,
U. Siebert, Austria, Germany, USA
14:45 MESH VERSUS NON MESH IN OPEN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR:
A COST‑EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
L. Metz, R. Plisko, M. Dziewiatka, Belgium
15:00 COSTS AND EFFECTS OF HBV-NAT SCREENING OF BLOOD
DONATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS
B.A. Borkent-Raven, M.P. Janssen, G.A. de Wit, C.L. van der Poel,
The Netherlands
15:15 Cost-effectiveness analysis of rhBMP-2 in the
treatment of Grade iii open tibia fractures in the
Netherlands
A. Chhabra, M.L.L. van Genugten, V. Alt, Switzerland
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15:30 – 16:00 Coffee and Poster Viewing
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14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session 1 - B Hall 2
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PREFERENCES AND BEHAVIOURS OF PATIENTS
Chair: D. Sugano, USA
D.R.M. Timmermans, The Netherlands
14:00 CHOOSING A HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY: THE IMPORTANCE OF
INFORMATION ON QUALITY OF CARE
J. Dijs-Elsinga, W. Otten, M. Versluijs, H. Smeets, J. Kievit, R. Vree,
W.J. van der Made, P.J. Marang-van de Mheen, The Netherlands
14:15 THE EFFECT OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES ON PATIENTS’ FUTURE
CHOICE OF A HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY
P.J. Marang-van de Mheen, J. Dijs-Elsinga, W. Otten, M. Versluijs,
H. Smeets, W.J. van der Made, R. Vree, J. Kievit, The Netherlands
14:30 DOES DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND
PATIENTS AFFECT COMPLIANCE DECISIONS?
G. Vashitz, J. Meyer, A. Porath, J. Zelingher, D.Y. Bonneh, Y. Henkin,
M. Maislos, R. Peleg, and H. Gilutz, Y. Parmet, Israel
14:45 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL-LENGTH PUBLICATION OF
STUDIES PRESENTED IN ABSTRACT FORM AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING
D. Greenberg, O. Wacht, J.S. Pliskin, Israel
15:00 WOMEN’S INTENTIONS TO UPTAKE OF HPV VACCINATIONS
FOR PRE-ADOLESCENTS; A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY
I.J. Korfage, M-L. Essink-Bot, R. Daamen, F. Mols,
M. van Ballegooijen, The Netherlands
15:15 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY
MEMBERS OF ELDERLY PERSONS, REGARDING THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT,
CONCERNING ELDERLY PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT
H. Baruch, Israel
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15:30 – 16:00 Coffee and Poster Viewing
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16:00 – 17:30 Parallel Session 2 - A Hall 1
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PREFERENCES AND BEHAVIOURS OF PROVIDERS
Chairs: P.J. Marang-van de Mheen, The Netherlands
S. Schwartz, USA
16:00 GPs’ and patients’ preferences for osteoporosis
drug treatment: a discrete choice experiment
E.W. de Bekker-Grob, M.L. Essink-Bot, W.J. Meerding, H.A.P. Poles,
B.W. Koes, E.W. Steyerberg, The Netherlands
16:15 DO NURSES THINK THEY KNOW MORE THAN THEY REALLY
DO? A CALIBRATION STUDY OF NURSES’ RISK ASSESSMENT
JUDGEMENTS
H. Yang, C. Thompson, UK
16:30 INFLUENCING PHYSICIAN PRESCRIPTION HABITS IN A
COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
A. Zuker, J.S. Pliskin, Israel
16:45 A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE INCIDENCE CAUSES AND
CONSEQUENCES OF DIAGNOSTIC ADVERSE EVENTS
L. Zwaan, D.R.M. Timmermans, C. Wagner, A. Thijs, M. de Bruijne,
G. van der Wal, The Netherlands
17:00 CHARACTERISTICS OF GP’S CLINICAL CONSULTATION AND
DECISION-MAKING
A. Malin, A. Andén, L. Borgquist, C. E. Rudebeck, Sweden
17:15 IMPROVING TREATMENT DECISIONS FROM RADIOGRAPHS – EFFECT
OF A DECISION AID
P.A. Mileman, W.B. Van Den Hout, The Netherlands
17:30 – 20:00 At leisure to explore Engleberg or enjoy one of it’s fine restaurants
20:00 Guest Lecture
DO MEDICAL DECISION-MAKERS PLAY GAMES?
D. Samet
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, University of
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Faculty of Management, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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16:00 – 17:30 Parallel Session 2 - B Hall 2
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MODELING
Chairs: A. Chhabra, Switzerland
E. Steyerberg, The Netherlands
16:00 MODELING JOINT CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY IN DECISION-
ANALYTIC SCREENING MODELS
B. Stollenwerk, U. Siebert, Austria, USA
16:15 BAYESIAN PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR
MARKOVIAN MODELS OF CERVICAL CARCINOGENESIS
G. Carreras, M. Baccini, G. Accetta, A. Biggeri, Italy
16:30 BAYESIAN ESTIMATION OF MARKOV MODEL PARAMETERS
USING INDIVIDUAL LEVEL DATA WITH LEFT, RIGHT AND
INTERVAL CENSORING
M.J. Price, N.J. Welton, A.E. Ades, S. Walker, V. Mulenga, C. Chintu,
D.M. Gibbon, UK
16:45 Measurement of Coronary Pressure-Based
Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide the Decision on
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions – A decision-
analytic View
U. Siebert, B. Bornschein, P. Schnell-Inderst, J. Rieber, N. Pijls,
J. Wasem, V. Klauss, Austria, USA, Germany, The Netherlands
17:00 DECISION CURVE ANALYSIS TO INDICATE USEFULNESS OF A
PREDICTION MODEL: SURGERY IN TESTICULAR CANCER
PATIENTS
E.W. Steyerberg, A.J. Vickers, The Netherlands, USA
17:15 THE GERMAN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE SCREENING
MODEL
B. Stollenwerk, A. Gerber, K. W. Lauterbach, U. Siebert,
Austria, Germany, USA
17:30 – 20:00 At leisure to explore Engleberg or enjoy one of it’s fine restaurants
20:00 Guest Lecture
DO MEDICAL DECISION-MAKERS PLAY GAMES?
D. Samet
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, University of
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Faculty of Management, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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