Heidelberg Health Economic Schools
For background information as well as impressions of our former Heidelberg Health Economics Summer / Winter Schools, which took place at Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg, Germany (2007-2023), please see HERE.
Heidelberg Health Economics Summer School 2024
The Heidelberg Health Economics Summer School 2024, a high-level, full week program offered by InnoValHC under the auspices of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, addressed the role of (health) economic evaluation in the regulatory context of formal Health Technology Assessments (HTAs).
The Summer School 2024 moved to a new site in the Dolomites – the NOI Techpark and NOBIS conference center, recently opened by the city of Bruneck-Brunico (Pustertal - Val Pusteria) in cooperation with the “Nature of Innovation” (NOI) network of research institutes rooted in South Tyrol / Italy and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. The Summer School Core Program took place from September 23-27, 2024.
The scientific program was enhanced by a special event on Wednesday evening – participants were invited to a “fireside chat” with Thomas B. Cueni, until recently Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), long-time Secretary General of Interpharma, and Secretary of the Biopharmaceutical CEO Round Table (BCR).
In addition to an intense scientific program, dedicated to “New Perspectives for Health Economics & Health Technology Assessments (HTAs)”, participants were invited to a Welcome Reception at the Bruneck-Brunico Castle with its RIPA Messner Mountain Museum – including a tour personally guided by Christian Tschurtschenthaler, the former mayor of Bruneck-Brunico.
One program day took place at the LUMEN museum & event space on the summit plateau of the Kronplatz (2,275m above sea level), surrounded by spectacular views of the Dolomites. A guided tour to the LUMEN Museum of Mountain Photography during an extended lunch break was organized as well.
Highly Interactive Summer School Program
In addition, we offered an optional two day refresher; the Introductory Module covered topics such as basics principles of decision analysis, valuation principles in economics as well as costing in theory and practice.
Summer School Evaluation Report
Finally, for a detailed overview of the formal feedback of the Summer School 2024 program, please see the Evaluation Report.
It was a very good program with very good content and excellent lecturers.Good balance of theory and practice. Room for questions!Offered excellent opportunities for discussions with experts.Covered many important topics. Great faculty! Another strength of the program were the discussions and networking opportunities!I appreciated that international experts were available during the full week.Great event! I'll be happy to send my team to the next Summer School.
(Summer School 2024 participants)
Interested in our Summer School programs?
Please visit the Summer School 2025 webpage and/or feel free to contact Ramon Schaefer at InnoValHC Research Inc.