The Art of Pharmacoeconomics
A Guide to Getting Started
A Guide to Getting Started
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We are pleased to announce the release of the book “The Art of Pharmacoeconomics: A guide to getting started” by Dr. Rola Kaakeh, CEO of Salus Vitae Group.
Pharmacoeconomics is used to inform resource allocation decisions and define effective pharmaceutical policies.
Healthcare resources are scarce. How much are you willing to pay to save a life or extend life for a year? What should policymakers and society be willing to pay for an additional or incremental unit of health gain? If you make any decisions in healthcare, then this book is for you. Anyone who ultimately has the power to make any decision in healthcare needs to equip themselves with the skills to conduct or, at the very least, evaluate outcomes research – of which pharmacoeconomics is a type.
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The Art of Pharmacoeconomics is the first of its kind book that takes a macro-level approach to the methodology, skills, and personnel needed to perform and evaluate pharmacoeconomics research. This book speaks to the art, and not just the technical features, of the discipline.
The objective of the book is that you see the world of healthcare decision-making a little differently. It serves as an easy-to-read guide to the key elements that go into the process of conducting and evaluating pharmacoeconomics analyses and provides the reader with the framework and tools needed (including a pharmacoeconomics canvas).
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Goals of the Book
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SIMPLIFY
Simplify a complex discipline to break down the skills gaps and competency barriers faced by healthcare professionals. |
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IMPROVE QUALITY AND USE
Allows the information generated through these analyses to be higher quality and more useful in practice. |
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FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING
Provide an essential beginner’s fundamental understanding of the principles to articulate, work on, evaluate studies, and use these tools and information in practice and decision-making when needed. |
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IMPROVE ABILITIES
Improve abilities to understand, interpret, and critically evaluate pharmacoeconomic literature, which will assist in translating the results of the analyses into practice and determine its relevance in healthcare decision-making. |
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Dr. Rola Kaakeh, author of “The Art of Pharmacoeconomics,” joined a diverse audience for three webinars to discuss her new book, why you should read it, and how to benefit from the concepts covered to improve healthcare decision-making. The webinars are similar in format, however, vary in the audience questions and conversation.
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The book is organized into three sections and seven chapters.
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Section 1: Decision-Making and Pharmacoeconomics - serves as a background and introduces the concept of healthcare resource allocation, value, decision-making, outcomes research, and pharmacoeconomics analyses.
Section 2: Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Pharmacoeconomics Analyses - goes through the process of designing, conducting, and evaluating pharmacoeconomics analyses. It also features information on how to go about building a team, whom you should consider working/or partnering with, and why. A Pharmacoeconomics Canvas is introduced and summarized. Section 3: Putting it All Together - provides information on abbreviations, references, index, and empty pages for notes. |
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This book is designed for students, residents, fellows, healthcare and public health professionals, and decision-makers. Everyone, regardless of prior expertise or background in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research, would benefit from learning the skills and fundamentals taught in this book. Learning the art of pharmacoeconomics in the manner addressed in the book will help tell stories of impact through a more objective and evidence-based approach.
Readers can use the contents of the book, both in the classroom and in practice, to:
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About the Author
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Dr. Rola Kaakeh is the CEO of Salus Vitae Group and adjunct faculty at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a fellowship-trained licensed pharmacist with nearly 15 years of experience in academic, corporate, and pharmacy practice settings. Dr. Kaakeh advises a wide range of institutions, including universities, corporations, consultancies, professional associations, non-governmental and humanitarian organizations, and startups. Her areas of focus include national policies and institution-specific initiatives that address healthcare topics covering access, delivery, and outcomes. She has won numerous awards and presented on several global stages to address pressing healthcare issues. Dr. Kaakeh started university at the age of 10 as a gifted child, holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Purdue University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmaceutical outcomes and health services research from the University of Michigan.
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Free Informational Sessions
Role of Economic Evaluations in Healthcare Decision-Making
In this presentation, Dr. Rola Kaakeh summarizes the common economic evaluations used in healthcare and their role in decision-making. She discusses the limitations and challenges of these economic analyses, as well as how to overcome the obstacles to understanding and utilizing these analyses in clinical practice.
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Learning and Teaching Pharmacoeconomics
In this presentation, Dr. Rola Kaakeh defines pharmacoeconomics and summarizes how it is used. She discusses the obstacles faced when learning, teaching, and generating pharmacoeconomic analyses, as well as how to overcome the obstacles to understanding and utilizing these analyses in clinical practice. Sign up for immediate access to the session.
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Certificate Program
Foundations of Pharmacoeconomics Enrollment is open for the next cohort. The program will provide you the framework and tools needed to conduct and evaluate pharmacoeconomic research to help inform decision-making. Learn the skills, methodology, and personnel needed to perform and evaluate pharmacoeconomics research. |
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