A beginner’s guide to conducting economic evaluations (In-person-only workshop)

As the session is in-person only and restricted by room capacity, pre-registration will be required and group size will be limited to a maximum of 20 on a first-come, first-served basis when sign-up opens. We advise sign-up only for those who can commit to attending and engaging with the full session.

Objective: To provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to conducting economic evaluations, tailored for participants with no prior experience. The content is designed to be relevant and applicable across both high-income and low-income settings.

Target Audience: Individuals new to economic evaluation, including students, early-career professionals and practitioners from clinical, policy or research backgrounds.

Structure: This interactive session will cover the following core topics:

• Introduction to economic evaluation: purpose, scope and relevance in health decision-making.
• Key components of an economic evaluation: framing the evaluation, defining comparators and choosing perspectives.
• Types of costs: the different types of cost (such as financial and economic), how they are measured and valued.
• Effectiveness metrics: overview of QALY and DALY outcome measures.
• Cost-effectiveness ratios: interpreting ICERs and understanding thresholds.
• Modelling approaches: basic principles of decision-analytic modelling.
• Cost-effectiveness vs. cost-benefit analysis: comparing frameworks and their policy implications.
• Key messages and questions.