Episodes
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In this episode, Marco Varkevisser delves into the Dutch healthcare system and its sustainability, providing an helpful overview and insights from his most recent research on the topic. He discusses practical case studies, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights the current challenges within healthcare. Marco also offers valuable advice for teachers and aspiring students based on his experiences and academic recognition.
Guest: Marco Varkevisser (Full Professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management)
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Karen Trujillo Jara
Timestamps:
(02:12) Marco's research expertise and interests
(06:01) An introduction to the Dutch healthcare system and its sustainability
(18:01) The Dutch basic benefit package and the role of stakeholders
(26.45) The issue of global shortage of healthcare labour
(29.20) COVID-19 case: did the Dutch healthcare system cope well?
(32:37) The trade-off between collaboration and competition
(43:03) Future research on planetary health
(45:22) Advice for teachers and future students
References:
Report: Sustainability and Resilience in the Dutch Health System
Journal article: Competition and collaboration in health care: reconciling the irreconcilable? Lessons from The Netherlands
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In this episode, we are chatting to Lisa Voois about her PhD thesis on health-related expectations and behaviours. We are also joined for the first time by our new co-host, Andrea! We first talk about her single authored paper "When the sun goes down: Effects of sunset time on adolescent sleep, mental health and education". We then discuss research of beliefs and expectations more generally. In her thesis, Lisa analysed the accuracy of long-term care risk perceptions and retirement expectations.
Guest: Lisa Voois (Assistant Professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management.)
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Andrea De Palma
Timestamps:
(01:25) Brief summary of Lisa's thesis
(03:00) Introduction to Lisa's single authored paper on the effects of sunset time on adolescent sleep, mental health and education
(14:45) Discussion of the results of the paper
(21:33) Experience writing a single-authored paper
(27:25) Measuring beliefs / perceptions / expectations
(38:00) Role of beliefs in influencing behaviours such as planning for retirement
(43:10) Contribution of thesis to society
References:
Book: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker (2017)
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In this episode, Marlies discusses her research on delayed nursing home admissions, how they impact the hospitalization sector and other spillover effects. She also reflects upon her PhD, sharing useful tips around how to survive your PhD and the importance of research visits.
Guest: Marlies Bär (Assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management)
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Karen Trujillo Jara
Timestamps:
(00:55) Introduction and her research in resource allocation in long-term care
(04:48) Effects of delayed nursing home admissions - Research aim, methodology and causes of delayed admissions
(13:53) Consequences of delayed admissions - Impact on hospitalization rates and cost-benefit evaluation
(24:13) Policy implications - Importance of media outreach, better admission criteria and research timing
(29:22) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nursing home demand
(31:02) External research visit - Why should you do it?
(37:11) What to do after a PhD and tips for surviving the PhD journey
Link to working paper: Spillover Effects of Delayed Nursing Home Admissions on Hospitalisations and Costs
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In this episode Bram explains key elements of the economics of prevention and long-term care, highlighting applied research in the Dutch context. He also shares his experience working in the policy-advice and academic environments and finally some words of advice for PhD students and recent graduates.
Guest: Bram Wouterse (Associate professor at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management)
Hosts: Prithviraj Basu Mallik and María-José Mendoza
Timestamps:
(01:11) Intro - how do you identify yourself?
(02:56) The value of prevention: health vs economic perspective
(11:15) Economic evaluations and prevention-related interventions: suitable framework?
(17:36) Consequences of healthy ageing
(25:09) LTC research - how did you start? Lessons from the LTC system in the NL? What is the future of LTC?
(42:49) Life after the PhD: job tasks in policy advice vs academia
(52:40) Tips for PhDs: expectations, priorities, career trajectory as an academic
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In this episode Francisca Vargas discusses with us about the research she conducted during her PhD at Erasmus University Rotterdam: " Income inequalities beyond access to mental health care” and “Patient cost-sharing, mental health care and inequalities". In addition, she shares about her experience of having roles in academia, at OECD and as the Vice President of the Portuguese Association of Health Economics.
Guest: Francisca Vargas Lopes
Hosts: Prithviraj Basu Mallik and María-José Mendoza
Timestamps:
(4:33) Francisca’s PhD research on “Income inequalities beyond access to mental health care”
(19:27) Discussion on the target group of the study “Patient cost-sharing, mental health care and inequalities"
(31:27) Dissemination of findings among policy makers and general public
(38:00) Challenges of having pursued a Multidisciplinary PhD
(47:00) Roles both in academia and in policy making complementing each other
(54:00) Role as the Vice President of the Portuguese Association for Health Economics
Sources:
Lopes FV, Ravesteijn B, Van Ourti T, Riumallo-Herl C. Income inequalities beyond access to mental health care: a Dutch nationwide record-linkage cohort study of baseline disease severity, treatment intensity, and mental health outcomes. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 Aug;10(8):588-597.
Lopes FV, Riumallo Herl CJ, Mackenbach JP, Van Ourti T. Patient cost-sharing, mental health care and inequalities: A population-based natural experiment at the transition to adulthood. Soc Sci Med. 2022 Mar;296:114741. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114741. Epub 2022 Jan 29. PMID: 35144223.
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Guest: Jannis Stöckel
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Prithviraj Basu Mallik
In this episode we are happy to have Jannis Stöckel chatting with us about his working paper titled "Staying Sick but Feeling Better? – The Impact of Health Shocks on Health Perceptions and Behaviors" co-authored with Pieter Bakx and Bram Wouterse. Draft is available upon request. He is working both at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Health Economics section of ESHPM and at the London School of Economics LSE Health research centre. He also shares with us his experiences of presenting at conferences such as the Essen Health conference. We discuss the pros and cons of going to small versus larger conferences, and what to email another research that you would like to meet up with at a conference. He also gives lots of advice for PhDs and young researchers. More tips are also available upon request!
Timestamps:
(2:20) - Introduction to Jannis' PhD dissertation
(4:55) - Discussion of Jannis' working paper
(22:10) - What are optimal choices?
(25:30) - Jannis' experience presenting at conferences
(32:39) - Template for contacting another researcher before a conference
(34:30) - Jannis' experience working in academia at both Erasmus University Rotterdam and LSE
(39:42) - The benefits of doing a research visit
(42:08) - General tips for PhDs and young researchers
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Guest: Ava Hoogenboom (PhD student at ESHPM)
Hosts: María-José Mendoza and Karen Trujillo Jara
Short description: On this episode, Ava discusses her research titled “Loss aversion in EQ-5D-Y-3L: does it explain differences in willingness to trade-off life duration in adult and child perspectives?”, which was awarded at the 4th EuroQol Early Career Researcher Meeting.
Timestamps
(4:35) - Gap addressed in the paper
(5:43) - Definition of loss aversion
(11:37) - Further research on loss aversion
(15:42) - Challenges during the design and implementation of the study
(21:22) - Audience/participants at EuroQol ‘s Early Career Researcher Meeting.
(22:54) - Experience of being a PhD student
Source:
Hoogenboom, A.F. H., Lipman, S.A. (2024). Loss aversion in EQ-5D-Y-3L: does it explain differences in willingness to trade-off life duration in adult and child perspectives? EsCHER Working Paper Series No. 2024002, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Available from: workingpapers | Erasmus University Rotterdam (eur.nl)
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Guest: Nikkil Sudharsanan (Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Munich)
Hosts: María-José Mendoza and Fanny Tallgren
Short description: On this episode Prof. Nikkil Sudharsanan shares some insights related to his paper on patient's influence on clinician behavior in the context of hypertension screening in India.
Timestamps
(03:29)- Research summary (motivation, set-up, findings)
(13:27)- Putting findings into perspective
(19:06)- Potential of non-financial incentives
(27:46)- Presenting findings to different audiences
(32:35)- Where to place your research? Tips!
Paper/Links:
Working paper "Under-Delivery of Preventive Care and Patient Influence on Clinician Behavior: Evidence from India" (link)Book chapter "Behavioral Science and Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (link) -
Guest: Callum Brindley
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren and Karen Trujillo Jara
Short description: In this episode Callum discusses with us about his paper on the effect of hospital spending on waiting times and findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study.
Timestamps:
(2:09) - Paper on waiting times. How changes in hospital spending might affect hospital activity (i.e. admission of patients).
(7:07) - Thoughts on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021
(11:08) - Explanation and findings of mortality concentration in the GBD Study
(13:31) - Life expectancy
(23:54) - Tips for PhD candidates
(30:30) - Podcasts recommended
Sources:
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Global Burden of Disease 2021: Findings from the GBD 2021 Study. Seattle, WA: IHME, 2024.Callum Brindley, James Lomas & Luigi Siciliani (2023) - The effect of hospital spending on waiting times - Health Economics (United Kingdom), 32 (11), 2427-2445 - doi: 10.1002/hec.4735OList of podcasts:
Race & Health PodcastIHME Global Health InsightsLancet VoiceBMJ Podcast (including series on Decolonising health and medicine)WHO Global Health Matters and Science in 5ABC Health ReportBBC Health CheckJohn Hopkins Public Health on CallThe Mixtape with ScottChoiceologyNature PodcastNo Such Thing As A Fish -
Guest: Padmaja Ayyagari (Associate Professor at University of South Florida)
Hosts: Prithviraj Basu Mallik and Fanny Tallgren
Short description: In this episode Professor Padmaja Ayyagari discusses with us her paper about the Medicaid program applied in the United States.
Timestamps:
(01:38)- Medicaid (public insurance program in the United States) and paper scope (understand how Medicaid affect household's savings)
(07:35)- Paper's contribution
(14:08)- Conclusions and future work to identify the implications of such a program
(20:36)- Personal experiences across different research contexts (e.g. theoretical and applied research)
(32:00)- Health economics framework. What could fall in it? "Thinking through"
(35:24)- What makes a paper good?
Link: https://sites.google.com/view/padmajaayyagari
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In this episode, Professor Ana Balsa is chatting to us about her latest working paper titled "Mental Health Spillovers in Primary Schools". The paper studies the peer effects of students with mental health problems using longitudinal Danish register data. We also touch upon her work on the parenting behavioural change communication intervention "Crianza Positiva" in Uruguay. On top of discussing her papers, we also talk about what it is like to conduct research in different continents and how to publish in top journals.
Guests: Ana Balsa (Professor at Universidad de Montevideo) Hosts: Prithviraj Basumallik, Karen Trujillo JaraTimestamps:
(01:08) - Introduction to the working paper "Mental Health Spillovers in Primary Schools"
(10:00) - Discussion of the parenting behavioural change communication intervention "Crianza Positiva" in Uruguay
(16:50) - How to publish in top journals?
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In today's episode Emeritus Professor Michael Drummond converses with us about the origins of HE; its relevance; perspectives commonly used in economic evaluation; aspects such as equity in health care and tips for the PhD path.
Guests: M. Drummond (Emeritus professor at University of York) , Pieter van Baal & Vivian Reckers-Droog (Professors at ESHPM)Hosts: Prithviraj Basumallik, María José MendozaTimestamps:
(08:06) - Health economics in the mid 60s
(19:52) - First health economic evaluations and motivations to expand its scope
(50:18) - Equity in health care and HEEs in LMICs
(58:49) - Recommendations for PhD students (writing tips, set of skills, labour market opportunities)
Additional resources:
"Building a career in Health Economics" by Michael Drummond -
Today's guest is our colleague and PhD candidate Jawa Issa. We discuss the main findings in her recent publication about income inequality in COVID-19 mortality in the Netherlands and, more broadly, her research about income inequality in mortality using data from other high-income countries like the US. We also share some of our experiences at different health econ conferences!
Guest: Jawa IssaHosts: Prithviraj Basumallik, Fanny Tallgren, María-José MendozaTimestamps:
(01:02) - Income-related inequality in health in the NL and other higher-income settings
(12:03) - Paper's findings (NL)
(19:00) - Seminars/Conferences/networking tips
Additional resources
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In this episode, Sander discusses his recent publication about a preference elicitation method called ‘Participatory Value Evaluation - PVE’ and his ongoing applied research.
Guest: Sander Boxebeld (PhD candidate, ESHPM)
Hosts: Fanny Tallgren & Karen Trujillo
Timestamps:
(01:37) - PVE as a tool for researchers and policy makers and characteristics of the method
(17:44) - Research ongoing using PVE to identify people’s preferences towards elderly health care system
(22:34) - Main findings of the study: clusters preferences for health expenditure allocation
(23:20) - Further research suggested: Study on how respondents process the choice task (e.g. effect of different designs and layouts in the choice task
Additional resources:
PVE method [link]Sander's paper: Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE): A New Preference-Elicitation Method for Decision Making in Healthcare [link] -
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