HCTM PhD Workshop

"Contributory Membership"

Vienna, 30-31 August 2004

• ABOUT HCTM
• THE WORKSHOP
• EXPERT PANEL
• REGISTRATION
• PRACTICALITIES

ABOUT HCTM

HCTM is about redesigning the health care delivery system. Major transformations are occurring in the delivery of healthcare worldwide. Medical and healthcare technologies are increasingly impacting the clinical as well as the administrative dimensions of healthcare care delivery. Innovations introduced in the last decade have created accumulated effects that will be compounded with the continuing technical progress in medicine. Areas such as telemedicine, telehealth, computerized medical records, e-health and use of the Internet in B2B and B2C applications in healthcare are some of the milestones in the almost total revamping of the healthcare landscape. Innovations in medical and healthcare technologies are already transforming the operations, design and mission of hospitals. In this regard, the challenges for the future are an exciting opportunity for study, reflection, planning, and intervention.

THE WORKSHOP

HCTM will hold its inaugural workshop for PhD students at the Institute of Business Studies, University of Vienna, August 30-31 2004 with the theme of "Contributory Membership".

The number of PhD students attending will be limited to 22.

A panel of experts on various aspects of research will hear a presentation from each student attending and will provide feedback and advice following the presentation.

In addition, there will be a number of presentations by members of the expert panel, covering a range of research methodology issues including:

• Health Care Technology Assessment
• Simulation as a research tool
• Case study methodologies
• Optimisation of processes
• Metrics and measurement
• Statistics in research

More generally, the expert panel will also offer presentations on conducting literature reviews, establishing a relevant publication record and research design.

This will be a tremendous opportunity for PhD students to network internationally and begin to establish research relationships among peers from diverse backgrounds and with diverse experiences and interests. The programme will be highly interactive and offers the opportunity for students to broaden their outlook on their own research and to contribute to the research of others.

Pension Lehrerhaus

Pension Excellence

EXPERT PANEL

Active in the HCTM network, all panel members are experts in the field of Health Care and Technology Management. In total the expert panel will consist of 9 people, of which the 6 mentioned underneath already confirmed their participation:

REGISTRATION

• Fee

The fee includes lunch and dinner on Monday and lunch on Tuesday.

• Registration
To register please download the registration form and send it to Jeannette Visser by email or by fax before June 15, 2004. Her contact details can be found below. Please attach a copy of your PhD proposal.

PRACTICALITIES

• Location
The workshop will be held at the University of Vienna. More detailed information will follow.

• Accomodation
Accomodation is available in the following two pensions:

Pension Lehrerhaus**
Lange Gasse 20
A-1080 Vienna
Austria
Phone: ++43 1 403 23 58 100
Fax: ++43 1 403 23 58 69

Pension Excellence****
Alserstraße 21
A-1080 Vienna
Austria
Phone: ++43 1 407 96 20
Fax: ++43 1 407 96 20 11

The code word for both pensions is "Health". The rooms will be on hold until the end of May.

• Travelling information
Travelling information to and tourist information on Vienna can be found here.

• HCTM Secretariat
Jeannette Visser-Groeneveld
University of Twente
School of Business, Public Administration and Technology
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Email: j.m.visser@sms.utwente.nl
Tel: +31 (0) 53 4894533
Fax: + 31 (0) 53 4894734