ISPOR Announces 2024 Health Economics and Outcomes Research Award Honorees

Lawrenceville, NJ, USA—October 14, 2024—ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced today the recipients of its 2024 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientific and Leadership Awards. ISPOR Scientific Awards are designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in HEOR and its Leadership Awards recognize excellence and outstanding leadership in the field. 

The 2024 HEOR Award honorees include:

Avedis Donabedian Lifetime Achievement Award This award recognizes honorees for their outstanding, life-long contribution to the improvement of health outcomes. The honoree is:

• C. Daniel Mullins, PhD; Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research and Executive Director of The PATIENTS Program; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Baltimore, MD, USA 

Marilyn Dix Smith Leadership Award This award recognizes a leader who has shown consistent, broad, and meaningful direction to the Society. The honoree is:

• Deborah Marshall, PhD; Professor and Svare Chair for Value and Impact in Child Health Research; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, CA

Bernie O’Brien New Investigator Award This award is given to an individual who has shown evidence of exceptional promise based on their emerging body of technical and scholarly work in the field of HEOR. The honoree is:

• Natalia Kunst, PhD; Senior Research Fellow (Associate Professor); Centre for Health Economics; University of York; York, England, UK 

LMIC Health Economics and Outcomes Research Excellence Award This award recognizes individuals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with demonstrated outstanding HEOR achievements. The honoree is:

• Nelson Rafael Alvis-Guzman, MD, PhD; Professor, Universidad of Cartagena; Cartagena, Colombia 

Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology This award recognizes honorees for their outstanding research in the field of HEOR methodology. The honoree is:

• William Padula, PhD; Assistant Professor, University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA, USA for the article, “Predicting pressure injury risk in hospitalised patients using machine learning with electronic health records: a US multilevel cohort study;” [BMJ Open. 2024;14(4): e082540.] 

Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Application This award recognizes honorees for their outstanding practical application of HEOR in healthcare decision making. The honoree is:

• Inmaculada Hernandez, PhD; Professor, University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA, USA for the article, ”Changes In net prices and spending for pharmaceuticals after the introduction of new therapeutic competition.” [Health Aff (Millwood). 2023;42(8):1062-1070.] 

Value in Health Paper of the Year Award The outstanding research paper for Value in Health is:

• Aurélie A. Meunier, MSc; Director, Modelling, HEOR, Putnam; London, England, UK for the article, “Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of health technologies: data requirements and challenges.” [Value Health. 2023;26(1):60-63.] 

Value in Health Regional Issues Excellent Article Award The excellent article honored for Value in Health Regional Issues is:

• Carleigh B. Krubiner, PhD; Bioethics Lead, Wellcome; London, England, UK for the article, “The value of explicit, deliberative, and context-specified ethics analysis for health technology assessment: evidence from a novel approach piloted in South Africa.” [Value Health Reg Issues. 2023;34:23-30]

 

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ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), is an international, multistakeholder, nonprofit dedicated to advancing HEOR excellence to improve decision making for health globally. The Society is the leading source for scientific conferences, peer-reviewed and MEDLINE^®-indexed publications, good practices guidance, education, collaboration, and tools/resources in the field.
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Value in Health (ISSN 1098-3015) is an international, indexed journal that publishes original research and health policy articles that advance the field of health economics and outcomes research to help healthcare leaders make evidence-based decisions. The journal’s current impact factor score is 4.9 and its 5-year impact factor score is 5.6. Value in Health is ranked 5th of 118 journals in Health Policy and Services, 15th of 174 journals in Health Care Sciences and Services, and 56th of 597 journals in Economics. Value in Health is a monthly publication that circulates to more than 55,000 readers around the world.
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Value in Health Regional Issues (ISSN 2212-1099) is ISPOR’s journal for regional advancements in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). Value in Health Regional Issues is a peer-reviewed, MEDLINE indexed journal that publishes applied research using HEOR methods to examine health systems, policies, and patient populations in all geographic regions. The journal’s current impact factor score is 1.4. Value in Health Regional Issues is a bimonthly publication that circulates to more than 55,000 readers around the world.
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