Polinomics

Named after a quirky merging of the terms health policy and economics, polinomics is a monthly seminar attended by individuals representing a wide range of disciplines from McMaster and outside universities and organizations. Individuals join for the academic year to present their work (grant proposals, papers ready for submission) and to provide written feedback to other participants.

For more information on Polinomics, please email Lyn Sauberli at sauber@mcmaster.ca.

Educational Initiative in Health Economics and Health Policy Analysis for Health Professionals

As part of CHEPA's goal to develop and implement a major educational initiative for training health professionals at McMaster, the Centre holds a number of seminars each year. The objective of this initiative is to ensure that all students enrolled in a health sciences discipline receive an introduction to basic concepts and tools from health economics and health policy analysis. These skills will assist in decisions about the content of clinical practice (ie. economic evaluation of clinical services and clinical practice guidelines) and help to understand the context within which they will practice.

In addition to student education, the Centre has also implemented a faculty development series in health economics and health policy analysis for Health Sciences faculty. The series has drawn faculty members from the medical, nursing, midwifery, physical and occupational therapy programs, as well as several postgraduate training programs.

For more information on this initiative, please email John Lavis at lavisj@mcmaster.ca.