Economic Dimensions of Personalized and Precision Medicine

Ernst R. Berndt, Dana Goldman, and John Rowe, Organizers

September 13-14, 2017

Supported by USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and Columbia University

Santa Monica, CA

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, September 13
8:45 am
Continental Breakfast - Promenade Terrace
9:15 am
Introductions
9:30 am
Ernst R. Berndt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Mark Trusheim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Information Pharms Race and Competitive Dynamics of Precision Medicine
10:15 am
Manuel I. Hermosilla, Johns Hopkins University
Jorge A. Lemus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Therapeutic Translation in the Wake of the Genome
11:00 am
Break
11:15 am
John A. Graves, Vanderbilt University
Josh Peterson, Vanderbilt University

Rational Integration of Genomic Healthcare Technology: Evidence from PREDICT
12:00 pm
Lunch - Promenade Terrace
1:00 pm
Rachel Lu, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Karen Eggleston, Stanford University and NBER
Joseph T. Chang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Economic Dimensions of Personalized and Precision Medicine in Asia: Evidence from Breast Cancer Treatment in Taiwan
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Cost Sharing in Insurance Coverage for Precision Medicine
2:45 pm
Frank R. Lichtenberg, Columbia University and NBER
Rebecca A. Pulk, Geisinger Health System
Marc S. Williams, Geisinger Health System
Eric Wright, Geisinger Health System

The Social Cost of Suboptimal Medication Use and the Value of Pharmacogenomic Information: Evidence from Geisinger
3:30 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Reception and Dinner - Beachside Room
Thursday, September 14
8:45 am
Continental Breakfast - Promenade Terrace
9:30 am
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Craig Garthwaite, Northwestern University and NBER
Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute

Characterizing the Drug Development Pipeline for Precision Medicines
10:15 am
Break
11:15 am
David H. Howard, Emory University
Jason Hockenberry, Yale University and NBER
Guy David, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Personalized Medicine When Physicians Induce Demand
12:00 pm
Lunch - Promenade Terrace
1:00 pm
Adjourn

Speakers should expect to present for 15-20 minutes to leave adequate time for discussion. This time will be enforced by the organizers.


Onsite Emergency Contact
For queries and any emergency assistance in California, please contact:

Devin Stambler, Special Events Associate
Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
University of Southern California
Cell 310-386-5456/ dstamble@healthpolicy.usc.edu