Corvinus Health Policy and Health Economics
Conference Series 2015/4
The Institute of Health Policy & Management (iBMG) Erasmus
University of Rotterdam
Department of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest
in cooperation with:
Health Economics Study Circle, Corvinus University of Budapest
Health and Health Care Economics Section of the Hungarian
Economic Association
Dutch – Hungarian Health Policy Students’
Day
INVITATION
Corvinus Health Policy and Health Economics Conference Series 2015/4
The Institute of Health Policy & Management (iBMG) University of Rotterdam
Department of Health Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest
in cooperation with
Health Economics Study Circle, Corvinus University of Budapest
Health and Health Care Economics Section of the Hungarian Economic Association
Dutch – Hungarian Health Policy Students’ Day
Corvinus University of Budapest
April 28, 2015, Room C202, 13:40:16:30
Budapest, Közraktár u. 4-6., 1st floor1
Background: The event is organized on the occasion of the visitation of an 18-member
student group together with academic staff from The Institute of Health Policy &
Management (iBMG), Erasmus University of Rotterdam to Corvinus University of
Budapest. The programme builds upon the two decade-long bilateral relationship between
the two institutions that created the framework for a variety of common research projects,
conferences, seminars, and other academic events. In the last few years, fruitful
collaboration of the two institutions across multiple fields of health economics and policy
not only resulted in several co-authored publications but as well supported knowledgesharing and cross-country learning. In 2013, Werner Brouwer, professor of Health
Economics at iBMG Erasmus University of Rotterdam has been awarded to Honorary
University Professor at the Corvinus University of Budapest. Furthermore, the Department
of Health Economics, BCE has a well-established network with other academic institutions
from the Netherlands. In 2012, Niek Klazinga, professor of Social Medicine at University
of Amsterdam became a Doctor Honoris Causa at Corvinus University. Besides, several
Hungarian professors obtain degrees in the field of health economics from Dutch
institutions, like Prof. László Gulácsi who gained a PhD at the University of Amsterdam,
Petra Baji assistant professor earn a PhD from University of Maastricht and Prof. Imre
Boncz who holds an MSc from Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Number of Corvinus
students enjoyed Erasmus fellowships and spent some time at iBMG Rotterdam, some of
them received MSc diploma thanks to the collaboration of the two institutions.
The ‘Dutch – Hungarian Health Policy Day’ promises to strengthen the academic
relationships between Hungary and the Netherlands, and as well enhances mutual learning.
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Students’ day program
Conference chairperson:
Valentin Brodszky Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Economics
Corvinus University of Budapest
13:40 – 13:55 Welcome
Representative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Budapest
László Szakadát PhD, dean, faculty of Economics, Corvinus University of
Budapest
Prof. Niek Klazinga, University of Amsterdam, OECD Paris, Doctor Honoris
Causa, Corvinus University of Budapest
Esmée Grootjans, The Institute of Health Policy & Management (iBMG),
University of Rotterdam
Fanni Rencz, MD PhD student, former Chair of the Health Economics Study
Circle, Corvinus University of Budapest
13:55 – 14:10
The Hungarian health care system, health policy
Márta Fekete, MD, Ph.D. student Department of Health Economics Corvinus
University of Budapest
14:10 – 14.25
Informal payments in the Hungarian health care system
Petra Baji Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Economics Corvinus
University of Budapest
14.25 – 15.00
Dutch health care system
Pim van Wingerden, MSc student, iBMG
15.00 -15.30
Discussion
15.30-16.00
Closing – take home message
Prof. Niek Klazinga
Prof. László Gulácsi
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Publications in Dutch-Hungarian collaboration
Gulácsi, L., Rotar, A. M., Niewada, M., Loblova, O., Rencz, F., Petrova, G., Boncz, I.,
Klazinga, N. S. Health technology assessment in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Romania and Bulgaria. Eur J Health Econ. 2014, 15 Suppl 1, 13-25. IF (2013): 1,913
Péntek M, Brodszky V, Gulácsi L, Hajdú O, van Exel J, Brouwer W, Gulácsi L. Subjective
expectations regarding length and health-related quality of life in Hungary: results from an
empirical investigation. Health Expect. 2014 Oct;17(5):696-709. doi: 10.1111/j.13697625.2012.00797.x. Epub 2012 Jun 28. IF (2013): 2,852
Péntek M, Brodszky V, Gulácsi L, Hajdú O, van Exel J, Brouwer W, Gulácsi L. Subjective
expectations regarding length and health-related quality of life in Hungary: results from an
empirical investigation. Health Expect. 2014 Oct;17(5):696-709. doi: 10.1111/j.13697625.2012.00797.x. Epub 2012 Jun 28. IF (2013): 2,852
Baji P, Pavlova M, Gulácsi L, Farkas M, Groot W. The link between past informal payments
and willingness of the Hungarian population to pay formal fees for health care services:
results from a contingent valuation study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH
ECONOMICS. 2013 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s10198-013-0531-y (Forthcoming) IF (2012): 2,01
Baji P, Pavlova M, Gulacsi L, Groot W. Exploring consumers' attitudes towards informal
patient payments using the combined method of cluster and multinomial regression analysis the case of Hungary, BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 13:(1) p. 62. (2013) IF
(2012):1,773
Prof. Niek Klazinga BCE Doctor Honoris Causa presentation, Klazinga N, Public health
economics and quality of care, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY, 35(2): 249-262 (2013).
Péntek M. Brodszky V, Gulácsi ÁL, Hajdu O, van Exel J, Brouwer W, Gulácsi L. Subjective
expectations regarding length and health-related quality of life in Hungary: results from an
empirical investigation, Health Expectations 2012 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/j.13697625.2012.00797.x [Epub ahead of print] IF (2011): 2.315
Baji P, Pavlova M, Gulácsi L, Groot W. Changes in Equity in Out-of-pocket Payments during
the Period of Health Care Reforms: Evidence from Hungary. Int J Equity Health, 2012 Jul
24;11:36. IF (2011): 1.712 URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/11/1/36
Baji P, Pavlova M, Gulácsi L, Zsófia HC, Groot W. Informal payments for healthcare services
and short-term effects of the introduction of visit fee on these payments in Hungary. Int J
Health Plann Manage, 2012 Jan-Mar;27(1):63-79. IF (2011): 0.640
Baji P, Pavlova M, Gulácsi L, Groot W. Preferences of Hungarian consumers for quality,
access and price attributes of health care services, result of a discrete choice experiment.
Society and Economy, 2012, 34 (2):293–311.
Makai P., Klazinga N., Wagner C., Boncz I., Gulacsi L., Qality management and patient
safety: Survey results from 102 Hungarian hospitals, Health Policy 90 (2009) 175–180.
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