Naslov
21. Principles and pitfalls in cross national comparisons of drug utilization
(Principles and pitfalls in cross national comparisons of drug utilization)

Autori
Vlahović-Palčevski, Vera

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Skup
Preconference educational session Introduction to Drug Utilization Research 27th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management

Mjesto i datum
Chicago (IL), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 14.08.2011. - 17.08.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
cross national; drug utilization; databases

Sažetak
Educational objectives • To provide an overview of Drug Utilization Research within the context of Pharmacoepidemiology, Health Services Research and Public Health • To describe fundamental principles for classifying and quantifying drug use and to provide an understanding of the methodological challenges • To motivate researchers to cooperate on the collection of a minimum dataset of consistent and reliable data in their country or region, in terms of volume, expenditures and quality of drug use, facilitating international cross-national comparisons • To explain the process of developing and validating prescribing quality indicators • To give an applied overview of methods useful for evaluating interventions, in particular in drug policy research (time series analysis)

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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