Tony, Yen-Huei Tarn, M.S., Ph.D. President, TaSPOR

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Tony, Yen-Huei Tarn, M.S., Ph.D.President,
TaSPOR

• Introduction of
• Taiwan Society for Pharmacoeconomics
• and Outcomes Research (TaSPOR)

ISPOR 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE Shanghai
Worldfield Convention Hotel Shanghai, China 5-7
March 2006
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Taipei 101 Building, 40 second to the top
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About TaSPOR

• A non-profit organization in Taiwan, established
  on 18th Jan. 2003.
• Established with goals to ensure
  pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research are
  conducted adequately in Taiwan and medical
  resources are fairly and efficiently distributed.
  
• Became ISPOR Taiwan Chapter on 27th Jan. 2005.
• Current President Dr. Tony, Yen-Huei Tarn
• (Director General, Department of
  Pharmacy,
• Taipei City Hospital,
  Taipei, Taiwan )

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Missions of TaSPOR

• To provide an arena for academic activities on
  Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.
• To facilitate communications among academia,
  phar. industry and government, and to advocate
  the importance and value of Pharmacoeconomics and
  Outcomes Research.
• As an intellectual tank on public issues
  regarding Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
  Research.
• To host domestic and international conferences on
  Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research to
  encourage the growth in the field.
• To provide job seeking opportunities for
  researchers in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
  Research.

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Organization of TaSPOR
Full time one person Others part time
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Main Tasks of Committees

• Academic Affairs Committee
• To plan and conduct research activities and
  conferences
• To edit the specialized teaching material
• Publications Committee
• To issue publications and newsletters
• To maintain and analyze member information
• To construct and maintain TaSPOR web site

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Main Tasks of Committees

• Public Relation Committee
• To expand domestic and international
  communications
• To solicit financial supports
• To recruit and enhance relationships among
  members
• Education Promotion Committee
• To promote C/E analysis of health care services
• To plan and execute education activities to
  members and general publics

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Finance of TaSPOR

• Fee for first enter US 16 for individual
  members, US160 for group members and US8 for
  student members
• Annual membership fee US32 for individual
  members, US320 for group members, US16 for
  student members and US320 for permanent
  individual membership fee
• Research grant
• Donations Pharmaceutical industry
• Training courses Pharmaco-Economics Workshop
• Other revenues Supports from Department of
  Health
• for annual meeting

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Annual Budget (2005)
Amount (US)
Personnel Expense 2,344
Office Expense 313
Operating Expense 7,969
Projects Management Expense 25,000
Total Amount 35,626
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Annual Budget (2006)
Amount (US)
Personnel Expense 2,406
Office Expense 594
Operating Expense 8,996
Projects Management Expense 12,500
Total Amount 24,496
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Members from
At creation (persons ) 2004 (persons ) 2005 (persons )
Academia 17 26 20 13 21 10
Physician 7 10 14 9 17 8
Pharmacist 6 9 27 18 40 18
Government Officer 2 3 4 3 7 3
Pharmaceutical Industry 24 36 61 41 96 44
CRO Company 6 9 10 7 12 6
Student 4 6 9 6 17 8
Others 0 3 2 10 4
Grand Total 66 148 220
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TaSPOR Member Profile (Current, 2006)

N 220 (persons )
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TaSPOR Member Profile (Current, 2006)
N 220 (persons )
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Conferences and Events (2004)
5th Jan. 1.Board Meeting (?) 2.Start translating the Economics Evaluation Professional Terms to Chinese
5th Feb. Conference Outcomes Measurement-- Introduction and Practice of Quality of Life (QALY)
15th Apr. Board Meeting (?)
17th May Conference Outcomes Research-- Multivariate Modeling
21st Jul. Board Meeting (?)
20th Oct. Conference A Practical Look at Patient Reported Outcomes for Clinical Research
15th Nov. Board Meeting (?)
16th Dec. Conference 1.International Practices in Assessing Health Care Technologies 2.Principles of Priority Setting in the 2nd Generation of National Health Insurance in Taiwan
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Conferences and Events (2005)
22st Jan. TASPOR 2004 Annual Meeting and Conference Election of the Second Term of Board Members (83 persons)
24st Feb. Board Meeting (?)
21st Mar. Board Meeting (?)
15th Apr. 1.Complete set up of TaSPOR Web Site
2.First issue of Newsletter 2005, Spring
28st May 1.Conference Study Methodology of Pharmaco-Economics (51 persons)
2.Board Meeting (?) and Dinner Conversation with Gordon Liu (ISPOR Asia Consortium Executive Committee Chair)
30st Jun. 8 series of Pharmaco-Economics Workshop PE Training Series for Drug Company (32 persons)
8th Jul. Publication Newsletter 2005, Summer Issue
19th Jul. Visiting Minister of Health to Discuss the Issues of HTA and Pharmaco-Economics Guideline
21st Sep. Board Meeting (IV)
10st Dec. 1.Forum on Purchasing the Greatest Healthy Value Inviting People from Government, Scholar, and Industry (34 persons) 2.Conference Overview of the Commonest Problems Encountered in Economic Evaluation of Experience from Australia (50 persons)
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Works Done in 2005

• Complete the translation of Economics Evaluation
  Professional Terms to Chinese put on website
• Translated 2004 French Guidelines for the
  Economic Evaluation of Health Care Technologies
  to Chinese
• Research Project the construction of a PE model
  for the strategy development of the
  pharmaceutical industry in Taiwan -- an analysis
  of ACEI and CCB for the antihypertensive
  management

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ISPOR 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference

• 3 oral presentations
• 13 posters

Medline search for publications from Taiwan using
keywords pharmacoeconomic or cost
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New Goals in 2006
Draft

• Guidelines for Methodological Standards of
  Economic Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals
• Guidelines for Submission of Dossier for the Drug
  Pricing and Reimbursement
• Guidelines for Conducting Budget Impact Analysis
• Guidelines for Preparation of Economic Evaluation
  Report
• Guidelines for Evaluation of PE Reports
• Guidelines for Evaluation of PE Literatures

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Conference
( 16th Dec. 2004 )
Lieven Annemans
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Dinner Conversation with Gordon Liu
( 28th May 2005 )
Gordon Liu
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Visiting Minister of Department of Health
( 19th Jul. 2005 )
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Forum on Purchasing the Greatest Healthy Value
( 21th Jul. 2005 )
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Conference
( 10st Dec. 2005 )
Shu-Chuen Li
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Contact TaSPOR

• Office AddressTaSPOR, No.145 Zhengzhou Rd.,
  Datong District, Taipei City 10341, Taiwan,
  R.O.C.
• Tel [phone] ext. 3081Fax
  886-2-2559-8643
• Email info_at_taspor.org 
• Tony Tarn at A1705_at_tpech.gov.tw

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