Events

To mark the beginning of the research stay of guest scholar Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (University of Southern Denmark), the HCHE is hosting an interdisciplinary workshop on healthcare provider behavior. Researchers from Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Odense will discuss how incentive structures, remuneration, and motivation influence the behavior of physicians and other healthcare providers. With...

Professor Meghan I. Esson from the University of Iowa (USA) will be talking about: "Private Equity in Public-Provider Markets: Operating Efficiency vs. Cream-Skimming", which examines private equity involvement in the ambulance industry and the resulting health impacts. 

Lecture in Englisch

You will receive comprehensive information about the doctoral opportunities at the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE), especially with regard to the next round of applications for the DFG Research Training Group.

In this workshop, led by Christoph Saß, participants will explore the basics of effective argumentation. Using short theoretical impulses and a variety of practical exercises, especially in the form of debates, they learn how to formulate arguments in a way that is appropriate for the target audience, how to check their relevance and how to develop a convincing argumentation structure.

The...

In this practice-oriented seminar, the course instructor, Dr. Claudia Wunram, teaches the central principles of non-violent communication for everyday professional life.The focus is on dealing constructively with challenging conversational situations in which emotional reactions can occur. Through individual, partner and group exercises, participants learn how to express their concerns clearly and...

Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Mayrhofer (University of Heidelberg), this course introduces doctoral students to medical decision-making. The focus is on analyzing decisions under uncertainty by combining test information theory and expected utility theory to support informed testing and treatment decisions in the presence of diagnostic risk.

Both single and multiple tests as well as...

This interactive workshop led by Dr. Desiree Dickerson teaches practical strategies for strengthening mental resilience in everyday academic life. Based on current findings from psychology, neuroscience and behavioral research, participants learn how to deal constructively with stress, self-doubt and inner pressure to perform. The focus is on dealing with self-critical thoughts, recognizing...