Events

Prof. Sabine Steinke focuses on chronic pruritus, a common interdisciplinary symptom that significantly impairs health-related quality of life and requires comprehensive diagnostics and long-term treatment. A retrospective and prospective cohort study compared routine and specialized university-based care in terms of cost-effectiveness and patient benefit. Direct medical and non-medical costs, as...

Under the direction of Dr. Juliane Jacob, this workshop teaches the central basics of research data management. The aim is to provide doctoral researchers with the necessary knowledge and practical tools to manage research data efficiently, securely and in accordance with the rules of good scientific practice. Concepts such as the life cycle of research data, data management plans (DMP), FAIR...

Science thrives on the ideas of young researchers. To recognise the outstanding achievements and innovative approaches of our doctoral students, we are presenting the Young Researcher Award for the third time in 2025. This award is intended to promote the scientific work and commitment of young talents and offer them a platform to further develop their ideas and present them to the scientific...

The HCHE Center Day offers members the opportunity to present their own research projects and discuss them with colleagues. The internal HCHE event aims to promote scientific exchange and networking among HCHE researchers.

Dr Michael Kuhn from Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) will present a novel life-cycle model, grounded in demographic principles, to examine the influence of medical progress, technological progress, and the reduction in age-independent mortality on the rise in life expectancy across socioeconomic groups. Their findings indicate that the expanding disparity in life expectancy across...

Led by Prof. Dr. Richard Peter and Prof. Dr. Petra Steinorth, this course focuses on normative and descriptive decision theories under risk and uncertainty and their application in the field of medical decision-making. The aim is to provide participants with a sound introduction to central theoretical concepts and to clarify their significance for decisions in the healthcare sector.

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On 11 June 2025, the Hamburg Center for Health Economics, together with Hashtag Gesundheit, invites to a new afterwork format: Research4Talents.

The event adresses young players from the healthcare sector in order to transfer health economic research results from science to practice in an interdisciplinary dialogue. After a keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Jonas Schreyögg (Scientific Director of HCHE...

"Real-World Evidence and Life-Cycle Health Technology Assessment: A Case Study of Entrectinib in NTRK Fusion positive Solid Tumours" – Adjunct professor Deirdre Weymann from Simon Fraser University (Canada) will be presenting her research on a precision oncology case study. Precision health technologies frequently lack comparative evidence of safety, effectiveness, and value, challenging...

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.

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Professor Daniel Wiesen from the University of Cologne will be presenting his research on "On the stability of social preferences."

Lecture in English

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

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...