May 5, 2006 Conference

May 5, 2006 Conference

The American Statistical Association Chicago Chapter presents*

Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analysis:

Theory and Practice

Friday May 5, 2006 8:30am - 5:00pm

Rubloff Auditorium, Loyola Univ. of Chicago, Water Tower Campus

25 E. Pearson St. Chicago IL USA

Conference Program

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Conference Welcome by Lou Fogg, Conference VP

(with a little help from a friend).

A Short History of Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analysis.

9:30 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.

The Nuts and Bolts of Performing Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analysis.

Jerry Klopfer, Managing Director, KPMG LLP

10:25 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Morning Coffee break.

10:40 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.

Governmental Requirements for Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analysis.

Brian Shea, KPMG LLP

11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Applying CBCE to Environmental Law.

Richard Zerbe, University of Washington

1:55 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

New Applications of Cost-effectiveness Analysis to Healthcare.

David Meltzer, University of Chicago

2:50 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Afternoon Coffee Break

3:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cost – effectiveness Analysis in Healthcare: Barriers to Its Use.

Philip Jacobs, University of Alberta

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion on Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Moderator: David Weimer, University of Wisconsin

* co-sponsored by Loyola University's Mathematics and Statistics Department,

Smith Hanley Incorporated and AgentHR.

Registration for Conference

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Registration Fee (Select One):

____ $165: Standard Fee for Chicago ASA Chapter Members

____ $180: Standard Fee for non-Chicago ASA Chapter Members

____ $140: Fee for members’ early registration, applications postmarked before April 21, 2006

____ $155: Fee for nonmembers’ early registration, applications postmarked before April 21, 2006

____ $65: Fee for Students who are Chicago ASA Chapter Members

____ $71: Fee for Students who are not Chicago ASA Chapter Members

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For payment questions, please contact Jerry Enenstein at (847) 475-4403 or at JEResearch@ameritech.net

For additional conference information, please check the Chicago Chapter Website at:

www.chicagoasa.org or contact Lou Fogg at louis_fogg@rush.edu