This year, the EuroQol Group was represented at the ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting in Orlando, USA, and at the ISPOR 12th Annual European Congress in Paris, France.

During the ISPOR meeting in Orlando, the EuroQol Group hosted a symposium: INNOVATION IN THE MEASUREMENT OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: THE EQ-5D R&D PROGRAMME. This symposium, attended by more than 200 people, provided a briefing on the extended research programme that lies at the heart of EQ-5D. Download here to view the presentation (pdf).  

During  the ISPOR meeting in Paris, members of the EuroQol Group presented a workshop entitled: FROM THE BEDSIDE TO THE CABINET: THE VALUE OF STANDARDISED HRQOL IN QUANTIFYING POPULATION HEALTH.  Download here to view the workshop material (pdf).

Also in Paris, in the session entitled UTILITY MEASUREMENTS STUDIES, another EuroQol Group member, Michael Herdman, presented: DEVELOPING AND PRELIMINARY TESTING OF AN OFFICIAL FIVE-LEVEL VERSION OF EQ-5D. Download here to view this presentation (pdf).

During the same session, Julie Chevalier and Gerard de Pouvourville presented: VALUING EQ-5D USING TIME TRADE-OFF IN FRANCE. To view this presentation (pdf), download here.