Irish hospital expenditure beyond the era of COVID-19
On Wednesday 3 March, the ESRI will host a virtual policy conference which will examine issues relating to expenditure on acute hospital care in Ireland. Findings from recent ESRI research, undertaken as part of the ESRI Research Programme in Healthcare Reform, which is funded by the Department of Health, will be presented.
Programme
Programme
09:00
Welcome
Alan Barrett (ESRI)
09:10
Opening Address
Muiris O’Connor (Department of Health)
Session 1: Projections of public hospital expenditure: findings from the Hippocrates Model
Chair: Brian Turner (UCC)
09:25
Understanding the drivers of hospital expenditure
Conor Keegan (ESRI)
09:50
Macroeconomic and demographic drivers of public hospital expenditure
Adele Bergin (ESRI)
10:05
Projections of expenditure for public hospitals in Ireland, 2018 to 2035
Conor Keegan (ESRI)
10:30
Questions & answers
10:45
Break
Session 2: Features of Irish healthcare expenditure: a closer look
Chair: Robert Watt (Department of Health)
11:00
Paying more to wait less: The cost of reducing Ireland’s public hospital waiting lists
Aoife Brick (ESRI)
11:20
How does Irish healthcare expenditure compare internationally?
Maev-Ann Wren (ESRI)
11:40
Questions and answers
11:55
Reflections & close of conference
Robert Watt (Department of Health)
12:15
Close