Optimizing Healthcare Provider Payment Policies to Address Public Health Priorities: Local and Global Perspectives
You are invited to Dr. Yewande K. Ogundeji’s presentation on January 8, 2024. This is a formal presentation to the students, faculty, and staff highlighting expertise and qualifications. Dr. Ogundeji is one of the applicants for CRC Tier 2 candidate in anti-racism.
Presentation: Optimizing Healthcare Provider Payment Policies to Address Public Health Priorities: Local and Global Perspectives
Date & Time:
12:00pm-1:00pm PT, Monday, January 8, 2024
Location:
In-person: B151, School of Population and Public Health, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
Online: Zoom
If attending on Zoom, please see below for the meeting link and details.
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https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66513500640?pwd=ekVvTUFBTUtlMkdXV29CV0VTNis4dz09
Meeting ID: 665 1350 0640
Passcode: 009261
About the presenter
Dr. Yewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, PhD, MPH is an Applied Health Economist and Public Health Researcher. She received her PhD in Health Services Research from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York, United Kingdom, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Community Health Service at the University of Calgary, Canada. Prior to her Postdoctoral training, she held research positions at York Health Economics Consortium and the University of York, United Kingdom. She has also consulted for international public health organizations and development agencies, including the World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO), serving as a valuable resource to governments of many low and middle countries. Her research focuses on investigating the impact of financial incentives and physician payment models on (i) variation in healthcare access and quality, (ii) provision of low value care, and (iii) healthcare costs, to improve health outcomes, especially in marginalized and minority populations. She has expertise in mixed methods and economic evaluations, and she sits on several global expert working groups, including the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH) Economics and Financing expert working group within the WHO.