ACE Health Economic Modelling Tool deep dive webinar workshop 

On Wednesday, 1 May 2024 the Western Public Health Unit (WPHU) hosted a webinar workshop in partnership with Deakin University on the Assessing Cost-Effective (ACE) Health Economic Modelling tool. 

The webinar workshop covered the intricacies of the Assessing Cost-Effective (ACE) Health Economic Modelling tool, a powerful instrument for estimating the health benefits and cost-savings associated with changes in population profiles of risk factors such as high body weight, physical inactivity, and sedentary behaviour.  

The webinar workshop was chaired by Veronica Graham – WPHU Senior Manager Population Health Promotion and Planning and facilitated by Dr Vicki Brown – a Senior Research Fellow within Deakin Health Economics (DHE) at Deakin University, and a member of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE). Dr Brown’s extensive expertise as a health economist is dedicated to comprehending the costs and benefits of public health prevention interventions. Through her work, Dr Brown strives to enhance the decision-making process, ensuring that scarce resources are allocated to the most effective and cost-efficient intervention options. 

The webinar workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain practical insights into the application of health economics in public health interventions including:

• learning how to effectively utilise the ACE Health Economic Modelling tool to estimate health benefits and cost-savings
• gaining a deeper understanding of the decision-making process involved in resource allocation for public health interventions.

A recording of the webinar workshop is available below.

Webinar workshop recording

If you have any questions regarding the ACE Health Economic Modelling tool, please contact either Dr Vicki Brown, victoria.brown@deakin.edu.au or WPHU, wphu@wh.org.au for the attention of the Population Health team.