APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMETRICS AND HEALTH POLICY

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1 Summer School APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMETRICS AND HEALTH POLICY Partnership Università degli Studi di Bergamo Crisp Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca PROGRAM Timetable and Info The program and all the information regarding the Summer School are available at the website Venue Università degli Studi di Bergamo Department of Foreign Languages Piazza Rosate, 2 Bergamo (Città Alta) Room #1 Timetable Monday, 14th July o 93011, Prof. Luigi Siciliani, University of York (UK), Hospital Competition and Health Care o , Coffee break o , Prof. Luigi Siciliani, University of York (UK), Hospital Competition and Health Care o , Panel Discussion on Measuring Hospital Performances, keynote speaker: Prof. Sabina Nuti, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa (Italy) Tuesday, 15th July o 93011, Prof. Andrea Baccarelli, Harvard University (US), Epigenetics in Environmental Sciences and Public Health

2 o , Coffee break o , Prof. Andrea Baccarelli, Harvard Uiversity (US), Epigenetics in Environmental Sciences and Public Health o , Panel Discussion on Epigenomics and Genetics, keynote speakers: Prof. Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), Dott.ssa Maria Iascone, Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (Italy) Wednesday, 16th July o 93011, Prof. Jonathan Skinner, The Darmouth College (US), Productivity and Technology Adoption in Health Care o , Coffee break o , Prof. Jonathan Skinner, The Darmouth College (US), Productivity and Technology Adoption in Health Care o , Panel Discussion on Productivity and New Technologies in Hospitals, keynote speakers: Dott. Domenico Lenoci, Cliniche Gavazzeni, Bergamo (Italy), Dott. Alberto Oggioni, Philips Healthcare Thursday, 17th July o 93011, Prof. John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin, Madison (US), Health Outcomes Evaluation o , Coffee break o , Prof. John Mullahy, University of Wisconsin, Madison (US), Health Outcomes Evaluation o , Panel Discussion on Measuring Health Outcomes in a Regional Health Care System, keynote speaker: Dott. Luca Merlino, Direzione Generale Salute, Regione Lombardia (Italy) Econometrics Lab Participants should bring their notebooks to the Econometrics Lab, possibly with Stata already installed. Students not having already Stata should send an to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Lunches From Monday 14th to Thursday 17th lunches are at the University canteen, via San Lorenzo 11. Launches are included in the Summer School fee and participants can choose between the following options: (a) first course, vegetables or salad, yogurt or fruit (b) second course, vegetables or salad, yogurt or fruit Participants must present their badge to get the food without paying at the cash points. 2

3 Social Dinner The Summer School Social Dinner takes place on Wednesday 16th July, from 20:00 in the garden of the Department of Foreign Languages, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Piazza Rosate, 2 Bergamo (Città Alta) Public Transport How to reach Conference Venue o from Bergamo Train Station or Bergamo s Caravaggio International Airport: BUS Number #1 to Colle Aperto (final destination) Get off at the stop #40, viale delle Mura, Seminario. Time and frequency: From 6.05 to every 20 minutes from the airport and every 10 minutes from the station. The trip takes about 30 min from the airport and about 15 min the station One way fare: 2.10 from the airport 1.25 from Bergamo station Ticket salepoints: Turismo Bergamo office and at the dispensers (Airport) Newspaper kiosks (train station). Company providing the service: ATB ( call center: o from Milan Malpensa (MPX) by train (see website from Malpensa airport railways station to Milan Porta Garibaldi (45 min), change train to Bergamo (60 min) by bus Service operated by OrioShuttle ( to Bergamo Airport, bus stop at Malpensa Terminals T2T1, one way ticket 18, round trip 30 (tickets directly on the bus or at Orio- shuttle Ticket Office at arrivals) By taxi Taxi price about 180 (travel time 6575 minutes). No tips to the drivers. o from Milan Linate (LIN) by bus and train bus number #73 to Milano Piazza San Babila, Metro Linea #1 to Centrale (final destination Sesto FS, ticket bus & metro 1.5, about 40 min travel time), then train to Bergamo ( (about 40 min travel time) by taxi Taxi price about 100 (travel time 4045 minutes). No tips to the drivers. Moving in Bergamo o Buses are provided by ATB ( Ticket 1.25 you can travel for 75 min. 72 hours ticket 7. 3

4 Driving cars in Bergamo Città Alta (upper town) Many parts of Città Alta are limited traffic zones. So if you wish to reach the conference venue by car, pay a lot of attention to the electronic signals "ZTL" because they limit the areas where cars are off. There are cameras controlling these areas and penalties are quite expensive. Furthermore, notice that almost all parking areas are with fee (about 1.6 per hour mostly to be paid by cash). Registration Participants to the Summer School can register on Monday 14th July from 8:30 to 9:30 at the hall in front of Room #1, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Dipartimento di Lingue, Piazza Rosate, 2, Bergamo (Città Alta). Currency Italy is part of the Euro area. Most ATMs accept international cards for cash withdrawal. Tipping The standard in Italy is no tip. No tips required in hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs and taxi. Restaurants charge a per person fee of about for the service. However, you may leave a tip of 25 at the restaurant (may be higher the more people are served) Mobile phones Mobile phone networks in Italy use different systems including 2G (GPRS/GSM), 3G (HSDPA/UMTS) and 4G. If your phone works in USA and in other European countries it should work in Italy. Operators provide data service but pay attention to the high cost of data when roaming!! Electricity Italy has volts. The Italian earthed plug/socket standard, includes two models rated at 10 A and 16 A that differ in contact diameter and spacing. Both are symmetrical, allowing the live and neutral contacts to be inserted in either direction (see the picture below). Some hotels provide an adaptor, but please bring your own with you if you can. Also plugs CEE 7/16 type are largely used. 16 A (left one) 10 A (righ one) CEE 7/16 Europlug Internet access Wireless access is available for participants at the Department of Foreign Languages. eduroam, unibgstudenti and unibgfreenet are the networks to be connected. Credentials will be provided at the registration. 4

5 Visiting Bergamo Bergamo is a fascinating, historic city with two distinct centres. Città alta (upper town), surrounded by Venetian walls built in the 17 th century, is the historic centre of Bergamo with buildings that date back to medieval times. It has many shops, bars and restaurants that make it comfortable and welcoming for visitors. At the heart of the Città Alta is the Piazza Vecchia, which was remodelled during the Renaissance and has been hailed by architects and writers as the most beautiful square in Italy. It is surrounded by old palaces and has a 12 th century bell tower that still strikes 100 times at 10pm each night to mark an ancient curfew. You can walk through the archways under Palazzo della Ragione to Piazza Duomo where you will see the Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colleoni Chapel and the Battistero, all of them architectural gems. Streets of shops and restaurants lead off Piazza Vecchia to other squares with fountains, beautiful buildings, old churches and museums. In Largo Colle Aperto you can taste one of the best ice creams in Bergamo at La Marianna. Città bassa The elegant Città Bassa (lower town) grew up on the plain below and still has some buildings left that date back to the 15 th century. But more imposing and elaborate architecture was added in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries and it is now a vibrant city with a wealth of shops, bars and restaurants and a good choice of hotels. There are also palaces, churches, art galleries and museums (the Carrara Academy houses a collection of Renaissance masters) worth visiting as well as a theatre and other venues providing concerts and entertainment. The Sentierone ( large foot path ), via XX Settembre, viale Vittorio Emanuele II and viale Papa Giovanni XXIII are the main streets for shopping, bars, restaurants and walking. In viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 60 at GROM you can taste another one of the best ice creams in Bergamo. Further information at Surroundings Milan is the secondlargest city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. Visit the Duomo di Milano, one of the largest cathedrals in the world containing 3400 statues. We suggest also to visit The Last Supper (in Italian L'Ultima Cena or Cenacolo), a 15 th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza (it is better to book ). Near Piazza del Duomo, through galleria Vittorio Emanuele, you can reach Piazza della Scala, with the famous Opera House (Teatro alla Scala). Milan is the world capital for fashion: via della Spiga has the most expensive shops of famous trademarks. Other shops are in via Montenapoleone and Corso Buenos Aires. A very nice department store is La Rinascente, in Piazza del Duomo. Further information at Verona is a fascinating, historic city popular for being home of Romeo and Juliet, the famous Shakespeare's drama. One of the city's most famous monuments is the enormous Arena, a Roman amphitheatre from the first century A.D., located in Piazza Brà. Among many other attractions, there is, on the site of the ancient Roman forum, Piazza delle Erbe, home to a local market and surrounded by buildings and towers dating from the 12 th 17 th centuries. Further information at 5

6 Venice is considered one of the most sought after, beautiful and unique cultural destinations in the world. It is sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. Among many attractions, we mention the Grand Canal, the Basilica di San Marco, the Rialto Bridge and the Doge's Palace. Further information at Italian Shopping experience Bergamo has one of the best European Shopping Centers: Orio Center, which is located in front of the Caravaggio International Airport (on the other side of the motorway). It has more than 200 shops of the best and wellknown trademarks. A nice Italian shopping experience in the countryside is the Franciacorta Outlet Village, a large shopping mall with outdoor shops easily accessible by car (at about 30 minutes driving) from Bergamo. (If you have a GPS, your final destination is Piazza Cascina Moie 1/2, Rodengo Saiano (Brescia). Restaurants (booking is recommended) Pizza and à la carte o Città Alta: Ristorante da Mimmo, via Colleoni 17 ( ) Ristorante da Franco, via Colleoni 8 ( ) Ristorante Il Sole, via Colleoni 1 ( ) Ristorante San Vigilio, San Vigilio, Via San Vigilio 34 ( ), with a wonderful view but rather expensive o Città Bassa: Ristorante La Caprese, via Piccinini 2 ( ) Ristorante La Bruschetta, via Guglielmo d Alzano 4 ( ) 6