Sophie Ellermann (M.Sc.) has taken up her position within the Division of Health Economics as scientific coordinator for the CHARE-GD Projects within the Cross-Border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention (CBI). She will complete her binational PhD in November 2023 in the Oldenburg-Groningen Joint Graduate Research Training Group "Translational Research: From Pathological Mechanisms to Therapy" at the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg and the University of Groningen. She is interested in cross-border health research and science management. We are very much looking forward to the collaboration!

The committee "Allocation and Distribution" will hold its XIV. workshop at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg on the 17th and 18^th of November 2023. The workshop is organised by the Department of Health Economics. Further information can be found here.

At the Division of Health Economics there are two vacancies for

Two positions as Research Associate (f/m/d) (pay group 13 TV-L, 75% of regular working hours)

for an initial period of three years. The opportunity for further academic qualification (doctorate) is included for both positions. For the two advertised positions, good knowledge in the field of health economic evaluation or relevant quantitative methods for the analysis of population-based studies is expected. Further information can be found in the job offer.

Since 2007, the age-standardised new cancer incidence rate for many cancer types has been decreasing in Germany (with an important exception being lung cancer in women). This paper examines differences in these trends according to socioeconomic deprivation for cancer overall and for colorectal, lung, prostate and breast cancer using data from German cancer registries (period 2007-2018). The results indicate trend differences between deprivation groups in Germany, causing an increase in inequality for cancer overall as well as for colorectal and lung cancer.

The article was published as an open access contribution and freely available to read. The results of the study were extensively covered by cross-regional media. A link to the press release of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) can be found here. Furthermore, an interview concerning the publication was conducted with health economist Prof. Dr. Lars Schwettmann and published here.

Modern technology supports blood sugar control for many people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), improving their quality of life. However, there are inequalities in access to this technology in many countries. For Germany, inequalities in use have only been observed among children with T1D, while no studies were previously available for adults. Our data now shows that  advanced age, male gender and a migratory background are associated with lower use of diabetes technology by adults with T1D in Germany. There is an urgent need to improve access to diabetes technology in insufficiently serviced groups to reduce health inequalities.

The article was published as an open access contribution and is freely available to read.

Hakon Dorn has taken up his position as a student assistant in the Health Economics Division He is studying English and Biology at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and supports the division in various activities such as literature research, homepage design and data preparation for publications. We are looking forward to working together!