The CHOICE Institute Graduate Seminar (HEOR 597) meets weekly during the academic year (Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters). This is a required course for HEOR graduate students, and other UW students may enroll for credit.
For information about presenting, attending, or registering for the CHOICE Seminar Series, please contact Dr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics (jli0321@uw.edu).
Day & Time: Wednesdays, 12:30- 1:20pm
Location: Magnuson Health Sciences Building, T-Wing, Room T-473 (in-person only)
Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| April 1 | Julia Fox
CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
How Society Values Health: Unequal Contributions of Physical and Mental Well-Being to Social Welfare |
| April 8 | Emma Cousin
Carlos Pineda-Antunez CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Emma’s topic: Relative prevalence and therapeutic alternatives to Medicare Drug Price Negotiation IPAY 2028 drugs
Carlos’ topic: Integrating behavioral measures and screening propensity into colorectal cancer decision models |
| April 15 | Karris Jeon
CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Spending Impact of the First Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation in the US |
| April 22 | Leana de la Torre
Carlos Pineda-Antunez Preetika Banerjee CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Digital Accessibility: Designing for All |
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April 29
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Satoshi Koiso
CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Japan’s National Health Insurance System and reimbursement for AI medical devices |
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May 6 |
Zilin Cheng
CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
A Microsimulation Framework for Precision Colorectal Cancer Screening |
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May 13 |
Hui-Hsuan Chan
CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Cost-effectiveness of Integrating Breast Cancer Screening into an Existing Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Cameroon |
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May 20 |
No seminar (ISPOR) |
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May 27 |
Janice Jang
Jonathan Luong Jacob Vang Andrew Cotterill CHOICE Institute, University of Washington |
Janice’s topic: Healthcare utilization and costs associated with switching or cycling to another agent following first-line anti-TNF in inflammatory bowel disease
Jonathan’s topic: Healthcare resource utilization, costs, and treatment patterns in patients with primary membranous nephropathy
Jacob’s topic: Economic Burden of Early Treatment Failure with PD-1 Inhibitor Immunotherapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Andrew’s topic: Healthcare Resource Utilization and Treatment Patterns among Adults With Essential Tremor |
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June 3 |
Discussion |
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