Arto Ohinmaa, PhD, MSc

Area of Study / Keywords

Health economics economic evaluation health-related quality of life public health economics mental health economics

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About

My main research areas include economic evaluation of health care programs, health related quality of life measurement, health technology assessment, distribution of health and health care costs in the population, economic assessment of health promotion programs, mental health and vaccination and connection with health economic studies and policy decisions.

My special research interest has been assessment of the telemedicine and telehealth applications. My research often has a close link to decision making in government and health care organizations. 

Degrees

PhD, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 1997 

MSc, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 1989

Keywords

CEA, CBA, CUA

cost projections

economics of public health

health economics

health related quality of life

health technology assessment

telemedicine and telehealth

Partnerships:

Research collaborations within the University of Alberta:

• Institute of Health Economics, Canada
• Faculty of Medicine, Canada
• Department of Pediatrics, Canada

Research collaborations with other academic institutions:

• University of Waterloo, Canada
• Collaborations with non-governmental organizations: EuroQol Research Foundation, The Netherlands

Collaborations with governmental organizations:

• Alberta Health Services, Canada
• Health Quality Council of Alberta, Canada

Supervision

Currently, I am not accepting new MSc or PhD students.

SPH 550 - Introduction to Health Care Finance

Financial structure of the health care system, Introduction to managerial accounting with special emphasis on the management of health care agencies. Principles of costing. Multiproduct and case mix measures. Resource use decisions, budgeting and control, and pricing analysis for health care organizations. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 550 and SPH 550.

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SPH 570 - Introduction to Health Economics

A required course for the Graduate Embedded Certificate in Health Economic Evaluation, this 3-credit course provides an introduction to health economic theory and its application to health-related topics. The areas covered include: (1) demand, supply, and utilization; (2) health production and cost of services; (3) societal resource allocation and policy decisions; (4) health insurance systems and selected facets of health planning; (5) determinants of health and equity; (6) health economic evaluation. No prior economics courses or experience required. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 570 and SPH 570.

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I am Co-Director of the Alberta PROMS and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit (APERSU) and a member of the EuroQol Group and through these organizations I do several research projects using EQ-5D and other Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS). I am also an Associate Editor of the Quality of Life Research journal. 

APERSU

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In this study our group is assessing different school-based overweight and obesity prevention strategies and developing economic models to assess their cost-effectiveness. These models are intended to inform decision and policy makers to select health promotion programs for children to improve their health status and prevent overweight and obesity.

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I am leading economic evaluations in several different kind of programs both in health care and public health setting.

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I am leading the economic evaluation of several tele mental health projects that are directed for children and adolescents.  

Michael Sidra, Meghan Sebastianski, Arto Ohinmaa, Sholeh Rahman

Journal of Child Health Care. 2024 June; 10.1177/13674935221109683

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Siyuan Liu, Arto Ohinmaa, Katerina Maximova, Paul J. Veugelers

Social Science & Medicine. 2023 July; 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116012

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Siyuan Liu, Lalani L. Munasinghe, Katerina Maximova, Jennifer P. Taylor, Arto Ohinmaa, Paul J. Veugelers

Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2022 June; 10.17269/s41997-022-00615-x

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Ekwaru JP, Ohinmaa A, Dabravolskaj J, Maximova K, Veugelers P

European Journal of Public Health. 2021 December; 31 (6):1183-1189 10.1093/eurpub/ckab130

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Wu Xiuyun, Veugelers P, Ohinmaa A

Frontiers in Nutrition. 2021 March; 8, 638259 10.3389/fnut.2021.638259

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Ohinmaa A, Zheng Y, Jeerakathil T, Klarenbach S, Hakkinen U, Nguyen T, Friesen D, Ruseski J, Kaul P, Ariste R, Jacobs P

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2016 December; 25 (12):2844-2850

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Xie Feng, Pullenayegum E, Gaebel K, Bansback N, Bryan S, Ohinmaa A, Poissant L, Johnson JA

Medical Care. 54 (1):98-105

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Ohinmaa A, Nguyen T, Barnabe C, Homik J, Barr S, Martin L, Maksymowych W

Arthritis Care & Research. 66 (9):1319-1327

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Ekwaru JP, Ohinmaa A, Tran BX, Setayeshgar S, Johnson JA, Veugelers PJ

PLoS ONE. 12 (5 (e0177848)):1-13

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Wu XY, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers P

Nutrients. 6 (12):1-12

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McClure N, Al Sayah F, Ohinmaa, Johnson JA

Value in Health. In Press (Online):1-8

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Wang J, Jacobs P, Ohinmaa A, Dezetter A, Lesage A

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 63 (4):250-256

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Lieffers J, Ekwary JP, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers P

Plos One. 13 (4):1-17

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