Crónica del Comité Científico de las XLIV Jornadas de Economía de la Salud (Madrid, 18-20 de junio de 2025)

From June 18 to 20, the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid hosted the XLIV edition of the Conference of the Association of Health Economics (AES) under the slogan “Health strategies for a global future: effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.” The motto of the days emphasizes in a precise way many of the fundamentalization challenges of a that face the health systems, both in Spain and international level. With about 300 attendees, the meeting managed to bring together economists, health professionals, public decision -making and pharmaceutical industry.

As prelude to Congress, two pre -counts of very different themes were held. The first highest, taught by Rita SantosHe addressed the teóos foundations of spatial economic, complemented practical conparations. The second highest, taught by conjunctamine by Mikel Berdud AND Juan Carlos Rejón Center on payment systems for new pharmaceutical products, using real cases to promote applied analysis and critical discussion.

The program of the Conference stood out for its solid focus on evidence based on interdisciplinary integration and innovation in the amit of health. With Tempas from the evaluation of innovative health technologies, model of health value, evaluation of health policies, issues in mental health and environmental sustainability, among very very addressed, the days the generation of proposals aimed at improving the polyics, practices and health results.

The theme of plenary and the organized tables clearly reflected some of the most urgent and priority aspects in sanitary amit, both from the perspective of public policy and of healthy programs and Ivestigion. These spaces allowed to put in the center of the debate key issues such as those present by the Prof. Martin Knapp In the first plenary session, where I address the Royal Crisis in Mental Health, and in the second plenary session, presented by the Prof. Laura Bojkein which some of the considerations on climate change within the economic evaluation were highlighted. In addition, other pests of reality were covered such as the rapid incorporation of intelligence in clinical practice, new pricing systems of agricultural, eyelets, the poor of the motto management of human resources in health systems. All of them, a key issue that threatens the sustainability of health systems. We had the great luck of having the participation of recognized experts in these issues, whose contributions Enriqueros in a significant way the development of the conference.

The days reserved a special space for AES interest groups, whose contributions are still fashionable. Policies He put the table left the issue so discussed on the viability of MUFACE, the sustainability and equity of the model. Eeconaes Addressed avant -garde issue in the field of economic evaluation, with methodological advances and applications to cases of clinical relevance. The health attitude based on the value was the central theme of ManagementA topic that continues to gain relevance as a cove that improves the functioning of health systems and health results. The group of Evaluations He consolidated its traditional present-commentary format, with a theme focused on non-health policies that impact health, with different stages such as violence against women or polyics that affect the health of children. Analysis of similar policies and health determinants were presented at the session of AESECThe group that represents the new generation of health economists and whose research is key to the progress in Estecito. Interest groups, continue with your incredible work!

We cannot forget the organizations sessions, which occupied a keypace. The theme proposals presented helped a reinforce the content of the program, addressing issues about the practical apply of the economic evaluation guides, the need for a coordinated actuated between the Laws in the evaluation of the evaluation. Value -based management. The Sespas tables were a key space for this diverse theme: the first, covering a theme as old as in force, that of the dual practice of doctors in public health today due to recent international events. Impact of the same was the contribution of all the participants who presented their innumerable and valuable investigations during the different parallel sessions. These works did not complement the themes addressed at the papers tables, but also expanded the range of feared feedful areas, of price -a broader vision of the rotos in elimbito eliroiro elimbit.

In summary, the days served another year as a reference meeting point, with a solid participant of professionals from academic and public and health sector institutions, and characterized by the multidisciplinary nature of frequency. On this or occasion, the Scientific Committee made some adjustments in the program, betting on a somewhat more compact program, which would straight a reduced lightweight number of paralyz sessions to facilitate the choice of the tails to the tails assist. The CORNER OF THE ALTAVOCES For a space dedicated to the present library, Carlos Campillo’s mentoring program management by AESEC and presentations of a diverse nature. This edition, the presence of Sespas in the program was also consolidated, incorporating an additional session.

In the framework of the reflections and discussions generated the days, a series of key messages emerged that synthesize the most relevant aspects that we have learned is these days and that you reside here. This is our decalogue with the most outstanding points, that future actions seek to guide, research and policies in the -mbito of health:

1. Mental health has become a first -order global worry, reaching levels that many experts already qualify as a true epidemic. This phenomenon affects all age stripes, but observes observes a special alarming increase among the young population.
2. The evaluation of health technologies is fundamental in limited resources contexts. It is key to guaranteeing the sustainability and efficiency of health systems. New challenges was interfered with advances in this ameth, where external factors such as the required climate change flexible and robust evaluation methods.
3. Artificial intelligence in clinical practice advances at high speed, of the new opportunities of the new ones, however, evidence on their real benefits is still limited and requires rigorous monitoring.
4. Adverse events in childhood and youth have lasting effects on health and well -being. Investing in early prevention and youth support is key. These interventions generate long -term sustained benefits and offer high social and economic returns.
5. Human health and environment are interconnected. It is urgent to design policies that address both areas simultaneously. Integrated solutions can generate crossed benefits for public health and environmental sustainability.
6. Health equity and just access to health services are still challenges that persist. The social, economic and geographical dejsents condition who recites health care and in what conditions. It is expendable to continue working to reduce and, ultimately, eliminate these gaps.
7. Coordination between health systems and institutions that manage social, economic and environmental factors are needed. These aspects detect health and require an intersectoral covers to improve people’s global well -being.
8. Human resources management continues to have been a structural challenge for health systems. The person personnel personnel a key element in the provision of health services, and their training and retention determinants for their function. Addressing these challenges is essential to ensure the future of health systems.
9. Access to data is an indispensable requirement for the realization of rigorous and evidence -based analysis. PRIORATION RESULT ESTABLISHMENT MARCOS normacros and institutional agreements that enable access to confines of scientific research.
10. For the sake of health systems, the responsibility to shorten the distances between health research and the management of health systems falls to AES’s partners and members to move towards a sustainable health system.

We only have a final round of thanks. In the first place, thank you to sincere me the close collaboration with the Organizing Committee, which has worked tirelessly so that we could enjoy excellent days. Second, to emphasize that the work of the scientific committee is the result of collective work. Therefore, I want special thanks to all the members of the Scientific Committee, Patricia Cubí, Borja García, Paula González, Paloma Lanza and Mario Martínez, for their Sumojajo COMMAJO that which functions of the functions of the relay ensure to ensure collity. Final me, thank you again for the days only possible son thanks to you.

See you in Seville in the next days!

Victoria Serra-Sastre, on behalf of the Scientific Committee of the XLIV Days AES