Format of the Winter School

The School will take place on-site in Vienna from 18 – 21 February 2025. It will use a variety of methods to facilitate learning outcomes, including:

  • Presentations with discussion elements
  • Interactive group work
  • Policy simulations
  • Case analysis
  • Poster and country presentations
  • Field visits to Austrian health care organisations with a focus on pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement 

Participants are expected to actively engage in all elements of the course, and to undertake preparation work ahead of the event. The preparation before the course will include a poster of the country’s pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement system, for which a template will be provided by the course organisers. The course organisers may approach individual participants and ask them to prepare a short (10-15 minutes) input on selected parts of the programme to facilitate learning between country representatives.