Speaker
Eila Kankaanpää
Researcher at Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland
Biography
Dr. Eila Kankaanpää currently works at the Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland. Eila’s research interest is in developing economic evaluation to better serve practice and, on the other hand, studying the theoretical framework behind it. Eila’s research projects include: the process and practice of shared decision making (PROSHADE) project which promotes cost-effective and high-quality health care based on reliable information and shared decision-making; and the Awareness, prevention and early intervention (APEX) project 2016-19 which aims to develop and study low-threshold, digitally delivered preventive intervention programs regarding maternal postpartum depression, conduct problems of pre-school children and anxiety problems among school-aged children. (Bio from UEFCONNECT)