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AIN AAVIKSOO
Address AÜ KRATT 1-40EE-76901 HARJUMAA RANNAMÕISA, HARKU (Estonia) Telephone(s) +372 5063619 Fax(es) +372 640 8001 E-mail(s) [email protected] Nationality Estonian Date of birth 14/06/1974 Gender Male
Work experience
Dates 2004 →Occupation or position held Member of the Executive Board (CEO June 2006 – July 2010; member June 2006 -July 2011) Director of Health Policy Programme (September 2005 - to date)
Health Policy Analyst (2004 – September 2005) Main activities and responsibilities Management of the organisation (31 employees)
Research planning and supervision of the applied research in public health and healthcare; Main fields of studies: financing, organisation, management, quality, performance, governance & information management in healthcare
4-6 projects annually; mainly in support of public policy making, EU funded collaborative research & international donor organisation funded projects
Principal coordinator of international training programmes (study tours) on health care system reforms in Estonia (funded by national governments via international donor organisation support)
Lead expert for following relevant national level projects:
Analysis and policy alternatives for sustainable social sector financing (2011)
Study tours for international delegations on various topics on reforms and management of health care system components in Estonia; funded by the World Bank & USAID (2009-2011)
Feasibility Study of the “Extension and Reconstruction of the North Estonia Medical Centre” at the request of European Commission; including estimation of national health care services’ demand trends for 20 years in Estonia (2008)
Compilation of the planning and evaluation criteria for health and social care infrastructure investment projects to be financed from European Regional and Development Fund et the request of the Estonian Government (2007)
Comparative analysis of hospital reforms in Estonia and Bulgaria (2006) Sustainability of Estonian health system financing (2005)
Participant in relevant international research projects
EuroDRG - analysis of structural factors on the regional, national and hospital level to explain variation in costs within and between European countries in a systematic way (2009-2011) Name and address of employer PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies
Tornimäe 5, 10145 Tallinn (Estonia)
Type of business or sector Independent not-for-profit public policy research centre
Occupation or position held Founder, healthcare expert in new services and product development
Main activities and responsibilities Lead expert in the development of strategy and implementation plan for national cooperation cluster (Medicine Estonia) for health care services’ export (2011-2012)
Healthcare consultant for North-Estonian Medical Centre information management system development (2010-2012)
Senior healthcare consultant for electronic medical record development for Webmedia Ltd (2009-2010)
Name and address of employer HealthIN Ltd
Type of business or sector Health Sector, consultancy, health information management and service innovation, Private
Dates 2007 → to date
Occupation or position held Independent international health care consultant
Main activities and responsibilities Consultancy for technical advice on EMR Project Preparation in the framework of the Costa Rica national Innovation Plan to Improve Performance of Health Care Networks (2011)
Evaluation of high school (university) curricula for teaching health and medical sciences (2010-2011)
Lead Technical Expert for appraisal of project proposals submitted for funding to EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism to support social and economic cohesion within the enlarged EEA (2007)
Name and address of employer The World Bank, Swiss Tropical Institute, Estonian Higher Education Quality Assessment Council Type of business or sector Public Sector
Dates 09/2006 – to date Occupation or position held Lecturer, researcher
Main activities and responsibilities - prepared and held lectures in health care organisation, health management and medical informatics at Masters’ level; preparation of Doctoral level programme as course assistant (Tallinn University of Technology)
- prepared and held lectures in health policy, planning and management organisation for medical undergraduates and at Masters’ level (Tartu University)
- participating in research on health and medical informatics Name and address of employer Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia Type of business or sector Academic, public
Dates 07/2005 - 09/2005
Occupation or position held Short Term Public Health Expert
Main activities and responsibilities Principal investigator and project coordinator of original study on “Needs Assessment of Health professionals’ education (HPE) in Europe and Central Asia region”
The project consisted of: (1) development of methodology and investigation tool for comprehensive HPE analysis; (2) coordination of data collection in Armenia and UK, primary data collection in Estonia; (3) analysis and final report on findings
Name and address of employer World Bank
Washington, DC (United States) Type of business or sector International Intergovernmental
Dates 08/2004 - 08/2005 Occupation or position held General project manager
Main activities and responsibilities Principal designer and business-side project management of nationwide internet-based real-time doctor’s appointment booking system (launched in 5/2005)
Tallinn (Estonia)
Type of business or sector Health Sector, Health Informatics, Private Dates 10/2003 – to date
Occupation or position held Associate Researcher and Lecturer
Main activities and responsibilities -prepared and held lectures in public health (environmental health policy); -conducted independent research on schizophrenia costs in Estonia Name and address of employer Institute of Public Health, University of Tartu
Tartu (Estonia) Type of business or sector Academic, Public
Dates 05/2000 - 09/2003
Occupation or position held Head of Public Health Department (senior specialist until 8/2001) Main activities and responsibilities Primary management of national level public health issues including:
–managing and developing financial, organizational and legal public health matters of the country; –human resource planning and recruitment of the department staff;
–overseeing 5 national governmental institutions; –overseeing 5 national public health programmes;
–primary spokesperson of the ministry on public health questions;
–project manager for the establishment of National Institute for Health Development Name and address of employer Ministry of Social Affairs
Tallinn (Estonia) Type of business or sector Government
Dates 1999 - 2001 Occupation or position held Physician
Main activities and responsibilities Patient triage and treatment in emergency trauma department Name and address of employer Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn (Estonia)
Type of business or sector Health Sector, Public private
Education and training
Dates 09/2008 →
Title of qualification awarded Ph.D. student on health informatics Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 09/2004 - 06/2005
Title of qualification awarded Master of Public Health (MPH) Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered –Quantitative methods in public health research –Decision analysis and health economics –Health informatics (at MIT)
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Harvard School of Public Health (Harvard University), MA Boston (United States) Dates 1998 - 1999
Title of qualification awarded Licensed Physician of General Medicine Principal subjects / occupational skills
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu Tartu (Estonia)
Dates 1992 - 1998 Title of qualification awarded Medical Doctor (MD) Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Basic Medicidal Training Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu Tartu (Estonia) Dates 01/2011 – 01/2011
Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Evaluation of high school (university) curricula Name and type of organisation
providing education and training EKKA Estonian Higher Education Quality Assessment Council Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 11/2010 – 11/2010
Title of qualification awarded Certificate (Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow ) Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Reforming healthcare: maintaining social solidarity and quality in the face of economic, health and social challenges (Session 474)
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Salzburg Global Seminar Salzburg (Austria) Dates 09/2009 – 12/2009 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Lecturing and teaching in university – basic training for university level lecturers154 active hours (6 EAP) of studies Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Tallinn University Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 10/2009 – 10/2009 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered
Integration, Innovation, and Information Systems in Health Care Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Kaiser Permanente International San Francisco (California, USA)
Dates 11/2009 – 11/2009 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Higher Level Course on Information Society Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Tallinn (Estonia)
Dates 08/2009 – 08/2009 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Vita Longa Ltd Tallinn (Estonia)
Dates 04/2008 – 04/2008 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Higher Level Course on National Defence Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Ministry of Defence Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 11/2002 - 11/2002
Title of qualification awarded Certificate Programme Management Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Programme planning and management Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Invicta Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 10/2002 - 10/2002 Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered -public health organization in EU -modern public health issues and management Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Netherlands School of Public Health Amsterdam (Netherlands) Dates 09/2002 - 09/2002
Title of qualification awarded Certificate Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered -European Union Law and Organisation -Common Assessment Framework Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Esko Koolitus Tallinn (Estonia) Dates 1998 - 1999 Title of qualification awarded General Practitioner Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Internship in general Medicine Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu Tartu (Estonia) Dates 1992 - 1998
Title of qualification awarded Medical Doctor (MD) Principal subjects / occupational skills
covered Basic Medicidal Training Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu Tartu (Estonia)
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Mother tongue(s)
Estonian
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Additional information
Selected publicationsParv, L.; Saluse, J.; Aaviksoo, A.; Tiik, M.; Sepper, R.; Ross, P. (2012). Economic Impact of a Nationwide Interoperable e-Health system Using the PENG Evaluation Tool. J. Mantas, S. Kjær Andersen, M. Christina Mazzoleni, B. Blobel, S. Quaglini, A. Moen (Toim.). Quality of Life through Quality of Information - Proceedings of MIE2012 (876 - 880).IOS Press
Veldre, V.; Aaviksoo, A.; Sikkut, R. (2012). Autoimmuunsete liigesepõletike haigus- ja majanduslik koormus Eestis. (Economic and disease burden of autoimmune arthritis in Estonia, in Estonian). PRAXIS Poliitikauuringute keskus
Paat-Ahi, Gerli; Świderek, Maria; Sakowski, Paweł; Saluse, Janek; Aaviksoo, Ain on behalf of the EuroDRG group (2012). DRGs in Europe: a Cross Country Analysis for Cholecystectomy. Health Economics, 21 (Suppl. 2), 66 - 76.
Aaviksoo, Ain; Kruus, Priit; Saluse, Janek; Veldre, Vootele; Laarmann, Heli; Ermel, Reelika (2011). Valimislubaduste analüüs: selged valikud tervishoiupoliitikas. (Election campaign political programme analysis: clear choices in health care policy, in Estonian) Poliitikaanalüüs, 6/2011 Poliitikauuringute Keskus Praxis
Veldre, V.; Laarmann, H.; Aaviksoo, A.; Uudelepp, A.; Leppik, L. (2011). Eesti sotsiaalkaitse süsteemi korralduse efektiivsuse analüüs. (Analysis of the effectiveness of Estonian social protection system organisation, in Estonian ) Tallinn: PRAXIS Poliitikauuringute keskus
Saluse, Janek; Aaviksoo, Ain; Ross, Peeter; Tiik, Madis; Parv, Liisa; Sepper, Ruth; Pohjonen, Hanna; Jakovlev, Ülle; Enni, Kaia (2010). Eesti terviseinfosüsteemi majandusmõju/puhastulu hindamine. TOF-DIGIMÕJU projekti lõpparuanne. (Assessing the Net Benefits of the Estonian Electronic Health Record System, In Estonian ) Eesti Arst, 89(10), 659 - 696.
- Aaviksoo A, Kruus P, Leppik L, Sikkut R, Veldre V, Võrk A. Eesti sotsiaalkindlustussüsteemi jätkusuutliku rahastamise võimalused. (Options for sustainable financing of Estonian social security system, in Estonian). Tallinn: Praxis, 2011
- Kahur K, Allik T, Aaviksoo A, Laarmann H, Paat G. Estonia: Developing NordDRGs within social health insurance; in “Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe”, editors Busse R et al. World Health Organisation: Open University Press 2011
- Aaviksoo A, Sikkut R. Health care policy in the Baltic countries from 1990–2010 in “Estonian Human Development Report 2010/2011”, Editor: Lauristin M. Tallinn: Eesti Koostöö Kogu 2011, pp 58 – 64 - Paat G, Kaarna R, Aaviksoo A. Meditsiiniliste erivajadustega laste üldhariduse korralduse analüüs (Analysis of the organisation of basic education for children with special medical needs, in Estonian). Tallinn: Praxis 2011
- Saluse J, Aaviksoo A, Ross P et al. Assessing the Net Benefits of the Estonian Electronic Health Record System. Estonian E-Health Foundation, 2010
- Aaviksoo A, Vainu I. Tervise- ja heaoluteenuste ekspordivõimalused [Export Potential of Health and wellness services in Estonia, in Estonian]. Estonian Development Fund, 2010
- Aaviksoo A, Leetmaa R, Nurmela K, Jürgenson A, Habicht M, Uudelepp A, Tiits M, Aben S. Struktuurivahendite valikukriteeriumide hindamine (Evaluation of selection criteria for projects supported from EU structural funds in Estonia, in Estonian) Tallinn/Tartu: Ernst & Young / PRAXIS / Institute of Baltic Studies 2010
- Struktuurivahendite rakenduskava hindamine (Evaluation of the operational programmes of structural funds for Estonia, in Estonian) Tallinn/Tartu: Ernst & Young / PRAXIS / Institute of Baltic Studies / SEI, 2009
- Hinno, S.; Partanen, P.; Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K.; Aaviksoo, A. Nurses' perceptions of the organizational attributes of their practice environment in acute care hospitals. Journal of Nursing
Management. 2009; 17, pp 965 - 974
- Aaviksoo, Ain; Paat, Gerli; Sakkeus, Luule. Health as an indicator of the quality of life in Estonian Human Development Report 2008; Ed M Lauristin. Eesti Koostöö Kogu 2009, pp 35 – 39. - Next Steps in Developing Information Society Services in the New Member States. The Cases of eGovernment and eHealth in Estonia. T Kalvet & A Aaviksoo, Seville: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies - Directorate General Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 2007. - Rinnavähi skriiningprojekti hindamise tulemused, [Evaluation of national breast cancer screening programme. In Estonian], A Aaviksoo, T Lai, S Vaask. Eesti Arst. 4/2007
- Tervishoiuteenuste kättesaadavus, [Access to health care. In Estonian], A Aaviksoo, G Paat. Social trends 4/2007, Estonian Statistical Office, November 2007
- S Tsolova, D Balabanova, M Reinap, T Habicht, A Aaviksoo, A Koppel, M Jesse. Hospital reform in Bulgaria and Estonia:What is rational and what not? Open Society Institute (Budapest) / Index Foundation (Bulgaria) /PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies (Estonia) 8/2007
/2007- Ebavõrduses tervises – lahendamata väljakutse, [Inequality in health – an unanswered challenge. In Estonian], J Habicht, T Lai, A Aaviksoo. Social trends 3/2007, Estonian Statistical Office, July 2007
- Töötajate migratsioon – väljakutse töökeskkonna ja tervishoiu üldisele korraldusele, [Migration of health workers – challenge for working environment and health care organisation. In Estonian]. Estonian Parliament Working Papers 2006; 14
- Challenges of Estonian health system due to mobility of health professionals. A Aaviksoo, A Võrk, E Kallaste, M Jesse. Abstract: 6th European Conference on Health Economics; Budapest, July 2006 - Health Systems in Transition. Estonia. 2004; M Jesse, J Habicht, A Aaviksoo, A Koppel, A Irs; Eds: S Thomson & E. Mossialos (WHO/EURO 2005)
- Tuberculosis Control Programme 1998-2003: Evaluation and Summary of Activities; Aaviksoo A, Danilovich M, Hollo V et al. Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia 2004 (translation from Estonian original edition 2003)
- Milleks arstile arvuti. (Why does doctor need a computer, in Estonian); A. Aaviksoo Lege Artis 2004; 7(31)
- Vananeva ühiskonna terviseprobleemid nõuavad integreeritud ravimudelit [Aging Society Needs Integrated Treatment Model, in Estonian]; A. Aaviksoo. Lege Artis 2004; 1(25)
- Cost of Asthma Treatment in Estonia, Eur J Public Health. 2001 Mar;11(1):89-92.; 4. Kiivet RA, Kaur I, Lang A, Aaviksoo A, Nirk L.
Selected public presentations:
- “Mobile technologies in healthcare”. The International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration (ICA) 45th Conference, October 14, 2011. Taipei, Taiwan - “Health services’ export – a strategy for Estonia”. 10th ScanBalt Forum. September 23, 2011; Heringsdorf, Germany.
- “Health Information Systems in Estonia and in Europe”. Health Informatics Scotland Conference 2011 . September 13, 2011; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Smart Infrastructure for Integration of Health Information: the Estonian approach. EHTEL Symposium "eHealth in Europe's Regions: Acting for Citizens' Health”, session on eHealth and Telemedicine in a Pan-European Perspective. November 22-23, 2010, Brussels, Belgium
- Conclusions & Policy Recommendations from DIGIMAPCT Study. International conference “eHealth in Estonia: Nationwide Approach”. October 13-15, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia
- Opportunities in Health Services Export for Estonia. International conference “ScanBalt Forum 2010”, September 22-24, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia
- ICT as the key driver for knowledge based healthcare. Seminar “SmartEST: Estonia after joining the EURO-Zone and OECD”, September 16, 2010, London, UK
- Form follows function – new approaches for structure and organisation of primary care Improving CV Prevention and Risk Management in European Primary Care. Invitational Conference in Berlin, June 18-19, 2009
- Lessons from Estonian Health Sector Reforms. World Bank Human Development Forum, Washington, DC. November 4, 2008
France, November 13, 2006
- eHealth as an opportunity for health sector reform. XVI Economic Forum, Krynica, Poland September 8, 2006
- Internet-based patient information and practice management system for primary care. European eHealth Conference 2006, Malaga, May 10, 2006
- Health Costs of Victimless Revolution. The Case of Estonia. Presentation at Harvard School of Public Health Global Chat Seminar; November 17, 2004
- „Public Health Strategy Implementation in Estonia”; presentation on European Health Forum Gastein 2003, October 1, 2003
- „HIV in Estonia and Eastern Europe”; keynote speech in Swedish Parliament conference „HIV and Global Security”; Stockholm, 11/2002
