The School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong will host a Seminar titled “The Economics and Psychology of End-of-life Care” by Professor Eric Finkelstein, Professor of Health Economics, Health Services Research and Population Health, at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, and Duke University Global Health Institute, as well as Executive Director of Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Details are as follows:

Biography

Professor Eric Finkelstein is a Professor of Health Economics at Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore and Duke University North Carolina. He is a globally recognised leader in health services and policy research. His work spans the economic causes and consequences of health behaviours, with over 300 peer-reviewed publications and multiple recognitions as a Highly Cited Researcher.

This presentation explores the primary economic and non-economic drivers of the over-medicalisation of death and dying, building on the author’s prior work for the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death. It examines why overtreatment at the end of life is increasingly prevalent in both high-income and low- and middle-income settings, while also highlighting persistent inequities that leave some populations underserved. The presentation then introduces a novel approach to improving the quality of care for patients with advanced illness through the development and application of a preference-based instrument for measuring quality of care delivery. Findings from Hong Kong and other Asian settings will be presented.

Please register here by June 15, 2026 (Monday) at 11am.

A confirmation email will be sent to successful registrants.

For enquiries, please email sphevent@hku.hk.