Introduction to the FEHES recommendations

Hanna Tolonen National Public Health Institute, Finland

Contents

HES models and organization Selection of measurements Sampling Recruitment of the participants Legal and ethical issues Measurement protocols Data management, documentation and reporting Needed resources and budget Organizing the international collaboration needed by a system of standardized European HES HES Workshop, Luxembourg, 9-11 April 2008

Based on

Findings from the Review report Questions follow EHIS questions when ever possible Measurement protocols follow existing protocols when ever they are available (mainly EHRM protocol) Occasionally existing protocols are updated HES Workshop, Luxembourg, 9-11 April 2008

Program today

Sampling Target population Sampling frames Sampling designs Sample size Recruitment of the participants Recruitment methods Legal and ethic issues What to measure?

Selecting measurements to the HES How to measure?

Critical points of the measurements HES Workshop, Luxembourg, 9-11 April 2008