Prof. Dr.

Professor of Health Services Research
Email abusato[at]ispm.unibe.ch

Field of work

• Health services research
• The analysis of spatial-temporal variation in supply and demand of resources in ambulatory and hospital care.
• To identify the socioeconomic determinants of variations in the utilisation of health related resources which are contributing to inequality of using the health care system.

Recent publications indexed in PubMed

Curriculum Vitae

• since January 2011:
  Associate Professor health services research, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern
  Institute of General Practice, University of Zurich
• 2010:
  Visiting professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Center for Health Policy Research NH USA
• 2008-2010:
  Associate Professor, clinical epidemiology, HTA Institute of Evaluative Research in Orthopedic Surgery, University of Berne
• 2001-2008:
  Senior scientist / lecturer clinical epidemiology, HTA Institute of Evaluative Research in Orthopedic Surgery, University of Berne
• 1996-2001:
  Senior scientist, clinical epidemiology, Institute of Animal Breeding Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Berne
• 1994-1995:
  Post doctoral fellow, epidemiology, Dept. of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada
• 1992-1994:
  Research assistant, clinical epidemiology Institute of Animal Breeding Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Berne
• 1991-1992:
  Research assistant, pathology, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Berne
• 1988-1991:
  Clinical assistant, Clinic for Food Animals and Horses, University of Berne
• 1987-1988:
  Doctoral student, Institute of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Berne