Course Syllabus
Aims
Understanding the process of technology assessment in healthcare, being able to read and structure a HTA report.
Contents
The course provides students with principles, concepts and methods employed in the technology assessment procedures. Understanding of the multidimensional approaches involved in the HTA, including biostatistics and economic methodology employed in order to assess the Overall Strength of Evidence.
Detailed program
Introduction of new technologies: approval and reimbursement processes.
Multidisciplinary perspective of HTA and role of National and international HTA agencies.
HTA report structure: review of clinical efficacy measures, Review of Economic impact index and complex assessment using Markov model.
Systematic reviews in HTA. How to synthesize results: forest and funnel plot.
Prerequisites
There are no mandatory courses however students will benefit from having undertaken “biostatistics”, “health economics” and “Turning Clinical Experience Into Research Projects”.
Teaching form
Frontal lesson, exercise and small group activities.
Textbook and teaching resource
Material and slides provided during the lectures
Goeree, R. (2015). Health technology assessment: using biostatistics to break the barriers of adopting new medicines. CRC Press.
Higgins, J. P., Thomas, J., Chandler, J., Cumpston, M., Li, T., Page, M. J., & Welch, V. A. (Eds.). (2019). Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. John Wiley & Sons.
Semester
II semester
Assessment method
Exam will consist of a case report prepared by each student. The case presented is the starting point for the oral examination, further details will be provided during the course.
Office hours
Arranged via email