Techonology Assessment in Healt

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge gained in the first two years of the course of Biomedical Pharmacy.

Teaching Methods

Lectures supported by visual material (Powerpoint presentation) with active participation of students through questions.

Learning Outcomes

The teaching of Technology Assessment in Health aims to acquire theoretical notions on methods of evaluationand the evidence needed to make decisions regarding the introduction, allocation and cost-effective use of medical technologies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1) Introduction
a) Origins and framing
b) Fundamental concepts and challenges of Health Technology Assessment
c) Types of Organizations That Conduct Health Technology Assessment
2) Evidence Based Practice
a) Evidence based decision analysis
b) Therapeutic added value
3) Analysis and processing of information
a) Types of sources and search strategies
b) Retrieve Available Evidence - links
c) Critical analysis of the literature – levels of evidence
4) Methods for evaluating Health Technologies
a) Collect New Primary Data
b) Synthesize Evidence: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
c) Economic evaluation of Health Technologies
5) Identifying Assessment Topics
6) Basic steps of Health Technology Assessment
7) Presentation and discussion of published studies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Francisco Jorge Batel Marques

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Introduction to Health Technology Assessment. Clifford S. Goodman, PhD. The Lewin Group
Falls Church, Virginia, USA. May 2014. Available on:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hta101/HTA_101_FINAL_7-23-14.pdf
A bibliografia complementar será disponibilizada durante o ensino da disciplina./ The complementary bibliography will be made available for the teaching of discipline.