Introduction to health technology assessment

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Face to face theoretical presentation followed by examples and practical exercises.

Learning Outcomes

To know the diferent models of health care sistems (beveridge, bismark, mixed and private. To understand the originand rulling principles of health technology assessment. To understand the steps of health technology assessmentactivities. To understand the portuguese system of health technology assessment (SiNATS). To know the organizationand functioning of heakth technology assessement throughout the EU and the european network of health technologyassessment - EUnetHTA.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Health systems organization. Public, private and social suply of health care wqithin the different healt care systems.Competion and complementarity between sectors. Models of health care financing and health care suply. Origin,organization and technical and scientific basis of health technology assessment bodies. Phases of health technologyassessment. Choices and decisions about diferent options. Transparency and acountability. Added therapeutic value,economic evaluation and budget impact analysis. HTA reference bodies and agencies: british, scotish and french. Theeuropean network of HTA: organization, operation and harmanization of assemssent methdologies.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Rui Couto da Rocha Pita

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Goodman CS. HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine(US); 2014.
Martins, J; Rodrigues, J; Antunes, M; Ferrador, F; Ramos, I; Ramos, R; Santos, C; Caldeira, S; Castro, J; Arriegas, M; Dias Almeida, P; Mota-Filipe, H; Castro Alves, E (INFARMED, I.P.). Sistema Nacional de Avaliação de Tecnologias de Saúde para Portugal (SiNATS) – Criar o futuro. INFARMED, I.P; 2014.