June 11, 2024
Open to all ISPOR Members and Non-members
Title: Overcoming the Barriers of Open-Source Modelling
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
12:00PM EDT | 4:00PM UTC | 6:00PM CEST
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The development and use of Open-Source Models (OSM) promises to increase the transparency and efficiency of health economic modelling endeavors. However, the number of open-source health economic models remains low. A recent survey of the ISPOR OSM Special Interest Group identified several barriers and opportunities for the development of OSM. However, little has been discussed in the literature on which barriers to OSM are most relevant for different stakeholder groups and how different stakeholders would address these barriers.
Therefore, this webinar attempts to address this knowledge gap by bringing together stakeholders from different professional backgrounds (health technology assessment agency, pharmaceutical industry, and academia). At the start of the webinar, an online polling system will be used to obtain insights into the background of the audience (e.g., professional background, experience with OSM). Next, the speakers will present their views on the most important barriers to OSM for their profession and discuss how to address these and increase the transparency and efficiency of health economic models in general. After the stakeholders’ presentations, the moderator will foster a discussion between panelists concerning the importance of the different barriers to OSM and their approaches to address these. During this discussion, alternative methods to increase the transparency and efficiency of health economic models will also be brought forward. The floor will also be open to questions and suggestions from the audience on (how to address) the barriers to OSM.
Learning Objectives
- What is Open Source Modeling (OSM) and why has its uptake been limited?
- What are barriers to the development and use of OSM and strategies to overcome these barriers according to different stakeholders (e.g., government, academia, industry)?
- What are the most promising strategies for optimizing the use of OSM and what are the next steps in implementing them?
Speakers:
Jacoline Bouvy, PhD, Program Director, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, England, UK
Robert Boer, PhD, Head of Economic Modeling Team & Senior Research Fellow ACOS; Health Economics and Outcomes Research, ABBVIE, Irvine, CA, USA
Stephanie Harvard, PhD, Research Associate, Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Xavier Pouwels, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Brought to you by: ISPOR Open Source Models Special Interest Group
Please note: On the day of the scheduled webinar, the first 1000 registered participants will be accepted into the webinar. For those who are unable to attend, or would like to review the webinar at a later date, the full-length webinar recording will be made available at the ISPOR Educational Webinar Series webpage approximately 2 days after the scheduled Webinar.