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Handling Uncertainty in Health Technology Assessment Processes (in person at ISPOR 2024)
LEVEL: Intermediate
TRACK: Health Technology Assessment
LENGTH: 4 Hours
| Course runs 1 day
This short course is offered in-person at the ISPOR 2024 conference. Separate registration is required. Visit the ISPOR 2024 Program page to register and learn more.
Sunday, 5 May 2024 | Course runs 1 Day
1:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)
DESCRIPTION
Separate registration required.
Due to scarce resources, decisions must be made regarding which interventions to reimburse in the healthcare sector. In many countries, model-based economic evaluations are used as part of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) process to systematically assess the magnitude and tradeoffs of the expected health effects and costs of decision options considered. Such assessment is based on incomplete information, often resulting in uncertainty, which in the extreme can result in suboptimal decision making. Consequently, an economic evaluation for HTA purposes should be performed using a coherent framework to properly structure the decision-making process and should carefully assess the uncertainty surrounding the expected outcomes and the decision being addressed. This course will provide participants with 1) a taxonomy of the types of uncertainty that should be considered when preparing and assessing economic evaluations for HTA purposes; 2) a more in-depth understanding of different methods to appropriately assess the underlying uncertainty and make more informed decisions based on economic evaluations; and 3) guidance on how to report uncertainty using the latest ISPOR good-practice guidelines. Further, the participants will practice with several of these methods and interpretation of their results in hands-on exercises.
PREREQUISITE: This course requires familiarity with basic economic evaluation and HTA concepts and methodologies. Individuals registering for this course might consider also registering for the morning (AM) course titled "Introduction to Health Technology Assessment".
FACULTY MEMBERS
Natalia Kunst, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Health Economics, University of York
York, England, UK
Lotte Steuten, PhD
Deputy Chief Executive
Office of Health Economics
London, England, UK
Elisabeth Fenwick, PhD, MSc
Deputy
Chief Scientific Officer
Evidence & Access
OPEN Health
Oxford,England, UK
Basic Schedule:
4 Hours | Course runs 1 Day
ISPOR short courses are designed to enhance knowledge and techniques in core health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) topics as well as emerging trends in the field. Short courses offer 4 or 8 hours of premium scientific education and an electronic course book. Active attendee participation combined with our expert faculty creates an immersive and impactful learning experience. Short courses are not recorded and are only available during the live course presentation.
