April 22, 2026 - April 23, 2026
Advance Your Skills in Evaluating New Health Technologies Early in Development
This intermediate course is designed for individuals involved in improving care delivery and health services. It examines how applying health technology assessment (HTA) concepts and methodologies in the early stages of product development can inform investment decisions, guide research and development, and shape implementation strategies long before full clinical data are available. Participants will explore why early insights into clinical impact, adoption pathways, and implementation feasibility are essential for supporting smarter product development across a range of health technologies. A key focus is how to generate meaningful evidence when little or no data exist.
Technical Topics Include:
• Importance and constraints of early HTA
• Evaluation and decision frameworks used by key stakeholders
• Research methodologies for generating evidence when data are limited
• Approaches for assessing early clinical and implementation impact
• Case studies focused on non-pharmaceutical technologies
This Course Includes Practical Tools and Concepts That Can Be Immediately Applied, Including:
• Exercises on framing early product development decisions
• Techniques for identifying appropriate data collection and analysis methods
• Real-world examples of working with stakeholders to shape early HTA analyses
PREREQUISITE: This course requires familiarity with basic HTA concepts and methodologies.
LEVEL: Intermediate
TRACK: Health Technology Assessment
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Schedule:
LENGTH: 4 Hours | Course runs 2 consecutive days, 2 hours each 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.