A REVIEW OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS OF DIABETES IN ASIA AND OCEANIA
Author(s)
Adalsteinsson JE1, Hemels M2, Jensen R3, Toumi M41Novo Nordisk A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2Novo Nordisk, Søborg, Denmark, 3Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 4University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
OBJECTIVES: Health technology Assessment (HTA) has a long history in Australia and NZ and is rapidly evolving in Asian countries. The aim of this research was to identify and review English written reports on diabetes among HTA agencies in Asia and Oceania. METHODS: ISPORs directory (www.ispor.org) listing worldwide HTA organisations were searched for agencies in Asia and Oceania with a valid link to a webpage were included. On each agencies webpage a search was done using the search term “diabetes” and English written assessments were included for further review. RESULTS: The following HTA agencies were searched: PBAC, MSAC ASERNIP-S, AHTA, CCE, CHERE, HTA, NIPH, CRECON, MAPI, PHIC, PKEBM, ICTACH, HSAC, NZHTA, HIRA, CDE and HITAP. Of those, only 14 relevant reports were found from Australia, NZ and Thailand. 2 were found from PBAC, 5 from AHTA, 1 form HSAC, 2 from NZHTA and 4 from HITAP. The two reports from PBAC were describing how to improve National management of diabetes. The reports from AHTA were horizon scanning reports covering glucose monitoring, screening of gestational diabetes and detecting retinopathy. HSAC had a report on insulin pump whereas as NZHTA had one on glucose monitoring and one about clinical features detecting insulin resistance. The reports found on HITAP were in the form of published articles assessing cost effectiveness of two different antihypertensive therapies in diabetes, one assessing cost effectiveness of diabetes management and finally one assessing diabetes self management. Reports from HSAC, NZHTA and HITAP contained economic modelling with QALY as outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Despite of broad search criteria only 14 English written reports were found on diabetes. A headline in English on each assessment would facilitate information sharing and make it easier to evaluate the need for translational support.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2010-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2010, Phuket, Thailand
Value in Health, Vol. 13, No. 7 (November 2010)
Code
PDB27
Topic
Health Technology Assessment
Topic Subcategory
Decision & Deliberative Processes
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders