About the Latin America Consortium
The ISPOR Latin America Consortium is comprised of professionals interested in promoting health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) excellence to improve healthcare decision making in Latin America and globally. The Latin America consortium provides a platform for information-sharing and institutional collaboration on HEOR and health policy, facilitating professional networking opportunities through scientific activities and global ISPOR initiatives.
Announcements
- There will be 2 free webinars on MCDA – you may register at the below links:
- The Use of MCDA for HTA Agencies
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 11:00AM EDT - MCDA - How to Guide of Different Methods for Assessment of Rare Disease HT
Date and Time: Thursday, April 4, 2019, 11:00AM EDT
If you are unable to attend, the recorded webinar will be posted online with 2 weeks.
- The Use of MCDA for HTA Agencies
- News Across Latin America April – cutting edge regional HEOR news will be published on April 1, 2019.
- Latin America Events at ISPOR 2019 – ISPOR Latin America Consortium General Meeting (Monday May 20, 12:30PM-1:30PM), ISPOR Global Networks Booth Event (3:15PM-4:15PM), ISPOR Global Networks Reception (Monday May 20, 7:30PM – 9:00PM) and ISPOR Chapter Leadership Training (Mon May 20 5:15PM-7:15PM, Chapter leaders only). Please RSVP to these events at laconsortium@ispor.org by April 15, 2019.
- ISPOR Latin America 2019 – Save the Date for 12-14 September 2019 in Bogotá, Colombia - Early registration deadline on July 30, 2019.
Upcoming Conferences
Related Education & Training
Publications
Value In Health Regional Issues
Value in Health Regional Issues a MEDLINE®-indexed, scientific, peer-reviewed journal to encourage and enhance the science of pharmacoeconomic/health economic and health outcomes research and its use in healthcare decisions in Latin America. Manuscript submission is open year-round.
News Across Latin America
News Across Latin America is the Latin America Consortium newsletter.
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Device Outcomes Research
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Device Outcomes Research is now available in Portuguese.
Other Resources
Health Technology Assessment Central
ISPOR's Health Technology Assessment Central is a comprehensive repository of resources and tools to support health technology assessment (HTA). HTA Central helps bridge the gap between health economics and outcomes research and other disciplines that inform HTA and healthcare decisions.
Health Systems Road Map
The ISPOR Global Healthcare Systems Road Map provides information on country/region-specific decision-making processes for regulatory (market access) approval, reimbursement and economic evaluations of pharmaceuticals and medical devices and diagnostics.
Awards and Grants
ISPOR recognizes members and thought leaders in the field of health economics and outcomes research through a wide variety of scientific achievement and leadership awards, research presentation awards, and conference travel grants.