WS01 - Building Evidence For The Evaluation Of Digital Health Technologies

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Dario Sacchini, Americo Cicchetti, Wija Oortwijn, Rossella Di Bidino, Carl V. Asche, Valentina Strammiello, Rossana Rivas Tarazona 
Summary: Digital health technologies (DHTs) have the potential to transform healthcare delivery. However, generating robust evidence on the value of DHTs is a challenge. This workshop provides guidelines, tools, and methodologies for conducting health technology assessments (HTAs), and for reporting on economic evaluations of DHTs, aiming to enhance learning on data collection and analysis for informed decision-making.

WS02 - Doing What’s Right: Integrating Ethics Analysis In HTA?

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 13.30AM to 17.00PM 
Presenters: Bart Bloemen, Pietro Refolo, Lars Sandman, Michal Stanak
Summary: The relevance of incorporating ethical analysis into HTA is increasingly acknowledged because many health technologies raise ethical, legal and social issues, and because HTA is an ‘evaluative process’ aimed at informing decision-makers about the value of health technology. This workshop offers an introduction to the role of ethics in HTA, as well as interactive discussion of challenging case studies.

 

WS03 - Institutionalization Of HTA In Lower Middle-Income Countries: Progress To Universal Health Coverage, Methodologies, Challenges, Lessons

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Yanga Nokhepheyi, Eleanor Grieve, Marilia Cardoso, Anthony Kamau, Lucky Ngwira, Amani Mori
Summary: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is essential in guiding priority-setting in health systems, especially as resources are limited and healthcare demands continue to increase. Health systems in low—and middle-income countries strive to achieve universal health coverage and are willing to institutionalize HTA to improve decision-making and optimize outcomes. The challenges these countries experience in this journey are important lessons. Their experiences and progress will be shared and discussed.

 

WS04 - Topic Selection In Health Technology Assessment: How To Make It Transparent, Reproducible And Robust

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: María José Faraldo Vallés, Leonor Varela-Lema, Yolanda Triñanes Pego, Janet Puñal-Rioboo, Celia Juarez Rojo
Summary: The use of systematic procedures that define methods, stages and information requirements for the identification and prioritization of health technologies improves objectivity in the selection for assessment, monitoring or disinvestment. This workshop will focus on understanding concepts related to the selection of topics in health technology assessment and the use of tools designed to support these processes, such as PriTec, a web-based tool that allows network prioritization. 

 

WS05 - Application Of Health Technology Assessment To Standardize Clinical Practice: Therapeutic Positioning Methods

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Kelly Estrada, Luis Esteban Orozco, Lorena Mesa, Adriana Robayo, Luz Barragán
Summary: Evaluating therapeutic alternatives is essential to ensure the implementation of the best options for managing complex health conditions. This workshop is designed to provide the necessary tools to position treatments based on key criteria: effectiveness, safety, patient preferences, and cost-effectiveness. This evidence-based approach helps policymakers and methodologists make informed decisions, optimize resources, and enhance quality of care. 

 

WS06 - HTA 101: Introduction To Health Technology Assessment

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Clifford Goodman 
Summary: Get a strong start with this popular workshop, updated for every HTAi annual meeting.  Provides an understanding of essential and current HTA concepts, methods, key issues, trends, and selected "hot topics" to help attendees engage fully in the annual meeting.  Good for those who are new to HTA and those wanting a “refresher” course.  Course leader: Clifford Goodman, PhD, a past president HTAi. 

WS07 - Nextgen Participation Of Patient And Citizen Representatives With Active Participation In Coverage Policies

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Manuel Donato, Carlos González Malla, Andrea Verónica Fraschina, María de San Martin 
Summary: The official body for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Argentina, the National Commission for Health Technology Assessment and Clinical Excellence (CONETEC), has an explicit process for patient and citizen participation. These actors are organized in a Patients' Roundtable and participate in multiple activities within the work process. This workshop will showcase their experience and provide keys to improve their participation.

 

WS08 - Strengthening Capacities Among Speaking Spanish Communities To Challenge Gender Approach As Equity Domain In Health Technology Assessment

Date & Time: Saturday, June 14 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM
Presenters: Analía Abt-Sacks, Gustavo Mora-Navarro, Lorena del Pilar Mesa-Melgarejo, Soledad Isern de Val
Summary: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) current practices may not sufficiently consider the complexities of gender approach as equity domain when assessing and integrating technologies into existing healthcare systems. The workshop intends, first to set the bases for a collaborative network among Spanish speaking countries that fosters ongoing learning, and second agree on the basic elements to develop standardized methodological tools. 

WS09 - Using GRADE In HTA: Unpacking New Developments To Integrating “Real World Evidence” And The Use Of Decision Thresholds

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Holger Schuenemann, Ignacio Neumann, Ariel Izcovich 
Summary: Join us for an interactive workshop on GRADE’s impact in Health Technology Assessment (HTA). Over 25 years, GRADE has refined evidence certainty rating, with recent advances on real-world data integration and AI. This session includes brief presentations and hands-on activities to set decision thresholds, create an HTA framework, and simulate a decision-making panel. Open to all, from early career to policymakers— apply GRADE’s evolving methods in evidence assessment and decision-making. 

WS10 - Advancing HTA With The Global PED Navigator: Workshop On Co-Creation, Monitoring, And Gap Identification In Patient Experience Data  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Hayley Chapman, Neil Bertelsen
Summary: Patient Experience Data (PED) is becoming a key element of evidence considered by HTA. It is necessary to clarify suitable PED for HTA mandates and how PED could be interpreted within value assessments. The Global PED Navigator is a framework developed by an international multistakeholder consortium. Participants will co-create an HTA-specific iteration of the PED Navigator, enhancing HTA processes by integrating patient input while addressing methodological transparency and data gaps. 

WS11 - HB-HTA: From Adaptation At Local Level To Collaboration At Global Level 

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Rossella Di Bidino, Iga Lipska, Laura Sampietro-Colom, Americo Cicchetti, Marco Marchetti, Marisa Santos, Jani Mueller, Abhirup Dutta 
Summary: Hospital-Based HTA (HB-HTA) assesses health technologies within the specific context of hospitals, requiring close collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders. This workshop introduces HB-HTA, shares best practices from various countries, and explores how HB-HTA can work effectively with managers and HTA agencies. Strategies to foster collaborative initiatives and give visibility to HB-HTA will also be discussed.

WS12 - Introduction To Information Retrieval For Health Technology Assessment (HTA)  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Siw Waffenschmidt, Rebeca Isabel Gómez, Daniel Comandé, Lisa Tjosvold
Summary: During this half-day introductory workshop, participants will learn about literature searching for HTA and other evidence syntheses, discuss issues relevant to their own search practices and hear how other HTA organizations organize their services.This workshop, organized by the HTAi Information Retrieval Group (IRG), will be presented by a variety of speakers from a number of countries and continents at various stages of their career.
 

WS13 - Next Generation Early Awareness And Horizon Scanning: The New Toolkit 3.0 From EuroScan/i-HTS On Supporting Value-Based Decision Making 

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Maximilian Otte, Nora Ibargoyen-Ibarluzea, Rosmin Esmail, Hans-Peter Dauben 
Summary: This workshop introduces EuroScan's new toolkit 3.0, designed to guide stakeholders from early idea development to regulatory and HTA processes, enhancing value-based healthcare decision-making. Participants will engage with structured methodologies and apply them to scenarios in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and public health. Aligned with HTAi and EuroScan’s Early Awareness curriculum, this session empowers participants to drive informed, impactful decisions within healthcare systems.

WS14 - Patient And Citizen Involvement: NextGen Participation To Achieve More Transparent, Equitable, And Fair Health Systems  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Aline Silveira Silva, Fiona Pearce, Veronica Lopez Gousset, Manuel Donato, Catherine Fischer, Adriana Robayo, Diego Gil Cardozo, Robyn Manuel, Zal Press 
Summary: This workshop, led by the HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Interest Group (PCIG) begins with an introduction to key concepts, methods and approaches to patient involvement, including examples of international and regional good practice and tools. This is followed by the choice of three deep dive dialogues: regional and international exchange; patient evidence generation; and equity and fairness. 

WS16 - Understanding Practical And Implementable Impact Assessment To Build Knowledge And Trust In NextGen Health Technology Assessment

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 9.00AM to 12.30PM 
Presenters: Juan Antonio Blasco Amaro, Li Ying Huang, Joëlle André-Vert, Rosa Vivanco, Jenny Berg, Tara Schuller
Summary: Join this interactive workshop to learn about what constitutes a practical and implementable impact assessment and how demonstrating impact is an important part of NextGen health technology assessment.  Facilitated by experts from the International Network of Agencies for Health logy Assessment (INAHTA), this workshop will include a hands-on activity and discussion to apply the INAHTA Impact Framework to case studies.

WS17 - Artificial Intelligence And Health Technology Assessment: Where We Are Now And What We Can Do?  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Rossella Di Bidino, Elena Petelos, Dimitra Lingri, Murilo Contó, Rossana Rivas Tarazona, Dario Sacchini, Eugenio Di Brino, Clifford Goodman, Americo Cicchetti
Summary: To keep pace with the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in healthcare, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is updating its methodologies and developing tools to capture both intended and unintended health, economic, social, and ethical implications. This workshop will explore AI regulations, HTA frameworks, assessment experiences, training initiatives, and how AI can enhance the assessment process.

WS19 - Involving Patients In HTA To Support More Transparent, Equitable, And Fair Health Systems With Expanding Healthcare Coverage  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM   
Presenters: Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Debjani Muller, Manuel Antonio Espinoza Sepulveda, Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla, Andrea Gimenez, Madeline Martinez 
Summary: This multi-stakeholder workshop addresses current motives, enablers, and barriers for participatory health technology assessment (HTA) in low resource health systems to strengthen evidence-informed decision-making striving for inclusiveness, equity, fairness and transparency. Using examples from the Latin American region, the participants will co-create and design potential implementation pathways for HTA processes that are appropriate for low- and middle-income countries.

WS20 - Leveraging Mendelian Randomization To Estimate Lifetime Disease Risk: Economic And Epidemiological Framework For Diversifying Health Technology Assessment Evidence  

Date & Time:  Sunday, June 15 |1.30PM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Zanfina Ademi, Jedidiah Morton, Tamrat Abebe
Summary: Health economic models are key for setting healthcare priorities, especially given the limitations of randomised clinical trials. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, but prevention is often delayed. The Monash Health-Economics model leverage genetic epidemiology methods including Mendelian Randomisation to assess costs, health, quality of life and identify at-risk individuals early, improving access to preventive-care and saving lives.

WS21 - Methods To Prioritize Orphan/Rare/Ultra-Rare Diseases In The Health System To Allocate Health Technologies  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM
Presenters: Kelly Estrada, Luis Ernesto Fandiño, Lorena Mesa, Adriana Robayo, Luis Esteban Orozco
Summary: This workshop provides a practical, collaborative space to enhance skills in health technology assessment for orphan diseases. Participants will explore methods to identify key outcomes and align stakeholder expectations, learning to prioritize resource allocation effectively and equitably. The workshop promotes transparent, fair decision-making in healthcare, supporting balanced policies for orphan disease management.

WS22 - SUSTAIN-HTA: Supporting Utilization Of Sustainable And Tailored Innovative Methods For HTA – Linking To South America  

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 1.30PM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Wim Goettsch, Wija Oortwijn, Rosa Vivanco, Andrea Alcaraz, Luciane Bonan, Adriana Robayo
Summary: SUSTAIN-HTA aims to promote developing and implementing needs-based innovative HTA methods in HTAs in Europe. It will contribute to developing HTA expertise through an education and training system that encourages the uptake of new methodologies that address the needs of HTA bodies. This workshop will present progress on work to date and explore similar activities in the South American region.

WS23 - Workshop On Equity In Health Technology Assessment 

Date & Time: Sunday, June 15 | 1.30AM to 5.00PM 
Presenters: Santiago Hasdeu, Jorgelina Álvarez, Janet Hatcher Roberts 
Summary: After a brief introduction about different approaches to assess equity in HTA, we will conduce an exercise based on three different requests of new health technologies in a HTA unit. We will provide information on the context working in groups were participants will choose scenarios (high income country, LMIC, etc.) Participants will assess the impact on equity with different approaches, discuss differences and similarities in process and results.