New INAHTA Conceptual Paper on the Influence of HTA

INAHTA is proud to announce the release of a conceptual paper on the Influence of HTA.  This paper was prepared by David Hailey (ASERNIP-S); Karen MacPherson (HIS); Alicia Aleman (MSP-Uruguay); and Rugayah Bakri (MaHTAS) for the INAHTA Working Group on HTA Influence. The paper is available for public access here. The INAHTA Board and membership…

New International HTA Masters program launched

HEHTA (Health Economics and HTA) at University of Glasgow announces the launch of a new online distance HTA Masters program.  There are different lengths of program offered: MSc: delivered online by distance learning: 24/36 months part-time PgDip delivered online by distance learning: 24 months part-time PgCert delivered online by distance learning: 12 months part-time For…

3 New Listserv reports available

Summary reports of three recent listserv questions are now available. Members can login to view these reports: – Assessments of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) for breast cancer screening? (MaHTAS, Malaysia) – Has your agency assessed PET-CT to diagnose metastases in breast cancer patients? (DECIT-CGATS, Brazil) – Does your agency have a business plan?  Is it…

Job Opportunity – NETSCC

NETSCC, an INAHTA member agency, has a need to appoint a director for the Southampton Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC), one of the TAR teams which produces HTA work for NICE in the UK. More details are available here and here. If any INAHTA member is interested you may also contact Andrew Cook to discuss this…

New EuroScan Methods Toolkit Released

EuroScan announces the recently published and updated EuroScan Methods Toolkit. –> Download Toolkit (redirects to the EuroScan website) The first toolkit for the identification and assessment of new and emerging health technologies was developed by members of the EuroScan International Network and published in 2009. Five years later this revised toolkit continues to focus on…

INAHTA welcomes new members

INAHTA is proud to welcome the following new member agencies: CONITEC – National Committee for Technology Incorporation MSP-Uruguay (once a Candidate Member, now a Full Member) HealthPACT – Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology, Australia HCT-NHSRC – Division of Healthcare Technology, National Health Systems Resource Center (Candidate Member)