Category: Webinars – English

“List of Priority Medical Devices for Primary Care”

• Date: January 11th, 2019
• Speaker: Mr. Alexandre Lemgruber and Dr. Francisco Caccavo presented the project, and Dr. Santiago Hasdeu and Mr. Alfonso Rosales explained the methodology used
• Theme: List of priority medical devices for primary care
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

 “Incorporation of social value and patient perspectives in the development of HTA” 

• Date: May 18th, 2018
• Speaker: Dr. Carlos Eduardo Pinzón-Flórez, Deputy Director of Health Technology Evaluation of the Institute of Health Technology Assessment (IETS), Colombia
• Theme: Presentation on the project carried out in Colombia by IETS to develop a frame of reference for the inclusion of social values ​​and the opinions of affected patients and citizens in the evaluation of health technologies and coverage decisions.
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

“Rapid Review and Assessment of Health Technologies”

• Date: March 18th, 2018
• Speaker: Dr. Sebastián García Martí, coordinator of the Department of EE and ETS of the Institute of Clinical Efficacy and Health (IECS), Argentina
• Theme: Rapid Reviews and Assessment of Health Technologies
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

“Transferability of economic evaluations”

• Date: November 10th, 2017
• Speaker: Victoria Hurtado Meneses and Catherine De la Puente Agurto, Ministry of Health of Chile
• Theme: A methodology for Economic Evaluation (EE) transferability is proposed to inform decision makers about the cost-effectiveness of a health alternative in a timely manner. This methodology could be specially useful for countries that have limited economic resources to develop research, and could also relieve the existing rush that the authorities have when requesting this type of information.The construction of a “de novo” study continues to be the gold standard to provide valid evidence on the cost-effectiveness of a health intervention. However, there are scenarios where health technologies were evaluated in several countries and there is enough evidence of their cost-effectiveness. It is in these cases that the use of the methodology for EE transferability would be most useful, so that the response given to the decision makers is based on solid evidence and can be given in a short period of time.
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

“Particularities in the evaluation and incorporation of Medical Devices”

• Date: October 13th, 2017
• Speaker: Murilo Contó, National Consultant for Health Technology Assessment and Management PAHO / WHO 
• Theme: Considering the peculiarities and differences that medical devices possess in relation to other health technologies, the webinar aims to address the main aspects that must be observed when a Health Technology Assessment involves the use of a medical device or equipment, reducing uncertainty in the decision-making process. 
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

To access a recording of the event please click here: https://youtu.be/TO-67o1ypbg 

‘’Big data and Real World Evidence’’

• Date: May 26th, 2017
• Speaker: Augusto Afonso Guerra Jr. of the General University of Minas Gerais,  from the the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil
• Theme: The aim of the webinar was to explore the importance of the origin of the data in health technology assessments. The webinar discussed the difference between randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and real-world evidence (RWE) in the use of administrative and epidemiological databases to measure effectiveness. Although RWE can be very complex, it provides an understanding of health settings which is difficult to achieve through RCTs. This RWE could serve to ensure that health systems are achieving the expected results through the incorporation of health technologies. Afonso Guerra Jr. used a case study from Brazil of Big Data in the evaluation of health technologies.
• Language: Portuguese, without translation

*Available in Portuguese only*

The webinar is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/Xakk0G2td7U

‘’Health Technology Planning and Management – Part 1’’

• Date: May 15th, 2017
• Speaker: Tobey Clark, Director of Technical Services Partnership at University of Vermont 
• Theme: The webinar highlighted the basic understanding of the principles of healthcare technology planning and management – assessment, budgeting, acquisition, deployment, education/training, patient safety, maintenance, and replacement/disposal. Planning and management focused on medical devices, clinical information systems, and converged systems incorporating medical devices, networks and telecommunications.
• Language: English, without translation

To access a recording of the event please click here: https://youtu.be/uCuV2qe3H_4

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“Medical Equipment Maintenance – Part 2”

• Date: May 22nd, 2017
• Speaker: Tobey Clark, Director of Technical Services Partnership at University of Vermont 
• Theme: The webinar covered topics that gave an overview and scope of medical equipment maintenance including topics on technician and service supervision, medical equipment repair, acceptance, performance testing, maintenance procedures, service contract management, maintenance software, parts, inventory management, and technical library / service documentation management. 
• Language: English, without translation

*The Webinars are in English, without translation.*

To access a recording of the event please click here: https://youtu.be/0FLJZE7eC30

“Health technology disinvestment – the case of Insulin Glargine in Ecuador”

• Date: April 21st, 2017
• Speaker: Christian Gavilanes Castellanos, Andrea Sánchez and Ruth Lucio, from the Ministry of Health, Ecuador
• Theme: The aim of the webinar was to explore the issue of disinvestment, which is a potential outcome of HTA, and how it can provide greater access to the population to technologies that demonstrate efficacy and safety. The presentation provided an example of the experience of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health in divesting in Insuline Glargine. 
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

The webinar is available at the following link:Webinar – “Health technology disinvestment – the case of Insulin Glargine in Ecuador’’

‘’The dimension of equity in the Evaluation and Rational Use of Health Technologies’’

• Date: March 31st, 2017
• Speaker: Laura Lamfre, a member of the Department at the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the National University of Comahue and Santiago Hasdeu, the coordinator of the Provincial Committee of Biotechnology of Neuquén and the Executive Coordinator of RedArets
• Theme: The dimension of equity in the Evaluation and Rational Use of Health Technologies
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

The webinar is available at the following link: Webinar – “The dimension of equity in the Evaluation and Rational Use of Health Technologies’’

‘’ProVac. Strengthening capacities for vaccine decision-making in Latin America and the Caribbean’’

• Date: February 24th, 2017
• Speaker: Cara Janusz, the manager of the ProVac Initiative at PAHO and Dr. Analia Urueña, who works in the control of immuno-preventable diseases at the Ministry of Health in Argentina
• Theme: ProVac. Strengthening capacities for decision-making on vaccines in LAC
• Language: Spanish, without translation

*Available in Spanish only*

The webinar is available on the link below: Webinar – ‘’ProVac. Strengthening capacities for vaccine decision-making in Latin America and the Caribbean’’