The С»ÆÊé and the Health Technology Assessment Network of the Americas (RedETSA), in collaboration with Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi), are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program:
"Health Technology Assessment of In Vitro Diagnostic Tests"
How to Participate
- DATE: Friday, May 23, 2025
- TIME: 09:00 – 10:30 hours (EDT/UTC-4)
- LANGUAGES: English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation.
Context
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) aims to inform decision-making to promote equitable, efficient, and high-quality healthcare systems. The evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests plays a crucial role in public health, and access to this type of technology is essential to ensure accurate diagnoses, appropriate treatments, and continuous monitoring of patients' health.
About the Webinar
The webinar will cover current methods of Health Technology Assessment for diagnostics, challenges in applying these methods to in vitro diagnostics, insights from international organizations, the presentation of a value framework for diagnostic technologies in Latin America, and case studies from HTA agencies assessing in vitro diagnostic tests.
Speakers
- Christopher Hyde, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
- Federico Augustovski, IECS, Argentina
- Rosa Maria Vivanco Hidalgo, AQuaS, Spain
- Virgilio Failoc Rojas, INEN, Peru
Moderators
- Anastasia Chalkidou, NICE, United Kingdom & Co-Chair of the HTAi Medical Devices Interest Group
- Stephanie Ouimet-Rathe, С»ÆÊé, Innovation, Access to Medicines & Health Technologies (IMT)
At the end of the presentations, there will be an open space dedicated to participants' questions and comments.
Time Correspondence
- 6:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver
- 7:00 a.m. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 8:00 a.m. – Bogotá, Panama City, Kingston, Lima, Quito, Cayman Islands, Georgetown,
- 9:00 a.m. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington DC
- 10:00 a.m. – Asunción, Buenos Aires, BrasÃlia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
- 2:00 p.m. – London
- 3:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona
- 11:00 p.m. – Canberra
For other cities, check the local time at the following