EVIDEM Collaboration https://www.theevidem.org A non-profit organization to promote health through efficient decisionmaking Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:57:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.5 Keynote speech at Harvard School of Public Health https://www.theevidem.org/keynote-speech-at-harvard-school-of-public-health/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:24:58 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=2110 Dr. Mireille Goetghebeur delivered the keynote speech October 5, 2016 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ‘Priority Setting in Global Health’ workshop.

]]> Implementation of the EVIDEM framework for HTA in Taiwan https://www.theevidem.org/implementation-of-the-evidem-framework-for-hta-in-taiwan/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:48:17 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=2042 The Division of Health Technology Assessment of the Center for Drug Evaluation in Taipei, Taiwan is implementing the use of the EVIDEM framework for their decision making processes. This initiative is led by Grace Li-Ying Huang (ьSАтТр), Ph.D.

]]> Pilot testing of the EVIDEM framework in China https://www.theevidem.org/pilot-testing-of-the-evidem-framework-in-china/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:40:03 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1973 Pilot testing of the EVIDEM framework is ongoing in China, led by Jinsong Geng, from Nantong University. Consultation with decisionmaking and reimbursement experts is ongoing, including from central government level, HTA level, insurance level, and with key stakeholders such as the Cochrane Center in Nantong.

]]> MCDA in South Africa https://www.theevidem.org/mcda-in-south-africa/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:32:55 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1904 A panel discussion on MCDA in South Africa, hosted by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, will be held in Johannesburg on June 15th, 2016.

For more information see the PCMA event website.

]]> Jinsong Geng has joined the EVIDEM Board of Directors https://www.theevidem.org/jinsong-geng-has-joined-the-evidem-board-of-directors/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:00:38 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1907 Jinsong Geng of the Medical School of Nantong University, China has joined the EVIDEM Board of Directors.  Dr. Jinsong Geng, has been appointed to the position left vacant by Dr. Wagner.

]]> EVIDEM work presented at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting https://www.theevidem.org/evidem-work-presented-at-the-ispor-21st-annual-international-meeting/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:35:15 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1909 Two posters were presented at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting in Washington, DC on May 21-25:

  • Goetghebeur M, Wagner M, O’Neil B, Samaha D. Can reflective MCDA tackle issues and ethical dilemmas raised by evaluating healthcare interventions for rare diseases: an exploration from the HTA perspective using rare diseases as a case study. [Poster]
  • Badia X, Khoury H, Merino-Montero S, Fontanet M, Torrent-Farnell J, Catalan A, Prat A, Gilabert Perramon A, Goetghebeur MM. Can the ethical dilemmas for health care decision making on drug reimbursement be tackled through holistic MCDA: An adaptation of the EVIDEM framework in real-world setting – The Catalan experience. [Poster]
]]> Status, challenges and opportunities of MCDA were discussed at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting https://www.theevidem.org/status-challenges-and-opportunities-of-mcda-were-discussed-at-the-ispor-21st-annual-international-meeting/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:44:17 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1914 mireille-ispor21st

Mireille Goetghebeur at ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting

A panel entitled Multi-criteria decision analysis: A new paradigm in healthcare decisionmaking? What are the current status, challenges and opportunities? was presented at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting.

The debate explored whether MCDA can provide a way to change the paradigm in healthcare decisionmaking, and covered:

  1. Challenges to which solutions are required before MCDA;
  2. opportunities of MCDA to support the paradigm change needed by decisionmakers to tackle real life ethical dilemmas;
  3. real-life experience.

Slides from presentations given by Kevin Marsh, Mireille Goetghebeur, James Dolan, and Mabel Moreno Viscaya are available on the ISPOR 2016 Washington website.

 

]]> MCDA for prioritizing interventions was presented at the HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting https://www.theevidem.org/mcda-for-prioritizing-interventions-was-presented-at-the-htai-2016-annual-meeting/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:30:10 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1928 Adriana Velazquez and Mireille Goetghebeur at HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting

Adriana Velazquez and Mireille Goetghebeur at HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting

A panel entitled Development of the WHO Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management took place May 13th, 2016 in collaboration with the World Health Organization WHO at the HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting.

Mireille Goetghebeur, Adriana Velazquez and Marjukka Mäkelä discussed the rationale, methods and challenges of how a methodology combining HTA principles and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been piloted to build the World Health Organization’s list of essential and affordable medical devices for 6 cancers as part of the effort to improve access, quality and use of safe and appropriate medical devices.

For more information see the HTAi event website.

]]> HTA in developing countries presented at the HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting https://www.theevidem.org/hta-in-developing-countries-presented-at-the-htai-2016-annual-meeting/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:52:50 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1920 HTA in Developing Countries: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges was discussed as part of a panel session which  took place May 14th, 2016 at the HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting . Panelists reported and discussed experience in applying different HTA methods, namely the EVIDEM framework, HITAP’s use of MCDA and the work of NICE International  in several resource constrained regions of the world, and highlighted the opportunities and challenges.

For more information see the HTAi event website.

]]> The first face-to-face EVIDEM General Assembly was held May 11, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan https://www.theevidem.org/the-first-face-to-face-evidem-general-assembly-was-held-may-11-2016-in-tokyo-japan/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:53:17 +0000 https://www.theevidem.org/?p=1922 Jinsong Geng at the EVIDEM General Assembly 2016

Jinsong Geng at the EVIDEM General Assembly 2016

The EVIDEM Collaboration’s General Assembly under the theme “Reflective MCDA – putting ethics in action” was a great success! The meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan, as a parallel event to the HTAi 2016 Annual Meeting.

EVIDEM members in attendance enjoyed this first face-to-face meeting. The meeting was an opportunity to witness the launch of our revamped website, hear about the latest activities of the Collaboration and its contributors, and share experience with the tools.

 

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