Evidence Synthesis for Health Technology Assessment
Programme Information
Date: 18 August – 17 November 2023, every Friday
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (SGT)
Delivery Mode: Hybrid (Online via Zoom OR Face-to-face at MD1 Tahir Foundation Building, National University of Singapore)
Overview
Research growth and the related exponential rate of accumulation of publications have escalated the need for effective and efficient methods to synthesize the evidence base for evaluating health technologies. This course is designed to provide participants with the skills to generate good quality evidence for conducting health technology assessments (HTA) that meet the needs of decision makers.
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to provide participants with the skills to generate good quality evidence for use in health technology assessment (HTA). Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of HTA in informing healthcare decision-making
- Recognise HTA-related clinical questions (e.g. therapy, diagnosis, prognosis, aetiology, harm, and disease prevalence)
- Use PRISMA guidelines for conducting systematic review
- Use RevMan for conducting meta-analysis Be familiar with tools for assessing study quality and risk of bias
- Incorporate health-related quality of life data from published literature in HTA
Who Should Attend?
- Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, pharmacists or allied health professionals) with an interest to conduct HTA.
- Research staff who provide technical or librarian support to healthcare professionals.
- Professionals with quantitative background (e.g. economics, biostatistics or business) who would like to understand how clinical evidence and patient reported outcomes are incorporated into HTA.
Certification
An electronic Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who meet a minimum of 75% attendance.
Instructors
Mr Adrien Gras
Head of Market Access & HEOR, APAC, Ipsos
Dr Charles Zheng
Epidemiologist, Singapore Clinical Research Institute
Mr David Champion
Senior Director, Ansea Healthcare Consulting
Assoc Prof Luo Nan
Domain Leader (Health Systems & Behavioural Sciences), NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
View his full profile here.
Dr Ng Kwong Hoe
Principal Head (HTA), Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health
View his full profile here.
Mr Omar Akhtar
Former HEOR Director APAC, Ipsos
Fee
| Category | Fee* |
| Student/LMICs¹ | S$1425.60 |
| NUS Staff/Partners | S$2376.00 |
| Public Sector | S$3564.00 |
| Private Sector | S$5940.00 |
Remarks:
- The LMIC definition will act according to the list of countries belonging to the low- and lower-middle income economies as listed by the World Bank. The corresponding fee will apply to individuals and organisations belonging to the LMIC.
- Partners refer to staff under the NUHS cluster (including NUH, NTFGH, AH, JCH, NUP, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Heart Centre Singapore, National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore, Centre for Innovation in Healthcare), HTAsiaLink & iDSI members.
- Public sector refers to any government agency, hospital or state university.
- Private sector refers to any private hospital, university or private company.
*Prices stated above are in Singapore Dollars (SGD) and are inclusive of 8% Singapore Goods and Services Tax. The University reserves the right to review and adjust the course fees and make changes to the programme structure and requirements as necessary and accordingly without prior notice.
Application
- Application closes on 1 August 2023 OR when the application is full.
- For more information on this course, please contact us at sph_cpe@nus.edu.sg.
Cancellation
- Cancellation is permissible if conveyed to the course administrator in writing via email before 4 August 2023.
- A cancellation charge of 50% of the fee will be levied if the cancellation is received after 4 August 2023.
- No refunds will be given from 18 August 2023 onwards but substitution with another name is permissible. Please inform the course administrator in writing via email, and provide the name and details of the substitute by 4 August 2023.
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