Observatory Venice Summer School
[link al sito dell'osservatorio]

Venice Summer School 2009: Programme

Programme 15/06/2009

The five-day course will develop a better understanding of the challenges in stimulating and assessing innovation in health-care provision and will explore ways of organizing effective evaluations, designing related decision-making processes and setting up relevant institutions. It will be organized into three modules:

MODULE 1: INNOVATION
The first module will look at the different dimensions of innovation, not only in medical products and health care interventions but also in broader health-system organization. Also based on experience from other economic sectors, it will explore what challenges innovation represents for the organisation of health systems and how it can be steered towards meeting the values and goals that governments have set for their health systems.

Issues that will be addressed in this module include:

  • Defining concepts: innovation, health technology, HTA, quality in health care, etc…;
  • Expectations and values related to innovation;
  • Drivers and stumbling blocks for innovation;
  • Diffusion and management of innovation;
  • Innovation in processes and services;
  • A policy framework for innovation.

MODULE 2: EVALUATION
In this module we will explore the experience of evaluating three different types of health technologies: (1) medical products and services (i.e. “health technologies” in a narrow sense), (2) regulatory and policy measures and (3) public health interventions. It will look at different models and methods for HTA, how evidence is used and how HTA and innovation contribute to quality improvement strategies.

Lectures and discussions in this module will cover following aspects:

  • Assessing different types of medical products and services (drugs, diagnostics, devices, procedures and e-health applications): selection, assessment processes and methodologies;
  • Policy measures (regulatory approval, reimburse­ment systems, national guidance or clinical guide­lines) and public health interventions: similarities and peculiarities compared to assessing medical products and services;
  • Differences between context-free (internationally applicable) and context-dependent (national/local) evidence;
  • Integration of scientific and "colloquial" evidence.

MODULE 3: TRANSLATION
This last module will focus on the translation of evidence and assessment outcomes into policies and clinical practices. Starting from analysing the impact and effect of HTA reports and guidelines, it will address the key question “what are effective ways of knowledge translation and brokering in health policy and health care practice”.

These are some of the elements that will be tackled in this part:

  • Needs and demands of policy makers and practitioners;
  • Design of effective assessment institutions and decision-making processes;
  • The role of the EU, WHO and other international organisations;
  • The role of stakeholders, including consumer organisations, professional organisations and the industry;
  • Information and communication.
Download Programme final [Type: PDF - Size: 72 KB]

Download Program modules 03/03/2009 [Type: PDF - Size: 56 KB]




Regione Veneto :: All rights reserved :: Terms of use
Close Move
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
All the material published may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, even if sources are cited. All logos, graphics, sounds, images and texts on the site must not be copied or transmitted in any form without prior written authorisation of Venice Summer School Any unauthorised use, for whatever end, is punishable by the law, incurring in civil and penal consequences.

INFORMATION AND CONSENT TO USE PERSONAL DATA

Law 30.06.2003 N.196, Article 13
The Copyright Information applies to the personal data collected on the site and does not apply to other web sites belonging to third parties that may, possibly, be accessed to through a hypertextual link. The personal Information, gathered from the site that Abitare Venezia s.a.s is entitled to use includes: name, surname, address, e-mail address, and other voluntary information provided by the user during electronic mailing procedures or from the information provided in filling out specific forms. However, Users can also access all parts of the site without providing any personal information.

Protection of personal data.
In conformity with art. 3 D.lgs. 196/03, Venice Summer School guarantees to protect all personal data and ID information transmitted via electronic instruments. Such information will be treated and used only when strictly necessary and for the purposes it was collected. Moreover, Venice Summer School guarantees to observe specific safety measures to prevent the loss of data, possible illegal or improper use and non authorised access of the data provided.
User’s data will be filed by Venice Summer School until the user’s issue of a cancellation order is transmitted, in accordance with the law set out in art. 7 D.lgs. 196/2003.
:: :: XHTML 1.0   CSS