SUSTAIN-HTA

The kick-off meeting of “Support Utilisation of Sustainable and TAilored INnovative methods for HTA (SUSTAIN HTA)” project was held at the magnificent premises of the Fundatie van Renswoude in Utrecht (The Netherlands). Led by Utrecht University, the project consortium includes leading universities, HTA bodies, an NGO, and SMEs from across Europe. Together, we aim to contribute to the use of innovative health technology assessment (HTA) methodologies across Europe and support the methodological activities as part of the Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 on health technology assessment (HTAR). These activities will be supported by a larger network of HTA bodies and will involve other experts and a wide group of stakeholders through our Forums. Follow our pages on LinkedIn and X for further project updates to be coming soon!   #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA

✨ Meet Our Lead Experts: Dr Saskia Knies As part of our initiative to introduce the experts leading SUSTAIN-HTA, we’re delighted to introduce Dr Saskia Knies, a lead expert & coordinating advisor at Zorginstituut Nederland (ZIN) and a visiting fellow at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Saskia is a renowned specialist in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Pharmacoeconomics, bringing a wealth of experience to the project. She has previously served as a senior advisor for the H2020 HTx Project - Next Generation Health Technology Assessment project and coordinated the Dutch HTA Research Network (Academische werkplaats Verzekerde Zorg), which integrates efforts from ZIN, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Utrecht University. 🔍 On SUSTAIN-HTA, Dr Knies shared: ‘Half of the SUSTAIN-HTA consortium consists of HTA organisations from different parts of Europe. The HTA organisations are not just part of the consortium, but several of them have an important role within the project as either task or work package leads or as contributing partners to most of the tasks. They also have an important role to play in identifying their methodological needs and indicating whether methods developed fulfil these needs.  Zorginstituut Nederland has, as an HTA organization, extensive experience in collaboration with academic partners in its research networks and with other HTA organisations. In addition, through its involvement in earlier projects such as H2020-HTx and IMI-GetReal and as coordinator of EUnetHTA - European Network for Health Technology Assessment/ EUnetHTA JA3 and EUnetHTA 21 has the knowledge and experience within European collaborations.’ 👉 Learn more about our experts and their roles in shaping sustainable HTA practices: https://lnkd.in/dmtx6UR5 #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation 

🌟Consortium Member Spotlight: Zorginstituut Nederland 🌟 As part of our ongoing series, we are happy to introduce the next organisation in our Consortium, Zorginstituut Nederland. As the National Health Care Institute in The Netherlands, ZIN plays a key role in providing adequate insured healthcare services to everyone in The Netherlands, now and in the future by implementing robust innovative HTA methods into practice. 🌍 ZIN has extensive experience collaborating with other HTA bodies within Europe through its involvement in EUnetHTA - European Network for Health Technology Assessment as well as among others through its formal collaborations with the Heads of Agencies Group (HAG), the Beneluxa initiative, the International Grade Working Group and the International Horizon Scanning Initiative (IHSI). 🎯 Within SUSTAIN-HTA, experts at ZIN will work towards   👉 Establishing a HTA Network with both European HTA bodies and other HTA bodies and networks   👉Identifying & adapting knowledge infrastructures for structural dialogue between academia and HTA bodies   👉 Identifying barriers and facilitators for the actual implementation of innovative HTA methods and tools   👉Developing a systematic iterative framework to validate and endorse new HTA methods  Stay tuned as we continue to highlight the innovative work of our Consortium members! 👉Find out more about our Consortium here: https://lnkd.in/dmtx6UR5  #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation #ZIN  

Help Shape the Future of HTA Competencies with the SUSTAIN-HTA Project   Please join the two-round Delphi study, part of the SUSTAIN-HTA consortium's efforts to develop a generic #HTA competency framework on three levels of expertise. Supported by Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi), this initiative aims to upskill the HTA body workforce and harmonize HTA expertise.  We are looking for experts with at least three years of professional or educational expertise in HTA.  Your participation will directly influence the development of a competency framework for HTA expertise, impacting HTA education and levels of HTA expertise. ⏳ Deadline: First round closes December 9th, 2024!  📩 Interested? Click here to participate: https://lnkd.in/eHYR9ZAq   📖 Learn more about the study: https://lnkd.in/dE8jRacd   📧 For questions, contact Dr Wija Oortwijn (w.oortwijn@radboudumc.nl) or Ms Liza van Mun (liza.vanmun@radboudumc.nl)  Join us in shaping the future of HTA expertise—your input is vital! #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation

Driving HTA Innovation Across Europe!  On October 30-31, the SUSTAIN-HTA Consortium met online for the 2nd General Assembly. Highlights of the two-day event included an update from Anne Willemsen (HTA-R Coordination Group) on the HTA Regulation and discussions on the SUSTAIN-HTA Network and Expert Forum meetings. Work package leads presented progress on identifying HTA body’s needs for innovative methods, exploring relevant new methods, developing academic/HTA collaborations and preparations to build a robust, sustainable learning system. 👉 Read a detailed account of the General Assembly here: https://lnkd.in/d2B-fV9U 🌍Excited for the next phase of collaboration within the HTA landscape!  #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation #Collaboration 

HAPPENING NOW: The ISPOR 2024 HTA Roundtable - Europe convenes over 60 attendees from 32 European countries to discuss Support Utilisation of Sustainable and TAilored INnovative methods for HTA (SUSTAIN-HTA), More EUROPA, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Novel Medicines Platform (NMP), and to discuss how HTA can be used to optimize treatment decisions. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/3lRu50U5tkT #healthtechnologyassessment #HTA #HEOR

SUSTAIN-HTA at ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research Europe 2024 SUSTAIN-HTA experts will attend ISPOR Europe 2024, held from 17–20 November in Barcelona, Spain. Connect with our researchers from across the Consortium at the following events: 📍 ISPOR Forum Session — Monday, 18 November 11:45 - 12:45  https://lnkd.in/dbWmrgEF 📍 Two Poster Presentation Sessions  https://lnkd.in/dGP6kuGD https://lnkd.in/dsU24YTi 👉 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ejHyHMbN #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Collaboration #ISPOR #ISPOREurope2024 

Meet Our Consortium Leader: Prof Wim Goettsch 🎓✨ As part of our initiative to introduce the experts leading SUSTAIN-HTA, we are thrilled to introduce Prof Wim Goettsch, our consortium leader and lead expert at Utrecht University. With a background in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Wim is a Special Advisor at Zorginstituut Nederland and a Professor for HTA of Pharmaceuticals at Utrecht University. Wim has led several major European projects, including the HTx Project - Next Generation Health Technology Assessment and EUnetHTA - European Network for Health Technology Assessment JA3, contributing significantly to HTA development and implementation of new methods in policy and practice. A quote from Wim on the vision of SUSTAIN-HTA: “SUSTAIN-HTA gathers a consortium of HTA organisations and academic groups to triangulate the scientific and methodological needs of HTA organisations, the current state of the art of HTA methods in use and the new HTA methods being developed by various stakeholders. SUSTAIN-HTA will not develop new HTA methods but will support the implementation of new methods in HTA in Europe. In brief, we must begin continuously recording the needs for new methods within HTA organisations. At the same time, we will need an ongoing record of what new HTA methods are being developed. By structurally linking these needs and developed methods, we can support the timely implementation of state-of-the-art HTA methods in HTA practice. Utrecht University, through its involvement in earlier projects such as H2020-HTx, IMI-GetReal and EUnetHTA JA3 and through our structural link to the Zorginstituut Nederland in the Dutch Academic Research Network HTA, has the knowledge, experience and resources to coordinate this effort." 👉 Stay tuned for more introductions and find out more about our experts here: https://lnkd.in/dmtx6UR5 #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation

🌟Consortium Member Spotlight: Utrecht University 🌟   As part of our ongoing series, we are thrilled to introduce the first organization in our consortium, Utrecht University. UU has long been at the forefront of developing innovative Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methods, and with its strong ties to both HTA and regulatory bodies, has played a key role in many pioneering initiatives that support the development of HTA. 💡 Significant contributions: 👉 Leadership of the H2020 HTx Project - Next Generation Health Technology Assessment and a key role in the IMI-GetReal project resulting in many publications and tools that advance HTA methods.  👉Collaboration with the Dutch national HTA body, Zorginstituut Nederland to ensure academic work is HTA focussed.  👉Leadership of SUSTAIN-HTA to ensure that work to identify, synthesize, and prioritize new HTA methods is driven by the needs of HTA bodies and leads to a learning platform that is sustainable long-term. 🎯 Within SUSTAIN-HTA, experts at Utrecht University will work towards 👉Establishing an expert forum of international scientific leaders in HTA.  👉Developing a horizon-scanning tool for identifying HTA needs and linking them with the latest methodologies.  👉Prioritizing innovative HTA tools that can address the needs of HTA organizations across Europe. Stay tuned as we continue to highlight the innovative work of our consortium members!  👉Find out more about our consortium here: https://lnkd.in/dmtx6UR5 #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation

First SUSTAIN-HTA Expert Forum On September 18, 2024, the first SUSTAIN-HTA Expert Forum brought together experts from the global Health Technology Assessment (HTA) community. Led by Wim Goettsch (Utrecht University & Zorginstituut Nederland) and Saif Elayan (Utrecht University), the meeting focused on innovative HTA methods and their implementation. Participants included experts from organizations like the World Health Organization, ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, European Medicines Agency, Cochrane and projects such as ASCERTAIN, ASSESS DHT and ONCOVALUE, engaging in discussions around new HTA developments and SUSTAIN-HTA's role in implementing these advancements into practice. Read more about the Expert Forum here: https://lnkd.in/d5zr-eRz #SUSTAIN_HTA #HorizonEurope #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #Innovation #Healthcare