Projects
In order to reach the objectives for the 2018-2021, the IFMBE has assigned specific resources that the HTAD is implementing through 12 projects that reflect our 3 years-based strategy. Each project is constituted by a specific team and will deliver outcomes that contributes to the HTAD mission and to the overall IFMBE goals.
Data mining for real world evidence on health technologies in social media using sentiment analysis
Outcome: Develop new methods to use real-world evidence in HTA. Data mining in social media can be an alternative source for new evidence on the adoption of new medical devices. Recent developments in data mining enable the use of this source of e viden. applied...
IFMBE Recommendations – feasibility of implementing IFMBE recommendations for HTM
Outcome: reinforce ongoing cooperation with clinical engineers in healthcare organizations (e.g. hospitals) to promote BMEs to understand the fit of the guidelines with healthcare practice and to support the implementation and adoption of our guidelines. Benefit:...
Collaboration with international institutions
Outcome: reinforce ongoing cooperation with international institutions (e.g. European Parliament, Commission and Committees) to promote BME recognition, provide more space for BME in grant schemes and to support legislations regarding medical devices, medical...
IFMBE HTA publications and promotion in conferences
Outcome: all the IFMBE HTAD publications (e.g., guidelines, white-papers, studies, report) will be shared via the IFMBE HTAD platforms. However, in order to prove their quality, those papers (or a shorter version containing key points) will be submitted for...
Survey to monitor BME involvement/needs in HTA
Outcome: completed global survey to investigate national institutional capacity and BME human resources supporting HTA; differentiation of BMEs/CEs from lawyers and librarians/information specialists -WHO: "Legal, engineering and information science professionals";...
HTA capacity building and field studies in lower-income regions
Outcome: it is clear that HTA is more needed in limited resources settings. IFMBE HTAD aims to give significant contribution to HTA of medical device, eHealth and medical locations in lower-income settings. This project aims to seed relevant field studies and capacity...
IFMBE HTAD meetings for HTA studies fostering
Outcome: support the organization of meetings aiming to bring forward HTA studies and develop new methods and tools specifically conceived for the HTA of medical devices, medical locations and eHealth. Support the preparation of guidelines on HTA considering BMEs and...
BME scholars’ mobility
Outcome: support individual scholars’ mobility, or short term scientific missions or writing sessions related to the IFMBE HTAD projects. The contribution will be given to awardees or hosting institutions (if they anticipate travel/accommodation costs). Proposals will...
HTAD Strategic Communication
Outcome: Promoting the work of HTAD in the community of BMEs/CEs, Hospital administrators and other stakeholders in healthcare.Enforcing the presence of HTAD worldwide. All the HTAD activities and projects will benefit of this facility, both for spreading their...
HTA e-training for BMEs
Outcome: deliver didactic materials on HTA specifically designed for BMEs and CEs, in the form of headnotes (e.g., transcribing lectures delivered during the IFMBE HTAD summer schools) and eLearning contents (i.e., post-processing of lectures video-recorded during the...
IFMBE HTAD Awards
Outcome: recognize individuals and organizations that contribute to the promotion and support of BME in HTA with three IFMBE HTAD prizes: /1) Best Paper Award, to BME and CE publishing outstanding HTA papers to journal or conferences./2) Policy Award, to policymakers...
IFMBE Summer School on HTA
Outcome: offer formal training on HTA to BMEs and generate HTA training contents for the IFMBE HTAD eLearning platform. Benefit: increase HTA culture among BME and share BME culture on HTA of medical devices among non-BME scholars.Team: Dan Clark, Kallirroi...