From Theory to Practice: Implementing the EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation

This event was a half-day stakeholder event focused on the implementation of the European Union's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation. The event brought together key stakeholders from Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania, including national HTA administrators and representatives from national stakeholders such as patient associations, health professionals, scientific societies, industry representatives, national decision-makers and regional health authorities.

• Date and time: Monday, 18 September 2023, 9:00-12:30 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) or 8:00 to 11:30 CEST

This event was part of a series of regional information events to be organised in 2023 and 2024 across the EU by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety and the Heads of HTA Agencies Group (HAG), together with national HTA agencies.

At the event in Athens, the European Commission provided an overview of the new EU HTA Regulation. This was followed by panel discussions, featuring local speakers who will discuss key topics related to the implementation of the regulation. The event was held in English.

The panels covered the following topics, among others to be discussed:

• Understanding key elements of the EU HTA Regulation
• Challenges and opportunities in the implementation process
• Involving stakeholders in EU HTA implementation

The panel discussion will include time for Q&A and audience participation, with the opportunity to engage in lively and constructive discussions.

• Event programme
• Presentation: The EU regulation on health technology assessment: what’s in it and why it matters?

Video recording

• Welcome and introduction
• Presentation of the HTA regulation and its implementation
• Q&A about the implementation of the HTA regulation
• Panel discussion with national HTA agencies and bodies
• Panel discussion with stakeholders
• Conclusions and closing