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

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 Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, 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: Tuesday, 9 April 2023, 9:00 – 12:30 EET (8:00-11:30 CET)

This event is 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 Riga, 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 will be 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 included time for Q&A and audience participation, with the opportunity to engage in lively and constructive discussions.

• Programme

Presentations

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

Video recording

• Introduction
• Presentation of the HTA Regulation and Q&A
• Panel discussion on the national perspective
• Panel discussion on the stakeholder perspective
• Closing remarks