Where and how HTA can support patient access to innovation

Inviting all Medical Technology colleagues wishing to gain perspective on:

• Importance of using HTA for medical devices
• How HTA can promote patient access to innovative medical devices
• What role can industry play in expediting HTA decision making

Provide:

• A background to the SA healthcare industry
• Key industry demographics and relevant economic indicators
• An understanding of the industry structure and relationships
• Current industry dynamics that are worth watching
• Macro environmental factors that may influence the market
• The ability to navigate market access hurdles and processes

Provide:

• A framework for Heath Technology Management (HTM) and how to manage the technology life-cycle
• Knowledge of where Health Technology Assessment (HTA) fits into the above framework and how it may offer a strategic approach to introducing and/or repositioning health technologies
• Context for where HTM fits into the health technology regulatory framework of South Africa
• Insight into three distinct components of HTM and unpacking these in the context of business
  • Pre-HTA: pre-launch activities (in fact, a decision to launch can be made after this time)
  • HTA: unpacking the clinical message and value proposition
  • Post HTA
• A continuous but closed loop (not linear) approach to managing health technologies

Provide:

• Knowledge on how to efficiently align business and reimbursement strategies
• A systemic approach to developing a market access strategy for any health technology, as aligned with the company's business strategy
• An understanding of who the various stakeholders are in the decision making process, their respective influence on each other and your market access strategy
• A framework for defining a meaningful value proposition to each relevant stakeholder
• A guide on collating the information and creating the "dossier"