Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) will conduct the 3rd International Fellowship on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) at IIT Madras from October 21 to 26, 2013 in collaboration with National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC). The fellowship programme will feature international and national faculty giving lectures on various facets of HTA.
Healthcare professionals like biomedical and clinical engineers; students pursuing public health management and health policy courses; patient safety officers and care providers; health economists; hospital and healthcare programme managers; and professionals and providers who deal with healthcare technologies, are likely to be benefitted from the programme.
HTA is a multi-disciplinary field of policy research that examines the clinical, economic, social and ethical implications, economic incremental value, diffusion and use of a medical technology in healthcare and health systems integration. HTA acts as a bridge between the world of research and the decision-making process. It is a tool to improve healthcare delivery systems of India and will also help to improve the patient care in terms of related legal and ethical issues.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai