***COLLOQUIUM ON HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT***

Reserve your place NOW for an opportunity to attend not just another 
meeting, but an opportunity, whether you are a manager having to make 
decisions about purchasing a new technology, an industrialist 
developing innovative technology, a scientist about to make a grant 
application or a clinician interested in how the effectiveness of a 
technology is evaluated, to hear and discuss with experts concerned 
with differing aspects of health technology evaluation.

DATE:      Friday 19 June 1998
VENUE:   City University, Department of Radiography, Rutland Place, 
                 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6PA
TIME:       10.00am - 4.00pm

                                       S P E A K E R S

*  Prof Richard Lilford (Director of Research & Development, West 
    Midlands, NHS Executive)
*  Mr Eric Winiarski (Area Programme Manager, Medical Engineering, 
    EPSRC)  
*  Dr Norman Waterman (Quo-Tec Ltd and Medlink)
*  Mr John Hutton (Vice-President of European Operations, MEDTAP 
    International)
*  Mr Ian Hammond (Chief Executive Officer, Bedford and Shires Health 
    & Care NHS Trust)
*  Ms Kay Pattison (Head of HTA Section, Department of Health)

WHY?   The task of technological assessment, whatever the field of 
application, is essentially the same; namely to provide a 
comprehensive forecast and evaluation of the likely outcomes of 
technological actions (or strategies) with respect to social, 
economic and environmental criteria, paying attention to side-effects 
both good and bad.

So, when assessing the appropriateness of a health care technology it 
is important to consider not only measures of clinical effectiveness 
and the evaluation of costs and cost benefits, but also the more 
qualitative aspects of outcome, such as patient preferences and 
values, health status and the quality of life.  This is a complex 
task but it is important that policy and decision makers give 
adequate consideration to all these often competing and conflicting 
factors.

SCOPE
The colloquium will highlight the need for a wider appreciation of 
health care technology assessment, particularly in relation to 
innovative technology.  The range of issues that should be addressed 
will be identified.  These include collecting information relevant to 
the technology, and evaluating its potential for clinical application 
in order that an appropriate business case can be generated.

COST (includes all refreshments)
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stlg 45 (student rate)

                                       P R O G R A M M E

10.00     -     Registration and Coffee

10.30     -     Welcome and Introduction

10.35     -     Prof  Richard Lilford, "The ethics of clinical 
                    trials of HTA - a philosophical and Bayesian     
                    perspective"

                    Mr Eric Winiarski (title to be announced)

                    Dr Norman Waterman, "Collaboration and Innovation 
                    for New and Improved Medical Devices" 
       
11.45     -     Break

12.00     -     Mr John Hutton,  "Health Economics and the 
                    Evaluation and Assessment of Health Technology"
    
                    Mr Ian Hammond, "Health Technology Assessment - A 
                    User's View
  
                    Ms Kay Pattison (title to be announced)

13.10     -     LUNCH

13.55     -     Group discussion of case studies

14.25     -     Five minute summary presentation, followed by 15 
                    minute commentary by speakers.

15.25     -     Panel discussion

15.50     -     Tea and Close

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    HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COLLOQUIUM
                                             Friday 19 June 1998

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