Health Technology Assessment E Pharmacoeconomics
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary and multispecialist tool for the assessment of health technologies increasingly widespread in advanced health systems to support policy makers in identifying the correct health technology to be introduced on the market at different institutional decision-making levels: national and / or regional (macro level), health care organizations (meso level) and in clinical practice (micro level). The course aims to explain what HTA is, provide a regulatory framework, give an overview of the spread of the use of HTA at an international, national and regional level (with a comparison of Italy with the main European countries ), show its practical applications both on the private enterprise side and on the healthcare / regional side, illustrating the main differences between drugs and medical devices.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will have learned:
1. What HTA is and why is it important
2. Why it is important to work in networks at all levels
3. What is the degree of diffusion of HTA in Italy
4. How the regionalization of the health system affects the spread of HTA
5. What are the practical consequences of HTA
6. Considering two of the main types of health technologies, because the HTA process on the drug is more consolidated than that of the medical devic
1. What HTA is and why is it important
2. Why it is important to work in networks at all levels
3. What is the degree of diffusion of HTA in Italy
4. How the regionalization of the health system affects the spread of HTA
5. What are the practical consequences of HTA
6. Considering two of the main types of health technologies, because the HTA process on the drug is more consolidated than that of the medical devic
Lesson period: First trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Course syllabus
- The principles of HTA to support decision-making
- The uses of HTA and pharmacoeconomics in healthcare management
- Governance models for healthcare technologies at the European and national levels
- Methodologies and data sources for the evaluation of healthcare technologies
- The assessment of the economic, social, and organizational impact of healthcare technologies
- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
- Practical applications of HTA
- The uses of HTA and pharmacoeconomics in healthcare management
- Governance models for healthcare technologies at the European and national levels
- Methodologies and data sources for the evaluation of healthcare technologies
- The assessment of the economic, social, and organizational impact of healthcare technologies
- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
- Practical applications of HTA
Prerequisites for admission
No one
Teaching methods
The teaching methods of the course include:
· Lectures
· Case studies with guided discussions
· Group assignment presentations
· Guest lectures by experts and professionals
The teaching methods of the course include:
· Lectures
· Case studies with guided discussions
· Group assignment presentations
· Guest lectures by experts and industry professionals
· Lectures
· Case studies with guided discussions
· Group assignment presentations
· Guest lectures by experts and professionals
The teaching methods of the course include:
· Lectures
· Case studies with guided discussions
· Group assignment presentations
· Guest lectures by experts and industry professionals
Teaching Resources
Reference textbook: "Health Technology Assessment. Technological Governance for Healthcare", edited by Davide Croce (2019)
Slides provided by the lecturer and reference materials indicated during individual sessions
Slides provided by the lecturer and reference materials indicated during individual sessions
Assessment methods and Criteria
To pass the course as an attending student, it is necessary to attend and actively participate in the lessons, to submit a group project and take the written exam. The exam will be graded on a 30-point scale, with the scores distributed as follows:
60% written exam covering the entire syllabus in the form of open-ended questions
30% group project
10% individual participation
The final grade (on a 30-point scale) will be the weighted sum of the grades awarded for the written exam, the group project, and individual participation. The criteria for evaluating the written exam will take into account the accuracy of the content, clarity of argumentation, as well as critical analysis and reworking skills.
For non-attending students, the assessment consists only of the written exam covering the entire syllabus (100%).
60% written exam covering the entire syllabus in the form of open-ended questions
30% group project
10% individual participation
The final grade (on a 30-point scale) will be the weighted sum of the grades awarded for the written exam, the group project, and individual participation. The criteria for evaluating the written exam will take into account the accuracy of the content, clarity of argumentation, as well as critical analysis and reworking skills.
For non-attending students, the assessment consists only of the written exam covering the entire syllabus (100%).
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Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Ferre' Francesca
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