The Center strengthens cooperation with Portugal in the field of HTA
Strengthening cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of HTA with Portugal – Center specialists presented Ukraine at the “Advanced Therapies Europe” conference and learned about the work of the Portuguese national regulator INFARMED.
Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs of the Center Mykhailo Lobas and Director of the Department of HTA and Rational Pharmacotherapy Oresta Piniazhko recently completed a working visit to the city of Estoril (Portugal).
At the invitation of the Phacilitate organization, our specialists took part in the conference on advanced therapy medicinal products «AdvancedTherapiesEurope». During the event, Oresta Piniazhko acted as moderator of a panel session and discussion devoted to new regulatory documents on joint HTA in the EU.
Representatives of the Center familiarized themselves with the areas of clinical trials of advanced therapy medicinal products and HTA experience, and considered the prospects for implementing HTA for other medical technologies in accordance with the roadmap and the stages of institutionalization of the health technology assessment process in Ukraine.
Also, during the visit, Mykhailo Lobas and Oresta Piniazhko met with the President of the Executive Board of the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products INFARMED, Rui Santos, and familiarized themselves with the regulator's work – its experience in conducting clinical trials and registration, and best HTA practices.
The parties discussed potential topics for cooperation, including European integration.
Foreign partners highly appreciated Ukraine's achievements in implementing the HTA tool and its experience of cooperation with EUnetHTA.
As part of the visit, agreements were reached on strengthening cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of HTA. The cooperation will contribute to the next stage of institutionalization of HTA in Ukraine in line with best international practices and will make it possible to build the expert capacity of specialists in this area.
