The State Expert Center presented the results of the systematic implementation of the HTA tool in Ukraine and the prospects for its further development at the annual HTAi meeting and the INAHTA conference in Spain.
More than 1000 participants from more than 60 countries took part in the 5-day annual HTAi meeting with the main theme “A turning point for HTA? Resilience, networks and innovation,” the official program of which included 3 plenary sessions, 21 workshop, 49 panel discussions, 8 symposia and more than 450 oral and poster presentations.
The results of the implementation and use of the health technology assessment (HTA) tool in Ukraine were presented at the annual HTAi meeting and the INAHTA conference in Spain by Oresta Pyniazhko, Director of the Department of Health Technology Assessment of the State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health.
The international events were held on June 15-20 in Seville (Spain) and brought together leading international HTA experts and all stakeholders – patients, clinicians, payers, industry, and scientists.
Speaking as a presenter during two panel discussions on the topics “Improving Health Technology Assessment Worldwide: Insights from Global Initiatives” and “International Network for Equity and Sustainability: Building Bridges for an Effective and Sustainable Healthcare System”, and the poster presentation “Improving Patient Access to Medicinal Products through HTA in Ukraine”, Oresta Piniazhko presented the latest achievements in the practical application of the HTA tool in Ukraine, patient-centered outcomes in line with the recommendations provided in the conclusions of the state HTA for medicinal products by nosology, the application of managed access agreements to implement HTA recommendations, and expert activity on developing a draft HTA guideline for medical devices.
In particular, she spoke about the launch of new HTA procedures:
- scientific advice for the applicant before submission of the application and dossier regarding the choice of comparator
- expanding stakeholder engagement through the publication of the draft conclusion of the state HTA to allow for feedback.
Together with colleagues and partners from the Ukrainian delegation – the USAID/SAFEMed project – she took part in training workshops, plenary sessions, and panel discussions with leading international HTA experts on new trends, methodology improvement, thematic studies, and challenges in the field of HTA.
Oresta Piniazhko also moderated 2 thematic sessions “Transformative HTA: the impact and challenges associated with artificial intelligence” and “Assessment of medical interventions: cost-effectiveness analysis, quality of life, and impact on policy.”
As part of the official program of the HTAi annual meeting and the INAHTA conference on the topic “Achieving Balance: Flexibility, Efficiency, and High Quality of HTA, 2024”, she became familiar with the experience and trends of international agencies and professional views on:
- planning of joint assessment in the EU, use of guidelines
- improving initiatives for building HTA expert capacity for users and implementers
- increasing patient involvement, new technologies and digital solutions for the application of artificial intelligence, and future challenges in HTA.
“Continuing systematic cooperation with international partners and the new knowledge and experience of other organizations will contribute to the further institutional development of HTA in Ukraine and to improving patient access to clinically effective and cost-effective medical technologies,” Oresta Piniazhko emphasized following her participation in the events.
