Free Webinar: Implementing Strategies to Improve High Blood Pressure Control in Latin America
On Thursday, July 3, from 14:00 to 15:00 PM (Argentina time), a free, open webinar will be held on the implementation of strategies to improve the control of high blood pressure in Latin America. The event will be held virtually, with prior registration required, and is aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators.
The IECS endorses an open letter in support of the WHO
The Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS) endorses a letter recently published in The Lancet in support of the key role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in global public health. The document was signed by the directors of nearly 800 WHO Collaborating Centres worldwide.
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How can HTAs be used to achieve more transparent, equitable, and fair health systems?
In the fast-paced global health landscape, the quest for transparent, equitable, and fair health systems is more urgent than ever. And health technology assessments (HTAs), with their mission to ensure transparency in decision-making, can play a role as a catalyst for more equitable and sustainable health systems.
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First plenary session of HTAi2025: Are HTAs just for guiding resource allocation or also for shaping health systems?
Mere "gatekeepers" or shapers? Health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly challenged to transcend its traditional role in evaluating new drugs, devices, or tests to become a more proactive catalyst for the transformation of health systems, actively influencing their configuration. The topic was the subject of
Emerging methods for addressing health system challenges were the focus of the second plenary session of the HTAi Congress.
Plenary Session II, “NextGen Methods: Hype or Here to Stay?”, opened the next day of the HTAi (Health Technology Assessment International) International Congress. More than 800 stakeholders from the health sector and health technology assessment are participating in the meeting in Buenos Aires, with
HTAi 2025, the world congress on health technology assessment, kicked off in Buenos Aires.
Under the central theme “NextGen Evidence: Diversifying and Advancing Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to Meet Global Demands” and with the participation of more than 800 delegates from some 80 countries, the Annual Congress of HTAi (Health Technology Assessment international) —HTAi 2025— began in Buenos Aires, the main global meeting that brings together
Bridge to Excellence Grants & Research Management Community of Practice
In the coming months, we will be launching the Bridge to Excellence Grants & Research Management Community of Practice. Empowering Grants Management Bridge will be a collaborative platform that allows those who have to perform grant management functions to share knowledge, best practices, tools, and experiences to strengthen fund management and support efficiency in the
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CIIPS Newsletter
News, publications, activities, and academic training from the IECS Center for Health Policy and Implementation. Each issue brings together advances in our projects, reflections on public health policies, decision-making tools, and resources of interest to technical teams, professionals, decision-makers, and organizations in our country and the region. Thank you for joining us!
IECS researchers will participate in the HTAI Annual Congress
For the first time, the prestigious HTAI Annual Congress will be held in Argentina, from June 14 to 18 in Buenos Aires. The Institute for Clinical and Healthcare Effectiveness (IECS) is the local supporting organization, reaffirming leadership in health technology assessment at the regional level. The following topics will be addressed:
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