HTAi Review | March 23, 2026

◤ Breaking News

◤ Meet Your Board Election 2026 Candidates!

It’s that time of year!

The HTAi Board Election 2026 opens April 1, 2026. Now’s the time to review the candidates and get ready to cast your vote!

Your 2026 candidates were carefully reviewed and approved by the HTAi Board and its Nominating and Elections Committee following the call for nominations in February.

The HTAi Board of Directors plays a central role in guiding strategies that advance HTAi’s mission: to support and promote the production, understanding, and use of health technology assessment that strengthens decision-making and improves health systems worldwide. HTAi actively maintains a Board that reflects the breadth of our global community, and we always strive to strengthen the range of voices and experiences represented.  HTAi’s work is shaped by contributions from every region and from people involved in HTA, policy, research, patient and public involvement, and related fields.

The HTAi Board Election 2026 will open on April 1, 2026, and close on April 30, 2026. The election is managed by CES, a trusted third-party electoral service. CES will email ballots directly to all members in good standing, and votes must be submitted via the unique electronic ballot provided.

In accordance with HTAi bylaws, only members with current 2026 membership fees are eligible to vote. Organizational members may appoint one representative to vote on behalf of their organization, and this representative must be one of the ten listed in the organizational membership. If you haven’t renewed your 2026 membership yet, do so today to ensure you can participate.

Voting members will receive their ballot from CES on April 1, 2026. If you are eligible and haven’t received it by April 2, please contact boardelections@htai.org for support.

Your vote gives you a direct voice in shaping the future of HTAi. Learn more about the candidates and submit your vote by clicking the button below.

Get to know the Candidates

◤ HTAi Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Ends This Week

Register now and save!

Early Bird registration for the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting closes on March 26, 2026. If you’re planning to attend, register before Thursday, March 26, to secure your spot at a reduced rate!

Please note: all presenters must be registered by the Early Bird deadline to be included in the program.

Taking place June 6–10 in Istanbul, Türkiye, the HTAi Annual Meeting will bring together the global HTA community for timely, cross-border conversations on how HTA can support stronger, more sustainable health systems. Set in a city that naturally connects Asia, Africa, and Europe, the meeting creates space for diverse perspectives and approaches to come together and explore emerging challenges, and discuss how HTA can support stronger, more sustainable decision-making across different health systems.

The meeting is moving forward as planned, and information about HTAi’s statement regarding the Annual Meeting is available on the registration page.

Register before March 26 to take advantage of Early Bird rates and join the global HTA community in Istanbul this June!

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VAT Information

All registration fees for the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting include 20% Turkish VAT, as required by national regulations. This VAT is applied to all registration, workshop, and social event fees, regardless of the participant’s country of residence or usual VAT status. Participants or organizations that would typically be VAT-exempt may submit their registration receipt and supporting documentation directly to the Republic of Türkiye to seek reimbursement in accordance with local government procedures.

Help spread the word about the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting

Attending the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting?

Let your network know you’ll be there. We’ve created a set of ready-to-use graphics to help you share your participation and invite colleagues to join you in Istanbul this June.

Download the graphics below, post them on your social channels, and help build momentum for this year’s meeting!

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Program Spotlight: Plenary Two

The Plenary program is intentionally structured as a journey, moving from vision to action to implementation. This week, we’re highlighting the beginning of the journey with Plenary Two.

Plenary Two | From Evidence To Impact: HTA Driving Changes In Systems
Plenary Two focuses on what is already happening. Through concrete examples from both established HTA systems and emerging contexts, this session highlights measurable, real-world impact: changes in policy, access, prioritization, collaboration, and system design. The emphasis is on outcomes: what shifted, who benefited, and what lessons can be transferred across settings.

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Program Spotlight: Workshops

Kick off the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting with a series of engaging pre-conference workshops, running June 6 and 7. These workshops bring together patients, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and industry experts to dive deep into practical skills, innovative approaches, and emerging topics in HTA. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your knowledge, explore new methodologies, or connect with global colleagues before the main conference begins, the workshops are a great way to learn, share, and collaborate in a focused, interactive environment.

Each week, we’ll be spotlighting the Annual Meeting workshops to help you plan your learning journey!

Sponsor the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting

HTAi Annual Meeting is a dynamic forum for sharing ideas, fostering collaboration, and shaping the future of health technology assessment worldwide. Sponsoring the 2026 Annual Meeting positions your organization at the centre of these critical conversations. Sponsors gain meaningful visibility among key decision-makers, direct access to leading HTA professionals, and opportunities to build lasting partnerships across sectors and regions.

With tailored sponsorship options for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, your support helps advance innovation, equity, and evidence-informed decision-making — while demonstrating your commitment to strengthening resilient, inclusive, and sustainable health systems globally.

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◤ Join the HTAi Global Policy Forum as Scientific Secretary!

The HTAi Global Policy Forum (GPF) is looking for a dynamic and motivated Scientific Secretary to provide scientific leadership to the GPF, a unique platform where senior leaders from government, HTA agencies, industry, and academia come together to advance strategic dialogue and shape the future of health and HTA policy.

This is a rare opportunity to influence global conversations, drive high-impact outputs, and collaborate with world-leading experts in HTA and health policy. The Scientific Secretary will work closely with the Chair, Organizing Committee, and HTAi team to ensure the Forum’s discussions result in rigorous, balanced, and policy-relevant outputs.

Application Deadline: 27 March 2026

Learn About Role and Apply

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◤ Network News

◤ Register for the next HTAi Webinar: The Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA) – Helpful Tools and Tips for Information Specialists

Join us on April 28 for the next HTAi webinar, hosted by the HTAi Information Retrieval Interest Group: The Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA): Helpful Tools and Tips for Information Specialists.

This interactive session will explore how the Evidence Review Accelerator (TERA) can support faster, higher-quality systematic reviews. Designed with information specialists in mind, the workshop will highlight the most relevant tools through live demonstrations.

The session will be led by Justin Clark, developer of TERA and the Two-Week Systematic Review (2weekSR) methodology, who will share practical insights drawn from his experience conducting reviews and building these tools.

Participants will be guided through:

• Brief introduction to TERA.
• Demonstration of creating focused searches using the Word Frequency Analyser, SearchRefiner, Polyglot Search Translator and the Deduplicator.
• Demonstration of Generative AI-powered screening using MechaScreener.
• Demonstration of citation searching with SpiderCite.
• Using TERA Farmer to identify any further relevant studies missed by the database and citation search.

Learn More and Register

◤ Call for Expressions of Interest: PCIG Leadership Roles

The Patient and Citizen Involvement Interest Group (PCIG) is inviting members to join its Steering Committee; a Co-Chair position and the Vice Chair position are available for the 2026–2029 term. This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership, help guide the direction of the Interest Group, and contribute to advancing patient and citizen involvement in health technology assessment.

If you have experience participating in HTAi and PCIG activities and are ready to take an active role in shaping the group’s work, we encourage you to apply!

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◤ HTAi Hospital-Based HTA Interest Group integrates AdHopHTA Project’s resources

The HTAi Hospital-Based HTA Interest Group (HB-HTA IG) has integrated the AdHopHTA Project’s resources into the HTAi global platform.

The Adopting Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment in the EU (AdHopHTA) Project was a pioneering EU FP7-funded initiative that strengthened the use and impact of high-quality HTA in hospital settings across Europe (for more details on the project: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/305018).  

AdHopHTA developed practical tools and guidance to help hospitals adopt HTA approaches tailored to managerial decision-making, including a best practice handbook, a deployment toolkit, and a repository of HB-HTA products.

By integrating the AdHopHTA website and outputs into the HTAi web platform, HTAi is helping to preserve and disseminate this foundational work for the global HB-HTA community and for decision-makers seeking robust methods to assess new technologies “in” and “for” hospitals.  

Members and readers can now access AdHopHTA materials directly via the HTAi website, where they will sit alongside other HTAi resources and initiatives on hospital-based HTA.

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◤ HTAi Spotlight: Hospital-Based HTA Interest Group

As part of our HTAi IGnITE series, recorded in Buenos Aires during the HTAi 2025 Annual Meeting, we sat down with the HTAi Hospital-based HTA Interest Group (HB-HTA) to learn more about their work, achievements, and plans for the year ahead.

In this interview, the group discusses:

• Significant accomplishments over the past year
• How they engage and connect with members globally
• Emerging topics related to patient and citizen involvement and how the IG is navigating them
• Focus areas for 2026 and beyond

Learn how HB-HTA is supporting activities to build capacity for hospital-based HTA.

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◤ HTA News from Around the World

OHE’s Around the World series examines the HTA system in France

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TU Delft and WHO held a workshop on the risks, ethics, and governance of using AI for mental health

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Deadline for EDiHTA’s open pilot call for DHT developers/manufacturers extended to April 1, 2026

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◤ IJTAHC Featured Publications

Navigating market access after conditional reimbursement: A communication roadmap for disinvesting orphan drugs

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Trust, validation, and accountability: implementing uses of generative AI into HTA practice

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Use of RWD in the assessment of economic evaluations of innovative health products: lessons learned from the French National Authority for health (HAS)

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