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◤ HTAi Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Ends March 26
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Early Bird registration for the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting closes on March 26, 2026, so if you’ve been thinking about attending, now is a great time to secure your spot.
The HTAi Annual Meeting will take place June 6–10 in Istanbul, Türkiye, bringing together the global HTA community for timely, cross-border conversations on how HTA can help shape the future of health systems.
Set in a city that naturally connects Asia, Africa, and Europe, the meeting creates space for diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to come together. Policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders will gather to exchange ideas, 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!
Register NowVAT 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.
Attend the HTAi Annual Meeting with a PCIG PASS
The HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement in HTA Interest Group (PCIG) is has opened applications for the PCIG PASS, a program that supports patients, carers, and patient representatives to attend the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place June 6–10, 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The PASS helps remove financial barriers so individuals with lived experience can participate in global conversations about HTA and contribute their perspectives to discussions shaping health systems and decision-making.
Who can apply?
Applicants may be eligible if they:
- Have lived experience as a patient or carer
- Represent patients through a patient or community organization
- Represent patients on an HTA committee
- Are a plenary speaker or previous participation grant recipient who needs partial support to attend
What the PASS provides
Successful applicants receive support to attend the meeting, including:
- Economy travel to and from Istanbul and up to six nights of accommodation (arranged by HTAi)
- Complimentary early-bird registration for the Annual Meeting
- Registration for the PCIG pre-conference workshop
- Up to USD $300 for eligible expenses such as local transport, meals, visa costs, accessibility supports, and mobile data
PASS recipients also receive additional support such as a pre-meeting briefing, optional buddy support during the conference, and opportunities to connect with other PASS participants.
Key dates
- March 12, 2026 – PASS application deadline
- March 19, 2026 – Successful applicants notified
- March 23, 2026 – Deadline to accept PASS
- June 6–10, 2026 – HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting
PCIG gratefully acknowledges the sponsors supporting this program: Sanofi | Roche | Edwards | PhRMA | Menarini
Learn more about the PCIG PASS and how to applyProgram Spotlight: Plenary One
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 One.
Plenary One: HTA As A Shaper of Tomorrow’s Health Systems
This opening plenary sets the stage, exploring why HTA must evolve. Drawing voices from across the health ecosystem, including policy-makers, payers, innovators, academics, patients, and citizens, it examines how HTA can embed equity, trust, and sustainability into decision-making while anticipating future pressures through foresight, horizon scanning, and system-level thinking.
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!
WS01 – From Theory To Action: Guidelines And Methods For Integrating Health Equity Into Economic Evaluations
Time: 9am – 5pm
Track: Equity In HTA
Contributors: R. Malcolm, H. Davies, W. Isaranuwatchai, Y. Venable, A. Bourcet
Experience Level: Basic
View AbstractWS02 – Using GRADE: How It Can Shape The Future Of HTA
Time: 9am – 5pm
Track: Evidence Retrieval & Synthesis
Contributors: H. Schuenemann, I Neumann, B Sousa-Pinto, I Verstijnen
Experience Level: Basic
View AbstractWS03 – Applying Ethical Analysis To Support Health Technology Assessment In Its Role As System Shaper
Time: 9am – 12.30pm
Track: Assessment of Healthcare Technologies
Contributors: B. Bloemen, P. Refolo, D. Sacchini, M. Distefano, D. Steel, W Oortwijn
Experience Level: Basic
View AbstractWS04 – Bridging Health Technology Assessment Results WIth Payment Models For Cell And Gene Therapies
Time: 9am – 12.30pm
Track: Policy & Practice
Contributors: A. Zemplenyi, B. McQueen, W. Lee
Experience Level: Advanced
View AbstractWS05 – HTA 101: Introduction To Health Technology Assessment
Time: 9am – 12.30pm
Track: Assessment of Healthcare Technologies
Contributors: C. Goodman
Experience Level: Beginner/Introductory
View AbstractWS06 – Smarter And Faster Evidence Synthesis: Using Artificial Intelligence To Transform Systematic Reviews
Time: 9am – 5pm
Track: Breakthrough And New Approaches In HTA
Contributors: A. Ciapponi, A. Bardach, S. García Martí, R. Tarchand
Experience Level: Basic
View AbstractSponsor 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.
Get to know Istanbul
Istanbul offers more than a stunning backdrop. Its position as a global bridge makes it an ideal setting for conversations about collaboration, capacity building, and shared challenges across regions. Hosting the Annual Meeting here reinforces HTAi’s commitment to inclusivity, global dialogue, and learning across contexts, particularly between established HTA systems and those still emerging. Learn about our meeting venue and Türkiye’s entry requirements.
Learn More and Register◤ 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◤ A Look Back
◤ Watch On-Demand: HTAi Webinar from Rare Diseases Interest Group
HTAi’s Rare Disease Interest Group celebrates 2026 Rare Disease Day with a conversation on how global policy changes are reshaping HTA processes for rare disease technologies.
The webinar provides updates to the global HTA community on recent advances in rare disease policy, particularly following the adoption of the World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on Rare Diseases, and to explore its implications for HTA systems globally.
The multi-stakeholder expert panel discusses how global policy commitments can translate into meaningful regional, national, and local action within HTA. This event is the inaugural webinar in a year-long webinar series, catalyzing discussions on how legislative changes in health systems are reshaping HTA for rare diseases through regional real-world case studies and examples.
◤ Network News
◤ Egon Jonsson Award 2026: Shortlisted Articles Announced
We’re pleased to share the shortlisted articles for this year’s Egon Jonsson Award, recognizing outstanding contributions published in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC).
Shortlisted Articles:
- Grutters JPC, Bouttell J, Abrishami P, et al. Defining early health technology assessment: building consensus using Delphi technique. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2025;41(1):e34.
- Holtorf A-P, Pegg M, Mueller D, McMeekin N. Toward including environmental sustainability in Health Technology Assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2025;41(1):e70.
- Lehoux P, Ganache I, Demers-Payette O, Silva HP, Plamondon G, de Guise M. HTA responsiveness to today’s challenges to health systems: a responsible innovation in health perspective. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2025;41(1):e16.
The winning article will be formally announced at the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting in Istanbul, June 6-10, 2026.
Learn about the Egon Jonsson Award◤ 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.
Visit the page◤ HTAi Spotlight: HTA in Developing Countries 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 HTA in Developing Countries Interest Group (DCIG) 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 DCIG is supporting activities to build capacity for HTA in developing countries.
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