Newcomer’s Guide

Your go to collection of resources designed for early career professional.

Introduction

As part of its capacity-building program, HTAi strives to offer guidance to individuals new to Health Technology Assessment (HTA). Referred to here as ‘newcomers to HTA,’ our curated resources aim to navigate the HTA landscape, offering insights ranging from introductory overviews to detailed methods and processes.

The resources are crafted to be easily accessible for newcomers, and they are linked to existing sources such as proceedings, guidelines, scientific articles, and handbooks. While these resources do not offer comprehensive training for the production of an HTA report, they do offer a foundational understanding of HTA, including its tools, methods, and outputs. To excel in the HTA field, newcomers should pursue additional specialized training and consider specific guidelines.

Concept

The concept of creating a resource collection for newcomers in HTA was initially introduced in 2017 the Early Career Network Interest Group. This ambitious undertaking engaged numerous contributors and reviewers from across HTAi’s membership, including Interest Groups, Committees, and the Board of Directors. Each participant contributed their time and professional expertise to bring the Newcomer’s Guide to HTA to fruition. However, this effort remains ongoing: the initiative is a “living collection” with new elements continuously added to enhance its value.

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Editorial Team

Maoling Wei (West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China and former Co-Chair of Early Career Network Interest Group), Alric Rüther (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, Germany) David Hailey (University of Wollongong, Australia), Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea (Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research, Spain and HTAi past-president), Kenneth Bond (HTAi Board of Directors, Canada), Americo Cicchetti (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy), Clifford Goodman (The Lewin Group and HTAi past-president), Janney Wale (Patient and Citizen Involvement in HTA Interest Group) Brendalynn Ens (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Canada), Lisa Pyke (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Canada), Rebecca Trowman (former HTAi Manager of Scientific Initiatives, Australia), MyeongSoo Lee (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea), Denny John (former Co-Chair of Early Career Network Interest Group, India).

Acknowledgements

Special acknowledgements go to Prof. David Hailey for his wonderful reviews and comments on the overall project and to Alric Rüther, Laura Sampietro-Colom, Inaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea, Wija Oortwijn, Yingyao Chen, the Editors of International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC), the primary leaders of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and the HTAi Secretariat for their kind suggestions and support.

Disclaimer

Authors are the sole responsible for the content presented within each resource. HTAi didn’t perform any check on the intellectual property and update of the material presented by the Authors. Bibliographic references are cited by the Authors within each resource and could be considered for further readings.