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6. Symposium Health Technology Assessment

Deutsche Agentur für HTA des DIMDI – DAHTA@DIMDI

03. bis 04.11.2005, Köln

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INAHTA - Network of public funded HTA agencies

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  • author Alric Ruether - German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI), Cologne, Germany

Deutsche Agentur für Health Technology Assessment des Deutschen Instituts für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information. 6. Symposium Health Technology Assessment. Köln, 03.-04.11.2005. Düsseldorf, Köln: German Medical Science; 2006. Doc05hta14

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Published: February 13, 2006

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The International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) offers the platform for collaboration of public funded health technology assessment agencies with relation to government. INAHTA's mission is to provide a forum for the identification and pursuit of interests common to HTA agencies. The Network aims to:

  • Accelerate exchange and collaboration among agencies
  • Promote information sharing and comparison
  • Prevent unnecessary duplication of activities.

INAHTA collaborates with other HTA Organisations and Networks worldwide representing the interests of the member agencies.

History and structure

INAHTA was established in 1993 and has now grown to 41 member agencies from 21 countries. The Network stretches from North and Latin America to Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The Board and Executive Committee of INAHTA oversee the work of the Secretariat and implementation of the approved workplan.

Membership is open to any organization which:

  • Assesses technology in health care
  • Is a non-profit organization
  • Relates to a regional or national government
  • Is funded at least 50% by public sources
  • Provides free access to their reports upon request.

Dissemination activities

INAHTA's key communication form is Internet. The INAHTA website and Members-only section include information about on-going activities.

The Brief series is intended as a forum for member agencies to present overviews of recently published reports. INAHTA Briefs are published regularly and placed on the INAHTA website as soon as they become available.

Joint projects involve the member agencies in collaborative efforts to evaluate medical technologies of mutual interest. A Synthesis report was published 1999 and contains a summary and analysis of five reports on preoperative evaluation from INAHTA agencies.

INAHTA also produces a newsletter in three languages on current initiatives and activities among member agencies, new projects within the Network, recent developments and trends in health policy research, publications in the field, and upcoming events.

Other means of dissemination include participation in international conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and educational activities and seminars.

More information about INAHTA and its activities: http://www.inahta.org

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The complete lecture can be found on the website of DIMDI: http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/hta/symposien/2005/index.htm