Topic Teaching: What Is Health Technology Assessment: The Role of Health Economics in Healthcare Decision Making Case Study: Noninvasive Fetal RhD Blood Group Genotyping

Presented by:

Vivian Ng, MSc, PhD
Manager, Economic Evaluation
Health Technology Assessment Program
Ontario Health, Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs

Olga Gajic-Veljanoski, MD, MSc, PhD
Senior Health Economist
Ontario Health, Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs

Objectives:

1.    Describe the process and development of HTA at Ontario Health (Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs).
2.    Review a case study: Non-invasive fetal RhD blood group genotyping (economic evidence) as an example of methodological concepts used in model-based economic evaluations.
3.    Provide examples of costing and interpretation of economic analysis results.
4.    Understand how HTA is used in decision making.

References:

1.    Ontario Health. Noninvasive fetal RhD blood group genotyping: a health technology assessment. 2020.
2.    HTA report available from https://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/evidence/open-comment/hta-noninvasive-fetal-rhd-blood-group-genotyping-2001.pdf 
3.    Draft Recommendation available from https://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/evidence/open-comment/recommendation-noninvasive-fetal-rhd-blood-group-genotyping-2001-en.pdf

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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