Health Technology and Assessment

Objectives

Aims:

To provide the study and analysis of the core aspects of health technology assessment;

To enable doctoral students to develop a critical and plural analysis of the different problems of health and well-being technologies. In specific terms, we intend that, at the end of teaching and learning sessions, the doctoral students have acquired the following skills:

Understands the fundamentals of health technology assessment;

Understands health technology assessment methodologies;

Understands the core aspects of the relationship between health technologies and discursive patterns in social, organizational and well-being;

Identifies, lists and summarizes the characteristics of technological effects in improving health care and well-being.

General characterization

Code

531019

Credits

Responsible teacher

Available soon

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Not applicable to

Bibliography

Abrantes, A., Silva, C. & Ribeiro, L. (coord.) (2019). Imagem Médica: Experiências, práticas e aprendizagens. Faro: Sílabas & Desafios Danish Centre of Health Technology Assessment, National Board of Health, (2008). Health Technology Assessment Handbook (2nd ed.).

Denmark Goodman, C., (2004). Introduction to health Technology Assessment. The Lewin Group Report, HTA101. International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment

Government Accountability Office - GAO. (2019). Technology Assessment Design Handbook. Washington, DC: GAO Silva, C., Almeida, R.P., Abrantes, A., Miranda, D., Silva, T., Ribeiro, L.P. & Azevedo, K. (2017). Horizontes da avaliação em tecnologias da saúde, Desenvolvimento e Sociedade - Revista Interdisciplinar em Ciências Sociais, 3, 143-156

World Health Organization (2015). Global Survey on Health Technology Assessment by National Authorities. Main findings. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO.

Teaching method

Unit to be taught by theoretical-practical sessions, classroom-based, and can eventually be applied practical exercises sessions via platform moodle-uevora.

In addition to the content teaching exhibition by the teacher, classes also count with students participation, individually or in small groups, and based on previously distributed resources or gathered through self-study.

Evaluation method

The assessment of learning (continuous and exam) consists in a scientific paper, as well as resulting from its public presentation evaluation:

a) 1 Working paper: 75%

b) Oral presentation of the working paper: 25%

Subject matter

Module 1.- Concept of Health Technologies.

1.1. Preliminary Considerations about Technology(s) and Health.

1.2. Health Technologies: genesis and recent guidelines.

1.3. Health and Wellness Technologies Agenda.

Module 2.- Technologies, Health, Well-Being and Society.

2.1. Technological development standards in the field of Health and Wellness.

2.2. Public policies and Health Technologies.

2.3. Health Technology Assessment.

Module 3.- Technologies, Knowledge and Health Care Delivery.

3.1. Health Technologies and Professions.

3.2. Technological discourses in Health and Well-being: rhetoric and realities.

3.3. Health Technologies to meet people.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Health and wellness sciences and technologies