This morning, May 26th 2023, the Opening Ceremony and the first discussion session of the International Scientific Conference “Application of hospital-based health technology assessment: International experiences and Vietnam perspectives” took place at the university. The conference was organized by Hong Bang International University (HIU) in collaboration with the Vietnam Medical Association and Health Technology Assessment and Application Research Institute (HTARI).
This is considered the first time in Vietnam that an hospital-based international conference has been held in the field of health technology assessment at the hospital level. More than 200 experts and senior medical staff from within the country and from the Russian Federation, Thailand and Singapore were present at the Conference to interact, discuss and learn, bringing timely and appropriate solutions to the needs of the patient. Vietnam’s socio-economic conditions and keep up with modern world trends.
At the conference, Prof.Dr. Yagudina Roza Ismailovna (Sechenov National Medical University, Russian Federation), MSc. Saudamini Vishwanath Dabak (HITAP, Thailand), MSc. Pwee Keng Ho (Changi General Hospital, Singapore) shared content about Health Technology Assessment Applications in the Russian Federation, Thailand and Singapore. Accordingly, in many countries around the world, general health technology assessment and budget impact analysis have been considered important tools for the priority setting and health policy planning process, especially in building health insurance benefit packages for medicines.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Trung Chien, former Minister of Health, participated in the opening ceremony of the conference and shared that the field of technology development is becoming more and more modern, but the solutions for application of health technology assessment in Vietnam medical field is lagging behind other countries in the region and the world. She commented that professionally, Vietnam’s health sector has developed very well. In the 4.0 era, the health sector needs to continue to transform more strongly to develop technology applications and evaluate technology to achieve better efficiency, serving people’s health care and developing medicine in the country. and global integration.
Assessing the necessity of medical technology assessment at the hospital level in Vietnam at this time, Associate Professor, PhD. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy – Head of HIU Faculty of Pharmacy and Representative of the conference Organizing Committee said: “To develop the health sector and community care in terms of quality and quantity, many factors are needed, including health technology assessment is one of the specific and necessary solutions to improve the quality of service in the health sector. “
Health technology assessment will contribute to solving the problem in the context of limited budget resources and increasing medical costs, while still ensuring the best medical care and intervention for patients. This is not only an issue that hospitals and the health sector are concerned about but is a “hot” issue for the whole society. In order for the development of health policies, especially the development of health insurance benefit packages, to have breakthrough changes, become increasingly transparent, based on clear scientific evidence, ensuring the harmonious benefits of all stakeholders. To ensure the solvency of the health insurance fund, building and developing a medical technology assessment system is very necessary and important.
The conference will have more discussion sessions on May 27, especially the seminar of the Faculty of Pharmacy. We invite you and your friends to look forward to news updates in the following articles.
Some pictures of the Conference:
