Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes – Early Dialogue, Broad Focus and Relevance: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors

1 Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2 KIT (Royal Tropical Institute), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

3 Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

4 Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

5 Africa Health Research Institute, Mtubatuba, South Africa

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The recent Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) conference in Rome discussed how we can move ‘towards an integrated HTA framework for a more sustainable healthcare ecosystem’ and improve ‘the role of multi-stakeholder involvement in HTA to face ethical dilemmas for health system’s economic, social and environmental sustainability.’1... (Read more...)

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