Synopsis of current research projects

High tech medicine, HTA-methods & steering instruments

Implementing Rapid Recovery Programs in Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities in Austria

Duration: Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 (6 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)

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Rehabilitation and occupational therapy, Prevention and screening

Oral Nutritional Supplements: Efficacy, Indications, and Guidelines

Duration: 1^st quarter to 4^th quarter (8PM)
Language: English (with German summary)

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Prevention and screening

Effectiveness of health warning labels on alcoholic beverages: A systematic review with a narrative analysis for Austria

Madlen Maierhofer
Duration: Q4 2025 to Q2 2026
Language: English (with German summary)

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High tech medicine

Evaluation of individual medical procedures – MEL 2026

Project co-operation: AIHTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: October 2025 – February 2026
Publication: July 15th, each year

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Health economics

Preparatory Work for an Austrian Health Economic Guideline

Duration: February 2025 – January 2026
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: AIHTA Project Report No. 181b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1606/

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Psychological & psychiatric interventions

FALCO: Fighting Addictions, improving Lives: COmprehensive drug rehabilitation with music

Authors: Gassner L¹, Bidzan-Bluma I², Makurat D², Karshikofffrom B³, Magel F⁴, Svensden TS⁵, Bieleninik L², Erga AH³, Zechmeister-Koss I¹

Affiliations: ¹Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbH, Austria; ²University of Gdansk, Poland; ³University of Stavanger, Norway; ⁴Anton Proksch Institute, Austria; ⁵Regional Center for Substance Use Research, Norway

Research area: Psychological & psychiatric interventions
Project leader: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Principal investigator: Catherine Lourdes Dy (NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS)
Further project partners: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS (NO, coordinator), Universitetet I Bergen (NO), Helse Stavanger HF (NO), Sykehuset Innlandet HF (NO), Universität Wien (AT), Stiftung Anton Proksch Institut Wien (AT), Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (AT), HAT Austria – Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbH (AT), Herzog College (IL), Bar Ilan University (IL), Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia (IT), Uniwersytet Gdanski (PL), Fundacio Institut d’Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge (ES), Universitat de Girona (ES), Fundacio Institut d’Investigacio Biomedica de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta (ES), Fundació Sanitària d’Igualda (ES), Universität Zürich (CH)

This AIHTA third-party funding is part of a Horizon-Europe project (grant number 101155881)

Duration: January 2025 to December 2029
Language: English

Publication: HTA Project Report No. 178: https://eprints.aihta.at/1607/

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European collaboration

HTA Capacity Building (HAG insight)

Project lead: Agenas, Italy
Project team: Consortium of 15 HTA institutes; AIHTA: Judit Erdös
Duration: November 2024 – February 2027

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European collaboration

ASSESS-DHT: Development and Harmonisation of Methodologies for Assessing Digital Health Technologies in Europe (2024-2026)

Project leader: Claudia Wild
Duration: 01/2024 – 12/2026
Language: English

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Health economics

Establishing a Reference Unit Costs catalogue for the optimized evaluation and planning of mental healthcare in Vienna (STREAMLINE)

Principal investigator: Judit Simon (MUW)

This third-party funded project is part of a WWTF project in cooperation with the Medical University of Vienna (MUW) - Centre for Public Health/Department of Health Economics, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, AT; Universidad Loyola Andaluciá, ES.
Duration: April 2023 to December 2025

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HTA-methods & steering instruments

HTA Information Service

Duration: Since January 2023, continuously

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