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Announcement
PET/PET-CT Evidence for need based planning (in oncology indications)
In nearly all Western countries, HTA-reports on Positron Emission Tomography/PET imaging have been written in the last two decades. 155 only in the last 10 years (!) Hardly any other medical technology has undergone so many evaluations. This large abundance is ultimately an expression of an unfading uncertainty about the value of PET imaging in patient care. The (Austrian) HTA report has the intention of supplying decision support for evidence- and needs-based PET device planning. Results from 35 HTAs and recommendations from 7 medical societies have been taken into consideration in the HTA report.
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 77: https://eprints.aihta.at/1045
Contact: Claudia Wild
Event archive
Event
“Fraud, corruption and waste in healthcare: the EHFCN – Typology”
The event is organized in a cooperation between LBI-HTA/ Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment and TI-AC/ Transparency International – Austrian Chapter.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Library of the Medical Society
Announcement
Horizon Scanning in Onkology - Reports
We are pleased to introduce our new HSO report.
DSD HSO No. 49
Idelalisib (Zydelig®) in addition to rituximab for the treatment of relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Announcement
Acupuncture - areas of application, current evidence and proven indications
This report provides an overview of possible applications and the current evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture. Recommendations of the WHO and professional associations as well as the results of an overview of Cochrane Reviews are compared with 25 approved indications from the Austrian Health Council (Oberster Sanitätsrat, OSR), an advisory committee for the Ministry of Health and enables to identify indications for which (in)effectiveness is proven.
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 78: https://eprints.aihta.at/1042
Contact: Brigitte Piso
Project /
Evaluation of individual medical procedures - MEL 2015
Project leaders: /page/claudia-wild/en
Project co-operation: LBI-HTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: November 2014 – April 2015
Publications
Announcement
Opportunities and strategies to drive appropriate use of MRI in Austria
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an essential component of medical care. Currently, however, the appropriateness of diagnostic imaging is increasingly debated. With more than 100 MRI exams yearly per 1,000 population, Austria is leading in MRI utilisation in comparison to other OECD countries. In database screening, literature review and interviews with stakeholders we aimed to identify recommendations against the use of MRI and opportunities and strategies to drive appropriate imaging relevant to the Austrian context.
Publication: Decision Support Document No. 80: https://eprints.aihta.at/1043
Contact: Agnes Kisser
Announcement
Procedural guidance for the systematic evaluation of biomarker tests
The usefulness of a biomarker test requires the demonstration of its diagnostic accuracy together with the demonstration of its clinical utility. The methodology for evidence-based evaluation of biomarkers is not yet fully established. In this project we reviewed current methodological approaches and synthesised them into a procedural guidance.
Publication: Decision Support Document No. 77: https://eprints.aihta.at/1041
Contact: Agnes Kisser
Announcement
Re-orientation of the Austrian parent-child preventive care programme Part X: further development of the mother-child-pass. Scientific support of the appraisal process
For the planned appraisal process in the context of the further development of the mother-child-pass, the LBI-HTA worked on the following preparatory reports on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Health: In Part Xa of the project “Re-orientation of the Austrian parent-child preventive care programme”, we analysed and compared national and international practice examples for the appraisal and contextualization of evidence. The identified similarities served as the basis for the development of an appraisal process for the further development of the mother-child-pass. The main features of this process were summarised in Part Xb. Additionally, we updated the guideline synthesis (Part IX) with screening recommendations from recent evidence-based guidelines for pregnancy. This update can be used as evidence basis for the appraisal process.
Publications:
Decision Support Document No. 78a and 78b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1039
LBI-HTA Project report No. 62 - Update 2014: https://eprints.aihta.at/996
Contact: Inanna Reinsperger
