- Research areas
- Prevention and screening
Prevention and screening
The prevention and the early detection of diseases aims at reducing/ avoiding subsequent interventions. The AIHTA reports critically discuss questions on benefits and potential harms related to prevention strategies and screening interventions.
Research projects
Regulation and financing of prenatal screening and diagnostic examinations for fetal anomalies in selected European countries (Policy Brief)
Duration: December 2021 – March 2022
Language: English with German summary
Suggested by: Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Publication: Policy Brief No. 12: https://eprints.aihta.at/1369/
Effectiveness of national strategies for non-communicable diseases
Project team: Lucia Gassner
Duration: April 2021 – November 2021
Language: English with German summary
Suggested by: Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Publication: HTA Project Report No. 139: https://eprints.aihta.at/1349/
Stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
Project leaders: Gregor Goetz
Project team: Gregor Goetz
Duration: April 2021 – July 2021
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: Policy Brief No 011: https://eprints.aihta.at/1335
Lung cancer screening in risk groups Systematic review(s) of effectiveness and utility (part 1) Costs and budgetary consequences (part 2)
Project leaders: Claudia Wild (part 1), Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss (part 2)
Project team:
- Thomas Semlitsch (IAVEM) & EUnetHTA partners (IQWIG, potentially others) (part 1)
- Christan Böhler, Sarah Wolf (part 2)
Duration: May 2020 – November 2020
Language: English with German summary
Publications:
HTA Project report No. 132a: http://eprints.aihta.at/1282/ (part 1)
HTA Projektbericht Nro 132b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1283 (part 2)
Molecular genetic diagnostics as a triage mechanism in cardiology using the example of familial hypercholesterolemia: Organisational and ethical implications (part 1) and economic effects (part 2)
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier
Project lead: Melanie Walter (part 1), Christoph Strohmaier (part 2)
Duration: May 2020 – October 2020
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: HTA Project report No. 130: http://eprints.aihta.at/1281/
Prevention of cervical cancer in Austria – Implementation of HPV testing into the existing screening programme
Project team: Sarah Wolf
Duration: April/May 2019 – October 2019
Suggested by: Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions
Language: German
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 121: https://eprints.aihta.at/1223/
Screening for Diabetes mellitus: guideline recommendations
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project processing: Thomas Semlitsch, Karl Horvath, Klaus Jeitler, Cornelia Krenn
(all IAMEV)
Duration: April 2019 – July 2019
Language: German
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No 118: https://eprints.aihta.at/1213/
Development of a logic model for the care of vulnerable persons in a low-threshold, outpatient healthcare centre - Focus: homeless and non-insured persons
Project leaders: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Project team: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Duration: July 2019 – October 2019
Suggested by: neunerhaus, Vienna
Language: German/English
Screening programmes for children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, Part II
Duration: April 2019 – November 2019
Suggested by: Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection
Language: German
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 123 + Addendum: https://eprints.aihta.at/1221
Evaluation methods for benefit assessment of easily accessible outpatient health centres for vulnerable groups - Focus: homeless and uninsured persons
Duration: November 2018 – March 2019
Topic submitted by: „neunerhaus“, Wien
Language: German
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 114: https://eprints.aihta.at/1195/
