HPTA International Symposium
－Covid-19 Pandemic and Role of Health Technology Assessment－
The Covid-19 pandemic has prevailed all over the world since January 2020. Many countries confront the difficulty in stopping the coronavirus spreading with the dilemma between containing the epidemic and minimizing the damage in economy. Learning the cases from Europe, Taiwan and Japan, which are presented by the international experts on health policy/economics and health technology assessment (HTA), this symposium provides an opportunity to discuss how the wisdom in health economics and HTA can play considerable roles to cope with the pandemic.
Date & Time: 16:15-19:35 2nd of March, 2021
Venue: ONLINE (Virtual Conference)
Organizer: Health Policy and Technology Assessment Research Unit (HPTA), Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
Co-organizer: The Canon Institute for Global Studies(CIGS）
Supporter: Musashino Institute for Global Affairs (MIGA)
Simultaneous translation will be provided.
This symposium will be held online via webinar. The URL will be sent out to registered participants by email at a later date.
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Program:
16:15-16:20 Opening Remarks
Hideaki Shiroyama, professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
16:20-16:30 Background and Issues
Isao Kamae, project professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, and president-elect, ISPOR
16:30-17:00 Lecture 1: Case Report 1 from Europe – Covid-19 pandemic and Health Economics in Sweden
Dr. Ulf Persson, senior advisor, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics
17:00-17:30 Lecture 2: Case Report 2 from Europe – Covid-19 pandemic and Health Economics in France
Dr. Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Professor, PSE（Paris School of Economics – Ecole d’économie de Paris)
17:30-18:00 Lecture 3: Case Report from Asia – Covid-19 pandemic and HTA in Taiwan
Dr. Raoh-Fang (Jasmine) Pwu, director, National Hepatitis C Program Office, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
18:00-18:30 Lecture 4: Case Report from Japan – Covid-19 pandemic and HTA in Japan
Dr. Yasuhiro Suzuki, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Advisor (Former Chief Medical and Global Health Officer, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan)
18:40-19:30 Panel Discussion
‘Role of Health Technology Assessment in the era with Covod-19’
Moderator: Akio Onishi, visiting professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Panelists: Ulf Persson
Pierre-Yves Geoffard
Raoh-Fang (Jasmine) Pwu
Yasuhiro Suzuki
Isao Kamae
19:30-19:35 Closing Remarks
Toshihiko Fukui, President, The Canon Institute for Global Studies