Building capacity in innovative approaches to health technology assessment: the CHEETAH project
Key objective
The key objective of this grant is to build capacity in health technology assessment in Australia, particularly in the application of econometrics methods to modelling of costs and outcomes of health care interventions and health care utilisation, to inform resource allocation and reimbursement decisions
The specific focus of the program of research is towards:
1. Incorporating the most relevant patient outcomes in HTA, allowing for heterogeneity in preferences;
2. Characterising and evaluating the uncertainty inherent in HTA due to inadequate evidence; and
3. Monitoring diffusion, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of technology in real-world settings and providing information that will allow for appropriate disinvestment in ineffective technologies.
During 2011 the major activities of the program of research have been on designing research projects and analysing administrative, survey and panel data from a variety of sources. The PhD training program within CHERE continues successfully and now includes one PhD student (Bonny Parkinson) who commenced her PhD studies in 2011 under the capacity building program. In 2011, two Masters students from the University of York completed placements at CHERE, under the auspices of the program; Changhao Hou undertook a project investigating the costs of dementia in Australia using data from the Prospective Research in Memory Clinics (PRIME) project and Sonia Garcia Perez undertook a project investigating patterns of care, treatment outcomes and costs of Cystic Fibrosis using data from the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Registry. The research team has submitted a number of grant applications to develop research projects in the three areas of the focus of research. One publication is under review and others are planned.
Funding Source
NHMRC Capacity Building Grant in Health Services Research
CHERE staff
Rosalie Viney, Marion Haas, Kees van Gool, Rebecca Reeve, Yuanyuan Gu
Collaborators
Sallie Pearson1, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul1
1. Integrated Cancer Research, Lowy Cancer Centre, University of NSW
