EHMA 2023 plenary session on 'Health technologies and managerial processes'

From 5 to 7 June, the European Health Management Association hosted the 28th edition of its Annual Conference in Rome, Italy. Under the theme ‘Health management: sustainable solutions for complex systems’, the conference explored sustainable solutions and strategic thinking to drive the transformation of health systems in the face of unprecedented challenges posed by the digital revolution, climate change, and other threats to their resilience and sustainability.

The plenary session on 'Health technologies and managerial processes: strategy and tools for evidence-based decision-making' took place on 6 June.

The keynote address was delivered by Rabia Sucu, MD, Vice President at HTA International; Principal Technical Advisor for Pharmaceutical Governance, SAFEMed, MSH, Turkey/Ukraine.

Speakers in the panel discussion include:

- Dr Iga Lipska, MD, MPH, Chairwoman of the Board, Health Policy Institute, Poland
- Marco Marchetti, MD, Director, AGENAS, Italy
- Dr Dimitra Panteli, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
- Dr Laura Sampietro-Colom, MD, Deputy Director of Innovation; Head of Innovation Assessment Unit (Health Technology Assessment), Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain
- Ms Valentina Strammiello, Director of Programmes, European Patient Forum, Italy

The session was moderated by Prof Americo Cicchetti, Director, ALTEMS – Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy.