Schedule

21. International EBHC Symposium 2026  Multilevel HTA. Coordinating affordability across health care
October 8-9, 2026 | Krakow + ONLINE
21. Międzynarodowe Sympozjum EBHC 2026
Multilevel HTA. Coordinating affordability across health care
October 8-9, 2026 | Krakow + ONLINE
Schedule  |  Speakers  |  Conditions of participation  |  PDF file Preliminary Programme EN – 2,4 MB
Day 1 | Thursday, October 8, 2026
9.00–15.20
Session 1. Crisis or paradigm shift in the concept of healthcare
9.00–10.40  //  1 h 40 min.		 Invited speakers Time
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Opening of the Symposium Magdalena Władysiuk, Tomasz Jan Prycel 20
Discussion panel:
Are the current health care problems a temporary crisis or do they indicate the exhaustion of the current paradigm of care organization?		 Maria Libura, Barbara Więckowska, Jakub Szulc, Waldemar Malinowski, Sebastian Sikorski, Tomasz Imiela, Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz, Magdalena Władysiuk 60
Discussion 20
Coffee-Break // 10.40-11.00 // 20 min.
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Session 2. Development of HTA in Europe
11.00–12.20  //  1 h 20 min.		 Invited speakers Time
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Is clinical evaluation at the EU level sufficient to increase access to drug technologies? Ann Single 20
Development of access to medicines in the light of legislative changes Oczkowski Mateusz 20
Will access to medicines improve in light of global pricing changes - Europe and the USA Daniel Rutkowski, Oczkowski Mateusz, Magdalena Władysiuk, Maciej Miłkowski,Wiktor Janicki, Irena Rej 20
Discussion 20
Lunch 12.20-13.20 // 60 min.
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Session 3. HTA: from recommendations to implementation in clinical practice
13.20–15.20 // 2 h		 Invited speakers Time
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Digital technologies – shaping the future Jennifer Goldsack 20
GRADE - assessment of uncertainty in clinical analysis Małgorzata Bała 20
Health Technology Assessment Agency - new clinical practice guidelines Łukasz Andrzejczyk 20
Hospital-based HTA in the light of digital developments Magdalena Władysiuk 20
Assessment of medical technologies in the light of AI developments Maciej Niewada 20
Discussion 20

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Day 2 | Friday, October 9, 2026
9.00–16.20
Session 4. Equity, value, and need: multidimensional assessment of health interventions
9.00–11.20  //  2 h 20 min.		 Invited speakers Time
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Health equity - is it possible to assess it in clinical practice? Mary Fletcher-Louis 20
How to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare Alicia O’Cathain 20
Inequality in cancer care in Poland Bernard Waśko 20
Comprehensive pulmonology care in Poland Małgorzata Czajkowska-Malinowska 20
Key elements of women's health in medicine Agnieszka Tycińska 20
Data integration to advance real-world clinical practice Marcin Waryszak 20
Discussion 20
Coffee-Break // 11.20-11.40 // 20 min.
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Session 5. Public health – is it still Evidence-Based?
11.40–13.40  //  2 h		 Invited speakers Time
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Population health assessment - what is needed for needs planning Anna Smaga 20
Assessment of population needs - public health management systems Paweł Grzesiowski 20
Integrating health and social care. Can local governments play a role as decision-makers? Tadeusz Jędrzejczyk 15
Oncoeducator - a cooperation program in the field of prevention at the local government level Paweł Zawadzki 15
Improving access to local government programs - key success factors Tomasz Jan Prycel 15
Discussion 20
Lunch 13.40-14.40 // 60 min.
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Session 6. Does the patient perspective change the final assessment of health technology in the HTA process?
14.40–16.20 // 1 h 40 min.		 Invited speakers Time
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Patient Perspectives within JCA Karen M. Facey 20
The patient perspective in the Polish HTA process Magdalena Kołodziej 20
Social care and health care - key elements of integration Katarzyna Roszewska 20
Discussion panel
Does patient inclusion actually improve access to care?		 Maria Libura, Karen Facey, Magdalena Kołodziej, Katarzyna Roszewska, Małgorzata Skweres 20
Discussion and conclusion of the Symposium 20

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