Schedule

20th International EBHC Symposium 2025 Evidence-driven, HTA-proven
October 9-10, 2025 | Krakow, Poland

20th International EBHC Symposium 2025
Evidence-driven, HTA-proven
October 9-10, 2025 | Krakow, Poland

Session 1: NextGen Evidence in HTA
Session 2: Life cycle of evidence in HTA
Session 3: Evolution of healthcare systems
Special session in cooperation with WHO Polska
Session 4: Medical devices: navigating new challenges and opportunities
Session 5: RWE-based solutions – EHDS
Session 6: Integrating care and management

Day 1 \| Thursday, October 9, 2025 9.00–18.15
Session 1: NextGen Evidence in HTA 9.00–10.20 // 1 h 20 min.		Timing [min.]
Opening of the Symposium	Magdalena Władysiuk, Rafał Niżankowski, Tomasz Jan Prycel	20
Next-generation HTA	Andrés Pichón Riviere (Argentina)	20
HTA shaping the health system in Ireland	Máirin Ryan (Ireland)	20
Discussion		20
Coffee-Break // 20 min. top
Session 2: Life cycle of evidence in HTA 10.40–13.00 // 2 h 20 min.		Timing [min.]
More than Methods: the evolving understanding of HTA in an international context	Alric Rüther (Germany)	15
(topic under discussion)	Mateusz Oczkowski	20
(topic under discussion)	Joanna Parkitna	20
Shaping the Future of Health Technology Assessment with GRADE	Holger Jens Schünemann (Italy)	15
Productivity loss associated with premature mortality due to human papillomavirus-related cancers in Poland Sponsored lecture	Rafał Jaworski	15
Evolution of healthcare services at Pharmacy Vaccination Points in Poland Sponsored lecture	Mikołaj Konstanty	15
How to reconcile growing health needs with the system’s limited capacity – it is time for effective therapeutic models Sponsored lecture	Robert Plisko	20
Discussion		20
Lunch // 60 min. top
Session 3: Evolution of healthcare systems 14.00–16.00 // 2 h		Timing [min.]
Discussion: Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz, Anna Kowalczuk, Tomasz Grodzicki, Maria Libura, Jakub Szulc
Coffee-Break // 15 min. top
Special session in cooperation with WHO Polska 16.15-18.15 // 2 h		Timing [min.]
Second European Programme of Work 2026-2030	Nino Berdzuli (WHO Polska)	15
Challenges and successes of health care systems in the era of mass migration	Tatiana Makarevich WHO Polska	15
Courses of action in the prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and organisation of care for TB patients in Poland	Małgorzata Czajkowska-Malinowska	10
The Sanitary Inspectorate – its role in and perspective on TB prevention in Poland	Paweł Grzesiowski	10
How to support tuberculosis prevention and diagnosis in public health projects	Łukasz Balwicki	10
Experience in the prevention of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases in the era of mass migration	Przedstawiciel LHL International (Norway)	15
Tuberculosis – MSF’s project in Poland: experience gained and conclusions drawn	Joanna Ładomirska	15
Actions adopted by NGOs to foster TB prevention in Poland	Magdalena Ankiersztejn-Bartczak	15
Public health interventions in tuberculosis prevention	Magdalena Władysiuk , Tomasz Jan Prycel	20
Discussion		10
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Day 2 \| Friday, October 10, 2025 9.00–10.00
Session 4: Medical devices: navigating new challenges and opportunities 9.00–11.00 // 2 h		Timing [min.]
(topic under discussion)	Dominika Janiszewska-Kajka	20
Proposed legislative path for assessing innovative medical devices and including them in the list of guaranteed benefits – results of AOTMiT's work to date	Katarzyna Kędzior	20
Assessing Digital Health & AI: Charting HTA’s Course for Value and Impact	Rossella di Bidino (Italy)	20
Modern technologies – their role and place in the healthcare system. What are the hopes and expectations?	Agnieszka Wiśniewska	20
Medical devices: navigating new challenges and opportunities	Magdalena Władysiuk	15
Discussion		20
Coffee-Break // 15 min. top
Session 5: RWE-based solutions – EHDS 11.15–13.15 // 2 h		Timing [min.]
Discussion: Marta Musidłowska, François Meyer (France), Anja Burmann (Germany), Maria Libura, Michał Byliniak
RWE: assessing patient pathways	Magdalena Władysiuk	20
Discussion		20
Lunch // 60 min. top
Session 6: Integrating care and management 14.15–17.00 // 2 h 45 min.		Timing [min.]
AOTMiT's perspective on Health Policy Programmes	Tomasz Tatara	15
Actions taken by Local Government Units in public health over the last 20 years. What lies ahead?	Marek Wójcik	10
Health condition and its determinants on the voivodship and poviat levels. Do we know how to manage health in a long-term perspective?	Anna Smaga	15
Public health challenges in Poland and the role of local governments. Coordinated care – the paradigm shift and its impact on local government operations	Łukasz Balwicki	20
Using public health funds effectively at the voivodeship level and fostering cooperation with local governments	Aleksandra Gac	10
How to encourage Local Government Units to undertake actions in Public Health	Maria Piętak-Frączek	10
Latest projects and programmes of the 2025 Local Government Academy	Tomasz Jan Prycel	10
Session Q&A with Polish HTA Agency
Upcoming recommendations for local government Legal aspects Scenarios for the future Discussion	Tomasz Tatara, Dagmara Karauda, Wojciech Miazga	60
Discussion and conclusion of the Symposium	Magdalena Władysiuk, Tomasz Jan Prycel	10

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