Kaohsiung Medical University - Higher Education Sprout Project
FY 2025 Focus on Promote Higher Education Publicity - Core Topic 6: “Think Tank Scholarship, Healthcare Advocacy”
NHRI Forum - Kaohsiung Expert's Meeting: Exploring the Practicality of Using Real-World Data for Health Technology Assessment: The Case Study on the Allocation of the NT$10 Billions New Cancer Drug Funds
1. Forum Speakers:
Professor Jung-Der Wang, Vice President Wu-Wei Lai, and Dr. Szu-Chun Yang
2. Forum Content:
This forum focuses on the application of real-world data (RWD) in health technology assessment (HTA) to enhance efficiency and equity. Professor Jung-Der Wang’s team, supported by the NHRI Forum Project, organized expert meetings across northern, central, and southern Taiwan to gather recommendations for policy and practical reference. The morning session of this forum will consist of expert discussions, while the afternoon workshop, hosted by Professor Wang, will share insights from his nearly twenty years of experience. The workshop topic is: “Using Real-World Data for Health Technology Assessment: Methods and Practical Examples.”
3. Forum Time:
Friday, August 29, 2025, 08:40 AM – 04:00 PM
4. Forum Venue:
Auditorium, B1, First Teaching Building, Kaohsiung Medical University
5. Participants:
All faculty and students, supervisors and staff from hospital system units, NHRI Forum participants, and external professionals interested in the forum topics
6. Organizers:
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Research Center for Medical Technology and Policy (RCMTP), Kaohsiung Medical University
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NHRI Forum, National Health Research Institutes
7. Forum Agenda:
| 8:40-9:00 | Arrival of Guests | |
| 9:00-9:20 | Opening Speaker | Professor Chi-Kung HoPresident Jaw-Yuan WangVice President Chih-Lung LinDirector Hui-Min Hsieh |
| 9:20-9:50 | Fair Allocation of Limited Medical Resources: Perspectives from Healthcare Practitioners | Speaker: Vice President Wu-Wei Lai |
| 9:50-10:00 | Q&A Session | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Innovative Health Technology Assessment Using Real-World Data to Achieve Efficiency and Equity | Speaker: Professor Jung-Der Wang, Honorary Chair |
| 10:30-10:50 | Q&A Session | |
| 10:50-10:55 | Group Photo | |
| 10:55-11:10 | Break | |
| 11:10-11:40 | Using Real-World Data to Evaluate the Effectiveness of National Cancer Screening Programs and Promote Efficiency and Equity: A Case Study on Lung Cancer | Speaker: Dr. Szu-Chun Yang |
| 11:40-12:00 | Q&A Session | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-16:00 | Using Real-World Data for Health Technology Assessment: Methods and Practical Examples | Speaker: Professor Jung-Der Wang, Honorary Chair |
| 16:00 | Closing / Departure | |