First EFIC® Symposium Societal Impact of Pain - SIP
First EFIC® Symposium Societal Impact of Pain - SIP
First EFIC® Symposium Societal Impact of Pain - SIP
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Ailsa Brown<br />
Ailsa Brown<br />
Principal Health Economist Scottish Medicines<br />
Consortium, Glasgow, Scotland.<br />
Issues in the health technology assessment<br />
<strong>of</strong> treatments for pain<br />
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) provides<br />
the health service in Scotland with advice<br />
on the clinical and cost-effectiveness <strong>of</strong> all new<br />
medicines with the aim <strong>of</strong> improving the<br />
process for the managed introduction <strong>of</strong> new<br />
technologies. The focus <strong>of</strong> this presentation<br />
will be to give an overview <strong>of</strong> the work <strong>of</strong> the<br />
SMC, how economic models are used within<br />
its process and some <strong>of</strong> the main issues that<br />
arise with these health technology assessments.<br />
Discussion will be given on the trends<br />
seen in the evaluation <strong>of</strong> the treatments for<br />
pain that have been submitted to SMC, alongside<br />
consideration <strong>of</strong> particular concerns that<br />
arise in the health economic evaluation <strong>of</strong> such<br />
treatments.<br />
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