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Health Technology Assessment & Value Dossier Workshop Hybrid Meeting

At the request of the Egypt Supreme Council of University Hospitals, a two-day training in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), was introduced and led by Professor Samar Farid, Cairo University and several members of the Welfare, Impact, Society and Economy (WISE) team for pharmacy directors and HTA coordinators from Egyptian University Hospitals.

The event went very well and one attendee described it as the best Health Technology Assessment training she had attended.

Thursday 8^th April 2021. Face-to-face training was provided for thirty-eight pharmacists, and an additional twenty-five to thirty-two participated via Zoom.

Friday 9^th April 2021. Included twenty-nine face-to-face attendees and approximately twenty-five participating online. Day 2 ended with a workshop relating to the Value Dossier that will become a mandatory document to be submitted to the Egyptian Authority for United Procurement, Medical Supply and Management of Medical Technology (UPA).

The WISE team members presenting were:

Day 1	Prof Samar Farid	Introduction to Health Technology Assessment Measuring and Valuing Health Related Quality of Life
	Dr Marwa El Hennawy Dr Hend Maamoun	Introduction to Economic Evaluation
	Dr Ahmed Kamel	Decision Making in Healthcare
	Dr Sahar Atef	The Egyptian EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study

Day 2	Prof Samar Farid	Value Dossier Contents Parts 1 & 2 Evaluating a Value Dossier
Day 2	Prof Samar Farid Dr Sandra Nael Dr Mona Sobhy	Value Dossier Workshop