Assistant Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and HCPs Behavior Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Advisor for Health Technology Assessment Initiative, Vision Realization Office, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2020 Feb;20(1):99-104. doi: 10.1080/14737167.2019.1610398. Epub 2019 Apr 29.
: Saudi Arabia is undergoing a massive health-care transformation to fulfill its new, national 'Vision 2030.' To align with this objective, Saudi Arabia is establishing a new, independent and evidence-based health technology assessment (HTA) entity to help it maximizes health gains through efficient use of resources. This study was designed to ascertain how local experts perceive the creation of such a national HTA entity in Saudi Arabia; what they think about it and expect from it.: To achieve study aim, we held two workshops in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, each lasting three and a half hours and each hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). We invited 26 local experts from a variety of professional backgrounds to discuss the establishment of a national HTA entity.: The findings from experts workshops were structured around four axes, namely vision and remit; services provided and technologies covered; process and method; and implementation and practical considerations.: This paper discusses the findings of the local experts convened at the workshops relative to their expectations for and views about a national HTA entity within Saudi Arabia.
沙特阿拉伯正在进行大规模的医疗保健转型，以实现其新的国家“2030 愿景”。为了实现这一目标，沙特阿拉伯正在建立一个新的、独立的、基于证据的卫生技术评估（HTA）实体，以帮助其通过有效利用资源实现最大的健康收益。本研究旨在确定当地专家如何看待在沙特阿拉伯建立这样一个国家 HTA 实体；他们对此有何看法以及期望从中学到什么。
为了实现研究目的，我们在沙特阿拉伯的利雅得举办了两次研讨会，每次持续三个半小时，每次都由沙特卫生部（MOH）主办。我们邀请了 26 名来自不同专业背景的当地专家，讨论建立一个国家 HTA 实体的问题。
专家研讨会的结果围绕四个方面进行了构建，即愿景和任务；提供的服务和涵盖的技术；过程和方法；以及实施和实际考虑。
本文讨论了在研讨会中召集的当地专家的调查结果，这些结果涉及他们对沙特阿拉伯国家 HTA 实体的期望和看法。
