INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALT

国际卫生保健技术评估学会 非营利组织致力于研究、教育和 关于临床和社会问题的国际信息交流 医疗保健技术的影响，建议召开第二届 1986年5月30日至31日在华盛顿特区举行的年度会议。目的 这次会议将推进医疗技术的最新发展 通过交流关于以下方面的方法和结果的信息进行评估 在各国之间进行评估，并帮助建立专业人士社区 致力于技术评估。 将提交一些受邀的论文，报告对 具体技术和解决更广泛的问题，即 覆盖范围、医疗和政策决策方面的技术评估。样例 将分配时间进行讨论，以促进 预计来自美国、加拿大、欧洲、 斯堪的纳维亚半岛、澳大利亚、墨西哥和其他地方。一份关于 药物研究所和理事会的目标和程序 卫生保健技术也将被给予特别关注 理事会与其他技术评估的互动 美国和海外的组织，特别是国家研究中心 卫生服务研究和卫生保健技术评估。 此外，还安排了一些会后实地考察 机构(在华盛顿、费城、巴尔的摩和波士顿) 积极参与技术评估。这些访问的目的是提供 为来自外国的参与者提供更多机会 熟悉美国的评估活动，并与活跃的人互动 在战场上。

The International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and the international exchange of information concerning the clinical and social implications of health care technologies, proposes to convene its second annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on May 30 & 31, 1986. The purpose of the meeting will be to advance the state of the art in medical technology assessment through the exchange of information on methods and results of assessments among countries and to help build a community of professionals devoted to technology assessment. A number of invited papers will be presented, reporting the assessments of specific technologies and addressing the broader issue of the role of technology assessment in coverage, medical and policy decisions. Ample time will be alloted for discusstion so as to promote the exchange of information among attendees expected from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Mexico and elsewhere. A presentation of the objectives and procedures of the Institute of Medicines and Council on Health Care Technology will also be given, with special attention devoted to the interaction of the Council with other technology assessment organizations in the U.S. and abroad, particularly the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment. In addition, post-meeting site visits have been arranged at a number of institutions (in washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston) which are active in technology assessment. These visits are intended to provide further opportunity for participants from foreign countries to become familiar with U.S. assessment activities and to interact with those active in the field.