Participants delve into social determinants of health, their effects on families and communities, legal requirements like MDR and GDPR, liability issues, and health economics basics including direct, indirect, and intangible costs. Hands-on tools such as a social impact matrix, legal quiz, and simplified cost calculator enable analysis of technology impacts across user groups.
This module covers the four principles of medical ethics by Beauchamp and Childress—autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice—alongside cultural sensitivity, health equity versus equality, and considerations for vulnerable populations. Interactive dilemmas for discussion, cultural scenarios, and a short video on equity in action help participants apply these concepts to real healthcare decision-making.
Discover the complementary roles of Early Awareness, Early Advice, and Early Dialogue in shaping the successful implementation of emerging health technologies. Using examples, you will learn how early interactions between developers, regulators, and payers can enhance evidence generation and adoption efficiency.
This module introduces the concept of Burden of Disease and key metrics such as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY), Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY), and Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER), which measure the combined impact of mortality and morbidity across populations. Participants will explore how these indicators reveal differences in disease effects between demographic groups, using interactive tools like a simplified QALY calculator, global burden comparison charts, and a diabetes case study to estimate impacts on diverse user groups.