Evidence-based health technology assessments for the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS) and for all

Health technology assessment in Brazil: what do healthcare system players think about it?

“…15 To illustrate with an example, the Ministry of Health's Brazilian Bulletin for Health Technology Assessment showed that one systematic review on a product of uncertain clinical usefulness gave rise to a reduction in the annual budget requirement of around 800 million reais in 2005. 6 The pace at which new knowledge is acquired and the constant and growing offer of new technology, allied with the speed at which information now flows due to modern information and communication media, makes health technology assessment a true challenge to overcome. The need to develop local assessment processes and respect the characteristics of the healthcare system and resource availability pose an additional challenge.…”

“…In 2007, the Brazilian Network for Health Technology Assessment (Rede Brasileira de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde, REBRATS) was created to improve the government's regulatory capacity, and its ability to define prioritization criteria and methodology for HTA studies. 4 - 6 In 2009, the Institute for Health Technology Assessment (Instituto de Avaliação de Tecnologia em Saúde, IATS) was created to develop, foster and disseminate HTA in Brazil, thereby providing technical information to help in decision-making processes. 7 The first national HTA Guidelines for conducting healthcare economic evaluations in Brazil were published in 2009.…”

Evidence‐based dentistry: Challenges and possibilities

“…Currently, the Cochrane translation projects include 14 languages . In‐country initiatives have also assisted with this process of incorporating the EBD among practitioners and to provide access to international scientific journals to healthcare providers …”

“…17 In-country initiatives have also assisted with this process of incorporating the EBD among practitioners and to provide access to international scientific journals to healthcare providers. 18 This editorial has aimed to identify the barriers that oral healthcare practitioners face in trying to adopt a more evidence-based philosophy and to suggest some ways forward. We acknowledge the…”

Brazilian Health Technology Assessment Bulletin: Editorial Process, Dissemination Strategies, Critical Appraisal, and Initial Impact

“…This search was conducted electronically using the search tool Google Scholar (16). We found nine references (1–4;7;9;10;20;21) that cited at least one issue of BRATS between 2008 and 2010. Despite the small number of citations found, it is very likely that there has been an intangible impact that is difficult to measure (18).…”