Conference proceedings of the 10th HTAsiaLink Conference 2022

Executive Summary

The 10th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference was held on 30 November – 2 December 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand. This conference is a flagship activity of HTAsiaLink, a regional network of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies. It was hosted by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). The theme of the conference was “The Role of HTA in the New Normal: Driving the post-COVID health system through evidence-informed decisions.” This was the first in-person conference since the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were close to 300 participants who joined from more than 20 countries. There were three plenaries that discussed the role of HTA in the post-COVID-19 period, the use of real-world evidence in HTA, and disruptive technologies. There were 80 oral and poster presentations by researchers working on economic evaluations, health services research, and other categories (evidence synthesis and data science, among others). In addition, there were pre-conference sessions covering topics such as the institutionalization of HTA, the role of HTA in digital health, and deliberative processes for HTA. Participants had the opportunity to organize side meetings on other initiatives of interest before or after the conference. The next host for the 11th HTAsiaLink conference in 2023, Malaysia, was introduced to the participants. In addition, the HTAsiaLink Secretariat conducted the Member, Council, and Board meetings. Overall, the conference received positive feedback from attendees. Lessons learned from the organizing team were documented for future learning purposes.