IATS | National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment

The mission of the Institute is to develop, stimulate and disseminate health technology assessment in Brazil based upon scientific rigor and transparency while providing technical information to assist institutions and the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde or SUS) in the efficient use of health resources.

» SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

To undertake original investigation of health technologies.

To evaluate health technologies through meta-analyses, systematic reviews and economic analyses.

To develop human resources so as to strengthen decision making at various levels of the SUS and health care organizations complementary to it.

To participate in the development of a support network for health technology decisions of the Ministry of Health and its state and municipal counterparts.

To be a reference center for the evaluation of health technologies for the SUS and health care organizations complementary to it.

To support the Brazilian Network for Health Technology Assessment (REBRATS in Portuguese).

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22/07/2010

Conferência reúne pesquisadores de todo o Brasil em São Paulo

Os doutores Denizar Vianna, Marcos Bosi Ferraz e Giácomo Balbinotto Neto são os representantes do IATS no 3º Ispor Brasil – Avaliações de Tecnologias em Saúde no Brasil: da teoria à prática, que ocorre de 5 a 7 de agosto.

10/08/2010

Bloqueio do receptor de angiotensina e o risco de câncer : meta-análise de estudos controlados.

Os antagonistas dos receptores tipo I da angiotensina II são drogas muito utilizadas no tratamento de diversas condições cardiovasculares.