EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas

EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas
EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program: EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas.

How to participate

Day: Friday 15 March 2024 
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 ET
Register here 
Languajes: English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.

Objective

Discuss the uses of the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire to assess the variation in health-related quality of life (HRQL) in different populations and for different pathologies, in support of coverage decision-making in health. Share experiences from the Caribbean, Uruguay and Ecuador. 

Speakers

  • Henry Bailey - University of the West Indies, Trinidad y Tobago
  • Federico Augustovski - IECS, Argentina
  • Graciela Fernández - FNR, Uruguay
  • Víctor Flores Prócel - Ministerio de Salud Pública, Ecuador

Time correspondence 

  • 7:00 a.m.– Los Ángeles, Vancouver
  • 8:00 a.m. – Belmopán, Guatemala City, Managua, México City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
  • 9:00 a.m. – Bogotá, Panamá City, Kingston, Lima, Quito, Cayman Islands
  • 10:00 a.m. – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington DC 
  • 11:00 a.m. – Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
  • 2:00 p.m. – Londres, Inglaterra
  • 3:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona
  • For other cities, please check the local time here