Improving Consensus Development for Health Technology Assessment: An International Perspective

1 Front Matter 2 Introduction 3 Sponsorship and Role of Consensus Development Programs within National Health Care Systems 4 Topic and Scope of Consensus Development Conferences: Criteria and Approach for Selection of Topics and Properties for Assessment 5 Documentation and Use of Evidence in the Consensus Conference Process 6 Format and Conduct of Consensus Development Conferences: A Multination Comparison 7 Dissemination and Impact of Consensus Development Statements 8 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Canada: The Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination 9 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Canada: The Canadian Research Group 10 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Denmark: The Danish Medical Research Council and The Danish Hospital Institute 11 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Finland: The Medical Research Council of The Academy of Finland 12 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in The Netherlands: National Organization for Quality Assurance in Hospitals 13 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Norway: The Norwegian Institute for Hospital Research and The National Research Council 14 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Sweden: The Swedish Medical Research Council and The Swedish Planning and Rationalization Institute for the Health and Social Services 15 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in the United Kingdom: The King's Fund Forum 16 Profile of a Consensus Development Program in the United States: The National Institutes of Health Office of Medical Applications of Research 17 Recommendations for Strengthening Consensus Development for Assessing Health Technologies 18 International Consensus Development Bibliography 19 List of Authors