TY - JOUR AU - Gagnon, Marie-Pierre AU - Candas, Bernard AU - Desmartis, Marie AU - Gagnon, Johanne AU - Roche, Daniel La AU - Rhainds, Marc AU - Coulombe, Martin AU - Dipankui, Mylène Tantchou AU - Légaré, France PY - 2014 DA - 2014/06/20 TI - Involving patient in the early stages of health technology assessment (HTA): a study protocol JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 273 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Public and patient involvement in the different stages of the health technology assessment (HTA) process is increasingly encouraged. The selection of topics for assessment, which includes identifying and prioritizing HTA questions, is a constant challenge for HTA agencies because the number of technologies requiring an assessment exceeds the resources available. Public and patient involvement in these early stages of HTA could make assessments more relevant and acceptable to them. Involving them in the development of the assessment plan is also crucial to optimize their influence and impact on HTA research. The project objectives are: 1) setting up interventions to promote patient participation in three stages of the HTA process: identification of HTA topics, prioritization, and development of the assessment plan of the topic prioritized; and 2) assessing the impact of patient participation on the relevance of the topics suggested, the prioritization process, and the assessment plan from the point of view of patients and other groups involved in HTA. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-273 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-14-273 ID - Gagnon2014 ER -