Overview

<> Date: 5 April 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 (Eastern European Time – Sofia, Bulgaria)

<> Topic: HTA AND NEWBORN SCREENING

<> Format: in-person in Sofia (Bulgaria)

<> Summary:

The 10th International Symposium on HTA aims to be a platform for representatives of health authorities, patient organizations, industry and European reference networks for rare diseases to share best practices and foster collaboration in light of the upcoming implementation of the EU Regulation.

<> Language: The symposium will be held in English.

<> Access and registration:

- On site attendance in Sofia (Bulgaria): By personal invitation from the Organizing committee

- Virtual attendance (academic, health authorities, patient groups representatives): Please, register by completing the short form bellow. The organizing committee will send detailed instructions how to connect and participate online in the event.

- Industry representatives: Please, contact the Organizing committee at g.stefanov@raredis.org

<> Organizers:

Institute for Rare Diseases (IRD) - Bulgaria

<> For more infromation and questions: g.stefanov@raredis.org

Agenda

X^th International HTA Symposium

HTA & NEWBORN SCREENING

Preliminary Program

9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
“HTA & Newborn screening - Challenges and Opportunities at EU and National Level Moderator: Rumen Stefanov
09:30 - 09:45	Rumen Stefanov	HTA & Newborn screening
09:45 - 10:15	Domenica Taruscio	The newborn screening program in Italy
10:15 - 10:45	Marco Marchetti	The case of the extended newborn screening program for rare disease in Italy
10:45 - 11:15	Georgi Iskrov	HTA and newborn screening - Screen4Care lessons learned
11:15 - 11:30	Panel discussion
11:30 - 12:00	Rumen Stefanov	Orpha coding benefits for HCPs, patients and healthcare
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
“Newborn screening – Challenges & Opportunites at EU and National Level” Moderator: Rumen Stefanov
13:30 -14:00	Peter Schielen	Newborn Screening, where are we now and where are we going?
14:00 -14:30	Alexey Savov	Current state of neonatal screening in Bulgaria and opportunities for development
14:30 -14:45	Panel discussion
14:45 -15:15	Iva Stoeva	Neonatal screening programs in Bulgaria - stages, status, challenges – pediatrician-endocrinologist perspecives
15:15 -15:30	Panel discussion
15:30 -16:00	Snezhina Kandilarova	Primary immunodeficiencies - the case of Bulgaria
16:00-16:15	Panel discussion
16:15 – Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:00 Award of Certificates & Closure