HTA&M is action-oriented. Daily, it confronts questions regarding the implementation of research findings, the influence of health technologies on policymaking, changes in clinical behavior, and dissemination of appropriate information to patients and the population. Around the world, in different countries, innovative approaches to these issues are emerging. Our approach combines these innovative approaches with some “classic models” that have been the founding pillars of HTA&M research over the past twenty years.

The intensive teaching format is based on four two-week teaching modules held in different cities (Montreal, Rome, Barcelona, Ottawa), and a training period (up to 8 months) within an HTA&M agency or university. It is during the latter that a Research/Policy Analysis Project is to be completed. Throughout, information technology is used to facilitate exchanges between students and faculty members located in different parts of the world. E-debates are held between modules to consolidate learning.