The Ulysses program


	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, Toronto, Rome, and Barcelona). Depending on the student's university of enrolment and program objective (i.e. HTA producer or HTA user) supplemental work involving a research project and thesis or a training program in an appropriate agency with a policy analysis report will be required. Introductory courses to biostatistics and clinical epidemiology will be required and offered by the collaborating universities, either on site or on-line. Readings and course work will also be required between the Modules (approximately 40 hours, pre- and post-module), making full use of Internet technology to facilitate exchanges between students and faculty members.


	Course 1: Introduction to HTA Course 2: (New) Introduction to systematic revue, recap of biostatistics and clinical epidemiology, introduction to decision analytic modellings


	Course 3: Systematic Revue Course 4: Economic Evaluation


	Course 5: Institutional management and impact evaluation Course 6: Ethical and sociocultural issues in HTA and dissemination


	Course 7: Health Systems, Economics of Healthcare, HTA and policy making Course 8: Student presentations (option for introducing new material or review)

Note: Participants must enroll in Ulysses via one of the participating universities, successfully complete the eight courses and comply with the specific requirements of their home university. For a general overview of the tuition fees and requirements > click here. Travel and accommodation are to be paid by the participants.

Graduates will acquire the skills enabling them to undertake a systematic review and to interpret the results of a metanalysis.
Graduates will be able to identify and apply appropriate critical appraisal tools.
Graduates will have the ability to participate in the elaboration of a protocol of an economic evaluation and contribute to data collection and analysis.
Graduates will acquire the principles of decision modeling and be able to construct simple models.
Graduates will be able to identify the pertinent outcome measures in a wide variety of health interventions and technologies, and formulate a plan for data collection. These include both quantitative and qualitative measures.
Graduates will be able to plan a knowledge transfer project.
(In addition to these analytical skills) Graduates will be familiar with important topics such as: health policy, health management, ethical and social issues, and stakeholder input.