Outline programme (provisional)

9.00   Introductions and objectives for the session

9.30   Role of patient voice in the drug development process, regulatory and Health Technology assessments

10.00  Research approaches ……. From simple to complex

• Burden of Illness measurement
• Patient preference studies
• Patient willingness to pay (a proxy for preference)
• Educational needs & Service design
• Integrated Care Systems (Health and Social care)

Methodological approaches:

• Patient Reported vs Patient Relevant Outcomes
• MaxDiff
• Standard Gamble and Time Trade-Off
• Health State utility measurement

11.00  Case-studies

Examples may include:

• Clinical Development Programme Planning
• PRO tool development (Ophthalmology)
• Utility measurement (Oncology, NSCLC)
• Patient burden of illness data in a rare disease (medullary thyroid cancer)
• Patient preference in diabetes (the patient value of mobile / digital technologies)

12.30  Key Take-aways and final discussion / Q&A

Planning with end use in mind – things to consider:

• What is required to ensure acceptance by final audience?
• Study design/patient numbers/best practice considerations
• Planning ethics approval
• Planning publication

Short comfort breaks will be built in