A systematic evaluation of the
properties of a health technology,
addressing its direct and intended
effects, as well as its indirect and
unintended consequences, to inform
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Being an Associate Editor for IJTAHC
and Cost Effectiveness and Resource
Allocation journals, he has also
conducted various workshops on
SR, EE and HTA training for over
300 members in Nepal, Ghana and
India. Under his literature, he has
The interventions used to promote
health, to prevent, diagnose or
treat acute or chronic diseases, or
for rehabilitation which includes
pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures
and organisational systems used
in healthcare, defines healthcare
technology says Mr. John. After
he made listeners to understand what
healthcare technology is, he guided
them to understand what exactly
HTA
(Healthcare
Technology
Assessment) is.
Marking a step forward towards its
promise of providing an encouraging
platform to young innovators and
innovative startup of health sector,
InnovatioCuris organized its fourth IC
Innovators Club meeting that day. A
date well chosen, celebrating World
Health Day, InnovatioCuris called on
industry leaders to stand up to the
pledges and join hands to take concrete
steps to advance #HealthcareForAll.
10 peer-review publications on SR,
EE and HTA, 2 book-chapters on
Pharmacoeconomics, and 1 book on
Systematic Reviews. Co-guiding 1
Masters and 2 PhD students in HTA.
He is a task force member on National
Registry of Injuries in India. He is also
a co-researcher on cost-effectiveness
analysis of glaucoma screening in
cataract camps.
The Saturday morning’s meet was a
gathering of young innovators and
industry experts in a conference hall in
the national capital’s prestigious India
International Centre to learn how to
assess a healthcare technology for a
beneficial outcome for the society.
We live in a culture where everyone's
opinion, views and assessment of
situations are twisted on social
media if feared and hated by
environmentalists (industry name
say) and the public alike. Yet many
a times, the scientif ic assessment of
technology is remarkably different
and tells all together a different story.
And we all know we become what we
behold, we shape our tools and then
our tools shape us. So, assessment
of any new tool or technology is very
important. With this agenda, Denny
John addressed the listeners which
within no time compelled them to shed
away their morning blues. Mr. John
holds an external PhD in HTA from
Maastricht University, Netherlands on
cost effectiveness of vaccines related to
infectious diseases in India. He is also
an adjunct Scientist with ICMR-NIMS.
in Bio-Engineering from Penn State
(US) in 2007 and B.Tech in Mechanical,
Hollywood (USA). After relocating to
India, he started envisioning his life’s
goal and along with common friends
established Swasthgram in 2012. He
uses disruptive technology, innovated
& especially designed to cater all
healthcare needs.