1. Rossana Rivas1, Amelia Villar2, J. Tobey Clark3
Abstract ID Health Technology Innovation, Planning & Management: Improving professionals’ outputs in Peruvian health sector
Rossana Rivas1, Amelia Villar2, J. Tobey Clark3
Senior Advisor, WHO Collaborating Center for Health Technology Management, Technical Services Partnership, University of Vermont
Past President, Chemical and Pharmaceutical College of Peru
Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Health Technology Management, Technical Services Partnership, University of Vermont

2. Conflict of interest Acknowledgement
We declare this work does not have conflicts of interest with third parties.
Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge the contribution from stakeholders of Peru, Chile and USA.

3. Health Technology (HT) Innovation, HT Planning, and HT Management Strategic Training
Course Objectives
Guiding principles of Health Technology Innovation, Planning and Management based on scientific and technological knowledge, practices, standards.
Provide a methodology for improving the quality of technology through novel innovation, effective product planning, funding, and management
Global and local approaching, research and discussion of needs and on site characteristics.

4. Course Methodology Hybrid course Classroom Laboratory
Virtual - webinars and online platform
Face-to-Face sessions were focused on supervision of HT proposals.
CQFP board organized the facilities required including the implementation of a virtual platform.

5. Student Evaluation and Grading Course Timeline – ten weeks
Methods
Ten, one hour sessions will be included in the course.
Three Live (presencial) classroom presentations
Seven virtual training via webinars with visual and audio content
PDFs of the presentations provided
Topics to review will be given prior to class.
Student Evaluation and Grading
Quizzes and Exams, Reports, Discussion Questions, and Final presentation/Paper
Course Timeline – ten weeks
Number of Students – 25 maximum
Number of hours – 25 total hours:
10 hours of faculty training and student presentations
15 hours of reading, quizzes, exams, discussion questions, and reports

6. Course Topics Health Technologies Fundamentals and Innovation
Mobile Health, Bio-printing, Biomaterials and Bio-reactors
HT Assessment and Evidence-Based Analysis
HT Planning and Management
Regulation & Standards
Risk Management
Patient Safety Patient
Financial and Business Perspectives
HT Innovation and Marketing
Intellectual Property
Publications
Grants and Fund raising

7. Post-Course Learning Experience at the University of Vermont and Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Exchange and learning areas:
Instrumentation and Technical Services Department
Regenerative Medicine Laboratory
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Laboratory
Bailey/Howe Library

8. Best Practices - I
Results achievement depended on the level of quality of the selection of participants.
The combination of health organizations provides an excellent environment:
government,
private enterprises,
private laboratories,
non profit organizations,
academic

9. Best Practices - II
Participants should be at a decision making level and able to define a HT proposal of intervention since the first session of the course.
Determination of opportunities to improve partnership processes.

10. HT Innovation, HTP, HTM Strategic Program Results
Contents utilized to improve the interventions of participants in private and public sector.
Understanding of health technology relevance, research and innovation regarding the making decision process by assessing real scenarios.
Discussions with CQFP members from the regions of Peru.