Environmental Sustainability in Health Technology Assessment

York Health Economics Consortium

This webinar provides an overview of current methods to quantify the environmental impact
of healthcare interventions

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The climate and ecological crisis are the greatest threat to life on our planet. As a result ofhuman interaction with the world, it is likely we will reach the 1.5°C threshold proposed in theParis Agreement by 2027; dramatically increasing the risks of food and water shortages,conflict, extreme weather, and other crises. United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change modelling suggests that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be cut43% by 2030 to avert irreversible environmental catastrophe.The National Health Service (NHS) has reported that it is responsible for 5% of the UKcarbon footprint. In tackling the environmental issues that we are facing; the NHS hascommitted to reach net zero by 2040 for controlled emissions and 2045 through thepurchasing of goods and services from appropriate partners and suppliers. The reductionwill also require the making of socially ethical decisions about the choice of healthcare thatwill be provided, whether this is pharmaceuticals, devices, or changes to whole carepathways. Environmental sustainability is likely to become a key part of healthcare decisionmaking, including in health technology assessment (HTA), to support the NHS in reducing itsenvironmental footprint. Methods for assessing environmental impact of health technologyis an emerging area of research, data acquisition and reporting. However, aside fromquantifying the environmental impact of healthcare, the real challenge that presents itself todecision makers is how health outcomes (for example, quality-adjusted life years) andenvironmental outcomes (for example, CO 2 e emissions) should be compared and ‘traded off’.Where do we “draw the line” within HTA, and at the same time accelerate efforts indeveloping sustainable healthcare?This webinar provides an overview of current methods to quantify the environmental impactof healthcare interventions and discusses various approaches towards incorporatingenvironmental sustainability into HTA decisions. For more courses YHEC provide, please see our website: https://yhec.co.uk/training/

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