Reimbursement & Health Economics with Mark Smithyes

ABOUT THE LECTURE
The eighth lecture of the Medventions Fall 2023 Lecture Series discusses the reimbursement landscape in Canada, provides a basic overview of the pathways to successful reimbursement, and presents a medical device reimbursement framework that can be applied when seeking medical device reimbursement. The lecture is conducted by Mark Smithyes, a transformational leader in life sciences who has worked in various senior leadership positions in pharmaceutical and medical device multinationals such as Novartis and Alcon. He serves on the Expert Review Panels for both Genome Quebec’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) and the Ontario Centre of Innovation’s (OCI) Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF).
Please note that Lecture 7 of the Medventions Fall 2023 Lecture Series was cancelled and, therefore, does not exist for this iteration of the Lecture Series. We invite you to watch any previous lectures on Medical Device Regulation, which can be found on our website, to help inform your knowledge on this topic.
ABOUT THE MEDVENTIONS FALL 2023 LECTURE SERIES
The Medventions 2023 Fall Lecture Series is an educational series designed to equip the next generation of medtech innovators with the knowledge and skills they need to transform healthcare. The Lecture Series offers an excellent opportunity to learn about health technology innovation, how to validate healthcare needs, invent new medical technology products, and plan for their implementation into patient care.
ABOUT MEDVENTIONS
Medventions is a hospital-based fellowship program that targets the clinical needs of patients and nurtures top entrepreneurial and medtech industry talent in Canada. The program is a multidisciplinary and dynamic community of like-minded clinicians, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who share the same vision; to create the future of healthcare and develop a well-trained workforce with the necessary skills and expertise to translate research outcomes into benefits for Canadians.
To learn more about Medventions, visit our website: www.medventions.ca