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New access point to real-time evidence on vaccines for emerging diseases in pregnant women and children

Prestigious scientific institutions have joined forces to launch a free and personalized access portal that constitutes an access point to updated and synthesized evidence almost in real time on the effectiveness and safety of vaccines for emerging infectious diseases during pregnancy and childhood. Its objective is to support timely decision-making in […]

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Enrollment is now open for the Master's Degree in Clinical Effectiveness, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025

The Institute of Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS), as an independent academic institution affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, opens registration for the Master's Degree in Clinical Effectiveness, which will begin in March 2025. This academic cycle is especially significant, since the program celebrates 25 years since its creation,

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IECS's outstanding participation in the EuroQol 2024 plenary session

Fernando Argento, María Belizán and Federico Augustovski, members of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) team and the Qualitative Health Research Unit of IECS, actively participated in the recent EuroQol 2024 plenary session, held on September 18 and 19 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This event is recognized as one of the most important

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IECS collaborates on a global project to estimate the impact of air pollution on health and its economic costs

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new project entitled Estimating morbidity from air pollution and its economic costs (EMAPEC). This project aims to provide technical support and expert advice on the harmful effects of air pollution on health and the various morbidities that it causes.

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IECS collaborated in research on the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina's Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS), in collaboration with institutions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, has played a key role in research on the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines in the region. The study evaluated the impact of PCV10 and PCV13 conjugate vaccines in reducing

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International recognition for Dr. Andrea Alcaraz for her contribution to Health Economics

During the ISPOR Colombia Congress, held on August 15 and 16 in the city of Cartagena de Indias, the Dr. Andrea Alcaraz, a researcher at the Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS), was awarded a special recognition for her outstanding work in the field of Health Economics and Research

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A sigh of relief for people with COPD

The Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Healthcare (IECS) will co-lead an international program to improve care for patients with COPD in South America. Research groups from Argentina, Peru, Brazil and the United Kingdom have joined forces to develop a pioneering project that seeks to improve care for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in South America.

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The HTAI 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in Buenos Aires with IECS as the organizational support institution.

Argentina is preparing to host, for the first time, the prestigious HTAI Annual Meeting in 2025, which will be held from June 14 to 18 in the city of Buenos Aires. The Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS) has been selected as the local support organization, reaffirming its leadership in the evaluation of

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