The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) in Community Healthcare is pleased to offer a series of workshops for 2026 that will build on the educational programme previously delivered by the NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech & IVD Co-operative. Running sequentially, the workshops cover:

Workshop 1 (5th October): An introduction to evaluation of diagnostics
Workshop 2 (6th October): Statistical methods for diagnostic accuracy in medical research
Workshop 3 (7th October): Cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic tests for development and adoption

Please note - Cancellation requests received by 17:00 on 15/09/2026 will be refunded in full. Cancellation and refund requests made after this point will only be made if the place is taken up by an alternative attendee.

These workshops can be taken individually or combined depending on your requirements.

Why attend?

Taught by academic clinicians, information specialists, behavioural scientists, statisticians, and health economists with expertise in value-based healthcare and NICE evaluations, these workshops aim to equip you with the necessary skills to evaluate IVD and non-IVD diagnostic medical technologies to support the development of evidence portfolios. 

This series is aimed at all professionals who wish to advance their understanding of diagnostic test evaluation, including those working in industry, academia, research funding and regulatory affairs organisations.

Speakers include:

Professor Gail Hayward, University of Oxford and Clinical Director, NIHR HRC in Community Healthcare.
Professor Chris Hyde, University of Exeter and NIHR HRC in Sustainable Innovation.
Dr Rositsa Koleva-Kolarova, University of Oxford and NIHR HRC in Community Healthcare.
Dr Tom Fanshawe, University of Oxford and NIHR HRC in Community Healthcare.
Dr Jason Oke, University of Oxford and NIHR HRC in Community Healthcare.
Dr Sophie Hyndman, Deputy Director of the NIHR Research Support Service.

For prerequisites and full details visit the website here

Early-bird rate of £175 per workshop place is available until 28th August 2026; £200 therafter.