From idea to impact: creating valuable innovations for patients and society
Learn how to explore the value of innovative medical devices in an early stage.
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Course content
This freely accessible, online course consists of two modules designed to guide you through the process of investigating the problem or need that serves as the foundation for the value of an innovation. It then provides insights on exploring the added value of an innovation, enabling you to create solutions that bring tangible benefits to patients, healthcare personnel, and society.
- Learn how to evaluate an innovation in an early stage of development
- Gain insight into unmet needs of stakeholders
- Determine the value proposition
- Explore the added value of an innovation
- Create desired, effective and valuable innovations for patients and society
About the course
Whether you are an innovator eager to launch your innovation or any other healthcare professional seeking to stay at the forefront of research & development, our course offers a structured path to harnessing the knowledge and experience that can propel you forward. We believe that with our online course, you’ll be able to drive meaningful change by developing medical devices that truly make a difference in the healthcare landscape.
The course consists of two highly recommended and freely accessible online modules with our lessons learned regarding the early development and evaluation of innovative medical devices. The modules encapsulate the essence of our experiences and findings on how thorough evaluations in an early stage can help to optimize innovative medical devices during the innovation process.
Seize this opportunity
Understand the potential value of an innovation early in the development process, align innovative ideas with the unmet need, obtain funding more easily, reduce (investment) risks, create consensus and generate support, and optimize the added value of medical innovations.
Towards early evaluation of surgical innovations using an integrated approach
This course stems from a VICI project called “Towards early evaluation of surgical innovations using an integrated approach” which aimed to add to the “science of surgical evaluation”, and allow for development of surgical innovations that are affordable, effective, and of value for the patient. We did so by establishing novel and comprehensive methodology to evaluate the value of surgical innovations throughout all stages of development. The surgical innovation pathway is too long, too expensive, not regulated, and lacking an evidence-based evaluation approach. We have developed new approaches evaluating surgical innovations including medical devices from as early as their conception. These methods are also used and acknowledged as useful by other (inter)national organizations, like the IDEAL collaboration that adopted these methods in their stage 0, and Heath Innovation Netherlands (HI-NL).
Frequently asked questions
This course is tailor-made for healthcare innovators and individuals keen on delving into the early evaluation of medical devices. Its design ensures that it delivers valuable insights to a wide-ranging audience and different types of innovations.
This course is designed to be accessible to a diverse audience, making it suitable for individuals with varying levels of background knowledge. While it may pose some challenges for those less familiar with healthcare, clinical studies, and current innovation evaluation processes, rest assured that you can still grasp the core concepts and messages of the course. To support your learning journey, our resources page offers additional information and background materials that can aid in expanding your knowledge.
This course is freely accessible.
It was developed based on a VICI-project grant from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and ZonMW. The project was titled: “Towards early evaluation of surgical innovations using an integrated approach” (project number 91818617).
The course comprises two modules, each taking about an hour to complete. The modules come with engaging assignments, these tasks encourage you to consult with stakeholders and delve into the added value of your innovation. While these assignments may extend the time commitment, it’s important to note that their completion is not mandatory for progressing through the course.
