Hosted the HealthTech Activator, the Health Economics workshop, will take place in Christchurch, 9 October 2025, 9am-3pm.

Understand the drivers and processes used to determine economic value and ultimately a health systems’ willingness-to-pay for a healthcare product. This one-day workshop is a one-stop-shop for building and developing health economics literacy.

This highly interactive workshop is intended for decision-makers and organisations wanting to systematically compare technologies that impact patient outcomes, access new markets and secure reimbursement strategies across several healthcare environments and systems.

Participants will be encouraged to get their hands dirty, as this workshop requires extensive participation in group exercises, roleplay, and includes plenty of opportunities for questions and discussions.

This workshop will have four quadrants:

Building Blocks: Covering key concepts, justifications and methods involved in a health economics approach to capturing and demonstrating value
Under the Hood: Explore the process of undertaking an economic evaluation including data collection, literature reviews, and modelling
Application: Undertake a health economic evaluation of a medical device. A step-by-step guide that gives organisations a clear understanding of how inputs and outputs are related
Decision-Maker Requirements: Explore the health economic requirements of various reimbursement and evaluation organisations such as PHARMAC (New Zealand) and NICE (United Kingdom)

Who is this workshop for?

MedTech start-ups or researchers wanting to systematically compare technologies that impact patient outcomes, access new markets and secure reimbursement strategies across several healthcare environments and systems.

Please note registrations will be reviewed to ensure attendees meet the following criteria; research group OR early start up and are developing a health technology product that will benefit from a health economic assessment e.g. cost utility analysis to display both financial and health benefit.

Any registrations that do not meet these criteria will be contacted by the HTA team.

Unsure about registering and keen to understand if this workshop is for you, please contact hta@callaghaninnovation.govt.nz with the following information;

Your name; Company name (full legal) and Job title
Your current commercialisation state (i.e. Research group; Early Stage Start up; Other)
Product area and an overview of the health technology that you are developing (including how this benefits health economics)

Learn and engage with experts

This workshop is run by Abbas Al-Murrani - Managing Director & Founder, Health Economics Consulting NZ.

Abbas is a Health Economist with diverse experience in health and health economics, having worked for the University of Auckland as well as Waitematā, Auckland and Canterbury District Health Boards.

Event details

Workshop: Health Economics Workshop (Morning tea & lunch included)

Hosted in-person at the Ibis Christchurch, 107 Hereford Street (Tauhou room)

Cost: $50 (incl. GST and booking fee)

Attendance is limited to two attendees start-up/research group to ensure greater opportunity for others to engage.

To confirm your place please register no later than 2 October 2025. Spaces are limited, and a waitlist will open once the workshop is fully subscribed.

About the presenter:

Abbas Al-Murrani

Abbas Al-Murrani

Managing Director & Founder, Health Economics Consulting NZ

Abbas Al-Murrani is a Health Economist with diverse experience in health and health economics, having worked for the University of Auckland as well as Waitematā, Auckland and Canterbury District Health Boards. Health Economics Consulting NZ helps organisations & health systems navigate openness and transparency in investment decisions by capturing, translating and understanding economic value.

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Contact the HealthTech Activator (HTA) team for more information or explore the HTA website here.