Joan Segur-Ferrer

Joan Segur-Ferrer

Researcher - Health Technology Assessment Methodologist at the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS).
Master’s Degree in Health and Pharmaceutical Economics from UPF-BSM ⎢ Master’s Degree in Digital Health (eHealth) from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) ⎢ Expert in Drug and Health Technology Assessment in the SNS from UNED ⎢ Graduate in Physiotherapy and in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (EUSES - UdG).

Born in Bescanó (Girona), with extensive academic training and professional experience in various fields of health and sports.

Currently, I am a Health Technology Assessment Specialist at the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS). In this position, I develop health technology assessment (HTA) reports as part of the work plans of the Spanish Network of Health Technology Assessment Agencies and Benefits of the National Health System (RedETS), methodological documents, and collaborate on international projects (e.g. EDiHTA Project), among other tasks.

Throughout my academic and professional career, I have had the privilege of learning from and collaborating with prominent professionals in health technology assessment, health economics, research, management, and university education, from whom I have acquired cross-cutting skills in team and project management, innovation and digital transformation, research, and the use of new information and communication technologies (ICT). Additionally, I am in constant training, whether through formal studies, courses, or self-taught learning.

My professional goal is to be an active agent in the creation, development, implementation, and management of health projects and policies that address the needs of today’s society with the aim of improving people’s well-being and health.

Education

Master’s Degree in Health and Pharmaceutical Economics from UPF-Barcelon School of Management ⎢ 2022 - 2024

Drug and Health Technology Assessment Specialist ⎢Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) ⎢ 2021 - 2022

Master’s Degree in Digital Health (eHealth) ⎢ Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) ⎢ 2019 - 2022

Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy ⎢ EUSES - Affiliated Center of the University of Girona ⎢ 2014 - 2017

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences ⎢ EUSES - Affiliated Center of the University of Girona ⎢ 2010 - 2014

Awards

  • Best Oral Presentation Award - HTAi 2024 Annual Meeting
  • Extraordinary Award from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) in the Master’s Degree in Digital Health (eHealth) - 2021-2022 academic year

Interests

  • Health Economics
  • Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
  • Digital health, innovation, and digital transformation in health
  • Project Management
  • Science and Research
  • Health Promotion
  • Politics

Organizations/ Affiliations

  • Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi): Organizational Representative
  • Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society: Full Membership

Skills

Leadership and Team Coordination

Project Management

Critical Thinking

Innovative Vision

Adaptability

Continuous Learning

Professional experience

 
 
 
 
 

University Lecturer (Level V) of Digital Transformation and Innovation Applied to Physiotherapy within the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy

EUSES – Centre Affiliated with the University of Girona

Sep 2023 – Jul 2024 Girona
Design, develop, and plan the academic curriculum and teaching materials for the course, deliver theoretical and practical content, teach cross-cutting competencies, and evaluate students.
 
 
 
 
 

University Lecturer (Level V) of Digital Health Applied to Physiotherapy within the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy

EUSES – Centre Affiliated with the University of Girona

Sep 2022 – Jul 2023 Girona
Design, develop, and plan the academic curriculum and teaching materials for the course, deliver theoretical and practical content, teach cross-cutting competencies, and evaluate students.
 
 
 
 
 

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Specialist

Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS)

Nov 2020 – Present Barcelona
Health technology assessment within the framework of the work plan of the Spanish Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment and Benefits of the National Health System (RedETS), development of methodological documents, technical support for the European EDiHTA project (HORIZON-HLTH-2023-IND-06-07), as well as the drafting of articles and presentation of communications at national and international conferences.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Technician for the Low Level of Activity (LoLA) Project

CANCliP Research Group - University of the Balearic Islands

Oct 2018 – Jan 2020 Palma (Balearic Islands)
Implementation of the behavioral activation and physical exercise protocol (H6), psychophysiological evaluation of pain, physical condition, affective state, and the functioning and structure of the NS (H7), development of the BackFit APP.
 
 
 
 
 

Coordinator of Physiotherapy Services

BackFit

Sep 2018 – Oct 2019 Palma (Balearic Islands)
Coordination of services, initial physical assessment, planning and execution of physiotherapy treatments, prescription of therapeutic physical exercise, application of the BackFit method, planning and execution of BackFit Back School sessions, promotion of healthy habits.
 
 
 
 
 

Coordinator of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

EUSES - Center Affiliated with the University of Girona

Sep 2014 – Aug 2018 Girona
Coordination of the degree, resolution of academic conflicts, internal communication, graphic design for marketing, promotion of the degree, management of spaces and teaching materials, coordination of curricular and extracurricular internships, student tutoring.
 
 
 
 
 

Professor of Hydrotherapy for the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

EUSES - Center Affiliated with the University of Girona

Sep 2014 – Aug 2018 Girona
Course planning, development of teaching content, delivery of practical and theoretical sessions, student evaluation.

Courses and continuous learning

Generative AI for Data Scientists Specialization

IBM Oct 2024 – Nov 2024
See certificate

Curso Completo de ATLAS.ti 9 Mac

ATLAS.ti Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
See certificate

Formación Interactiva de Cochrane: Cómo realizar una revisión sobre intervenciones

Cochrane Interactive Learning Sep 2021 – Jan 2021
See certificate

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Coursera Apr 2020 – Sep 2020
See certificate

Elements of AI

University of Helsinki Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
See certificate

Lean StartUp

UniMOOC Feb 2019 – Mar 2019
See certificate

ENTI-DCI Serious Games for Health Advanced Course

ENTI and Harvard Medical School Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
See certificate

Publications

Journal articles:

  1. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM Methodological Frameworks and Dimensions to Be Considered in Digital Health Technology Assessment: Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e48694 doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/48694

  2. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Marc metodològic per a l’avaluació de tecnologies de salut digital. Annals de Medicina. 2024;107:10-15.https://webs.academia.cat/revistes_elect/view_document.php?tpd=2&i=18806

  3. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Methodological Frameworks and Dimensions to Be Taken Into Consideration in Digital Health Technology Assessment: Protocol for a Scoping Review JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(10):e39905 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2196/39905

  4. Sitges C, Terrasa JL, García-Dopico N, Segur-Ferrer J, Velasco-Roldán O, Crespí-Palmer J, González-Roldán AM, Montoya P. An Educational and Exercise Mobile Phone–Based Intervention to Elicit Electrophysiological Changes and to Improve Psychological Functioning in Adults With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain (BackFit App): Nonrandomized Clinical Trial JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022;10(3):e29171 https://doi.org/10.2196/29171

  5. Sitges C, Velasco-Roldán O, Crespí J, García-Dopico N, Segur-Ferrer J, González-Roldán AM, Montoya P. Acute Effects of a Brief Physical Exercise Intervention on Somatosensory Perception, Lumbar Strength, and Flexibility in Patients with Nonspecific Chronic Low-Back Pain. J Pain Res. 2021;14:487-500 https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S274134

  6. Segur-Ferrer J, Tibor-Latinjak A, Puigtió N, Font-Lladó R. La gamificació en l’educació superior. Una investigació-acció d’aprenentatge gamificat adreçat a estudiants universitaris sobre l’ús de la gamificació en l’educació secundària. Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques. Online access

Health Technology Assessment Reports:

  1. Segur-Ferrer J, Rodríguez-Díez B, Estrada-Sabadell MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Aplicaciones móviles para la detección de los brotes de la artritis reumatoide que permitan la comunicación entre pacientes y profesionales sanitarios. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2024. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias). Online access

  2. Segur-Ferrer J, Castellví Sampol M, Sánchez-Valle R, Estrada Sabadell MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Utilidad de los test neuropsicológicos para la detección y diagnóstico de la demencia frontotemporal (DFT). Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2024. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias). Online access

  3. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Health Technology Assessment Framework: Adaptation for Digital Health Technology Assessment: User Guide. Madrid: Ministry of Health. Barcelona: Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia; 2023. (Collection: Reports, studies and research /Ministry of Health. Reports on Health Technology Assessment). Online access

  4. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Health Technology Assessment Framework: Adaptation for Digital Health Technology Assessment. Madrid: Ministry of Health. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (In English: Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia; 2023. (Collection: Reports, studies and research /Ministry of Health. Reports on Health Technology Assessment).Online access

  5. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Estrada Sabadell MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Marco de evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias: adaptación para la evaluación de tecnologías de salud digital: guía de usuario. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2023. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias). Online access

  6. Segur-Ferrer J, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Pastells-Peiró R, Estrada Sabadell MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Marco de evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias: adaptación para la evaluación de tecnologías de salud digital. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2023. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación /Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  7. Segur-Ferrer J, Ramos Masdeu L, Daina Noves C, Estrada MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Técnicas moleculares de amplificación de nucleótidos en sangre aplicadas al diagnóstico etiológico rápido de sepsis. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya: 2023. (Colección: Informes estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  8. Ruiz-Baena J, Ramos Masdeu L, Segur Ferrer J, Bujons Tur A, Cardenas L, Ielpo B, Vigués Julià F., Estrada MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Cirugía robótica en patología quirúrgica benigna y maligna (urología, cirugía general y digestiva, cirugía cardiotorácica, ginecología, endocrinología, oftalmología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello). Capítulo II: cirugía urológica, ginecológica, general y digestiva. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2023 (Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  9. Ruiz Baena J, Segur Ferrer J, Ramos Masdeu L, Sandoval Martínez E, Moradiellos Díez FJ, Arias Barquet L, Mercader Cidoncha E, Balsalobre Salmerón MD, Estrada MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Cirugía robótica en patología quirúrgica benigna y maligna (urología, cirugía general y digestiva, cirugía cardiotorácica, ginecología, endocrinología, oftalmología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello). Capítulo I: cirugía cardiotorácica,endocrina, oftalmológica y cirugía de cabeza y cuello. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2023. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  10. Segur-Ferrer J, Blanco-Silvente L, Estrada MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Monitorización Ambulatoria de la Presión Arterial (MAPA) en la identificación de patrones circadianos en pacientes con hipertensión arterial: evaluación de seguridad, efectividad y eficiencia. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2022. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  11. Moltó-Puigmartí C, Segur-Ferrer J, Berdún Peñato J, Piera Jiménez J, Estrada-Sabadell MD, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM. Evaluación de la teleconsulta en atención primaria. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2022. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias).Online access

  12. Gallastegui-Calvache E, Segur-Ferrer J. Plataforma para el análisis de RNA, DNA o proteínas como biomarcadores en el diagnóstico, pronóstico y evaluación de tratamientos. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2021 (Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias). Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; 2021. (Colección: Informes, estudios e investigación / Ministerio de Sanidad. Informes de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitaria): Online access.

Other publications:

  1. Moltó Puigmartí C, Segur Ferrer J. Guia de bones pràctiques en la participació dels i les professionals sanitaris/es als informes d’Avaluació de Tecnologies Sanitàries (ATS) duts a terme per AQuAS. Barcelona: Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya. Departament de Salut. Generalitat de Catalunya; 2022. Online access
  2. Segur-Ferrer, J. Carrion, C. (2022). Les competències bàsiques dels professionals de la salut necessàries per incorporar la Salut Digital en la pràctica professional. TFM. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). http://hdl.handle.net/10609/139988

Congresses and conferences

2018

X Congrés Internacional de Docència Universitària i Innovació (CIDUI)

  1. Segur-Ferrer, J; Font-Lladó, R.; Puigtió-Rebollo, N.; Latinjak, A.T. (2018). La gamificación en l’educació superior.
  2. Cadellans Arroniz, A.; Prats-Puig, A.; Cazorla González, J.; Font Lladó, R.; Segur Ferrer, J. (2018) PEHC_PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH AND CHILDREN.

2019

VI Jornades IdiSBa

  1. Segur-Ferrer, J.; García-Dopico, N.; Velasco-Roldán, O.; Crespí, J.; González-Roldán, A.M.; Montoya, P.; Sitges, C. (2019) BackFit App: una herramienta de salud móvil para el abordaje multidisciplinar del dolor lumbar crónico.

2021

Congreso SEPNECA

  1. C. Sitges, N. García-Dopico, J. Segur-Ferrer, J.L. Terrasa, A.M. González-Roldán, P. Montoya, J. Crespí, O. Velasco-Roldán. (2021) Cambios derivados del ejercicio físico en el procesamiento somatosensorial de pacientes con lumbalgia crónica inespecífica.

2022

ISPOR Europe 2022

  1. Segur-Ferrer, J.; Moltó-Puigmartí, C.; Vivanco-Hidalgo, R.M. (2022) Methodological Frameworks for the HTA of Digital Health Technologies: A National and International Survey.

TUFH 2022

  1. Segur-Ferrer, J.; Baena, A.; Alabert, M.; Aymerich, M.; Carrion, C. (2022). Which skills healthcare professionals need to implement digital health solutions?

2023

XLII Jornadas

  1. Segur-Ferrer, Joan; Pérez-Troncoso, Daniel; Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina; Pastells-Peiró, Roland; Vivanco-Hidalgo, Rosa María. (2023). Métodos Empleados en las evaluaciones económicas de tecnologías de salud digital.
  2. Moltó-Puigmartí, C.; Segur-Ferrer, J. (2023). Evaluando tecnologías sanitarias digitales: Nuevo Marco Metodológico.

2024

HTAi 2024 Annual Meeting in Seville

  1. Joan Segur-Ferrer, Carolina Moltó-Puigmartí, Berta Mestre-Lleixà, Anna Godo-Pla, Roland Pastells-Peiró, Laura Llinàs-Mallol, Maria-Dolors Estrada Sabadell, Rosa Maria Vivanco Hidalgo (2024) Large Language Models As Powerful Tools In Health Technology Assessment
  2. Segur-Ferrer, J.; Moltó-Puigmartí, C.; Pastells-Peiró, R.; Vivanco-Hidalgo, R.M. (2024). New Health Technology Assessment Framework For Digital Health Technologies

Articles del blog

A Greater Expense Does Not Always Guarantee Better Results

The emergence of DeepSeek demonstrates once again that success does not depend solely on the financial resources available or on the expenditure incurred to achieve certain objectives.
Last updated on Feb 8, 2025 4 min read HTA, Health Economics, Economics, Innovation

Towards an Harmonised Assessment of Digital Health Technologies

The assessment of digital health technologies (DHT) requires specific methodological approaches. Currently, there are various national methodological frameworks aimed at guiding the evaluation of these technologies, as well as several European initiatives seeking to harmonise their assessment.
Last updated on Nov 2, 2024 7 min read ATS, HTA, Salut Digital, JoAvaluo

Health Technology Assessment

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) plays a fundamental role in the sustainability of healthcare systems and informed decision-making in health matters.
Last updated on Oct 20, 2024 5 min read ATS, HTA, Salut, JoAvaluo