3.8 Transforming Evidence to Action: A Workshop on Health Incentivization Policies for Prevention-Centered Guidelines
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM |
Speaker
Ms Ushma Issar
Founder
Rypple
Transforming Evidence to Action: A Workshop on Health Incentivization Policies for Prevention-Centered Guidelines
Abstract
Background:
Healthcare systems globally continue to prioritize treatment over prevention, leading to rising costs and increasing burdens of preventable diseases. Evidence-based guidelines often fail to translate into prevention-focused policies due to misaligned incentives across sectors. Rypple's global health ecosystem hub addresses this gap by developing innovative approaches to incentivize prevention through cross-sectoral policy integration.
Objective:
This interactive workshop aims to equip guideline developers and policymakers with practical tools to design and implement health incentivization policies that leverage evidence-based guidelines to shift health systems from treatment to prevention paradigms.
Format (including interactive elements):
The 90-minute workshop will follow Rypple's Policy Action Lab approach:
Knowledge Exchange (20 min): Presentation of case studies where incentive realignment successfully translated guidelines into prevention-focused policies, including Denmark's organic food policy and sugar tax implementations.
Interactive Policy Simulation (40 min): Participants will be divided into multisectoral teams (health, finance, agriculture, education) to use Rypple's Health-ing Assessment Tool to evaluate a sample guideline and design a comprehensive incentivization strategy that addresses implementation barriers across sectors.
Implementation Roadmapping (20 min): Teams will create practical roadmaps for guideline implementation that include:
- Health levies and subsidy mechanisms
- Cross-sector collaboration frameworks
- Impact measurement protocols
Synthesis and Next Steps (10 min): Collective discussion on applying workshop insights to participants' own contexts and establishing a community of practice for ongoing collaboration.
Participants will leave with practical tools for translating evidence-based guidelines into prevention-focused policy actions through strategic incentivization and cross-sectoral partnerships.
Healthcare systems globally continue to prioritize treatment over prevention, leading to rising costs and increasing burdens of preventable diseases. Evidence-based guidelines often fail to translate into prevention-focused policies due to misaligned incentives across sectors. Rypple's global health ecosystem hub addresses this gap by developing innovative approaches to incentivize prevention through cross-sectoral policy integration.
Objective:
This interactive workshop aims to equip guideline developers and policymakers with practical tools to design and implement health incentivization policies that leverage evidence-based guidelines to shift health systems from treatment to prevention paradigms.
Format (including interactive elements):
The 90-minute workshop will follow Rypple's Policy Action Lab approach:
Knowledge Exchange (20 min): Presentation of case studies where incentive realignment successfully translated guidelines into prevention-focused policies, including Denmark's organic food policy and sugar tax implementations.
Interactive Policy Simulation (40 min): Participants will be divided into multisectoral teams (health, finance, agriculture, education) to use Rypple's Health-ing Assessment Tool to evaluate a sample guideline and design a comprehensive incentivization strategy that addresses implementation barriers across sectors.
Implementation Roadmapping (20 min): Teams will create practical roadmaps for guideline implementation that include:
- Health levies and subsidy mechanisms
- Cross-sector collaboration frameworks
- Impact measurement protocols
Synthesis and Next Steps (10 min): Collective discussion on applying workshop insights to participants' own contexts and establishing a community of practice for ongoing collaboration.
Participants will leave with practical tools for translating evidence-based guidelines into prevention-focused policy actions through strategic incentivization and cross-sectoral partnerships.
Paper Number
139
Biography
Ushma Issar, Policy Entrepreneur and Founder of Rypple, is transforming global health systems with over a decade of international experience. She held leadership roles in the medical device industry across Europe and APAC, driving digital health innovation. With an MBA from Hult International Business School, she launched Rypple in 2023 to reshape healthcare through policy innovation, industry collaboration, and advocacy. Rypple's "disease-benefitting tax" model realigns incentives toward prevention. Its Policy Action Lab develops GovTech solutions, while the Business Innovation Base nurtures proactive healthcare technologies. Ushma invites partners to join her in creating a future where prevention is prioritized over treatment.
