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"Patient Engagement & Outcomes: Taking It to the Next Level" Call for Abstracts – Deadline Extended to Friday, July 14, 2017 (midnight EST). For more information, please visit this link: http://www.capt-actp.com/conference/ CAPTs Mission is to advance population-based research of therapeutic interventions to improve the health outcomes of Canadians. CAPT brings together…
Incremental gains in science are often made by standing on the shoulders of giants. Now that scientific advancement is increasingly dependent on complex data systems (the present-day giant), robust procedures are necessary to ensure that insights from data are not obscured from future scientists and real-time users. The Society for Medical Decision Making has a long history of…
This year's ISOQOL Annual Conference will provide a platform to discuss the challenges for the field with regards to theory, methodology and implementation of results in health care policy and practice. Event Details Date: 18 - 21 October, 2017Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA For more information, please visit the following link: http://www.isoqol.org/2017conference
Keynote Speakers AHES is delighted to have the following keynote speakers confirmed for the conference: Maarten Lindeboom is a Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at VU Amsterdam. He has been recognised as a member of the top 100 list of leading health economists in the word by Journal of Health Economics. His research focuses on microeconomics applied…
ISPOR São Paulo will examine health system reform and sustainability, patient engagement in health care decision making processes, drug development, and regulatory issues through the lens of Driving Better Health Outcomes Through Stakeholder Engagement. Event Details Date: 15-17 September 2017Venue: Hotel Transamérica São PauloLocation: São Paulo, Brazil…
The IHE recently launched the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation Platform™, an on-going/ living, online crowdsourcing or “ideasourcing” tool, used to engage a wide range of stakeholders to catalyze policy conversations and stimulate the formation of teams to solve complex health policy challenges. Since its launch in late 2016, the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation…
Roundtable Final Report Real-world evidence: What role can it play in real-world decision making? Summary ReportDownload Summary Report Roundtable Background Document Real-world evidence: What role can it play in real-world decision making? BackgrounderDownload Backgrounder
Episode 1: Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pharmaceuticals and Supplementary Benefits Division, Alberta Health Subject: Michele Evans explores questions such as the impact biosimilars has on government spending, the opportunities that Biosimilars could address, and asks the question what considerations should be made in their uptake and opens up the discussion on how…
This report provides a summary of the IHE Real-World Evidence Roundtable, which took place on December 12, 2016. The intent of the roundtable was to capture initial thinking regarding preferences and perceptions of the use of real-world evidence for pricing and reimbursement of new medicines in Canada and what more may be needed.
This forum was held in conjunction with the 2017 Annual Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Symposium. This is the third IHE Forum on biologics/biosimilars that has been conducted, with the first held on May 29, 2014, and the second on October 6, 2016. The purpose of this forum was to gather key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as…
This report provides a summary of the IHE Biosimilars Forum engagement exercise that took place on April 23, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario. The intent of the forum was to identify: options to categorize and consider biosimilars; a process to engage stakeholders to identify place in therapy and further evidence development that may be required; and an approach to knowledge exchange that…
IHE In Your Pocket is a compact, comprehensive, and comparative overview of the economic aspects of the Canadian health care system. It has been revised every second year since 2006. As done previously, IHE In Your Pocket 2017 includes aggregate costs, utilization and cost data for separate sectors or provider groups, population indicators, and system-wide performance indicators.…
IHE In Your Pocket 2017 – A Handbook of Health Economic Statistics includes the most currently available data, presented in separate sections on the economic burden of illness, health care resources, health behaviours, health status and demographics, and health system performance. IHE In Your Pocket was designed to provide a compact, comprehensive, and comparative overview…
Adding universal rectal screening to urogenital screening should positively impact rectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) incidence in affected populations. A dynamic Markov model was used to evaluate costs and outcomes of three rectal CT screening strategies among women attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Alberta, Canada: universal urogenital-only screening (UG-only),…
Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Mr. Nigel Edwards CEO, Nuffield Trust Nigel Edwards is Chief Executive at the Nuffield Trust. Prior to becoming Chief Executive in 2014, Nigel was an expert advisor with KPMG’s Global Centre of Excellence for Health and Life Sciences and a Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund. Nigel was Policy Director of the NHS Confederation for 11…
2 May 2017Edmonton, Alberta Building a Community-Based Health System: Lessons for a Path Forward is the 17th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Our 17th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers are Nigel Edwards, CEO, Nuffield Trust, and Muhamad Elrashidi, Kern…
2 May 2017Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings GreetingsDr. Lorne TyrrellBoard Chair, IHEDr. Carl AmrheinDeputy Minister, Alberta Healthhttps://vimeo.com/album/4593585/video/216192193 Keynote Presentations Shifting the Balance of Care: Great ExpectationsMr. Nigel EdwardsCEO, Nuffield TrustDownload Presentationhttps://vimeo.com/album/4593585/video/216192696 Co-located, Integrated…
“Since its formation, the IHE has grown from a small research team to a global leader in health economics and health technology assessment,” said Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Institute of Health Economics, and Professor and Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology at the University of Alberta. “Dr. Christopher McCabe, former Research Director and…
Building a Community-Based Health System: Lessons for a Path Forward is the 17th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Muhamad Elrashidi, Kern Center Population Health Scholar, Mayo Clinic. IHE Innovation Forum XVII – Building a Community-Based Health System: Lessons for a Path Forward
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Nigel Edwards, CEO, Nuffield Trust. IHE Innovation Forum XVII – Building a Community-Based Health System: Lessons for a Path Forward
Attendees represented a diverse range of perspectives and included: public and private payers, clinicians, patient advocacy groups, and biosimilar and originator industry leaders. Speakers included: Laura McIvor, Chief Pharmacist, Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Dr. Thomas Walters, Co-Director, SickKids Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Program in Toronto; and Dr. Carter…
23 April 2017 Ottawa, Ontario On April 23rd, the IHE held an invitational forum on the topic of biosimilars in conjunction with the annual CADTH meeting. Download Summary ReportTowards a framework for biosimilar evidence and knowledge exchange – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars Forum The meeting objectives were to: leverage a previous IHE Biosimilars Forum and share…
Summary Report Towards a framework for biosimilar evidence and knowledge exchange – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars Forum Download Summary Report Program IHE Biosimilars Invitational Forum: Towards a Framework for Biosimilar Evidence & Knowledge Exchange – Final ProgramDownload Final Program
Biographies Ms. Julia Brown Julia Brown has been with Janssen Inc. for 14 years and is currently the Vice President of Government Affairs and Market Access. Previous roles at Janssen include National Director of Government and Community Relations, Director of Health Economics and Reimbursement, and Director of Government Relations, Ontario/Atlantic. Julia also serves as the Past-President…
12:30 – 13:00 Opening RemarksDr. Chris Henshall, Professor, Health Economics Research Group, Brunel Universityhttps://vimeo.com/album/4584047/video/215117100 13:00 – 13:15 Setting the Stage: Enabling Elements to Achieve Biosimilar ObjectivesMr. Dan Palfrey, Senior Consultant, Institute of Health Economicshttps://vimeo.com/album/4584047/video/215117153 13:15 –…
This IHE Biosimilars Invitational Forum provided the perspective of international, national, and Alberta speakers and panellists who described the biosimilar reimbursement approach taken and outcomes achieved by other jurisdictions, guiding principles and policy options for Alberta, and key performance indicators and targets for reimbursement policy going forward. Towards a Framework…
IHE to lead the economic evaluation of two major provincial initiatives The Economic Evaluation of the Nurse Practitioner Demonstration Project Last week, Alberta Health announced that four health care centres (three in Calgary and one in Edmonton) will receive an additional $10 million dollars to hire nurse practitioners, to further meet the healthcare needs of Albertans. The…
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has established a number of Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) in the province around specific health care topics (e.g., Cardiovascular Health & Stroke) and within areas where care is delivered (e.g., Surgery). The SCNs are the engines of innovation in the health system and have a mandate to find new and innovative ways of delivering care to provide…
This background document outlines the methods used to update the Alberta Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Evidence-Informed Primary Care Management of Low Back Pain, which was produced as part of the second phase of the Alberta Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Ambassador Program. Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program
Using existing infrastructure to track outcomes utilize existing health IT infrastructure to track biosimilar utilization and outcomes, as opposed to creating separate national or multiple provincial patient registries Avoid non-medical switching no non-medical switching of innovator biologics to biosimilars until there is unequivocal evidence supporting its safety Robust patient…
Symposium Agenda e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta – Morning AgendaDownload Agenda Discussion Paper Information Exchange: Engaging Providers in Health Care InnovationDownload Discussion Paper
14 February 2017 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, in collaboration with Alberta Health, are pleased to have co-hosted a public policy symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health – focused on moving Alberta towards a person-centric health system, and the need to improve continuity…
Biographies Moderators Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPCScientific Director, O’Brien Institute for Public HealthProfessor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Dr. Ghali is a General Internist (MD, University of Calgary; FRCPC, Queen’s University) with methodological training in health services research and epidemiology (MPH)…
Tuesday, 14 February 2017 Edmonton, Alberta 09:00 – 09:15 Greetings and Opening Remarks Dr. Carl Amrhein, Deputy Minister of HealthDr. William Ghali, Scientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of CalgaryMr. John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economicshttps://vimeo.com/album/4434657/video/205238362 09:15 – 09:30 A Citizen's…
This symposium addressed the importance of integrated health information as a necessary foundation for improved patient and system outcomes. The focus of the symposium was to discuss the benefits and challenges of shared health information and to better understand the role that health care providers play individually and collectively in achieving more person-centred and integrated…
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Annamarie Fuchs, IMAGINE Citizens, Collaborating for Health. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, President, Azimuth Health Group; Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Policy, Toronto, Ontario. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Kim Wieringa, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Information Systems, Alberta Health. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Doreen Rabi, Clinical Endocrinologist, Associate Professor, University of Calgary. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Kathleen Ness, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Service Delivery Division, Alberta Health. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Robert Reid, Chief Scientist, Trillium Health Partners, Institute for Better Health, Mississauga, Ontario. e-Health Policy Symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health in Alberta
The impact of digital technology in today’s world is hard to miss. Our Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets have changed the way we work, play and, most importantly, communicate. But, despite being proven to significantly improve health outcomes and satisfaction with care, health care systems have been slow to adopt the use of digital technologies to communicate with patients, and to improve…
The Network of Alberta Health Economists (NOAHE) is an exciting initiative designed to help develop health economics capacity in Alberta. NOAHE seeks to increase the access, utilization, and capacity of health economics research in the province as well as encourage collaboration between health economics researchers and policy makers. This initiative is being led by the NOAHE Working…
The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Life Sciences Open Innovation PlatformTM is an online “ideasourcing” platform to encourage a broad pan-Canadian community to comment on key issues and topics related to life science policy. Preliminary campaigns will focus on biosimilars policy. Ideas with the most support will be used to inform policy discourse at an IHE biosimilars…
Participation is easy. Once you register, you can add your ideas on biosimilar policy in key areas highlighted on the platform, comment and contribute to the ideas of others, and vote for the ones that have the most promise. Your level of participation is up to you, and you don't have to be an expert to contribute. Preliminary campaigns include: Biosimilar Policy Stakeholder Engagement…
The IHE Open Innovation Platform™ is an online crowdsourcing or “ideasourcing” tool used to collectively solve health care policy challenges. This tool encourages members to submit ideas in a structured, moderated fashion around key areas of interest. Because members are made up of a broad range of stakeholders, including patient and clinician groups, government,…
About the IHE SCN Open Innovation Platform The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Health Services and the Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs), has launched an online “ideasourcing” platform, called the IHE SCN Open Innovation Platform™. At maturity, this platform will engage several thousand members of SCNs and related networks to enable…
What is crowdsourcing or open innovation? Crowdsourcing, or open innovation, is the process of obtaining ideas or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community. Crowdsourcing combines the efforts of numerous individuals where each contributor adds ideas that may combine with those of others to achieve a greater result.…
IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation Platform Video About the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation Platform The Institute of Health Economics has launched an online “ideasourcing” platform, called the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation Platform™, to obtain input from a broad pan-Canadian community on key issues and topics related to life sciences policy. Participation…
This report provides a summary of recently published information (January 2015 to present) regarding the glucose monitoring technologies that are commercially available in North America, as well as those that are emerging within the next five years (up to 2021).
Tuesday, 24 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta Note: For copies of presentations, please contact Isabel Salcedo at partnershipoffice@albertainnovates.ca. 12:00 – 12:10 Opening Remarks - AIMr. Reg Joseph, Alberta Innovates 12:10 – 12:20 Opening Remarks – Innovative Medicines Canada Mr. Gilles Gagnon, Ceapro Inc. 12:20 – 12:30 Engagement Objectives & StructureMr.…
Speaker Biographies Ms. Anne BabineauDirector, Prairies, Innovative Medicines Canada Anne is the Director, Prairies with Innovative Medicines Canada and works with key partners and stakeholders to advocate for an improved environment for the research-based pharmaceutical industry so that research and development activities in Canada can continue to develop new medicines and vaccines…
24 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta This event was a first meeting of the SCNs and the Canadian innovative pharmaceutical industry (Innovative Medicines Canada and members). The event was held in Edmonton on January 24, 2017 and was hosted by Alberta Innovates, in partnership with Alberta Health Services/SCNs, Innovative Medicines Canada, and the Institute of Health Economics. The…
Summary Report Partnering for a Healthier Alberta – Summary Report from SCN/Innovative Medicines Canada Engagement Held January 24th, 2017Download Summary Report
Thursday, 19 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta Please click the following link to watch the recorded webcast: Event Webcast 08:15 – 08:30 Opening Greetings and Remarks Dr. Carl Amrhein, Deputy Minister of Healthhttps://vimeo.com/album/4374633/video/201377972 08:30 – 10:30 Session 1 Opening Addresses: High Performing Health Systems: Measuring and Managing Dr. Reinhard…
Forum Program Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics – Final ProgramDownload Program
Speaker Biographies Dr. Carl Amrhein Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Carl Amrhein was appointed Deputy Minister, Alberta Health on August 4, 2015. Prior to this, he was the Official Administrator for Alberta Health Services and served as Provost for the University of Alberta from 2003 to 2014 Dr. Francois Belanger Vice President, Quality and Chief Medical Officer for Alberta Health…
19 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta The Value in Health Invitational Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics was intended to provide an overview from provincial, national, and international leaders around key issues to consider and address from a system perspective when developing an approach to extract value from a complex health system. The concept of system organization for a)…
The Value in Health Invitational Forum provided an overview from provincial, national, and international leaders around key issues to consider and address from a system perspective when developing an approach to extract value from a complex health system. The concept of system organization for a) development of standards, b) accountability arrangements and roles, and c) approaches…
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Francois Belanger, Vice President, Quality and Chief Medical Officer for Alberta Health Services, and Dr. Blair O'Neill, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Clinical Networks, Alberta Health Services. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Reinhard Busse, Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology; Co-founder, European Observatory on Health Systems. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Andreas Laupacis, Chair, Health Quality Ontario. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Tim Gardner, Senior Policy Fellow, Health Foundation. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Murray Ross, Vice President and Lead, Kaiser Health Policy Institute, Kaiser Permanente. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Robert Nesse, Senior Medical Advisor, Healthcare Policy and Payment Reform for Mayo Clinic. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Meredith Rosenthal, Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, School of Public Health, Harvard University. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Richard Glazier, Senior Core Scientest and Chair of the Primary Care and Population Health Program at ICES. Value in Health Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics
The Liberal government committed to making mental health services more accessible. Housing funding was increased in the last budget, but now commitment to comprehensive home care for the severely mentally ill and access to primary care treatments for common mental disorders are needed.
Background: To address public health risk factors, governments conduct interventions in many different ministries, including non-health ministries. In order to understand the scope and cost of public health in Alberta, we developed a survey of government public health interventions. We included any government ministry or public organization, which includes health as a stated…
OBJECTIVE: About one-third of the annual $51 billion cost of mental illnesses is related toproductivity losses. However, few studies have examined the association of treatment andproductivity. The purpose of our research is to examine the association of depression and itstreatment and work productivity.
Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Ms. Terhilda GarridoVice President HiT Transformation and Analytics, Kaiser Permanente Terhilda Garrido has worked at Kaiser Permanente, an integrated delivery system, for more than 20 years. At present, she is vice president, Health Information Technology Transformation & Analytics within the National Quality and Care Delivery organization.…
29 November 2011Edmonton, Alberta Keynote Speakers Martin McKeeProfessor, European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Terhilda GarridoVice President HiT Transformation and Analytics, Kaiser Permanente Opening Remarks Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economicshttp://vimeo.com/channels/907291/33562141 Honourable Fred Horne, Minister of…
29 November 2011 Edmonton, Alberta Maximizing Health System Performance—Assisted by Evidence, Science, and Information Systems is the sixth of the IHE’s Innovation Forums, a semi-annual series brings together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system, not just in Alberta, but to all of Canada and…
Maximizing Health System Performance—Assisted by Evidence, Science, and Information Systems is the sixth of the IHE’s Innovation Forums, a semi-annual series brings together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system, not just in Alberta, but to all of Canada and the international community, as well.
Maximizing Health System Performance—Assisted by Evidence, Science, and Information Systems is the sixth of the IHE’s Innovation Forums, a semi-annual series brings together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system, not just in Alberta, but to all of Canada and the international community, as well.
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Martin McKee, Professor, European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. IHE Innovation Forum VI – Maximizing Health System Performance: Assisted by Evidence, Science and Information Systems
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Terhilda Garrido, Vice President HiT Transformation and Analytics, Kaiser Permanente. IHE Innovation Forum VI – Maximizing Health System Performance: Assisted by Evidence, Science and Information Systems
Roundtable Final Report Public Opinion in Health Care – Final Report of the Health Care in Canada Invitational Roundtable Download Roundtable Final Report
November 17, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario A small group of stakeholders convened on November 17, 2011 in Ottawa to discuss plans to re-launch the Health Care in Canada survey in 2012. The Health Care in Canada (HCiC) survey was conducted annually from 1998-2007 and remains the most comprehensive annual survey of Canadian public and health care providers' opinions on health care. POLLARA…
The Institute of Health Economics organized the November 17 roundtable, with funding from Merck and in-kind support from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. The roundtable served as an initial gathering of the original partners and invited delegates (see Appendix I for full participant list) to further develop the HCiC partnership and begin planning…
Evidence-Informed Primary Care Management of Low Back Pain2nd edition, November 2011Guideline Documents including Full Guideline (Hosted by Towards Optimized Practice (TOP) Alberta) The guideline was developed as part of the Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program (http://www.ihe.ca/research-programs/hta/aagap)
Abstract: In the 1980s, drug prices began rising considerably worldwide, and in the 1990s, countries began incorporating health economics into the scientific review process. Rising prices in vaccines began around the year 2000 and national bodies began to use health economics to review vaccines in the next decade. Health economics is a discipline that evaluates alternative…
Purpose: The concept of the suicidal process implies a progression from behaviour of relatively low intent to completed suicide. Evidence from the literature has given rise to the speculation that the age of onset of an early form of the suicidal process may be associated with the ultimate seriousness of suicidal behaviour. This study was designed to test the hypothesis…
The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) has completed a scan to determine what public health-related costs are borne by government departments, ministries, and agencies. The final report, Everybody’s Business: The Cost of Multi-Department Involvement in Public Health in Alberta, was funded by Alberta Health Services (AHS) as part of the Project 2030 initiative that saw the…
Rationale, Aims, and Objectives: A collaborative, multidisciplinary guideline adaptation process was developed to construct a single overarching, evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) for all primary care practitioners responsible for the management of low back pain (LBP) to curb the use of ineffective treatments and improve patient outcomes. Note: This is an…
The Alberta Survey of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health in the Workforce: 2009 is the third such study conducted since 1992. It provides an interesting, comprehensive picture of many issues related to the mental health of workers across all sectors in Alberta. Introduction IHE is pleased to release the final report of The Alberta Survey of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health…
This report describes the outcomes of a two day workshop that explored options for improving quality and access to diagnostic imaging services for low back pain (LBP) in Alberta through the engagement of stakeholders that are involved in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of this condition. These include health professionals, health service managers, administrators,…
As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, “Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability” the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events between February and May 2011. These single-day conferences assembled leading international thinkers and experts in…
This one-day, invitational event engaged community experts and senior decision-makers involved in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health policy in Canada in round-table discussions. Integrated Knowledge Exchange in health requires communities, researchers, and policy-makers utilize evidence from all sources in a culturally relevant way.
2 May 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The third event – Population Health Innovations—Addressing Determinants of Health – was held May 2nd, 2011. The event was supported…
Speaker Biographies Roxanna Benoit Deputy Chief, Policy Coordination Office, Executive Council, Government of Alberta Roxanna Benoit is the Deputy Chief of Policy Coordination with the Government of Alberta's Executive Council. Roxanna works closely with Ministries and the Premier's Office to provide coordinated policy and planning advice and analysis. Roxanna served previously…
Download Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Population Health Innovations – Final Program Monday, 2 May 2011 08:00 – 08:05 INTRODUCTION AND GREETINGS Don Johnson, Board Member, Alberta Health Serviceshttp://vimeo.com/channels/941725/23399046 08:05 – 09:05 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: KEYNOTE ADDRESS Moderator: John Sproule, Senior Policy…
Program Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Population Health Innovations Final ProgramDownload Program
As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The third event – Population Health Innovations – was held May 2nd, 2011. The event was supported by Alberta Health Services in collaboration with Alberta Health and…
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Lynne Friedli, Mental Health Promotion Specialist. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Nancy Edwards, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa; Principal Scientist, Institute of Public Health; Senior Scientist, Élisabeth Bruyére Research Institute; Award Holder, CIHR/CHSRF Chair Award in Nursing. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations…
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Phil Jacobs, Professor, Health Economics, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; Research Economist, Institute of Health Economics. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Cordell Neudorf, Chief Medical Health Officer, Saskatoon Health Region; Chair, Canadian Public Health Association. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Patricia Martens, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Director, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Lennert Veerman, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness, School of Public Health, University of Queensland. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Nadine Burke, Medical Director, Bayview Child Health Center, California Pacific Medical Center. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Gerry Predy, Senior Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Kim Raine, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Riel Miller, Futurist, XperidoX: Futures Consulting. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Director, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Population Health Innovations Conference
This in-depth book contains an introduction to prevention of FASD and to the different methods that are used. There is also a systematic review of the effectiveness of prevention approaches and an overview of reviews on FASD. The book ends with a chapter called “Five perspectives on prevention of FASD” written by professionals in the field who are working to prevent…
15 April 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The second event – High Performing Health Systems – was held April 15th, 2011. The event was supported by Alberta Health Services in…
Speaker Biographies John G. Abbott, BA MA Chief Executive Officer, Health Council of Canada John G. Abbott is currently Chief Executive Officer with the Health Council of Canada. Prior to joining the Health Council, John was a management consultant specializing in public policy analysis and development. Previous to this, John was Deputy Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador’s…
Download Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – High Performing Health Systems Final Program Friday, 15 April 2011 08:00 – 08:10 INTRODUCTION AND GREETINGS Fred Horne, MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness, Government of Alberta http://player.vimeo.com/video/22891533?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0…
Program Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – High Performing Health Systems Final ProgramDownload Final Program Background Documents Alberta’s Health System Performance Measures 2010 (PDF)http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Health-Performance-Measures-2010.pdf Becoming the Best - Alberta's 5 Year Action Plan (PDF) http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Becoming-the-Best-2010.pdf…
As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The second event – High Performing Health Systems – was held April 15th, 2011. The event was supported by Alberta Health Services in collaboration with Alberta Health…
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ellen Nolte, Director, Health and Healthcare Policy Programme, RAND Europe. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Christophe André, Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Prof. Chris Ham, The King's Fund. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Prof. Guus Schrijvers, Professor of Public Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Murray Ross, Vice President and Director, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Chris Wood, Intermountain Health Care. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. John Abbott, Chief Executive Officer, Health Council of Canada. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Deborah Prowse, Patient Advocate and Board Member, Canadian Patient Safety Institute. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Director, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Reinhard Busse, Professor, Department of Health Care Management, European Observatory on Health Systems. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - High Performing Health Systems Conference
3 April 2011 Vancouver, British Columbia A National Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Approaches to Industry-Payor Agreements took place on April 3th, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia in association with the annual meeting of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). This one-day invitational event engaged experts, industry…
Biographies Ambrose Carrejo, PharmD National Pharmaceutical Contracting Leader, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Dr. Ambrose Carrejo received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California at San Francisco's School of Pharmacy in 1986. He completed his clinical residency at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in June of 1987. With the schooling and residency completed,…
Sunday, 3 April 2011 Vancouver, British Columbia Welcome and Opening Remarks John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health EconomicsChris Henshall, Chair, HTAi Policy Forum Overview of Survey Findings - Canadian and International Perspectives Eddy Nason, Senior Researcher, Institute of GovernanceDownload Presentation International Perspectives - Overview…
Background Document Industry-Payor Agreements for Pharmaceuticals: Backgrounder for Roundtable Download Background Document
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Eddy Nason, Senior Researcher, Institute of Governance. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Lou Garrison, Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program, Department of Pharmacy, and Adjunct Professor, Departments of Global Health and Health Services, University of Washington. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, Senior Economist, Office of Health Economics. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Shekhar Yerramilli, CEO, daVIZta Inc. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Chris Henshall, Chair, HTAi Policy Forum, Health Technology Assessment International. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ambrose Carrejo, National Pharmaceutical Contracting Leader, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Bob Nakagawa, Assistant Deputy Minister of Health, British Columbia Ministry of Health. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Brian Cuffel, Senior Director, Global Market Access, Pfizer Inc. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Edward Godber, Head, European Union Access to Medicines, GlaxoSmithKline. Innovative Industry Payer Agreements Roundtable
This one-day, invitational event engaged community experts and senior decision-makers involved in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health policy in Canada in round-table discussions. Integrated Knowledge Exchange in health requires communities, researchers, and policy-makers utilize evidence from all sources in a culturally relevant way.
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Malcolm King. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Judy Bartlett; Manitoba Metis Federation. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill; McMaster University. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Carol Hopkins; Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Margo Greenwood; NCCAH. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Margaret Akan; All Nation's Hope AIDS Network. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Jeff Reading; University of Victoria. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. John O'Neil; Simon Frasier University. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
3 – 4 March 2011 Ottawa, Ontario This one-day, invitational event engaged community experts and senior decision-makers involved in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health policy in Canada in round-table discussions. Integrated Knowledge Exchange in health requires communities, researchers, and policy-makers utilize evidence from all sources in a culturally relevant…
Biographies Evan Adams Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor, British Columbia Ministry of Health Dr. Evan Adams, Sliammon First Nation (Powell River, BC) completed his Medical Degree at the University of Calgary, his Aboriginal Family Practice residency at St Paul’s Hospital at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and is currently the Director of the Division…
Thurs 3 March 2011 | Fri 4 March 2011 Thursday Evening Program Thursday, 3 March 2011 17:00 – 19:30 Blessing Laura Commanda and Dr. Malcolm King; CIHR, Institute for Aboriginal Peoples' Health Research http://vimeo.com/album/3471295/video/21536711 Opening Remarks Dr. Malcolm King; CIHR Institute for Aboriginal Peoples' Health http://vimeo.com/album/3471295/video/21536369…
Roundtable Final Report Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable Summary Report Download Roundtable Final Report Program Aboriginal Wellness: Knowledge, Culture and the Importance of Context Download Thursday Evening Program Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling up the Knowledge – Cultural Context and Community…
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Evan Adams; Aboriginal Physician Advisor. Aboriginal Peoples’ Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge Roundtable
This one-day, invitational event engaged community experts and senior decision-makers involved in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health policy in Canada in round-table discussions. Integrated Knowledge Exchange in health requires communities, researchers, and policy-makers utilize evidence from all sources in a culturally relevant way.
Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). Fecal transplantation for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease or ulcerative colitis examines the clinical research evidence on the safety and effects of fecal transplantation in the treatment of patients with Clostridium difficile-associated disease…
A National Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Approaches to Industry-Payor Agreements took place on April 3th, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia in association with the annual meeting of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). This one-day invitational event engaged experts, industry leaders and senior decision makers…
24 February 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The first of the Knowledge Exchange events – Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability – Game Changing Health Innovations –…
Speaker Biographies Miles Ayling Director of Service Design (Commissioning and System Management Directorate), Department of Health, United Kingdom Mr. Miles Ayling is Director of Service Design (Commissioning and System Management Directorate) at the Department of Health in the UK. As Director of Service Design, Mr. Ayling heads a Division of around 40 staff, and has policy…
Download Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Game Changing Health Innovations – Final Program Thursday, 24 February 2011 08:00 – 08:15 INTRODUCTION AND GREETINGS Greetings on behalf of the Government of AlbertaFred Horne, MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Wellness, Government of Albertahttp://player.vimeo.com/video/21137697…
Program Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Game Changing Health Innovations – Final Program Download Final Program Background Documents IHE Game Changing or Disruptive Innovation: Analytical Framework and Background Study (PDF) Download Background Study Disruption and Innovation in Health Care http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=184640…
As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events between February and May 2011. Information on the events and archived presentations are provided below. Key Conference Documents Summary Report Becoming the Best:…
The purpose of this paper is to provide background information on "game changing innovations" in support of the February 24, 2011 conference Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Game Changing Health Innovations. It was developed by the Institute of Health Economics and funded by Alberta Health Services (AHS) as part of a future focused analysis of the…
As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The first of the Knowledge Exchange events – Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability – Game Changing Health Innovations – was held on February 24th, 2011.
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. John Rapoport, Institute of Health Economics. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Robert Brook, Distinguished Chair, RAND Corporation. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Myles Ayling, Director of Innovation and Service Improvement, Commissioning and System Management Directorate, National Health Service. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Axel Meisen, Chair of Foresight, Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Cliff Goodman, Senior Vice President and Principal, The Lewin Group, Vice-President Health Technology Assessment International. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Lerner, President and Chief Executive Officer, ECRI Institute. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Pamela Larson, Director, Consumer Health, kp.org, Kaiser Permanente. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Bill Trafford, Senior Vice President, Corporate Merger and Information Technology, Alberta Health Services. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Stephen Birch, Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Director, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. Alberta Health Services - Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System - Game Changing Health Innovations Conference
This article is an overview of systematic reviews reporting on the efficacy/effectiveness of psychotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy interventions delivered within Sex Offender Treatment (SOT) programs to reduce the risk of re-offending in convicted adult male sex offenders. Related Report: Treatment for Convicted Adult Male Sex Offenders
