Institute of Health Economics

Growth in drug spending reaches lowest rate in a decade:

April 26, 2010

CIHI Report released April 22nd. "Drug Expenditure in Canada 1985 to 2009"

Latest News from HTAi

April 22, 2010

Latest news from Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)

Provider Financing Forum April 8/9th

April 1, 2010

Provider Funding: Performance, Accountability and Incentives

IHE hosts an invitational policy dialogue in Edmonton looking at physician payment systems with key experts in provider financing.

New IHE Book Release: “Parkinson Disease - a health policy perspective"

March 25, 2010

The IHE releases the fourth book in its health policy book series addressing clinical, medical, social and economic aspects of Parkinson disease. Edited by Wayne Martin, Oksana Suchowersky, Katharina Kovacs Burns and Egon Jonsson.

Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Newsletter

March 16, 2010

Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi), (which is hosted at the Institute of Health Economics) has released its latest newsletter outlining key happenings in the world of health technology assessment.

In Memoriam - Jill Sanders

February 25, 2010

It was with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of Dr. Jill Sanders, CEO of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).

Maximizing Patient Value

February 11, 2010

Effective Involvement of Patients in Health Technology Decisions: What Does Best Look Like?

The program presented some of the latest international and Canadian developments in policy in the area of patient involvement and health technology decisions.

Just Released - Means Restriction for Suicide Prevention

February 10, 2010

This report on Means Restriction for Suicide Prevention provides a summary of information regarding national means restriction policies/strategies and national/provincial intentional overdose prevention policies/strategies and their effectiveness.

Careers at IHE

January 25, 2010

The IHE and the Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research for Diabetes (ACHORD) are currently seeking Two candidates to support the Alberta's Caring for Diabetes (ABCD) Project.

A Foundation for Alberta's Health System

January 20, 2010

Report of the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health: A New Legislative Framework for Health.