Background Documents

The following reports were used in Phase I:

• Using HTA to Identify Research Gaps: A Pilot Study, HTA Initiative #24, September 2006 
• The Alberta HTA Ambassador Program: A Pilot Program to Increase HTA Knowledge Transfer Activities in Alberta. Technical Reference Document. April 30, 2005
  
• Proceedings from the Alberta Health and Wellness Chronic Pain Initiatives Meeting, September 17, 2003.
  
• Alberta Health and Wellness. Chronic Pain in Alberta: A portrait from the 1996 National Public Health Survey and the 2001 Canadian Community Health Survey. May. 2003.
  
• Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Pain: Evidence from Systematic Reviews. January 2003.  
  
• Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Prevalence of Chronic Pain: An Overview. December 2002.  

A 2006 survey of Phase I participants gauged the need for care pathways in chronic low back pain and headache and assessed interest in a videoconference to initiate Phase II.

• Summary Report Survey Results

A 2007 knowledge assessment survey of low back pain and headache management was conducted among primary care practitioners in Alberta.

• Summary Report Knowledge Assessment Survey (53 KB)

A 2008 survey of conference participants and members of the Guideline Development Group provided feedback on the draft layout of the guideline summary.

• Guideline Feedback Results