Workshop Agenda & Presentations

Maximizing Patient Value:

Effective Involvement of Patients in Health Technology Decisions:

What Does Best Look Like?  

  

8:30 - 9:00   Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10   Opening Remarks and Greetings

• John Sproule, PowerPoint Presentation
  Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economics

9:10 - 10:30  

International Approaches to Engaging Patients in Technology Decisions

• Dr. Karen Facey, PowerPoint Presentation
  Chair, HTAi Interest Sub-group: Patient and Citizen Involvement in HTA.

Background Documents:
Understanding HTA
HTAi consumer and patient glossary
Patient Involvement in HTA - Reference List

 

Introducing Patient Perspective in Health Technology Assessment at the Local Level

• Dr. Marie-Pierre Gagnon, PowerPoint Presentation
  CHUQ Research Centre, Hopital St-Francois d'Assise.

10:30 - 10:50   Break

10:50 - 12:00   Canadian Perspectives:

Patient Involvement in Cochrane Network

• Cheryl Arratton, PowerPoint Presentation
  Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, Ottawa, Canada, Institute of Population Health.

Background Documents:
CCNet External Review of Consumers in The Cochrane Collaboration, focusing on Review Groups
Partnership in Action: An Innovative Knowledge Translation Approach to
Improve Outcomes for Persons with Fibromyalgia

  

Patient Involvement in CADTH

• Elaine MacPhail, PowerPoint Presentation
  Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies on Health.

Tapping Patient's Expertise

• Dr. George Tolomiczenko, PowerPoint Presentation
  Executive Director of Research & Scientific Liaison, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada.

12:00 - 1:00   Lunch

1:00 - 2:30   Facilitated Discussion

• Why should we involve patients in health technology decisions?
• How can we maximize the participation of patients in health technology assessment?
• Where and when should we not involve patients?
• What are the barriers to effective engagement of patients?
• What should governments, public agencies and professional societies do to enhance effective patient engagement?

2:30 - 3:00   Reflection Back: Panel Discussion

• Jennifer Rees, Director Patient Engagement, Alberta Health Services
• Dr. Karen Facey, Chair, Health Technology Assessment International Interest Group on Patient and Citizen Involvement
• Durhane Wong-Reiger, Chair Consumer Advocare
• Dr. Doug Perry, Senior Provincial Clinical Advisor, Alberta Health and Wellness