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Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely: Presentations
7 November 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Greetings from GovernmentMr. Martin Chamberlain, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry Operations and Financial and Corporate Services, Alberta Health https://vimeo.com/channels/907291/191869994 Keynote presentations Assessing European Efforts…
Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely: Key People
Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor, Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation, University of Toronto Associate Editor of the Health Reform Observer and originating member of the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network (PHRAN) Dr. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in…
Industry Partnerships
IHE Industry Partnerships The IHE has two key platforms that support partnership with industry and other stakeholders: the Health Technology Innovation Platform (HTIP), the Life Sciences SME Commercialization Platform. Health Technology Innovation Platform (HTIP) facilitates collaboration between a number of innovative pharmaceutical organizations…
IHE Biosimilars Forum: Presentations
Thursday, 6 October 2016 Edmonton, Alberta 09:00 – 09:15 Introduction & WelcomeDr. Richard Fedorak 09:15 –10:15 The International Biosimilars Experience: Lessons for AlbertaMr. Murray AitkenSenior VP and Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare InformaticsDownload Presentationhttps://vimeo.com/album/4209638/video/187499107 10:15 – 10:45 Table Reflection…
IHE Biosimilars Forum: Key People
Biographies Dr. Richard N Fedorak, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (London), FRSC Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dr. Richard N Fedorak is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is also Professor of Medicine in the…
IHE Biosimilars Forum: Key Documents
Summary Report Towards an Alberta approach for biosimilar reimbursement – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars ForumDownload Summary Report Program IHE Biosimilars Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program
High Needs & High Cost Patients: Key People
Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Clemens Hong, MD, MPHMedical Director, Community Health Improvement, Community Health & Integrated Programs, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Dr. Hong is a primary care physician and the Medical Director of Community Health Improvement at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. His work centers on approaches…
High Needs & High Cost Patients: Presentations
22 June 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Welcome RemarksMs. Heather Sweet, Member of Legislative Assembly, Edmonton-Manning; Dr. Alan Casson, Interim Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Standards, Quality and Performance and Senior Provincial Medical Advisor, Ministry of Health, Government of…
Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum: Key Documents
Summary Report Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis multi-stakeholder national forum – Summary report and recommendations for policy-makingDownload Summary Report Program Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum – AgendaDownload Agenda Background Document Optimizing…
Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum: Presentations
Monday, 25 April 2016 Toronto, Ontario Moderator: Chris Henshall Opening and Opening Remarks Don Husereau, IHEMehmood Alibhai, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd./LtéeDr. Chris Henshall, Chair, Health Technology Assessment International Policy Forumhttps://vimeo.com/album/3989243/video/169906196 Health care policy and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Values of patients…
Newborn blood spot screening for galactosemia, tyrosiemia type I, homocystinuria,sickle cell anemia, sickle cell/beta-thalassemia, sickle cell/hemoglobin C disease and severe combined immunodeficiency
Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This STE report examines the safety, screening accuracy, therapeutic efficacy/effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and health system readiness of newborn screening for seven conditions (galactosemia, tyrosinemia type I, homocystinuria, sickle cell anemia, sickle…
Careers and Awards
Career and Award Opportunities Work for us The IHE is proud to employ exceptional, experienced professionals. We welcome applications from all qualified persons for our posted career opportunities. The IHE is building capacity in research The IHE's focus on capacity building, by supporting health researchers, students, and economists with internships, fellowships, bursaries, and…
Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Tool
Select Publications that used the Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Checklist
The checklist has been used by researchers at IHE in HTA reports as well as by professionals in other organizations from various countries. Listed in reverse chronological order and updated on March 3rd, 2016. IHE Publications Institute of Health Economics. Hysteroscopic Tubal Sterilization. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2014. Download IHE Report Institute of Health…
Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Checklist: Publications and Presentations
The process by which the tool was developed, as well as a brief review of other published checklists and the results of a pilot test of the quality appraisal checklist are described in a 2012 IHE methodology paper. A preliminary validation study of the tool using factor analysis has also been conducted. Publications Listed in reverse chronological order. Guo B, Moga C, Harstall…
Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Key Documents
Policy Forum Summary Report Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum – Summary Report Download Summary Report Program Policy Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program Background Document Alberta Fact SheetDownload Alberta Fact Sheet Forum Summary Policy Forum InfographicDownload Infographic
Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Presentations
Monday, 8 February 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Please click the following link to watch video of afternoon sessions: Event Video 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Opening RemarksIHE and O'Brien Institute Leadershiphttps://vimeo.com/album/3800131/video/155338361 Morning Session: Understanding Our Shared Challenges 09:10 – 09:25 Setting the Stage: An Overview of Health Spending, Physician…
Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Key People
Biographies Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPCScientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health Dr. Ghali is the Scientific Director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, and a practicing physician specialized in Internal Medicine.…
Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum
Protocols For Stillbirth Investigation
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #36. The objective of this report is to identify the most appropriate investigative protocol, or component of a protocol, for determining the cause(s) of stillbirth and to identify protocols that have been recommended by health authorities and professional associations both within Canada and worldwide. Information…
Trigger Point Injections for Chronic Non-malignant Musculoskeletal Pain
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #35. The objective of this report is to assess the efficacy and safety of using trigger point injection (TPI) to treat patients with chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain, based on a systematic review of the current published evidence, and to determine the current state of the procedure, the feasibility of…
Prevalence of chronic pain: an overview
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #29. The aim of this report was to present and critically appraise the published evidence on the prevalence of chronic non-malignant pain in the general population and the primary care setting. A secondary objective was to summarize all the available information in the primary studies about characteristics of pain…
Acupuncture: Evidence from Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #27. This project is Part II of a request from several Regional Health Authorities and Alberta Health and Wellness, regarding two key objectives: to present information on the regulation of acupuncture in Alberta, including the scope of practice and coverage of services; and to conduct a systematic review of current…
Efficacy of Suicide Prevention Programs for Children and Youth
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #26. Given the very broad range of suicide prevention strategies, it is unrealistic to cover all of them in this report. Thus, the main focus of this review is to present the findings from primary research that assessed the efficacy/effectiveness of suicide prevention programs on school aged children and youth…
Accuracy and reliability of using computerized interpretation of electrocardiograms for routine examinations
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #25. This report is a systematic review of the literature on the use of computerized electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation for detecting heart conditions as a part of routine medical examinations in healthy adults. The aim of this report is to inform practitioners and other interested parties on the available…
Cord Blood Transplantation
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #13. This assessment has been prepared in view of the interest at the University of Alberta Hospital in developing a cord blood banking facility in the province and to provide information to decision makers on the current status of cord blood transplantation (CBT). The principal purpose of the assessment was to…
Diagnostic Tests for Vaginosis/Vaginitis
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #12. This report has been prepared following a request from the provincial Clinical Practice Guidelines Program for information on the accuracy of diagnostic tests for the detection of bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and trichomoniasis in females of reproductive age. The intention of this…
Quantitative ultrasound for bone density measurement
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #11. This report has been prepared in view of the increasing interest in ultrasound technology for diagnosis of osteoporosis. Until recently, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) was mainly being used in research settings. This procedure is still not covered by provincial fee schedules. The recent FDA pre-marketing approvals…
Functional diagnostic imaging in epilepsy
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #10. This report has been prepared as part of a project to assess the role of high cost functional diagnostic imaging (FDI) and related methods in routine health care. In the present paper, the potential application of four FDI methods to the management of epilepsy is considered. The assessment considered the current…
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in Alberta
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #8. This report has been prepared to provide information to health authorities and others on the available evidence on effectiveness of HBOT and the possible economic impact on health care should a second HBO facility be established in the province. Issues addressed in the report include: Whether HBOT has been…
Stereotactic radiosurgery: options for Albertans
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #9. The present report has been prepared following a request by Alberta Health in relation to referral of patients outside the province for treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). There was interest by the department in the comparative effectiveness of the two main approaches to SRS (GK and LINAC) and in…
Dynamic posturography in the rehabilitation of stroke, brain injured and amputee patients
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #7. This assessment was undertaken at the request of a Regional Health Authority to provide input into a funding decision on a computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) system for use by a rehabilitation department. The focus of this study was restricted to the clinical use of CDP by the rehabilitation community.…