The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is pleased to be part of RareKids-CAN, a new Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network announced today by Federal Health Minister, the Honourable Mark Holland. Dr. Jeff Round, IHE’s Chief Scientific Officer will be participating as the co-lead for the Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment, & Reimbursement theme,…
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. MST Health technology assessment (HTA) uses evidence appraisal and synthesis with economic evaluation to inform adoption decisions. Standard HTA processes sometimes struggle to: Support decisions which involve significant uncertainty, and Encourage continued generation of and adaptation to…
Background: The One Society Network was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under their Emerging Infectious Disease Modeling (EIDM) Initiative (https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/FundingDecisions ). The Network connected researchers across Canada, working to understand…
14 – 16 November 2006 Edmonton, Alberta In November 2006 the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) hosted the Consensus Development Conference on Self-Monitoring in Diabetes, looking specifically at the cost of testing, whether people with diabetes use test strips to monitor their blood sugar levels and, if so, whether they act on the information generated from these tests. The Consensus…
Consensus Statement Consensus Statement on Self-monitoring in Diabetes (257 KB) Download Consensus Statement Media Releases 16 November 2006 – Media Release – Consensus reached on self-monitoring in diabetes (33 KB) Download Media Release 8 November 2006 – Media Release – High priced materials may not be needed by all Diabetics (39 KB) Download…
How do you engage citizens, decision-makers, and experts in an appropriate way to address complex health issues? One approach is the Consensus Development Conference. The Consensus Development Conference approach has been used effectively in Alberta by the Institute of Health Economics. The program is modelled on the National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus Development program…