HTIP Workshop - Case Study One
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dan Palfrey, Director, Health Technology Innovation Platform at the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
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PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dan Palfrey, Director, Health Technology Innovation Platform at the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Christopher McCabe, Executive Director and CEO of the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Christopher McCabe, Executive Director and CEO of the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dan Palfrey, Director, Health Technology Innovation Platform at the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Andrew Sutton, Senior Health Economist, Health Technology Innovation Platform at the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Andrew Sutton, Senior Health Economist, Health Technology Innovation Platform at the Institute of Health Economics. HTIP Health Economics Educational Workshop
This report provides a summary of a real-world evidence (RWE) design sprint workshop that took place on October 21, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. The workshop was developed and delivered as a joint partnership between the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH); Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics (CAPT), Health Canada, and the Institute of Health…
Little is known about the resource use and cost burden of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) beyond the index event. We examined resource use and care costs during the first and each subsequent year, among patients with incident AMI.
This environmental scan describes existing initiatives that aim to accelerate the diagnostic phase of cancer care in Alberta, Canada, and internationally. Specifically, it describes their development and implementation, structure and functioning, intended outcomes and effectiveness, costs and cost savings, and enablers and barriers.
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Kelvin Chan MD FRCPC MSc (Clin Epi) MSc (Biostats) PhD, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre. IHE/CAPT Real World Evidence Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Tammy Clifford, Chief Scientist and Vice-President, Evidence Standards, and Dr. Trevor Richter, Director, Common Drug Review and Optimal Use at CADTH. IHE/CAPT Real World Evidence Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Michael Duong – Hoffman La Roche Ltd. IHE/CAPT Real World Evidence Workshop
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Rhonda Kropp – Health Canada. IHE/CAPT Real World Evidence Workshop
OBJECTIVE: To measure the provincial government cost of mental health-related activities for youth ages 12 to 17 in Alberta in 2014 to 2015.
The Institute of Health Economics has contributed to a study published in the Journal Gynecologic Oncology. The study described the effects of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guideline implementation in gynecologic oncology on length of stay, patient outcomes, and economic impact in Alberta. The study compared pre-and post-guideline implementation outcomes at two centers…
This study originated from discussions on how to translate research findings into conclusions regarding safety and effectiveness in systematic reviews responding to requests from a provincial mechanism for introducing and diffusing publicly funded healthcare technologies. Its objective is to identify prominent and reliable evidence grading systems used in health technology assessment…
This clinical practice guideline was produced as part of the Prairie Collaborative Immune Globulin (IG) Utilization Management Framework project, which was initiated to establish criteria for IG therapy as a means to increase accountability for the quality, safety, and sustainability of the blood supply system, and to demonstrate stewardship for the use of public funds. This project…
This background document outlines the methods used to develop the Criteria for the Clinical Use of Immune Globulin, which was produced as part of the Prairie Collaborative Immune Globulin Utilization Management Framework project. The Prairie Collaborative Immune Globulin (IG) Utilization Management Framework project was initiated to establish criteria for IG therapy as a means…
PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by George Habib, President and CEO, Lung Association of Ontario. Facilitating Adoption of Innovation Practices (COPD) Panel – HTAi Annual Meeting 2018
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Shelley Valaire, Senior Provincial Director, Respiratory Health Strategic Clinical Network (RHSCN), Alberta. Facilitating Adoption of Innovation Practices (COPD) Panel – HTAi Annual Meeting 2018
PDF of PowerPoint presentation by Tatiana Makhinova, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services, University of Alberta. Facilitating Adoption of Innovation Practices (COPD) Panel – HTAi Annual Meeting 2018
Objective: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a medical term used to describe a range of mental and physical disabilities caused by maternal alcohol consumption. The role of alcohol as a teratogen and its effects on the cellular growth of the embryo and the fetus were not determined on scientific grounds until the late 1960s. However, the link between alcohol use during…
Objective: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a preventable disorder caused by maternal alcohol consumption and marked by a range of physical and mental disabilities. Although recognized by the scientific and medical community as a clinical disorder, no internationally standardized diagnostic tool yet exists for FASD. Methods and Results: This review seeks to analyse the…
Abstract: We present a conceptual approach to determine the optimal solution to delivering a health technology, consistent with the objective of maximizing patient outcomes subject to resources available to a publicly funded health system. The article addresses two key policy questions: 1) adding system values through appropriate planning of health services delivery and 2) considering…
As the Federal Government contemplates introducing an element of value-based pricing to the pharmaceutical industry regulatory framework, this report provides an overview of key theoretical and empirical material, to support informed engagement by all stakeholders in this important debate.
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Brian O’Rourke, CEO, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health. Doing the Right Thing ... Right: Evidence Informing Clinical Decision-Making Forum
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Sean Tunis, President, Health Technology Assessment International; Founder and CEO, Centre for Medical Technology Policy. Doing the Right Thing ... Right: Evidence Informing Clinical Decision-Making Forum
The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was commissioned by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society to provide a rapid update of the literature, to compare the impacts of public reporting and external benchmarking on selected outcomes, and to evaluate and describe the applicability of this body of research to non- competitive health systems, emphasizing perspectives and considerations…
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the health care costs and savings associated with quality improvement (QI) interventions initiated and implemented utilizing the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). Background: Five acute care facilities of Alberta Health Services (AHS) adopted NSQIP in 2015 for a pilot project. Methods: The cost-savings of NSQIP…
This report provides a summary of the proceedings from the IHE roundtable on diabetes care and management in Indigenous populations in Canada, held on November 1, 2017. The roundtable aimed to: discuss and share learnings and promising practices from successful community-led diabetes programs, highlighting approaches to effectively engage communities to co-develop prevention and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…