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IHE Mental Health In Your Pocket 2019 is a pan-Canadian virtual handbook of mental health economic statistics, developed in partnership with the Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal and Montréal University, which synthesizes a large amount of the most currently available data into indicators on the various economic aspects of the mental health…
IHE SÉSaMe 2019 est un recueil virtuel pancanadien de statistiques économiques sur la santé mentale, élaboré en partenariat avec le Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal et l'Université de Montréal, qui synthétise une grande partie des données actuellement disponibles en indicateurs sur les divers aspects économiques du système de santé mentale.…
L’IHE dans votre poche 2017 – Guide de statistiques sur l’économie de la santé September 19, 2017 L’IHE dans votre poche 2017 – Guide de statistiques sur l’économie de la santé présente et divise les données les plus récentes en sections portant sur le fardeau économique de la maladie, les ressources en soins de santé, les comportements liés à la santé, l'état de santé, les données…
08:00 – 08:15 Opening Remarks John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, IHE 08:15 – 09:15 Implementation science: If it's not knowledge translation, and not change management, what is it?Dr. Carl May, Professor, Medical Sociology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Download Presentationhttps://vimeo.com/357889527 09:15 – 09:30 Audience Questions 09:25 – 09:30 Closing Remarks…
The IHE was founded on the belief that the best solutions to healthcare problems will be found through collaboration, with all stakeholders at the table sharing expertise, insights, and experiences. The Institute is committed to acting as critical friend, trusted partner, and neutral broker to engage the public, private, and academic sectors to help solve some of the complex challenges…
This study, published in PharmacoEconomics – Open, reports exploratory analysis of the provincial and nationwide costs of industry-sponsored drug clinical trials (CTs) in Canada. The costs of industry-sponsored drug CTs completed in 2016 were Can$2.1 billion. In addition to the creation of knowledge, these trials play an important role in alleviating the healthcare cost burden…
| Dat Tran, Thanh Nguyen, Arto Ohinmaa, Irvin Mayers, Philip Jacobs
OBJECTIVES: To examine the resource use and healthcare costs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta, Canada between 2008 and 2016 and model the future costs to 2030.
Clinical research is funded by industry, governments, charities, and hospitals. It is important to know the economic commitment of the various funding bodies, but until now there has been no national source available which provides these data. We surveyed the major funders to provide such a measure. There is evidence that government and charity funding of medical research is a…
The IHE can provide health economics-related insights and research to support the decision-making of any and all health system stakeholder groups. For more information, please contact us at (780) 448 4881, or by email at [email protected]. Examples of Past Collaborations Metabolomic Technologies Inc. Alberta to begin assessing a new colorectal cancer screening strategy using Metabolomic…
Economic analysis, especially in reflection of the current funding climate, has become a critical way to describe the cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and/or cost-efficiency of new innovations, and contributes to the value propositions for real-world application. Including an applied health economics research component in grant applications can increase your likelihood of grant…
Be Confident in Your Decisions Changing how Alberta pays for health care is critical to improve value, achieve better quality, and slow cost growth. There is a need in Alberta for greater capacity in applied economics knowledge that both enhances economic surveillance that is independent from government, and supports ongoing provincial development of organizational and incentive…
12:20 – 12:30 Opening RemarksKen Bond, Director of HTA and External Relationships, IHE 12:30 – 13:15 Big questions about big data: Social and ethical implications of using real-world data in the public and private sectorsProf Annette Braunack-Mayer, Head, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, AustraliaDownload Presentation 13:15 – 13:25 Audience Questions 13:25…
Biographies Prof Annette Braunack-Mayer Prof Braunack-Mayer is a bioethicist and public health researcher. Her research combines ethical analysis with a wide range of qualitative methods for engaging with citizens, patients, consumers and stakeholders. She has particular expertise in the use of deliberative methods of engagement with communities, but her research skill set extends…
Learn how health economics and early-stage technology assessment can support your research and development planning, raise capital, and help communicate your value proposition more clearly and effectively to payers. The IHE provides Alberta small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovation ecosystem partners with educational services to describe the importance of, and requirements…
Be confident in your investment decisions - evaluate the commercial potential of healthcare technology in development through the IHE Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Assessment service. The IHE provides services for early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) technology developers (or other innovators, such as an academic group considering forming an SME) to present…
What are the prerequisites? Although this course was developed for a life science audience, it is open to anyone interested. There are no prerequisites required to take this course. Who is providing this course? The Institute of Health Economics developed this course and its content material. Who teaches the content? The course is taught by Health Economists from the Institute…
The IHE’s Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Commercialization Platform is pleased to present the IHE Health Economics Virtual Workshop – a free, online course where you can learn more about how health economics and early-stage technology assessment can support research and development planning, support with raising capital, and help communicate technology value proposition…
| Dat Tran, Thanh Nguyen, Dawn Opgenorth, Xiaoming Wang, Danny Zuege, David A. Zygun, Henry T. Stelfox, Sean M. Bagshaw
This study, published in the Journal of Critical Care, explores the association between strained ICU capacity and healthcare costs, and demonstrates the admissions to ICUs experiencing strain incur incremental costs, attributed to longer hospitalization and physician services.