The Institute for Health Economics (IHE) is conducting an invitational, virtual policy roundtable on progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (PF-ILD) on November 20th, 2020. This policy roundtable will seek to gain multi-stakeholder consensus on policy recommendations intended to optimize care for PF-ILD patients Key areas for discuss are in the following three areas: Multi-disciplinary…
The IHE Life Sciences Commercialization Program supports Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia-based life sciences companies with promising, market-ready healthcare technology that are currently seeking procurement in Canadian or international markets. Support includes the development of an economic model to quantify the technology value…
This Rapid Review assesses the evidence on the rate of COVID-19 transmission from children to children or adults compared with the rate of transmission from adults to others, and the rate of COVID-19 infection in children compared with the rate in adults, to support return-to-school decision making. Twenty-two articles were included in the review. Based on a rapid assessment of…
Face mask use within schools has been suggested as a COVID-19 risk mitigation strategy, but the effectiveness of mask use as protection against COVID-19 transmission and infection in a school setting is currently unknown. This Rapid Review assesses the evidence on the impact of community mask use on the susceptibility to and transmission of COVID-19, and how mask use compliance…
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The IHE has a dedicated Life Sciences SME Platform within the Institute that collaborates with and provides support for SMEs in the life sciences. The IHE provides services to: educate SMEs and support organizations (e.g., accelerators) on the value and use of health economics to support decisions along the commercialization journey as well as procurement efforts; provide early-stage…
Primary care services after hours in Alberta are limited, and, as a result, emergency departments have long wait times and overcrowding as they accommodate a greater number of low-acuity conditions. In recent decades, various urgent care models have been established to fill the gap between emergency and primary care, with the aim of providing unscheduled services for urgent but…