IHE is recruiting a leader to direct the ongoing Health Technology Innovation Platform (HTIP) and develop and manage additional public private partnership collaborations being established under the HTIP banner. HTIP is a public-private partnership between Health Canada, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), provincial drug plans (AB, BC, ON), and the pharmaceutical…
IHE is recruiting a Director of Health Technology Assessment to lead and grow our program of health evidence reviews conducted for provincial governments and health authorities, identify and develop new opportunities to provide HTA and evidence synthesis services with both the public and private sector, provide leadership on emerging and future challenges…
The Institute of Health Economics is recruiting a Senior Principal Health Economist / Senior Principal Modeler to provide leadership on projects in the health system portfolio of our health economics work. The successful candidate will contribute to the design and conduct of system level economic evaluations that cut across disease areas with a focus on interdependencies and dynamic…
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MDT Dr. Mitchell is a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and the inaugural Alberta Health Services (AHS) Chair in AI in Health. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alberta. He is also a Fellow with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute…
The offices of the Institute of Health Economics will be closed on Monday, October 2nd, 2023 in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is a day to “honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools…
The Institute for Health Economics (IHE) presented a webinar on September 21, 2023, sharing an overview of a recent report: “Combination Regimens: Reimbursement Challenges and Solutions: Research Report and National Roundtable”. Combination therapy is the use of two or more therapies with the intention of…
New report highlights policy levers to support improvements in management of heart failure. The Institute for Health Economics (IHE) has published a report “Heart Failure Policy and Systems Evaluation: Research Report and National Canadian Roundtable”. The report, commissioned by Heartlife…
The institute of Health Economics congratulates our Director of Evidence Synthesis, Ken Bond, https://www.ihe.ca/about/staff-directory/ken-bond for his election to the Board of Directors for Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) www.htai.org. HTAi is the preeminent global society for championing equitable, responsive and cutting edge health…
The IHE is pleased to have collaborated with global health industry leaders in the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards in laboratory medicine and to share in announcement of the 2022 award winners. The UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award Program announces 11 teams from around the world for achieving measurably better healthcare performance www.UnivantsHCE.com. Foundational…
The Institute of Health Economics is pleased that the final version of the guidelines for the economic evaluation of vaccination programs in Canada were recently released by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). The following IHE staff reviewed the draft guidelines and welcomed the opportunity to participate in the process: Kate Harback, Christopher McCabe (former…
The IHE announces new CEO, Dr. Kate Harback. After an extensive search the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Katherine (Kate) Harback as the new CEO and Executive Director for the IHE. Dr. Harback brings to the position significant applied economic expertise, not only in health, but in transportation and other industries with a high degree…
An IHE article, “A Conceptual Framework for Life Cycle Health Technology Assessment”, has been selected as an Editor’s Choice for 2022 by the academic journal Value in Health. The article outlines how standard HTA processes sometimes struggle to (1) support decisions that involve significant uncertainty and (2) encourage continued generation of and adaptation to new evidence. Authors…
Canada’s Chief Science Advisor established a multidisciplinary task force in July 2022 to investigate and advise on ways to address post-COVID-19 condition in Canada. Dr. Ellen Rafferty from the Institute of Health Economics was invited to contribute to the report as a subject matter expert. Today, the taskforce…
On February 6th, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences -Seminar Series Presents “The Role of Health Economics in Supporting Clinical and Health Services Research” Speaker: Dr. Jeff Round Chief Scientific Officer, Institute of Health Economics Professor of Health Economics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta Date: Monday, February 6, 2023 Location: Hybrid…
The Institute of Health Economics’ Senior Policy Director John Sproule has received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal. John was nominated by the Alberta Ministry of Health and the following citation was given: “In recognition of his long and distinguished career focused on improving health outcomes in Alberta and Canada, and his tireless efforts to drive change and…
1 December 2009Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Opening Remarks Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Institute of Health Economics Fred Horne, Chair, Standing Policy Committee on Health Speakers / Keynote Presentations Robert Brook, Rand HealthDownload Presentation Jeff Lozon, CEO Revera LivingDownload Presentation Presentations & Panel discussion Stephen Duckett, CEO, Alberta…
Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Robert Brook Dr. Robert Brook, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.P is Vice-President and Director of RAND Health, Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor of Health Services at the School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also directs the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.…
1 December 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Emceed by Tom Feasby, the University of Calgary’s Dean of Medicine, this third session considered the following theme: Maximizing Health System Performance: Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum III…
7 – 9 October 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Alcohol can hurt the brain and body of an unborn baby and cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a serious lifelong condition that impacts both the individual and their family. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD, facing birth defects, developmental and learning delays and social, educational, and employment challenges. Download…
Speakers | Jury | Scientific Committee | Planning Committee | Communications Committee Chair Dr. Gail Andrew, MDCM FRCP(C) Member, Board of Directors, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics, Medical Director - FASD Clinical Services and Pediatric Consultant, Pediatric Programs, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Speakers Susan Astley, PhD Professor…
Wed 7 Oct 2009 | Thu 8 Oct 2009 | Fri 9 Oct 2009 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Across the Lifespan – Final Program Conference Moderator: Nancy Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research Wednesday, 7 October 2009 08:00 – 08:20 Opening Remarks The Honourable Iris Evans, Minister of Finance…
Program Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Across the Lifespan – Final Program Download Program Consensus Statement Consensus Statement on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Across the Lifespan Download Consensus Statement Déclaration de consensus sur l’ensemble des troubles causés…
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…
Speaker Biographies Speakers Dr. Stephen Duckett Dr. Stephen Duckett has spent his professional life working in health care. As Alberta Health Services' new President and Chief Executive Officer (effective March 23, 2009). He has more than 35 years of experience in health care. Prior to coming to Alberta, Dr. Duckett was Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Healthcare Improvement…
25 May 2009Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Introductions Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Board Institute of Health Economics, Professor and CIHR/GSK Virology Chair, University of Alberta Fred Horne, MLA, Chair, Standing Committee on Health, Alberta Ken Hughes, Board Chair, Alberta Health Services Presentations Generating evidence to inform difficult decisions: building capacity through…
25 May 2009 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Innovation Forum series reflects one of the key goals of the Institute to promote open debate and dialogue on important issues in the health care system among academia, government, health service executives and industry. The Institute believes that the significant challenges facing the health system will only…