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Observations on proposed changes to PMPRB regulations and guidelines: A briefing document for IHE stakeholders

April 30, 2018

| Dan Palfrey, John Sproule, Christopher McCabe

This brief outlines some perspectives from the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) based on what we have heard from government, public agencies, and industry, and seeks to summarize the key areas where further clarification and deliberation could be helpful.

Theoretical models of the cost-effectiveness threshold, value assessment, and health care system sustainability

April 30, 2018

| Himani Pandey, Mike Paulden, Christopher McCabe

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.

Diabetes Care and Management in Indigenous Populations in Canada – Backgrounder

November 01, 2017

On November 1st, 2017, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) hosted a pan-Canadian roundtable discussion regarding diabetes care and management in indigenous populations in Canada. This event was sponsored through an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, and was developed in consultation with an advisory committee including: Mr. Mehmood Alibhai (Boehringer Ingelheim…

List of Headache Guideline Resources and Tools September 2017

September 21, 2017

This lists all the documents/websites relevant to the guideline that are available on the IHE and TOP websites, both clinician and patient resources. Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

List of Low Back Pain Guideline Resources and Tools July 2017

July 24, 2017

This lists all the documents/websites relevant to the guideline that are available on the IHE and TOP websites, both clinician and patient resources. Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Real World Evidence - What role can it play in real world decision making? Backgrounder

December 12, 2016

On December 12th, 2016, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) held a roundtable discussion regarding the role of real-world evidence (RWE) in decision-making in Canada, with a focus on RWE generated for pricing and reimbursement. The meeting brought together 11 representatives of key stakeholders: experts in evidence assessment, payers, and those generating RWE including academia…

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Backgrounder for National Forum

April 25, 2016

In October 2015, we held the first Canadian consensus discussion that led to provisional recommendations regarding special considerations for policy-making and healthcare decisionmaking for interventions in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The meeting included 11 representatives of key stakeholders: patients, care providers, and policy researchers from across…

Economic surveillance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta

April 12, 2016

| Arianna Waye, Philip Jacobs, Maria Ospina, Michael Stickland, Irvin Mayers

This report provides the results of an economic surveillance analysis on the components of the Alberta healthcare system that are devoted to COPD prevention and treatment. It focuses on epidemiology (prevalence and incidence), service use, and cost indicators, and identifies gaps in the system that presumably add to the overall economic burden of COPD. PDF of the above image:  IHE…

Radiological Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions Directed to Lumbar Spine Pathology - Low Back Pain Companion Document

January 19, 2016

Low Back Pain companion document - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

The State of Health Economics in Alberta: A Review of Need, Capacity, and Action

May 26, 2015

| Braden Manns, Anderson Chuck, Eddy Nason, Lianne Barnieh, John Sproule, Jasmine Brown

This work, conducted by the Institute for Health Economics (IHE) and the University of Calgary (Health Economics group), was performed to better understand the unmet educational needs and health economics products that could support people in the province, and to determine the current capacity for conducting health economics in Alberta. This paper seeks to understand the needs…

Industry/Government Collaboration in Healthcare Innovation Roundtable – Background Document

February 17, 2015

The federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, announced the creation of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation (Panel) on June 24, 2014, to examine innovative health care ideas and approaches that exist in Canada and internationally. The Panel’s mandate is to identify promising innovations, here and internationally, which could help Canada reduce growth…

The 3 Minute Primary Care Low Back Exam

December 18, 2014

Primary Care Low Back Exam factsheet - 2006.  Extracted from the Chronic Pain Management Binder November 2005.  Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Health Innovation in Canada: Federal Role Roundtable – Background Document

November 17, 2014

The purpose of this roundtable was to gather a small, select group of thought leaders to engage in informed discourse, which was summarized in a report submitted to the new federal Healthcare Innovation Advisory Panel. This roundtable, created in response to the Federal Healthcare Innovation Advisory Panel’s call for stakeholder input, was an exciting opportunity to…

Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychiatry Costs in Alberta 2014

June 09, 2014

| Philip Jacobs, Jessica Moffatt, Carolyn Dewa, Thanh Nguyen, Ting Zhang, Alain Lesage

The objective of this paper is to estimate the additional costs to the criminal justice system associated with people with mental illness who go through the system. The focus of the report is on costs in Alberta.

Ambassador Headache Diary

November 06, 2013

Headache Diary - Adapted from: Headache Network Canada http://headachenetwork.ca Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Ambassador Headache Diary Short Form

November 06, 2013

Headache Diary - Adapted from: Headache Network Canada http://headachenetwork.ca Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Investigation and Analysis of Options to Enhance Canada’s Patented Medicine Price Ceiling Regulatory Regime

October 01, 2013

| Don Husereau, Philip Jacobs

This report is an analysis of the theoretical basis for value-based pricing, relevant international developments, and areas for improvement within Canada’s current patented drug pricing system. This report intends to inform future policy research, advice, and Canadian drug policy discussions regarding the feasibility and implementation of value-based pricing approaches.

Delivery and Evaluation of a Mental health Promotion Intervention for Alberta Workplace Supervisors and Managers

September 01, 2013

| Angus Thompson, Philip Jacobs, Jessica Moffatt, Arianna Waye

This service and evaluation project originated from the Alberta courts via the collaboration of two Alberta Ministries; (1) Alberta Justice & Soliciter General and (2) Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. The impetus arose when a judge in an environmental protection case observed a need for additional attention to the mental health of workers. An Alberta…

Industry-Payer Agreements for Pharmaceuticals: Backgrounder

May 05, 2013

The Provincial Industry Payer Agreements in an Era of National Purchasing Strategies half-day invitational roundtable was part of the IHE's ongoing Methodology Forum series supported by the Institute of Health Economics, the Alberta government, and industry partners, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Eli Lilly. The event brought together academic experts, industry leaders and senior decision…

Living Lab Backgrounder for Roundtable Discussion

February 19, 2013

The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education, Alberta Health, and Eli Lilly Canada, conducted a roundtable to examine the concept of Alberta Health as a Living Laboratory. The ‘Living Laboratory’ concept builds off the recognition of the unique assets and opportunity we have in Alberta, including a single health authority…

Return on Investment for Mental Health Promotion: Parenting Programs and Early Childhood Development

January 11, 2012

| Carissa Escober-Doran, Philip Jacobs, Carolyn Dewa

This study measures the return on investment for parent training at the pre- or early childhood stage. The purpose is to prevent conduct disorders in childhood, and mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood. The program studied is the Triple P program. The context is a one year birth cohort in Alberta. The costs are for a universal parental training program. The downstream…

Everybody’s Business: The Cost of Multi-Department Involvement in Public Health in Alberta

September 14, 2011

| Philip Jacobs, Jessica Moffatt, Egon Jonsson, Arto Ohinmaa, Cathy Gladwin

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) has completed a scan to determine what public health-related costs are borne by government departments, ministries, and agencies. The final report, Everybody’s Business: The Cost of Multi-Department Involvement in Public Health in Alberta, was funded by Alberta Health Services (AHS) as part of the Project 2030 initiative that saw the…

The Alberta Survey of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health in the Workforce: 2009

August 08, 2011

| Angus Thompson, Philip Jacobs, Carolyn Dewa

The Alberta Survey of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health in the Workforce: 2009 is the third such study conducted since 1992. It provides an interesting, comprehensive picture of many issues related to the mental health of workers across all sectors in Alberta. Introduction IHE is pleased to release the final report of The Alberta Survey of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health…

Industry-Payor Agreements for Pharmaceuticals: Backgrounder for Roundtable

March 01, 2011

| Eddy Nason, John Sproule

A National Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Approaches to Industry-Payor Agreements took place on April 3th, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia in association with the annual meeting of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). This one-day invitational event engaged experts, industry leaders and senior decision makers…

Game Changing or Disruptive Innovation: Analytical Framework and Background Study

February 24, 2011

The purpose of this paper is to provide background information on "game changing innovations" in support of the February 24, 2011 conference Becoming the Best: Building a Sustainable Health System – Game Changing Health Innovations. It was developed by the Institute of Health Economics and funded by Alberta Health Services (AHS) as part of a future focused analysis of the…

Primary Care Economics

September 01, 2010

| Philip Jacobs, Jessica Moffatt, John Rapoport, Neil Bell

This overview provides an analysis of the economic landscape of primary care in Alberta and a discussion of the proposed reforms in terms of ends and means.

The Cost of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Canada

June 01, 2010

| Philip Jacobs, Carolyn Dewa, Alain Lesage, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Carissa Escober-Doran, Gillian Mulvale, Rita Yim

The economic impact of mental illness and addictions is felt throughout society - in the health care system, the social services system, education, criminal justice, and the workplace. In this booklet we conducted a provincial and national level analysis of the expenditures on mental health and addictions in Canada.

Assistive Reproductive Technologies: a Literature Review and Database Analysis

January 01, 2009

| Anderson Chuck, Charles Yan

This report on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) is a literature review and secondary analyses of administrative health data conducted to provide information on the direct health care costs associated with multiple pregnancies and the potential cost impact of ARTs in Alberta. It examines the impact of multiple pregnancies and Assistive Reproductive Technologies on health…

How Much Should We Spend on Mental Health?

September 04, 2008

| Kim-Lian Lim, Philip Jacobs, Carolyn Dewa

How much should we spend on mental health? provides an overview of the various approaches that have been used to answer the question of health spending, applied to the mental health context. Estimates using several of the approaches are provided. Information Specialists: Trish Chatterley, Liz Dennett

Cost-effectiveness in the Detection of Syphilis

February 13, 2007

| Anderson Chuck, Philip Jacobs, Thanh Nguyen, Arto Ohinmaa, Janice Varney

Evaluation of enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot testing for the diagnosis of syphilis in Alberta. A new protocol for testing and diagnosing syphilis has been proposed in Alberta. The protocol proposes replacing rapid plasma reagin (RPR) with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) as the standard initial test and replacing Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) particle agglutination assay (TPPA) and…

Image-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (IGVB) Economic Analysis

June 11, 2006

| Arto Ohinmaa, Egon Jonsson, Philip Jacobs

Institute of Health Economics Working Paper WP 06-02. The purpose of this report is to examine the economic implications for the province if a supplement to the fee schedule were allowed for vacuum-assisted biopsies. NOTE: In 2006 the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research HTA unit moved to IHE. Documents produced in and prior to 2006 have different formats; the format…

Costing of Alternative Interventions for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

June 05, 2006

| Philip Jacobs, Arto Ohinmaa, Scott Klarenbach, Anderson Chuck, Raj Padwal, Janice Varney, Doug Lier

Institute of Health Economics Working Paper WP 06-01. The purpose of this report is to examine the economic issues associated with LGB. The following analyses were conducted: a systematic review of the economic literature on obesity-related interventions, with special attention to the differences between gastric bypass and gastric banding; an estimate of the Alberta population…

Health Care Utilization and Direct Health Care Costs of Diabetes in Urban and Rural Saskatchewan

March 17, 2006

| Sheri Pohar, Sumit Majumdar, Philip Jacobs, Jeffrey Johnson

Institute of Health Economics Working Paper WP 06-04. The purpose of this analysis was to compare health care utilization as well as costs and mortality of individuals with diabetes in the province of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2001, according to residential location. NOTE: In 2006 the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research HTA unit moved to IHE. Documents produced in…

Epidemiologic and Cost Trends in Diabetes in Saskatchewan, 1991 To 2001

October 01, 2005

| Sheri Pohar, Scot Simpson, Sumit Majumdar, Philip Jacobs, Arto Ohinmaa, William Osei, Mary Rose Stang, Winanne Downey, Jeffrey Johnson

Institute of Health Economics Working Paper WP 05-06. The purpose of this study was to analyze epidemiologic and cost trends from 1991 to 2001 in the province of Saskatchewan for a cohort of individuals identified as having diabetes and for a randomly selected control cohort. The objectives were to: explore epidemiologic trends (i.e., prevalence, incidence and mortality) in diabetes…

Cost Estimation of Point of Care B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for the Diagnosis of Heart Failure in the Emergency Department - Application to Alberta

May 30, 2005

| Anderson Chuck, Philip Jacobs

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Information Paper #25. The aim of this report is to provide a cost estimate, over a one year time period from a payer’s perspective, of Biosite Triage Point-of-Care (POC) B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) assay used to rule out congestive heart failure (CHF) from other pulmonary conditions for patients presenting in…

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