This report is the result of a national consultation and roundtable deliberations conducted by the Institute of Health Economics to support the development of a National Strategy for Heart Valve Disease in Canada. Two virtual policy engagements with clinical leaders, patients and health system managers were conducted in November 2021. These workshops identified 9 thematic areas…
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…
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.