Patient Involvement Workshop

Patient Involvement Workshop: Presentations

09:00 – 09:10

Opening Remarks and Greetings

Maximizing Patient Value: Effective Involvement of Patients in Health Technology Decisions
John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economics
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09:10 – 10:30

International Approaches to Engaging Patients in Technology Decisions
Dr. Karen Facey, Chair, HTAi Interest Sub-group: Patient and Citizen Involvement in HTA.
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Introducing Patient Perspective in Health Technology Assessment at the Local Level
Dr. Marie-Pierre Gagnon, CHUQ Research Centre, Hopital St-Francois d'Assise.
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10:50 – 12:00

Canadian Perspectives: Patient Involvement in Cochrane Network
Cheryl Arratoon, Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, Ottawa, Canada, Institute of Population Health.
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Patient Involvement in CADTH
Elaine MacPhail, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies on Health.
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Tapping Patient's Expertise for experiential insight
Dr. George Tolomiczenko, Executive Director of Research & Scientific Liaison, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada.
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13:00 – 14:30

Facilitated Discussion

Why should we involve patients in health technology decisions?
How can we maximize the participation of patients in health technology assessment?
Where and when should we not involve patients?
What are the barriers to effective engagement of patients?
What should governments, public agencies and professional societies do to enhance effective patient engagement?

14:30 – 15:00

Reflection: Panel Discussion

Jennifer Rees, Director Patient Engagement, Alberta Health Services
Dr. Karen Facey, Chair, Health Technology Assessment International Interest Group on Patient and Citizen Involvement
Durhane Wong-Reiger, Chair at Consumer Advocare Network
Dr. Doug Perry, Senior Provincial Clinical Advisor, Alberta Health and Wellness