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A systematic review of the measurement properties of self-report instruments that assess presenteeism

December 18, 2015

| Angus Thompson, Maria Ospina, Liz Dennett, Arianna Waye, Philip Jacobs

Presenteeism, reduced productivity while working, has come into consideration as a major occupational health problem in many countries with serious consequences for both organizations and employees. Increasing evidence shows that presenteeism represents a significant source of productivity losses that can cost organizations much more than does absenteeism, and it can lead to an…

Unleashing Alberta Innovation in Healthcare – Summary Report from SCN/Neil Fraser Exchange November 5th, 2015

December 08, 2015

This report is from an Alberta Strategic Clinical Networks (SCN) exchange meeting with Mr. Neil Fraser. This event brought together SCNs and related health system stakeholders, and a leader in the Canadian medical technology industry, and recent member of a Federal Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation. The meeting had the objectives to help the SCNs to understand the Advisory…

Palliative care costs in Canada: A descriptive comparison of studies of urban and rural patients near end of life

December 07, 2015

| Serge Dumont, Philip Jacobs, Véronique Turcotte, Stéphane Turcotte, Grace Johnston

  Background: Significant gaps in the evidence base on costs in rural communities in Canada and elsewhere are reported in the literature, particularly regarding costs to families. However, it remains unclear whether the costs related to all resources used by palliative care patients in rural areas differ to those resources used in urban areas.

Strengthening Mental Health Services: Presentations

November 19, 2015

19 November 2015Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economicshttp://vimeo.com/channels/907291/147158286 Keynote presentations Horizontal Integration to Improve Youth Mental Health Care In Canada Dr. Stan Kutcher, ONS, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health, Dalhousie University…

Strengthening Mental Health Services: Key People

November 19, 2015

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Stan Kutcher, ONS, MD, FRCPC, FCAHSSun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health and Director World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Mental Health Policy and Training, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre Dr. Kutcher is an internationally-renowned expert in adolescent mental health and an international leader in mental…

IHE Innovation Forum XIV - Strengthening Mental Health Services

November 19, 2015

19 November 2015 Edmonton, Alberta Strengthening Mental Health Services for Children and Families is the 14th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum XIV – Strengthening Mental Health Services for Children and Families…

Innovation Forum XIV – Strengthening Mental Health Services for Children and Families – Final Program

November 19, 2015

Strengthening Mental Health Services for Children and Families is the 14th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

Horizontal Integration to Improve Youth Mental Health Care In Canada

November 19, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Stan Kutcher, ONS, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre. IHE Innovation Forum XIV – Strengthening Mental Health Services for Children and Families

Innovative Funding Models Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future – Roundtable Summary Report

November 10, 2015

The Institute of Health Economics held a roundtable on June 4, 2015, entitled Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future, to identify and discuss key issues in kidney care policy options. Prior to the roundtable, an Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future Steering Committee teleconference refined project objectives, and the…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Economic Issues Policy Workshop

November 05, 2015

COPD Economic Issues Policy Workshop: Presentations

November 05, 2015

Thursday, 5 November 2015 Niagara Falls, Ontario Welcome and Greetings Jasmine BrownSenior Policy Associate, IHEhttp://vimeo.com/album/3671742/video/146488852 Topic 1: Overview of the Need for Integrated Systems Dr. Irvin MayersProfessor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta;Chair of the COPD Policy Framework Study Expert Advisory CommitteeDownload Presentationhttp://vimeo.com/album/3671742/video/146488854…

About the COPD Economic Issues Policy Workshop

November 05, 2015

5 November 2015 Niagara Falls, Ontario Clinicians and policy makers from across Canada gathered at this workshop to present the latest evidence and best practices of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) care in Canada, as part of the broader effort to develop policy recommendations, applicable to jurisdictions across Canada, that will lead to a better coordinated, more…

COPD Economic Issues Policy Workshop: Key Documents

November 05, 2015

Workshop Final Report Bringing about change in COPD care – White paperDownload Summary Report Program Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Economic Issues Policy Workshop – Final ProgramDownload Final Program Related Report Economic Surveillance for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in AlbertaDownload Related Report Related Report Infographic IHE…

COPD Economic Issues Policy Workshop: Key People

November 05, 2015

Speaker Biographies | Steering Committee Speaker Biographies Dr. Cathy Clelland, MD Head of Department of Family Practice, Royal Columbian Hospital Consultant, General Practitioners Services Committee, British Columbia Cathy Clelland obtained medical training at the University of Alberta and her Family Medicine residency at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton. She practiced full…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Economic Issues Policy Workshop - Program

November 05, 2015

The purpose of this workshop was to examine COPD management in Canada through presentation of analyses and examples of system supports to action best practices to a select group of clinical leaders and relevant public sector decision makers. The group deliberated, and key themes and policy recommendations from discusssion were captured to form the basis of the final COPD Policy…

Overview of the Need for Integrated Systems

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Irvin Mayers, Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta; Chair of the COPD Policy Framework Study Expert Advisory Committee. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

Economic Surveillance of COPD Services in Alberta

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Arianna Waye, Health Economist, Institute of Health Economics. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Stewart

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Michael G. Stewart, Director, Clinical Support Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

Respiratory Health Strategic Clinical Network

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Michael Stickland, Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta; Heart & Stroke Foundation New Investigator. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

Quebec COPD Health Interventions and Programs

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Simon Lessard, Quebec Lung Association Board & Scientific Committee Member, Community Pharmacist. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

COPD Management in BC - A System Approach

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Cathy Clelland, Head of Department of Family Practice, Royal Columbian Hospital; Consultant, General Practitioners Services Committee, British Columbia. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

INSPIRED Approaches to COPD Care

November 05, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Stephen Samis, Vice President, Programs, Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement; and Dr. Graeme Rocker, Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Faculty, Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Canada Policy Workshop

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Summary report and draft recommendations

October 26, 2015

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd./Ltée held an invitational forum on October 3, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta. The purpose of this discussion was to bring together multiple stakeholders from across Canada to investigate the current state of evidence and information regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and…

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Roundtable: Key Documents

October 03, 2015

Summary Report Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – Summary meeting report and recommendationsDownload Report

About the Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Roundtable

October 03, 2015

3 October 2015 Edmonton, Alberta The purpose of this discussion was to bring together multiple stakeholders from across Canada to investigate the current state of evidence and information regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and provide recommendations regarding special considerations for policy making and healthcare decision-making. The draft recommendations will be used…

Value Added by the Prevnar 13 Childhood Immunization Program in Alberta, Canada (2010–2015)

September 30, 2015

| Arianna Waye, Anderson Chuck

Objective: In this study, we estimate the impact of the new PCV13 immunization program on the burden of disease and related healthcare costs in Alberta.

Contact the Lay Advisory Committee

September 08, 2015

To contact the IHE Lay Advisory Committee, you may complete the form below or download it as a PDF - IHE Lay Advisory Committee Contact Form - and submit it to the IHE via email, fax, or mail. If you wish to review biographies of Lay Advisory Committee members or if you have any questions about whether your need is best met by the Lay Advisory Committee, please contact the following…

About the Lay Advisory Committee

September 08, 2015

Purpose The IHE Lay Advisory Committee (LAC) was established in 2010 as a venue for getting input from the average Albertan on a wide range of topics with respect to medical and/or health services. This move was part of a growing international trend in scientific research and in public policy to optimize advice and recommendations through better public engagement. The LAC is open…

Lay Advisory Committee: Frequently Asked Questions

September 08, 2015

IHE Lay Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference (22 April 2016) What is the purpose and mandate of the Lay Advisory Committee? The IHE Lay Advisory Committee (LAC) was created as a mechanism for obtaining advice from a public perspective on a wide range of topics with respect to medical and/or health services. The LAC primarily functions at a "consult" level, according to…

Health Service Use and Costs Associated with Low Birth Weight – A Population Level Analysis

September 01, 2015

| Thanh Nguyen, Jennifer Toye, Anamaria Savu, Manoj Kumar, Padma Kaul

  OBJECTIVES: To examine differences in health services utilization (HSU) costs in the first year of life between low birth weight (LBW) and normal birth weight (NBW) infants, identify maternal and child characteristics associated with HSU costs, and estimate annual HSU cost of LBW infants for the province of Alberta, Canada.

A principal component analysis is conducted for a case series quality appraisal checklist

August 22, 2015

| Bing Guo, Carmen Moga, Christa Harstall, Don Schopflocher

  Objective: Because of a lack of a control group, a case-series study is considered one of the weaker study designs from which to obtain evidence on treatment effectiveness. Under certain circumstances, however, this is the only available evidence to inform health-care decisions. This study's intent was to develop and validate a quality appraisal checklist specifically for…

Contact the Institute of Health Economics

August 20, 2015

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Guideline for primary care management of headache in adults

August 15, 2015

| Werner J Becker, Ted Findlay, Carmen Moga, Ann Scott, Christa Harstall, Paul Taenzer

  Objective: To increase the use of evidence-informed approaches to diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of headache for patients in primary care. Note: This is an Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program related publication.

Ambassador Program Events

August 06, 2015

CIHI/IHE Diagnostic Imaging Invitational Workshop 6 – 7 February 2012 In February 2012, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in partnership with the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) sponsored a two day meeting of content, administrative and research experts to identify the breadth of diagnostic imaging studies that CIHI might feasibly undertake with its data…

Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta Summary Report from SCN/MEDEC Engagement – Final Report

July 20, 2015

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has recently established a number of Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) in the province around specific health care topics (e.g., Cardiovascular Health & Stroke) and within areas where care is delivered (e.g., Surgery). The SCNs are the engines of innovation in the health system and have a mandate to find new and innovative ways of delivering care…

Medical device and diagnostic pricing and reimbursement in Canada

July 17, 2015

| Don Husereau, Larry Arshoff, Shahira Bhimani, Nicola Allen

This document describes the entry of new medical devices into the Canadian health system. It is intended to provide an accurate description of new medical device entry in Canada, and is intended to give patients, the public, private and public sector health system researchers, medical device companies, and private and public coverage bodies a general understanding of what regulatory,…

Post policy implementation review (PPIR) of rapid fetal fibronectin testing for preterm labour in Alberta

July 07, 2015

| IHE Institute of Health Economics

Written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This report provides an assessment of how the adoption of fFN testing in Alberta impacted the clinical management of preterm labour and healty system resources. This was also an opportunity to retroactively use the Post Policy Implementation Framework to evaluate a specific policy developed within…

SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

June 24, 2015

24 June 2015 Edmonton, Alberta This SCN/Industry Introduction Day was the first to bring together the SCNs and MEDEC and several of its member companies in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation in order to jointly identify key opportunities to create a mutually productive relationship in support of the work of the SCNs, as well as identify key barriers, issues, and challenges…

SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Key Documents

June 24, 2015

Summary Report Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta – Summary ReportDownload Report The summary report was prepared by the Institute of Health Economics on behalf of the partners. Key Resources Ernst and Young. Pulse of the Industry: Medical Technology Report 2013.http://www.ey.com/US/en/Industries/Life-Sciences/Pulse-of-the-industry---medical-technology-report-2013…

SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Presentations

June 24, 2015

24 June 2015 Edmonton, Alberta  Download Compilation File Of All Presentations (10 MB) Opening Remarks Dr. Pamela Valentine, Interim CEO, Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Brian Lewis, CEO, MEDEC Keynote Speaker Medical Device Industry's Perspective on the Adoption of Innovation in CanadaNeil Fraser, President & GM, Medtronic Canada, Incoming Chair of MEDECDownload…

SCN / MEDEC Workshop

June 24, 2015

Medical Device Industry's Perspective on the Adoption of Innovation in Canada

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Neil Fraser, President & GM, Medtronic Canada, Incoming Chair of MEDEC. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

Strategic Clinical Networks – MEDEC/SCN/AIHS

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Blair O'Neill, Associate Chief Medical Officer, SCNs. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

Best Practices – The Christie NHS Foundation Trust: Baxter Partnership

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Brent Christensen, Baxter Canada. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

North York General Hospital – Infusion interoperability

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Frank Florio, BD Canada. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

Integrated Innovations are Generating Efficiency & Savings Throughout the Hospital

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Xavier Nouvelot, bioMérieux Canada. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

m–Cards Mobile Cardiac Arrhythmia Diagnostic Service

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Sandy Schwenger, m-Health Solutions. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

Hospital to Home (H2H)

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. John Simmons, Philips. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

Procurement Best Practices, Barriers & Solutions

June 24, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Jitendra Prasad, Chief Program Officer, Contracting, Procurement & Supply Management, AHS. SCN/MEDEC Workshop: Partnering for Health System Innovation in Alberta

SCN/MEDEC June 2014 Workshop Presentations

June 24, 2015

Compilation of all presentations from the SCN-MEDEC event on June 24, 2015

Costs of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

June 15, 2015

| Thanh Nguyen, Egon Jonsson

  We reviewed literature to estimate the costs of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Canadian Criminal Justice System (CJS), and to update the total costs of FASD in Canada. The results suggest FASD is costlier than previous estimates. The costs of FASD associated with the CJS are estimated at $3.9 billion a year, with $1.2 billion for police, $0.4 billion for court,…

Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future: Key Documents

June 04, 2015

Summary Report Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future – Summary ReportDownload Report

Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future

June 04, 2015

About the Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future Roundtable

June 04, 2015

4 June 2015 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics held a roundtable on June 4, 2015, entitled Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future, to identify and discuss key issues in kidney care policy options. Prior to the roundtable, an Innovative Funding Models: Kidney Care Policy Options for the Future Steering Committee teleconference refined…

Optimizing adoption and diffusion of medical devices at the system level

May 29, 2015

| Ann Scott, Dion Pasichnyk, Christa Harstall, Dagmara Chojecki

This Information Paper is an inventory and broad summary of factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of health technologies and of available models, strategies, tools, and processes for optimizing health technology diffusion.

Supporting the Use of Health Technology Assessments by Decision-Makers.

May 29, 2015

| Julie Polisena, John Lavis, Don Juzwishin, Pam McLean-Veysey, Ian Graham, Christa Harstall, Janet Martin

  A perceived gap exists in how well Canadian health technology assessment (HTA) producers are supporting the use of their HTAs by decision-makers. The authors propose that the newly released HTA Database Canadian search interface incorporate structured decision-relevant summaries of HTAs that would be developed by participating Canadian HTA organizations. The registry would…

Better Information - Better Health: Key People

May 26, 2015

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Andrew Bjerring Chair, The Expert Panel on Timely Access to Health and Social Data for Health Research and Health System Innovation, Council of Canadian Academies Andrew Bjerring was a founding member of the Board of CANARIE Inc. and was President and CEO for 15 years prior to his retirement in October, 2008. Over the past 25 years, Mr.…

Better Information - Better Health: Presentations

May 26, 2015

26 May 2015Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economicshttp://vimeo.com/channels/907291/129602703 Keynote presentations Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in AlbertaDr. Andrew Bjerring, Council of Canadian Academieshttp://vimeo.com/channels/907291/129280105Download…

IHE Innovation Forum XIII - Better Information - Better Health

May 26, 2015

26 May 2015 Edmonton, Alberta Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Alberta is the 13th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum XIII – Better Information - Better Health: Accessing…

Health Economics Events

May 26, 2015

Value in Health Invitational Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics 19 January 2017 In January 2017, the Institute of Health Economics hosted the Value in Health Invitational Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics to provide an overview from provincial, national, and international leaders around key issues to consider and address from a system perspective when developing an…

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…

Innovation Forum XIII: Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Alberta – Final Program

May 26, 2015

Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Alberta is the 13th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Canada

May 26, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Andrew Bjerring, Council of Canadian Academies. IHE Innovation Forum XIII – Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Alberta

The New Health Economy and the Shift Toward the Consumer: Impact on health information

May 26, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. William Falk, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. IHE Innovation Forum XIII – Better Information - Better Health: Accessing Health and Health-Related Data in Alberta

Medical Device Prices in Economic Evaluations.

May 20, 2015

| Ilke Akpinar, Philip Jacobs, Don Husereau

  Objectives: Economic evaluations, although not formally used in purchasing decisions for medical devices in Canada, are still being conducted and published. The aim of this study was to examine the way that prices have been included in Canadian economic evaluations of medical devices.

On the State of the Art in Costing Methods – Summary Report

April 13, 2015

Economic surveillance and economic assessments are important sources of information to help administrators and policy makers to track current trends and evaluate policies and care patterns. The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Health, held a two-day Costing Methods Workshop which helped to review costing practices by bringing together economists and other…

Health Statistics Database

April 07, 2015

The Database of Online Health Statistics provides quick and easy access to freely available web-based statistics generated by national and global agencies and research groups. Note: Health Topic Areas collect items/statistic sources with a primary focus on that specific topic. Tags, however, collect all items/statistic sources that mention a specific topic. The Aboriginal Health…

Rheumatoid arthritis in a policy perspective: A registry for research and better treatment of Albertans

March 31, 2015

| Deborah Marshall, Egon Jonsson, Liam Martin, Diane Mosher, Karen V. MacDonald

This White Paper discusses the concept of developing a comprehensive rheumatoid arthritis registry in Alberta, and the important health, social, and economic gains such a resource would generate for Alberta.

Industry/Government Collaboration in Healthcare Innovation Roundtable – Summary Report

February 27, 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…

About the Industry/Government Collaboration in Health Innovation Roundtable

February 17, 2015

17 February 2015 Toronto, Ontario 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…

Industry/Goverment Collaboration: Key Documents

February 17, 2015

Summary Report Industry/Government Collaboration in Healthcare Innovation Roundtable – Summary ReportDownload Report Background Document Industry/Government Collaboration in Healthcare Innovation Roundtable – Background DocumentDownload Background Document Final Report of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation available on the Government of Canada webpage Report…

Industry/Government Collaboration in Health Innovation Roundtable

February 17, 2015

Preventing Harm From Alcohol Use During Pregnancy (Table of Contents)

February 17, 2015

This book includes the plenary presentations made at the first international conference on prevention of FASD, which was attended by about 700 people from 35 countries around the globe. The issues addressed are FASD as a priority in health policy making; its prevalence and incidence; strategies for prevention; current applied and basic research in the field; the role of the medical…

Legal Issues of FASD – Proceedings from a consensus development conference (Table of Contents)

February 17, 2015

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is of growing concern around the world. A range of disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol, FASD is estimated to affect 2% to 5% of all newborns in the industrialized countries of Europe and North America, and the rates may be significantly higher in some developing countries and certain defined populations. Epidemiological studies…

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…

IHE News

February 12, 2015

News items are kept on the IHE website for 6 months. If you require an older news item, please contact us at [email protected] For media inquiries, please contact Jasmine Brown, IHE Director of Communications at [email protected]

Contract Our Services

February 01, 2015

Our Areas of Expertise The IHE can carry out projects in any of our areas of expertise for public and private funders and partners. Please contact us to see if we can help with any project in support of evidence-informed health care policy and practice at [email protected] Health Technology Assessment The IHE’s HTA Unit conducts a comprehensive range of high-quality, relevant, and timely…

A systematic review of measurement properties of instruments assessing presenteeism.

February 01, 2015

| Maria Ospina, Liz Dennett, Arianna Waye, Philip Jacobs, Angus Thompson

  Objectives: To assess and compare the measurement properties (ie, validity, reliability, responsiveness) and the quality of the evidence of presenteeism instruments.

Ambassador Program Publications

January 31, 2015

Listed in reverse chronological order. Moga C, Scott NA. The art of collaboration in guideline development. Poster presented at the Health Technology Assessment International conference; 5 Jun 2018; Vancouver, Canada. Scott NA, Moga C, Harstall C. Using health technology assessment to drive guideline development. Poster presented at the Health Technology Assessment International…

An economic evaluation of the parent-child assistance program for preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Alberta, Canada.

January 30, 2015

| Thanh Nguyen, Egon Jonsson, Jessica Moffatt, Liz Dennett, Anderson Chuck, Shelley Birchard

  Abstract: Parent-Child Assistance Program (P-CAP) is a 3-year home visitation/harm reduction intervention to prevent alcohol exposed births, thereby births with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, among high-risk women. This article used a decision analytic modeling technique to estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio and the net monetary benefit of the P-CAP within…

Micro costing: studies, systematic review and checklist development

January 22, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Prah Ruger, University of Pennsylvania. On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Dutch Manual for Costing in Economic Evaluations

January 22, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Siok Swan Tan, Erasmus University, institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Unit Costs of Health and Social Care

January 22, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Mrs. Lesley Curtis, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), UK. On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Costing in multi-country evaluation Studies: EUROHOPE

January 22, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Unto Häkkinen, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

About the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop

January 21, 2015

21 – 22 January 2015 Edmonton, Alberta Economic surveillance and economic assessments are important sources of information to help administrators and policy makers to track current trends and evaluate policies and care patterns. The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Health, held a two-day Costing Methods Workshop which helped to review costing practices…

State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop: Key People

January 21, 2015

Biographies Workshop MC Mr. Don Husereau Don Husereau is a Senior Associate with the Institute of Health Economics. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at The University of Ottawa and a Senior Scientist at the University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology in Hall in Tirol, Austria. Between 2001 and 2011, he worked for the Canadian Agency for Drugs and…

State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop: Presentations

January 21, 2015

Weds 21 Jan 2015 | Thurs 22 Jan 2015 On the State of the Art in Costing Methods: Workshop - Final Program Download Compressed Folder Containing All Presentations (15.2 MB) Wednesday, 21 January 2015 08:30 – 08:45 Introduction to the workshop 08:45 – 10:15 Session One Acute care: Case mix, RIW, CPWCMr. Anyk Glussich, CIHI MIS patient costingMr. Anyk Glussich, CIHIDownload…

State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop: Key Documents

January 21, 2015

Summary Report On the State of the Art in Costing Methods – Summary ReportDownload Report Program On the State of the Art in Costing Methods: Workshop – ProgramDownload Program

On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop

January 21, 2015

On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop – Final Program

January 21, 2015

Economic surveillance and economic assessments are important sources of information to help administrators and policy makers to track current trends and evaluate policies and care patterns. The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Health, held a two-day Costing Methods Workshop which helped to review costing practices by bringing together economists and other…

CADTH Guidance Document for the Costing Process – 2nd edition

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Ms. Karen Lee, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Best Care is a Right, not a Privilege – Quality-Based Procedures – Person-Level Health Care Costing

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Mr. Michael Stewart, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

The Economic Burden of Illness in Canada and Beyond

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Mr. Ken Eng, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Costing social services in the At Home/Chez Soi research and demonstration project of Housing First for homeless people with mental illness

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Eric Latimer, McGill University. On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

How Much Do Vaccines Cost the Canadian Government?

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. Ayman Chit, Sanofi Pasteur. On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

On the State of the Art in Costing Methods – Pharmaceuticals

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Ms. Michele Evans, Alberta Health. On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Alberta Physician Expenditures: Macro and Micro Levels

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Mr. Dan Friesen, Alberta Medical Association (AMA). On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Long Term Care (LTC) Costing & Funding

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Ms. Eleanor Risling, Alberta Health Services (AHS).  On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Estimating Costs of Hospital Stays

January 21, 2015

PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation by Mr. Anyk Glussich, Program Lead, Canadian Patient Cost Database (CPCD); Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).  On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop.

Zipped State of the Art in Costing Method Workshop Presentations

January 21, 2015

Compressed folder containing all presentations from the On the State of the Art in Costing Methods Workshop hosted on January 21-22, 2015. 

Implementing the Resource in Clinic Program in primary care delivery: a team-based dyad approach.

January 12, 2015

| Lindsay Wodinski, Kate Woodman, Margaret Wanke, Thanh Nguyen, Philip Jacobs

  Abstract: Alberta's Primary Care Networks (PCNs) bring together family physicians and other health professionals to provide local, comprehensive, and readily accessible primary care services to patients. The Edmonton North PCN, one of the largest in the province, piloted the Resource in Clinic (RIC) Program with objectives to increase efficiencies in the use of physician…

Evaluation of a telepsychiatry pilot project

November 01, 1997

| Sandra Doze, Jennifer Simpson

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #6. This report provides details of a telepsychiatry pilot project undertaken by the Provincial Mental Health Advisory Board-Central Alberta (PMHAB) in cooperation with four Regional Health Authorities. It supplements an earlier report issued by the Board describing the pilot project evaluation and has been prepared…

Computerized gait analysis in the rehabilitationof children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida

October 01, 1997

| Jo-Anne Tomie, David Hailey

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #5. This assessment of computerized gait analysis in the management of children with cerebral palsy (CP) or spina bifida (SB) has been prepared at the request of the Glenrose Hospital, Edmonton. The hospital has already undertaken developmental work towards establishing a gait analysis facility. Advice was sought…

Assessment of telehealth applications - Version 1

October 01, 1997

| David Hailey, Philip Jacobs

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #4. This outline of issues in the assessment of telehealth is intended as a resource document for health care funders, providers and administrators. Health authorities and others in Alberta face decisions on the procurement and use of this information and communication technology. Such decisions should be informed…

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer as a treatment for infertility

March 01, 1997

| Paula Corabian

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #3. The intent of this report is to inform medical practitioners and the public on the current status of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) as a treatment for various types of infertility, and on its use and coverage in Canada. The report has been prepared because of the interest and debate regarding…

Posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson’s Disease

January 01, 1997

| Christa Harstall, David Hailey

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #2. This paper is intended as a short overview of the effectiveness and status of a neurosurgical procedure, posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP), which is used in the treatment of some people with Parkinson's Disease. NOTE: In 2006 the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research HTA unit moved to IHE. Documents…

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