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What you should know about … Headache Self-Management

December 20, 2016

Headache Self-Management factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about … Headache

December 20, 2016

Headache Pain factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about … Medication Overuse Headache

December 20, 2016

Medication Overuse Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about … Migraine Headache

December 20, 2016

Migraine Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about … Migraine Preventive Medications

December 20, 2016

Migraine Preventive Medications factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about … Tension-Type Headache

December 20, 2016

Tension-type Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What you should know about ... Headache During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

December 20, 2016

Headache During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding factsheet - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What You Should Know About Your Headache - Patient Brochure

December 20, 2016

What You Should Know About Your Headache - Patient Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

The economic burden of inadequate consumption of vegetables and fruit in Canada

December 16, 2016

| John Paul Ekwaru, Arto Ohinmaa, Sarah Loehr, Solmaz Setayeshgar, Thanh Nguyen, Paul J Veugelers

Objective: Public health decision makers not only consider health benefits but also economic implications when articulating and issuing lifestyle recommendations. Whereas various estimates exist for the economic burden of physical inactivity, excess body weight and smoking, estimates of the economic burden associated with our diet are rare. In the present study, we estimated the…

Network of Alberta Health Economists (NOAHE) Launches New Website!

December 14, 2016

This initiative is being led by the NOAHE Working Group, a partnership between health economists and policy leaders from the Institute of Health Economics (IHE), the Universities of Alberta and Calgary, and Alberta Health. Objectives of NOAHE: To improve health economics capacity in Alberta. To facilitate collaboration between the health economics researchers. To bring together…

Role of Real-World Evidence in Decision Making Roundtable

December 12, 2016

About the Role of Real-World Evidence in Decision Making Roundtable

December 12, 2016

12 December 2016 Ottawa, Ontario 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. Download Summary Report Real-world evidence: What role can it play in real-world decision making? Summary Report The…

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…

Oxygen therapy in acute care settings

November 24, 2016

| Carmen Moga, Dagmara Chojecki

This overview report provides a summary of the published information on the oxygen therapy issues studied in the past 10 years in the acute care settings. The report includes a summary of audit studies that aimed to address appropriate/inappropriate use of oxygen, and explores the safety and quality issues identified in the literature about oxygen prescription, administration,…

Towards an Alberta approach for biosimilar reimbursement

November 22, 2016

| IHE Institute of Health Economics

This report provides a summary of the IHE Biosimilars Forum engagement exercise that took place on October 6, 2016 in Edmonton. The intent of the forum was to inform Alberta biosimilar reimbursement policy by sharing international experiences in this area, and the perspectives of key stakeholders.

Gainsharing and shared savings strategies in the healthcare setting: Evidence for effectiveness

November 18, 2016

| Ann Scott, Lisa Tjosvold, Dagmara Chojecki

This rapid report provides a summary of current evidence on the application of gainsharing shared savings strategies in healthcare systems and the barriers and facilitators related to their implementation.

Forecasting Pharmaceutical Prices for Economic Evaluations When There Is No Market: A Review

November 08, 2016

| Ilke Akpinar, Philip Jacobs, Tien Dat Tran

Economic evaluation helps policy makers and healthcare payers make decisions on drug listing, coverage, and reimbursement. When economic evaluations are conducted before a product launch, the prices of the pharmaceuticals have to be forecast.

Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely: Presentations

November 07, 2016

7 November 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Greetings from GovernmentMr. Martin Chamberlain, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry Operations and Financial and Corporate Services, Alberta Health https://vimeo.com/channels/907291/191869994 Keynote presentations Assessing European Efforts…

IHE Innovation Forum XVI - Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely

November 07, 2016

7 November 2016Edmonton, Alberta Controlling Health Care Costs – Wisely is the 16th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Our 16th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers were Dr. Richard B. Saltman, Co-founder of the European Observatory on Health Systems…

Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely: Key People

November 07, 2016

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor, Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation, University of Toronto Associate Editor of the Health Reform Observer and originating member of the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network (PHRAN) Dr. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in…

Innovation Forum XVI – Controlling Health Care Costs - Wisely – Final Program

November 07, 2016

Controlling Health Care Costs – Wisely is the 16th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

Bending the Cost Curve in Canadian Health Care

November 07, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Gregory P. Marchildon, Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor, Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Associate Editor of the Health Reform Observer and originating member of the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network (PHRAN). IHE Innovation Forum XVI – Controlling Health…

Lay Advisory Committee Meeting

October 25, 2016

The IHE Lay Advisory Committee is a unique group of citizens committed to providing public perspective on a wide range of medical and/or health services topics. The IHE Lay Advisory Committee welcomes the opportunity to leverage existing resources and collaborate with other organizations within Alberta who have a public participation mandate. If your organization requires public…

Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis multi-stakeholder National Forum – Summary report and recommendations for policy-making

October 19, 2016

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF), held a forum on April 25th, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, entitled Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A multi-stakeholder national forum, to discuss the need for patient-led policy recommendations and a patient charter for idiopathic…

Industry Partnerships

October 18, 2016

IHE Industry Partnerships The IHE was founded on the belief that the best solutions to healthcare problems will be found through collaboration, with all stakeholders at the table sharing expertise, insights, and experiences. The Institute is committed to acting as critical friend, trusted partner, and neutral broker to engage the public, private, and academic sectors to help solve…

An economic evaluation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multisite implementation program for colorectal surgery in Alberta

October 17, 2016

| Thanh Nguyen, Anderson Chuck, Tracy Wasylak, Jeannette Lawrence, Peter Faris, Olle Ljungqvist, Gregg Nelson, Leah Gramlich

  BACKGROUND: In February 2013, Alberta Health Services established an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation program for adopting the ERAS Society colorectal guidelines into 6 sites (initial phase) that perform more than 75% of all colorectal surgeries in the province. We conducted an economic evaluation of this initiative to not only determine its cost-effectiveness,…

IHE Biosimilars Forum: Presentations

October 06, 2016

Thursday, 6 October 2016 Edmonton, Alberta 09:00 – 09:15 Introduction & WelcomeDr. Richard Fedorak 09:15 –10:15 The International Biosimilars Experience: Lessons for AlbertaMr. Murray AitkenSenior VP and Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare InformaticsDownload Presentationhttps://vimeo.com/album/4209638/video/187499107 10:15 – 10:45 Table Reflection…

IHE Biosimilars Forum: Key People

October 06, 2016

Biographies Dr. Richard N Fedorak, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (London), FRSC Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dr. Richard N Fedorak is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is also Professor of Medicine in the…

About the IHE Biosimilars Forum

October 06, 2016

6 October 2016 Edmonton, Alberta This IHE Invitational Forum provided the perspective of international, national, and Alberta speakers and panellists to describe the biosimilar reimbursement approach taken and outcomes achieved by other jurisdictions, guiding principles and policy options for Alberta, and key performance indicators and targets for reimbursement policy going forward.…

IHE Biosimilars Forum: Key Documents

October 06, 2016

Summary Report Towards an Alberta approach for biosimilar reimbursement – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars ForumDownload Summary Report Program IHE Biosimilars Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program

IHE Biosimilars Forum – Final Program

October 06, 2016

This IHE Invitational Forum provided the perspective of international, national, and Alberta speakers and panellists who described the biosimilar reimbursement approach taken and outcomes achieved by other jurisdictions, guiding principles and policy options for Alberta, and key performance indicators and targets for reimbursement policy going forward.

Guiding Principles and Policy Options - Alberta Biosimilars Forum

October 06, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Asbjørn Mack, Chief Negotiator Pharamaceuticals, LIS, Norway. 6 Oct 2016 – IHE Biosimilars Forum

The International Biosimilars Experience - Lessons for Alberta

October 06, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Murray Aitken, Senior VP and Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. 6 Oct 2016 – IHE Biosimilars Forum

News Release: Bringing About Change in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care – IHE White Paper

October 05, 2016

The white paper concludes that the knowledge and technology needed to fill many of the gaps in care identified already exists in Canada. There is an important role that non-profit and networking organizations such as the national and provincial Lung Associations, the Canadian Thoracic Society, the Canadian Foundation for Health Improvement, and the Strategic Clinical Networks can…

Bringing about change in COPD care – White paper

October 03, 2016

| Arianna Waye, Philip Jacobs

This white paper follows on from the 2016 IHE report, Economic surveillance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta. It provides a summary of main gaps in COPD care across Canada and, in the context of a broad economic framework, it surveys important examples of programs and policies designed to address these gaps.

Guideline for Primary Care Management of Headache in Adults - Headache History Guide

September 30, 2016

Headache History Guide - September 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Trends and Regional Variation in Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost in Hospital of Ischemic Stroke Patients in Alberta Accompanying the Provincial Reorganization of Stroke Care

September 26, 2016

| Arto Ohinmaa, Yufei Zheng, Thomas Jeerakathil, Scott Klarenbach, Unto Häkkinen, Thanh Nguyen, Dan Friesen, Jane Ruseski, Padma Kaul, Ruolz Ariste, Philip Jacobs

  OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the trends and regional variation of stroke hospital care in 30-day in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS), and 1-year total hospitalization cost after implementation of the Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy.

CPFF Patient Charter - Toward Exceptional Care: A Canadian Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Charter

September 05, 2016

“The Canadian Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Charter is a way to call upon policymakers, health care providers and private payers to recognize IPF as a rare, rapidly lethal, chronic disease and to join in the campaign for greater awareness of this illness. The ultimate goal is to improve the overall quality and standards of care and ensure equal access to a continuum…

High Needs & High Cost Patients: Key People

June 22, 2016

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Clemens Hong, MD, MPHMedical Director, Community Health Improvement, Community Health & Integrated Programs, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Dr. Hong is a primary care physician and the Medical Director of Community Health Improvement at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. His work centers on approaches…

IHE Innovation Forum XV - High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare

June 22, 2016

22 June 2016Edmonton, Alberta High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients? is the 15th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Our 15th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers were Dr. Clemens Hong, Medical…

High Needs & High Cost Patients: Presentations

June 22, 2016

22 June 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Welcome RemarksMs. Heather Sweet, Member of Legislative Assembly, Edmonton-Manning; Dr. Alan Casson, Interim Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Standards, Quality and Performance and Senior Provincial Medical Advisor, Ministry of Health, Government of…

Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – Final Program

June 22, 2016

High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients? is the 15th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

Elderly Persons With Complex Needs

June 22, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Truman Severson, Vice President, Innovation and Business Development, Covenant Health. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients In & Out of Primary Care

June 22, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Clemens Hong, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Community Health Improvement, Community Health & Integrated Programs, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

Complex, high needs patients – an Alberta perspective

June 22, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Richard Lewanczuk, Senior Medical Director, Provincial Primary Health Care, Alberta Health Services; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

Cost Effectiveness of Eplerenone for the Treatment of Systolic Heart Failure with Mild Symptoms in Alberta, Canada

June 14, 2016

| Thanh Nguyen, Justin Ezekowitz, Dat Tran, Padma Kaul

  BACKGROUND: Eplerenone has been demonstrated as being cost effective for the treatment of patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and mild symptoms in several jurisdictions; however, its cost effectiveness is unknown in the context of Alberta, Canada.

Mental health services costs within the Alberta criminal justice system

May 26, 2016

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

  Objective: The objective of this paper is to estimate the additional mental health service costs incurred within the criminal justice system that are incurred because of people with mental illnesses who go through the system. Our focus is on costs in Alberta.

Physicians as Stewards of Resources Summary Report

May 20, 2016

| IHE Institute of Health Economics

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) together with the O’Brien Institute for Public Health (O’Brien Institute) held a policy forum on February 8th, 2016, entitled Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of theprovincial healthcare system, with a specific…

IHE Alberta COPD Economic Surveillance Infographic

May 17, 2016

This PDF is a summary infographic related to the Economic surveillance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta report.

Post-Policy Implementation Review of Rapid Fetal Fibronectin (fFN) Testing for Preterm Labour in Alberta

May 12, 2016

| Anderson Chuck, Thanh Nguyen, James Wesenberg, Rhada Chari, Robert Wilson, Selikke Janes-Kelley

Objectives: In 2006, the Alberta Ministry of Health issued a policy to implement fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing as a publicly funded service for pregnant women. The goals were to reduce maternity health care utilization and unnecessary treatment, which would result in cost-savings for the health system by more accurately diagnosing false preterm labour. We conducted a post-policy…

Health Technology Assessment on the Net: 2016

May 05, 2016

| IHE Institute of Health Economics

This guide has been developed by the information specialists at the Institute of Health Economics in Edmonton Alberta and is intended to facilitate searching for health technology assessments (HTAs) or systematic reviews by providing the list of current and reliable internet-based resources that we regularly use in our work. We have tried as much as possible to match this guide…

News Release: Every Breath Matters: The Cost of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Alberta

May 02, 2016

Policy leaders and COPD specialists recently gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in conjunction with the 2016 Canadian Respiratory Conference, to discuss the findings of the Institute of Health Economics’ newly released report, The Economic Surveillance for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Alberta. The report addressed a gap in health economic information that…

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum: Key Documents

April 25, 2016

Summary Report Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis multi-stakeholder national forum – Summary report and recommendations for policy-makingDownload Summary Report Program Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum – AgendaDownload Agenda Background Document Optimizing…

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum: Presentations

April 25, 2016

Monday, 25 April 2016 Toronto, Ontario Moderator: Chris Henshall Opening and Opening Remarks Don Husereau, IHEMehmood Alibhai, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd./LtéeDr. Chris Henshall, Chair, Health Technology Assessment International Policy Forumhttps://vimeo.com/album/3989243/video/169906196 Health care policy and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Values of patients…

About the Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum

April 25, 2016

25 April 2016 Toronto, Ontario On April 25th, The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF) and supported by an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. (BI), held a national, multi-stakeholder roundtable forum to discuss policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) care. The forum…

News Release: One Breath at a Time - Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

April 25, 2016

Today, a group of 30-40 societal representatives, including policy-makers and health system administrators, experts in technology assessment, as well as patients, formal and informal care providers, gathered in Toronto, Ontario, to discuss draft evidence-informed policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a terminal, chronic respiratory disease, characterized…

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Dr. Martin Kolb Presentation

April 25, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Martin Kolb, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University. Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

What do patients value and what needs to be considered

April 25, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Meena Kalluri, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta. Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

The Case for a Canadian IPF Patient Charter

April 25, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Robert Davidson, President, Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF). Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

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…

Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi stakeholder National Forum – Agenda

April 25, 2016

On April 25th, The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPFF) and supported by an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. (BI), held a national, multi-stakeholder roundtable forum to discuss policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) care.

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…

Supporting Maternal Health Through Research

April 12, 2016

IHE brochure discussing a study on the use of technology to prevent FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). FASD Ongoing Initiative Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder by the Use of Technology Study

Newborn blood spot screening for galactosemia, tyrosiemia type I, homocystinuria,sickle cell anemia, sickle cell/beta-thalassemia, sickle cell/hemoglobin C disease and severe combined immunodeficiency

March 23, 2016

| IHE Institute of Health Economics

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This STE report examines the safety, screening accuracy, therapeutic efficacy/effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and health system readiness of newborn screening for seven conditions (galactosemia, tyrosinemia type I, homocystinuria, sickle cell anemia, sickle…

Life expectancy of people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

March 09, 2016

| Thanh Nguyen, Egon Jonsson

  Objectives: To estimate the life expectancy and specify the causes of death among people with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Methods: Included were all patients recorded in Alberta provincial databases of inpatients, outpatients, or practitioner claims from 2003 to 2012. People with FAS were identified by ICD-9 code 760.71 and ICD-10 codes Q86.0 and P04.3, and were linked…

IHE Health Economist

March 07, 2016

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDate of Posting: March 7, 2016Deadline for Application: April 30th, 2016Note: Contract or permanent position Purpose: The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is seeking an experienced health economist to support economic evaluations and studies being conducted for a variety of stakeholders.  IHE is a not-for-profit organization that assists…

Updated Low Back Pain Guideline 3rd edition now available!

March 04, 2016

The Alberta Ambassador Program, hosted by the Health Technology Assessment Unit of the IHE, is a knowledge translation strategy. The guideline was created for the Alberta context by a group of multidisciplinary clinicians and researchers in Alberta, based on the best available low back pain guidelines from Canada and around the world. Over the three editions of the guideline, the…

IHE Quality Appraisal Checklist for Case Series Studies

March 03, 2016

The IHE quality appraisal checklist for case series studies developed by a group of researchers at the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in collaboration with researchers from two other health technology assessment (HTA) agencies in Australia and Spain.

IHE Quality Appraisal Checklist for Case Series Studies with Instructions for Use

March 03, 2016

The IHE Quality Appraisal Checklist for Case Series Studies and guidance document developed by a group of researchers at the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in collaboration with researchers from two other health technology assessment (HTA) agencies in Australia and Spain.

Hysteroscopic tubal sterilization (using the Essure® system) – An update

March 01, 2016

| Carmen Moga, Dagmara Chojecki

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This rapid report has been produced in response to a request from Alberta Health to provide an update on the new published research evidence on the efficacy/effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of hysteroscopic tubal sterilization (HTS) using the Essure® system for permanent…

IHE Information Brochure

February 29, 2016

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is a unique collaborative arrangement among government, academia, and industry. Established in 1995, the IHE is committed to gathering and disseminating evidence-based findings from health economics, health policy, health technology assessment and comparative effectiveness research to support health policy and practice.  

Endovenous thermal ablation interventions for symptomatic varicose veins of the legs – An update

February 22, 2016

| Bing Guo, Lisa Tjosvold

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This report is an update of the “Technological efficacy/effectiveness analysis” (T) section of the 2014 Alberta STE report, which was an evidence assessment of the clinical effectiveness and safety of endovenous ablation interventions for symptomatic varicose veins…

Careers and Awards

February 18, 2016

Career and Award Opportunities Work for us The IHE is proud to employ exceptional, experienced professionals. We welcome applications from all qualified persons for our posted career opportunities. The IHE is building capacity in research The IHE's focus on capacity building, by supporting health researchers, students, and economists with internships, fellowships, bursaries, and…

Health minister eyes changes to how Alberta doctors are paid

February 12, 2016

“Alberta’s system for paying doctors is overly expensive, outdated and prevents the health system from making necessary reforms, Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said Monday. Speaking to a group of health leaders in Edmonton, Hoffman said urgent changes to physician pay models are needed to both improve the quality of care offered patients and to help the government deal…

Health services utilization of people having and not having a regular doctor in Canada

February 10, 2016

| Thanh Nguyen, John Rapoport

  Abstract: Canada having a universal health insurance plan that provides hospital and physician benefits offers a natural experiment of whether continuity ofcare actually provides lower or higher utilization of services. The question we are evaluating is whether Canadians, who have a regular physician, use more health resources than those who do not have one? Using two statistical…

IHE/O'Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum Infographic

February 10, 2016

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) together with the O’Brien Institute for Public Health (O’Brien Institute) held a policy forum on February 8th, 2016, entitled Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus…

Boolean-Based AGREE User Guide

February 09, 2016

The Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) instrument is a generic tool for assessing guideline quality. Researchers at the IHE developed a Boolean-based user guide to help reduce the ambiguity and subjectivity associated with AGREE (and AGREE II) item scoring, and to enable the differentiation of good quality guidelines from poor quality guidelines. The revised…

Systematic Review Quality Appraisal Checklist

February 09, 2016

In 2007, researchers at the IHE developed a checklist for appraising the quality of systematic reviews that has been used in the Ambassador Guideline Adaptation and Development Program and various health technology assessments. The checklist contains an optional quality rating system that can be used to categorize reviews as good, average, or poor quality, according to the number…

Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Tool

February 09, 2016

Select Publications that used the Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Checklist

February 09, 2016

The checklist has been used by researchers at IHE in HTA reports as well as by professionals in other organizations from various countries. Listed in reverse chronological order and updated on March 3rd, 2016. IHE Publications Institute of Health Economics. Hysteroscopic Tubal Sterilization. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2014. Download IHE Report Institute of Health…

Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Checklist: Publications and Presentations

February 09, 2016

The process by which the tool was developed, as well as a brief review of other published checklists and the results of a pilot test of the quality appraisal checklist are described in a 2012 IHE methodology paper. A preliminary validation study of the tool using factor analysis has also been conducted. Publications Listed in reverse chronological order. Guo B, Moga C, Harstall…

Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Key Documents

February 08, 2016

Policy Forum Summary Report Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum – Summary Report Download Summary Report Program Policy Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program Background Document Alberta Fact SheetDownload Alberta Fact Sheet Forum Summary Policy Forum InfographicDownload Infographic

Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Presentations

February 08, 2016

Monday, 8 February 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Please click the following link to watch video of afternoon sessions: Event Video 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Opening RemarksIHE and O'Brien Institute Leadershiphttps://vimeo.com/album/3800131/video/155338361 Morning Session: Understanding Our Shared Challenges 09:10 – 09:25 Setting the Stage: An Overview of Health Spending, Physician…

Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum: Key People

February 08, 2016

Biographies Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPCScientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health Dr. Ghali is the Scientific Director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, and a practicing physician specialized in Internal…

About the Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum

February 08, 2016

8 February 2016 Edmonton, Alberta The IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum aimed to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus on physicians as stewards of public resources. The forum, which was attended by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman…

IHE/O'Brien – Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum – Final Program

February 08, 2016

The IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum aims to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus on physicians as stewards of public resources. The forum, which will also be attended by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman as lunch keynote speaker,…

Setting the Stage: An Overview of Health Spending, Physician Services, and System Performance in Alberta

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Scientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

Some Reflections on Innovation and Professional Remuneration

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. David Naylor, President Emeritus and Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

Re-Conceptualizing Access for 21st Century Healthcare

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Peter Kaboli, Hospitalist and Chief of Medicine, Iowa City VA Healthcare System. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

Patient Care Groups: Rethinking Primary Care

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. David Price, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

Strengthening Our Health System: Opportunities for Physicians to Drive Change

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Sharon Straus, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

Physician's Perspective on Stewardship

February 08, 2016

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Carl Nohr, President, Alberta Medical Association, and Mr. Mike Gormley, Executive Director, Alberta Medical Association. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

IHE / O'Brien Policy forum tackles fiscal sustainability of healthcare in Alberta

February 02, 2016

As a result, leading healthcare minds from Alberta, Canada and the U.S. will descend on Edmonton on February 8 as part of a policy forum being hosted by the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, from the Cumming School of Medicine, and in partnership with the Institute of Health Economics, aiming to inform decision-making at Alberta Health regarding the fiscal sustainability…

AI/IHE Health Policy Speaker Series

January 22, 2016

2017 |2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 The Institute of Health Economics joined with Alberta Innovates (formerly known as Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions) in 2013 to create a new forum to bring stakeholders together to discuss health policy. The AI/IHE Health Policy Speaker Series features perspectives from leaders in the health system across the spectrum of health evidence, policy,…

Acute Low Back Pain. So your back hurts ... Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to help yourself

January 19, 2016

Acute Low Back Pain Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Chronic Low Back Pain. So your back hurts ... Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to help yourself

January 19, 2016

Chronic Low Back Pain Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

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

Physicians as Stewards of Resources Policy Forum

January 05, 2016

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