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Guest Speaker Dr. Chris Henshall works as an independent consultant, advising governments, public and private sector organisations on health, research and innovation policy. Chris has worked previously for the Health Promotion Research Trust, the UK Medical Research Council and the Department of Health and NHS in England. As Deputy Director of R&D for the Department and NHS, he…
Speaker Dr. Irfan Dhalla Vice-President of Evidence Development and Standards at Health Quality Ontario Health technology assessment and quality improvement have different historical and philosophical underpinnings, but people who use either approach share a common goal: better health care, and ultimately better health. The two approaches can be used together to achieve more than…
Event Details: Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 (dinner, November 20, 2017) Venue: Lister Conference Centre, 1-047 Lister Centre, University of AlbertaLocation: Edmonton, Alberta REGISTER HERE Subscribe to NOAHE updates
This year, APCC completes the circle with an innovative and action-driven agenda that strives for progress, not perfection. It is pushing the boundaries of primary care and concentrating on the patient's journey across the system. The IHE is pleased to be a sponsor for APCC 2017: Advancing Patient Collaborative Care where participants will be inspired to build new momentum and…
21 October 2018 Toronto, Ontario On October 21, 2018, in conjunction with the 2018 Annual CAPT Conference, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) and the Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics (CAPT) co-hosted the IHE/CAPT Real World Evidence Workshop. The intent of the workshop was to identify key opportunities for RWE to support decision-making throughout the pharmaceutical…
3 June 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia On June 3rd, as part of the 2018 Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Annual Conference in Vancouver, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) led a panel presentation on facilitators, innovators, and innovations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care in Canada. The panel Facilitating Adoption of Innovative Practices…
Real World Evidence (RWE) studies investigate the impact of an intervention or technology on health outcomes and resource utilization in clinical conditions outside of the controlled clinical trial setting. The evidence is generated from routinely collected health data to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and value of newly introduced or existing health technologies and/or other…
Showcasing Alberta Applied Research The ‘Fit for Work’ Project: Living and working well with arthritis A project supported by AbbVie and Alberta Economic Development and Trade in partnership with the Alberta Schools Employee Benefit Plan. Providing lessons for employees and employers around tools and resources to make workplaces healthy and productive. Speakers Dr. Diane Lacaille,…
In recent years, the interest and need for real-world evidence (RWE) has been increasing due to the advent of innovative, yet expensive, pharmaceutical drugs, e.g. in the context of the evidence gaps for rare diseases. Numerous initiatives are undergoing worldwide to assess the potential use of RWE in decision making on drug regulation and health technology assessment (HTA). However,…
The purpose of this event is to provide a platform for shared learning and to showcase CADTH and Alberta initiatives on the creation and uptake of evidence-based guidance/direction from HTA and related processes. It will provide an opportunity for reflection from clinical leaders/practitioners on where processes are working well and on how they might be adapted to be more meaningful…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
