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The IHE Health Economics Virtual Workshop is a free, online course where you can learn more about how health economics and early stage technology assessment can support your research and development planning, raise capital, and help communicate your value proposition more clearly and effectively to payers. The IHE Health Economics Virtual Workshop is endorsed by Health Economists…

Presenters Dr. Braden Manns is a Professor in Health Economics and a Kidney Specialist at the University of Calgary. He has experience in pharmaceutical priority setting, including a term as Chair of Canadian Expert Drug Advisory Committee. His research expertise is in applied health economics. Current research interests include examining the implications of patient-borne costs…

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…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is pleased to congratulate Dr. Ilke Akpinar, MD, as a new member of Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Dr. Akpinar is currently pursuing a MSc in Health Policy Research from the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Dr. Akpinar was a pediatric surgeon at the Antalya Training and Research Hospital in Turkey…

CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship The Institute of Health Economics provides a unique intersection between research, health policy and management and commercialization. We have a track record of supporting Masters and Phd students in practicums working on a variety of projects commissioned by health system decision-makers. The goal for the experiential learning opportunity is:…

(1) The IHE/CAPT Precision Health Workshop Summary Report Precision medicine is a treatment model that seeks to shape healthcare decisions, practices, procedures, and prescriptions based on the needs of an individual patient – taking into account such details as a person’s genes, environment, and lifestyle. Shifting away from a one-size-fits-all model, this approach…

2017 The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with numerous other organizations, regularly hosts small invitational policy dialogues with visiting speakers and Alberta stakeholders to engage in policy dialogues on important topics relevant to Alberta health system priorities. Most of these events are conducted under Chatham House rules and deliberations are confidential,…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is pleased to congratulate Dr. Dat Tran, PhD, as a recipient of the Network of Alberta Health Economists (NOAHE) Health Economics Scholar Award for 2017-2018. This fellowship, funded through the Health Funding and Economics Capacity (HFEC) Grant supported by Alberta Health, and in partnership with the University of Alberta, supports the professional…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is pleased to congratulate Ms. Luiza Grazziotin, PhD Student at the University of Calgary, as a new member of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi). Ms. Grazziotin is currently pursuing a PhD in Community Health Sciences, with a specialization in Health Economics, at the University of Calgary. Ms. Grazziotin is also the Secretary…

The Senior Health Economist will, among other duties, be involved in leading the development of health economics project proposals, including headroom analyses, economic evaluations, and value of information assessments for MNE Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health IT companies. Application process: Please submit a cover letter and CV and contact Dr. McCabe’s Office…

IHE is the Provincial Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agency and has provided analytical support to the Government of Alberta decision making processes for over a decade. The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) team at IHE undertakes evaluations of the full range of health technologies including drugs, devices, talking therapies, and services. The Senior Health Economist provides…

1 November 2017 Edmonton, Alberta On November 1st, 2017, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) hosted a pan-Canadian roundtable discussion regarding diabetes care and management in indigenous populations in Canada. Participation included 49 delegates representing 34 unique organizations from Yukon, BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as several national/Federal…

22 October 2017 Toronto, Ontario On October 22, 2017, in conjunction with the 2017 Annual CAPT Conference, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) and the Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics (CAPT) co-hosted the IHE/CAPT Precision Health Workshop. Precision Health (PH) has potential to provide a wide range of solutions such as enhanced R&D efficiency, earlier diagnosis…

L’IHE dans votre poche donne une vue d'ensemble compacte, exhaustive et comparative des aspects économiques du système canadien de soins de santé. Ce guide est révisé tous les deux ans depuis 2006. Les catégories employées dans le guide de 2017, ce qui comprend les coûts totaux, les données sur l’utilisation…

(Calgary & Edmonton, Alberta) Alberta physicians will soon be evaluating new laboratory tests for improving the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis, a potentially fatal infection that develops in the bloodstream and major organs. A four-way partnership has been struck between Alberta Innovates (AI), Alberta Health Services (AHS), the Institute of Health Economics and bioMérieux…

The IHE recently launched the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation Platform™, an on-going/ living, online crowdsourcing or “ideasourcing” tool, used to engage a wide range of stakeholders to catalyze policy conversations and stimulate the formation of teams to solve complex health policy challenges. Since its launch in late 2016, the IHE Life Sciences Open Innovation…

Episode 1: Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pharmaceuticals and Supplementary Benefits Division, Alberta Health Subject: Michele Evans explores questions such as the impact biosimilars has on government spending, the opportunities that Biosimilars could address, and asks the question what considerations should be made in their uptake and opens up the discussion on how…

This forum was held in conjunction with the 2017 Annual Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Symposium.  This is the third IHE Forum on biologics/biosimilars that has been conducted, with the first held on May 29, 2014, and the second on October 6, 2016. The purpose of this forum was to gather key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as…

IHE In Your Pocket is a compact, comprehensive, and comparative overview of the economic aspects of the Canadian health care system. It has been revised every second year since 2006. As done previously, IHE In Your Pocket 2017 includes aggregate costs, utilization and cost data for separate sectors or provider groups, population indicators, and system-wide performance indicators.…

2 May 2017Edmonton, Alberta Building a Community-Based Health System: Lessons for a Path Forward is the 17th 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 17th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers are Nigel Edwards, CEO, Nuffield Trust, and Muhamad Elrashidi, Kern…

“Since its formation, the IHE has grown from a small research team to a global leader in health economics and health technology assessment,” said Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Institute of Health Economics, and Professor and Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology at the University of Alberta. “Dr. Christopher McCabe, former Research Director and…

Attendees represented a diverse range of perspectives and included: public and private payers, clinicians, patient advocacy groups, and biosimilar and originator industry leaders. Speakers included: Laura McIvor, Chief Pharmacist, Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Dr. Thomas Walters, Co-Director, SickKids Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Program in Toronto; and Dr. Carter…

23 April 2017 Ottawa, Ontario On April 23rd, the IHE held an invitational forum on the topic of biosimilars in conjunction with the annual CADTH meeting. Download Summary ReportTowards a framework for biosimilar evidence and knowledge exchange – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars Forum The meeting objectives were to: leverage a previous IHE Biosimilars Forum and share…

IHE to lead the economic evaluation of two major provincial initiatives The Economic Evaluation of the Nurse Practitioner Demonstration Project Last week, Alberta Health announced that four health care centres (three in Calgary and one in Edmonton) will receive an additional $10 million dollars to hire nurse practitioners, to further meet the healthcare needs of Albertans. The…

Using existing infrastructure to track outcomes utilize existing health IT infrastructure to track biosimilar utilization and outcomes, as opposed to creating separate national or multiple provincial patient registries Avoid non-medical switching no non-medical switching of innovator biologics to biosimilars until there is unequivocal evidence supporting its safety Robust patient…

14 February 2017 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, in collaboration with Alberta Health, are pleased to have co-hosted a public policy symposium – Towards “Person-Centred” Integrated Health – focused on moving Alberta towards a person-centric health system, and the need to improve continuity…

The impact of digital technology in today’s world is hard to miss. Our Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets have changed the way we work, play and, most importantly, communicate. But, despite being proven to significantly improve health outcomes and satisfaction with care, health care systems have been slow to adopt the use of digital technologies to communicate with patients, and to improve…

Participation is easy. Once you register, you can add your ideas on biosimilar policy in key areas highlighted on the platform, comment and contribute to the ideas of others, and vote for the ones that have the most promise. Your level of participation is up to you, and you don't have to be an expert to contribute. Preliminary campaigns include: Biosimilar Policy Stakeholder Engagement…

24 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta This event was a first meeting of the SCNs and the Canadian innovative pharmaceutical industry (Innovative Medicines Canada and members). The event was held in Edmonton on January 24, 2017 and was hosted by Alberta Innovates, in partnership with Alberta Health Services/SCNs, Innovative Medicines Canada, and the Institute of Health Economics. The…

19 January 2017 Edmonton, Alberta The Value in Health Invitational Forum: Standards, Quality, and Economics was intended to provide an overview from provincial, national, and international leaders around key issues to consider and address from a system perspective when developing an approach to extract value from a complex health system. The concept of system organization for a)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

27 November 2014 Edmonton, Alberta Health System Standards: From Good Intent to Real World Application is the 12th 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 XII – Health System Standards: From Good Intent to Real World…

Stroke Prevention and Management in Primary Care: a free forum at the Accelerating Primary Care Conference 23 November 2014 Edmonton, Alberta This free forum for primary care clinicians was held in conjunction with the annual Accelerating Primary Care conference in Edmonton, Alberta, November 23, 2014. The forum saw three physician leaders review the latest developments in the…

17 November 2014 Ottawa, Ontario The federal Ministry of Health (Health Canada) announced the creation of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation on June 24, 2014, to examine innovative health care ideas and approaches that exist in Canada and internationally. The Panel’s directive is to determine what approaches hold the greatest potential for Canadians and to create…

4 – 6 November 2014 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics, in collaboration with the Government of Alberta and with support from Alberta Health Services (AHS), hosted the Consensus Development Conference on Improving Mental Health Transitions in Edmonton, Alberta, from November 4 – 6, 2014. Download Consensus Statement | Télécharger la déclaration de consensus The…

2 November 2014 Toronto, Ontario In April 2014, we held the first roundtable discussion on the current and future role of real world evidence (RWE) in Canada, bringing together multiple stakeholders from across Canada and internationally. Workshop participants felt there was much more to explore in future discussion and a specific need was identified to focus part of future conversations…

18 – 20 June 2014 Calgary, Alberta The 3-day Canadian Consensus Development Conference on Surveillance & Screening for Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms (AROs) held in Calgary, Alberta from June 18 – 20, 2014, was the first event of its kind to look at issues in the field of AROs. Download Consensus Statement The Consensus Conference model is an exciting format, geared to creating…

Thursday, 29 May 2014 Edmonton, Alberta The Future of Biologic and Biosimilar Therapies for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Alberta Health Care Key Symposium Documents Biologic and Biosimilar Therapies: The Future of Biologic and Biosimilar Therapies for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Alberta Health Care – Symposium ProgramDownload Program …

27 May 2014 Edmonton, Alberta Meeting the Challenge: Dementia and Continuing Care is the 11th 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 XI – Meeting the Challenge: Dementia and Continuing Care – FINAL PROGRAMDownload…

28 November 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Choosing Wisely® in Health Care: A Canadian Perspective is the tenth IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system in Alberta, Canada, and internationally. Choosing Wisely® is an initiative of the ABIM Foundation…

23 – 25 September 2013 Edmonton, Alberta IHE hosted the First International Conference on Prevention of FASD, September 23 - 25, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta. More than 800 people were in attendance, including global experts and leaders in the health system, government, and the academic and business communities. Download the International Charter on the Prevention of FASD Well-known…

18 – 20 September 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Alcohol can hurt the brain and body of an unborn baby and cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a serious lifelong condition that impacts both the individual and their family. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD, facing birth defects, developmental and learning delays and social, educational, and employment challenges.…

9 May 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Early Childhood Development: Advancing Children’s Health is the ninth IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system in Alberta, Canada, and internationally. Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum IX – Early childhood…

5 May 2013 St. John's, Newfoundland The Provincial Industry Payer Agreements in an Era of National Purchasing Strategies Roundtable was a follow-up to a 2011 National Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Approaches to Industry-Payer Agreements held in Vancouver, British Columbia in association with the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Annual Symposium.…

19 February 2013 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics, in partnership with Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education, Alberta Health, and Eli Lilly Canada, conducted a roundtable to examine the concept of Alberta Health as a Living Laboratory. The ‘Living Laboratory' concept builds off the recognition of the unique assets and opportunity we have in Alberta,…

6 December 2012 Edmonton, Alberta Value for Money in the Health System was the eighth in the series of Innovation Forums. The keynote speaker, Mr. Don Drummond, Matthews Fellow and Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the School of Policy Studies at Queens University, and a former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance in the Government of Canada, as well as a former Senior Vice President…

Stroke Prevention and Management in Primary Care: a free forum at the 2012 Accelerating Primary Care Conference Sunday, 18 November 2012 Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta Stroke Update 2012 was a free forum for primary care clinicians, held in conjunction with the annual Accelerating Primary Care conference in Banff, Alberta, November 18, 2012. The forum brought together…

18 – 19 October 2012 Canmore, Alberta The EQ-5D is a standardized instrument developed by the EuroQol group for use as a measure of health outcome. It considers five dimensions of health-related quality of life: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression. When the need for greater collaboration around implementation and use of the EQ-5D in…

30 July 2012 Montréal, Québec The concept of “personalized medicine” in health is garnering increased attention. Personalized medicine can be defined as the tailoring of preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic interventions to the characteristics of an individual or population. This may involve genetic or laboratory biomarker information. As personalized…

31 May 2012 Edmonton, Alberta Social Determinants of Health is the seventh 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 VII – Social Determinants of Health – FINAL PROGRAMDownload Final Program

6 – 7 February 2012 Edmonton, Alberta As part of the Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program, 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…

11 – 12 January 2012 Ottawa, Ontario The IHE has established a series of methodologic forums with the intent of identifying and addressing major methodological challenges in informing policies and decisions around the funding and use of health technologies, in partnership with its private and public stakeholders that are involved in the production of evidence and use of assessment.…

29 November 2011 Edmonton, Alberta Maximizing Health System Performance—Assisted by Evidence, Science, and Information Systems is the sixth of the IHE’s Innovation Forums, a semi-annual series brings together senior public- and private-sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the healthcare system, not just in Alberta, but to all of Canada and…

November 17, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario A small group of stakeholders convened on November 17, 2011 in Ottawa to discuss plans to re-launch the Health Care in Canada survey in 2012. The Health Care in Canada (HCiC) survey was conducted annually from 1998-2007 and remains the most comprehensive annual survey of Canadian public and health care providers' opinions on health care. POLLARA…

2 May 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The third event – Population Health Innovations—Addressing Determinants of Health – was held May 2nd, 2011. The event was supported…

15 April 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The second event – High Performing Health Systems – was held April 15th, 2011. The event was supported by Alberta Health Services in…

3 April 2011 Vancouver, British Columbia A National Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Approaches to Industry-Payor Agreements took place on April 3th, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia in association with the annual meeting of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). This one-day invitational event engaged experts, industry…

3 – 4 March 2011 Ottawa, Ontario This one-day, invitational event engaged community experts and senior decision-makers involved in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health policy in Canada in round-table discussions. Integrated Knowledge Exchange in health requires communities, researchers, and policy-makers utilize evidence from all sources in a culturally relevant…

24 February 2011 Edmonton, Alberta As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics was commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The first of the Knowledge Exchange events – Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability – Game Changing Health Innovations –…

25 – 26 November 2010 Edmonton, Alberta On 25 – 26 November 2010 in Edmonton a national forum: Funding Models to Support Quality and Sustainability – A Pan-Canadian Dialogue took place. Hosted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in collaboration with the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) and the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation…

26 – 27 October 2010 Edmonton, Alberta As part of the Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program, on October 26 & 27, 2010, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) conducted an invitational workshop on the optimal use of diagnostic imaging (CT and MRI) based on the recommendations from the low back pain guideline. Download Workshop Summary Encouraging Optimal Use…

14 October 2010 Edmonton, Alberta Emceed by Don Newman, national journalist and broadcaster and Chair of Canada 2020, this fifth session considered the following theme: Innovation and Sustainability in Health Systems. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on how to foster innovation and drive towards a more sustainable healthcare system. Key Forum Documents…

23 – 24 September 2010 Edmonton, Alberta Advancements in methodological approaches in the evaluation of health technologies are important for ensuring ongoing improvement in the comprehensiveness and quality of assessments. On September 23 and 24th, 2010, The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) conducted an invitational methodology forum addressing the economic evaluation…

18 July 2010 Calgary, Alberta In order to better understand Mental Health & Addictions in the Workplace, the PNWER Health Care Working Group hosted a half day session in conjunction with the annual PNWER summit. This session brought together key policy experts, decision makers, clinicians, and business leaders, and provided the opportunity for dialogue around this issue. Mental…

22 April 2010 Edmonton, Alberta Emceed by Tom Feasby, the University of Calgary‘s Dean of Medicine, this fourth session considered the following theme: Innovation and Economics: Investing in the Future Health System. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on the best ways to direct resources so as to ensure a real return on investment. Key Forum Documents…

8 – 9 April 2010 Edmonton, Alberta There is a wealth of theoretical and real-world evidence on the impacts of physician payment system design on physician behavior and health system performance. In order to bring some of that knowledge to Alberta the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) conducted, on behalf of Alberta Health and Wellness, a 1 and ½ day Provider Funding:…

5 February 2010 Edmonton, Alberta The Effective Involvement of Patients in Health Technology Decisions: What Does Best Look Like? program presented some of the latest international and Canadian developments in policy in this important area. It also included presentations from experts and interactive discussion amongst the participants. Download Workshop Summary Maximizing Patient…

1 December 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Emceed by Tom Feasby, the University of Calgary’s Dean of Medicine, this third session considered the following theme: Maximizing Health System Performance: Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum III…

7 – 9 October 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Alcohol can hurt the brain and body of an unborn baby and cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a serious lifelong condition that impacts both the individual and their family. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD, facing birth defects, developmental and learning delays and social, educational, and employment challenges.…

25 May 2009 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Innovation Forum series reflects one of the key goals of the Institute to promote open debate and dialogue on important issues in the health care system among academia, government, health service executives and industry. The Institute believes that the significant challenges facing the health system will only…

2 December 2008 Edmonton, Alberta In December 2008, the Institute of Health Economics launched a series of semi-annual innovation forums whose goal is to bring together senior public and private sector decision-makers to address policy issues of importance in the health care system, not just in Alberta, but to all of Canada and the international community, as well. Emceed by Andy…

15 – 17 October 2008 Calgary, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in collaboration with the Alberta Depression Initiative Project, Alberta Health and Wellness, the Alberta Mental Health Board and the Mental Health Commission of Canada organized a Consensus development conference on Depression in Adults: How to Improve Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment in Calgary,…

23 – 25 April 2007 Calgary, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) co-hosted this Calgary conference in April 2007 to consult experts on factors contributing to the low birth weight rate in Alberta, to develop a consensus on the relevant factors, and to tailor interventions to address the contributing factors. The consensus statement on how to prevent low birth weight…

14 – 16 November 2006 Edmonton, Alberta In November 2006 the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) hosted the Consensus Development Conference on Self-Monitoring in Diabetes, looking specifically at the cost of testing, whether people with diabetes use test strips to monitor their blood sugar levels and, if so, whether they act on the information generated from these tests. The Consensus…