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Patient perspective is vital to FDA's work
7 November 2019 - As an oncologist, I was eager to come work at the U.S. FDA, where I knew ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2019
Advancing patient engagement
2 October 2019 - It’s widely accepted that seeking patient input into their health and care improves outcomes for them and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Statement on FDA efforts to encourage patient engagement in medical device clinical investigations
23 September 2019 - At the U.S. FDA we are committed to keeping patients, their families and caregivers at the center ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2019
A watchdog group sets aside emotions to assess drugs’ value. Patients say their lives are more than a number.
2 August 2019 - Health economists walk a precarious tightrope: their analyses are quantitative and, presumably, emotion-free. But health care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Patient preferences studies: how NICE aims to make use of them
2 July 2019 - Dr Jacoline Bouvy, Senior Scientific Adviser, talks about a growing area of interest for the Scientific ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2019
Stories of patient involvement impact in health technology assessments: a discussion paper
24 July 2019 - As more health technology assessment bodies seek to implement patient involvement, there is a desire to learn ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2019
New committee brings diverse patient, family, and caregiver voices to CADTH
10 July 2019 - Following a nationwide call for nominations, CADTH is pleased to announce the membership of its new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
Ethical challenges related to patient involvement in health technology assessment
28 June 2019 - Including information and values from patients in HTA has the potential to improve both the process and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2019
Incorporating patient preferences in non-inferiority trials
24 June 2019 - Non-inferiority trials imply a trade-off between a loss in efficacy of a standard treatment in exchange for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2019
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America elevates patient voice in ICER review of new peanut allergy treatments
14 June 2019 - On June 11 in Oakland, CA the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and its California Technology ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2019
American voters have a simple health care message for 2020: just fix it!
2 June 2019 - In surveys, many voters say they’re open to solutions, regardless of the political party proposing them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2019
Campaign wants patients to have more influence on PBS
3 June 2019 - Australian patients should be given greater say in the medicines that receive government reimbursement as consumers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
The upcoming U.S. health care cost debate — the public’s views
29 May 2019 - More than two thirds (69%) of the U.S. public has said that reducing health care costs should ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2019
Health Technology Assessment Consumer Consultative Committee March 2019 meeting communiqué
20 May 2019 - A communiqué from the March 2019 meeting of the HTA Consumer Consultative Committee has been published. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
Keeping up the PACE at the Scottish Medicines Consortium
26 March 2019 - There are many ways that patient centricity could be delivered when doing a health technology assessment. ...