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An institutional ethnographic analysis of public and patient engagement activities at a national health technology assessment agency
9 February 2021 - The practice of public and patient engagement in health technology assessment has spread worldwide, yet gaps in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2021
Patient and public involvement in health technology assessment: update of a systematic review of international experiences
5 February 2021 - This paper summarises the current evidence on patient and public involvement in health technology assessment in order ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2021
Creating a patient and community advisory committee at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
22 January 2021 - In recognition of patients’ roles using, and contributing to, a publicly funded health system, the Canadian Agency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
Patients, health organisations band together to bring breakthrough treatments to Canada sooner
21 October 2020 - Thirteen health charities and patient groups are calling on the Canadian government to improve access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Patients, users, caregivers, and citizens' involvement in local health technology assessment unit in Quebec: a survey
29 September 2020 - The aim of the survey was to provide an overview of local health technology assessment unit practices ...
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 06 Mar 2019
Patient advocacy groups in Canada with ties to pharma are big boosters for government coverage
5 March 2019 - As the interplay between the pharmaceutical industry and patient advocacy groups undergoes stepped-up scrutiny, a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2019
Updates for patients and communities
20 February 2019 - After spending the fall listening to patient groups and exploring how other organisations have involved patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2018
How pharma companies try to use funding to sway patient advocate groups
21 October 2018 - Like many patient advocacy groups, the Canadian Spondylitis Association – which is focused on arthritis in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2018
Ensuring patient voices are heard: how patients can contribute to the CADTH Symposium
24 August 2018 - This webinar will outline the process for submitting abstracts and offer tips and ideas to increase the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Deputy Ministers call out patient engagement as key to transforming health care
17 April 2018 - The 2018 CADTH Symposium officially kicked off in Halifax with a panel of senior healthy policy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2017
Sharing patient input submissions for the CDR program
1 August 2017 - Since February 2014, CADTH has shared patient input submissions on our website, when permission has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2016
CADTH calls for input on submission for new medicine for patients with biliary cirrhosis
24 November 2016 - CADTH is calling for patient input on a pending submission from Intercept Pharmaceuticals for obeticholic acid. ...