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International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that connects men and women in celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. In honour of this day, CADTH is hosting this special webinar.  Despite progress in women's issues in recent decades, there is concern…
Audience: Of interest to HTA producers. Level: Introductory What you’ll learn: By the end of this workshop, you will understand the role horizon scanning plays in health technology management (HTM), know about sources and processes to identify and prioritize horizon scanning topics, and be able to…
Audience: Of interest to HTA producers. Level: Intermediate. What you’ll learn: This is an introduction to survival analysis methods for model-based economic evaluations through practical examples in R. The advantages and disadvantages of each method will be discussed. Dr. Petros Pechlivanoglou,…
Audience: Of interest to HTA producers. Level: Introductory What you’ll learn: Participants will: (i) better understand confounding and confounder summary scores; (ii) be able to estimate propensity scores and disease risk scores; (iii) know their strengths and limits; (iv) have discussed their…
The top three principles for the deliberative process identified by the Health Technology Assessment International 2020 Global Policy Forum were transparency, inclusivity, and impartiality. CADTH has worked with a few patient groups to create a two-part consultation to support wide participation:…
Audience: Of interest to anyone who needs to explain research and complex health topics clearly to people who may not have a research background. Level: Introductory. What you’ll learn: Participants will learn why plain language is necessary and worth the effort, and will discover the steps and…
CADTH has three expert committees that provide recommendations to publicly funded drug programs, health ministries, and health authorities on the appropriate use of drugs, medical devices, and clinical interventions: CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review Expert Review Committee (pERC): cancer…
Audience: Of interest to HTA producers and users, especially those working in child health who produce or consider pediatric health economic evidence. Level: Intermediate What you’ll learn: Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the application of economic evaluation methods to child…
Audience: Of interest to policy-makers. Level: Intermediate. What you’ll learn: This workshop introduces four value of information (VoI) measures and highlights how VoI can determine research priorities that support decision-making. The assumptions of a VoI analysis and methods to display results…
Audience: Of interest to health care professionals.Level: Introductory What you’ll learn: Participants will appreciate the importance of critical appraisal, understand potential sources of bias in published literature, and learn practical methods for evaluating some of the most common types of…