Join Suzanne McGurn, President and CEO of CADTH, as she welcomes Gillian Leng, CBE, for an insightful conversation on what the future holds for the United Kingdom’s influential National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, better known as NICE.
Gillian will discuss NICE’s new 5-year strategic…
The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely affected many different aspects of the Canadian health care system — including the widespread adoption of virtual care. Demand for virtual care is unlikely to diminish over the immediate and long term; therefore, many people are wondering how to best optimize…
Despite evidence showing that greater gender equity is better for health policy-making and patient care, gender inequity remains a problem in Canadian health care. This lecture will explore the occurrence and consequences of gender inequity in medicine and academia, present why gender equity is…
Audience: ProducersLevel: Intermediate
What you’ll learn: Workshop participants will: 1) articulate the differences between traditional effectiveness reviews and mixed methods research syntheses (MMRS); 2) identify when an MMRS would be appropriate; 3) demonstrate an understanding of the different…
Recommendation Mapping (RecMap) is a new approach to organizing health recommendations that makes it easy for guideline developers and users to access the most up-to-date information. Developed by Dr. Holger Schünemann and his team at McMaster University, a RecMap is a user-friendly online…
CADTH Webinar - Tuberculosis: International and Canadian perspectives on the “other” global pandemic
Tuberculosis (TB), one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, has a great deal in common with COVID-19. They’re both respiratory diseases with similar symptoms such as cough, fever, and weakness. On World TB Day, join our panel of international and national experts on infectious diseases for…
Audience: Of interest to policy-makers.
Level: Introductory
What you’ll learn: Participants will become familiar with qualitative research principles, common methods used, and when and how qualitative research can be practically used to influence health policy and practice.
Andrea Smith, CADTH…
Audience: Of interest to HTA producers.
Level: Intermediate
What you’ll learn: Knowledge of methods needed to carry out a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy, including the methods needed to correct for imperfect reference standard.
Dr. Nandini Dendukuri, McGill University
Ian Schiller,…
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…