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New Horizon Scan report offers insights on health technology trends that have the potential to harness large volumes of data, improve clinical workflows, and bring accessible health care closer to home OTTAWA, March 17, 2022 — Point-of-care testing. Artificial intelligence. Voice technology.…
OTTAWA, February 4, 2022 ─ CADTH is pleased to announce it is expanding its expertise in the management of pharmaceuticals in Canada with the creation of a new Post-Market Drug Evaluation (PMDE) Program. The PMDE Program will be responsible for launching and coordinating a network that leverages…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common infection of the reproductive tract. Approximately 97% of cervical cancer cases are attributed to 12 strains of HPV, and 2 specific strains cause 70% of cervical cancer cases. Each year, around 1,300 women across Canada will be diagnosed with cervical cancer…
In July 2021, CADTH convened an advisory panel to provide Health Canada with a recommended framework for developing a potential pan-Canadian prescription drug list or formulary.  On January 18, 2022, the advisory panel and CADTH will host an information session on the panel’s work so far. In…
CADTH is pleased to let you know that the abstracts for the 2021 CADTH Symposium have been published in a special supplement to Volume 1, Number 12 of the Canadian Journal of Health Technologies ― CADTH’s official open-access scientific and policy journal. These abstracts include poster, oral,…
With growing concern globally about the impact of post–COVID-19 condition (also known as “long COVID”) and its emergence as a new chronic condition, scientists and clinicians from around the world are working together to help us better understand it. In anticipation of the evolving needs of…
The expansion of digital health over the past 18 months has been nothing short of remarkable. But as our reliance on these health technologies grows, so too does the need for evidence to guide decisions about how, when, and where they can be used most effectively. In celebration of Digital Health…
A new analysis of prescription drug expenditures found that total prescription drug purchases in Canada in 2020 reached $32.7 billion, an increase of 4.3% from the previous year. Additionally, over the past 20 years this spending has grown at an average annual rate of 6%, three times the average…
The CADTH Therapeutic Review of treatments for transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma patients represents several firsts for the organization. It is CADTH’s first therapeutic review in oncology, and its first involving international collaboration. It also showcases many of the progressive aspects…
Today CADTH published new recommendations that offer advice to pan-Canadian health systems on how to implement remote monitoring programs for patients with chronic cardiac conditions. These recommendations emphasize patient, caregiver, and provider considerations, data and privacy, digital equity,…
Suzanne McGurn, President and CEO of CADTH, is pleased to announce the appointment of new members of the CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) and the CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) Expert Review Committee (pERC), as well as a new chair and new members of the Health…
CADTH is pleased to announce the appointment of 5 new members to the CADTH Board of Directors. “I am pleased to welcome Hamida Bhimani, Avram Denburg, Chad Mitchell, Mark Wies, and Eric Bélair to the Board of Directors and look forward to the insight and leadership they will bring to CADTH,” said…