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Research, training and policy advice to advance a sustainable health care system
April 26-27, 2012
This 2-day short course, to be delivered in Vancouver, offers the opportunity to learn about economic evaluation, its methods and its application. All sessions will be delivered using interactive and hands-on approaches to build knowledge and consolidate learning. The sessions move progressively from rationale and theoretical foundations to analytic methods and decision-making frameworks.
Deadline April 13, 2012!!
Meet some of the members of our team
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Value Improvement: Are There Ways to Improve Health Service Quality & Save Money? with Dr. John Øvretveit
February 24, 2012 12 Noon - 1 PM
This presentation draws on three reviews of the evidence about changes which both improve quality and save money. It shows some of the research into the costs of poor quality, which interventions are effective and their costs, and considers how local providers could make estimates of what to expect locally.
Kim McGrail, Stirling Bryan and Jennifer Davis have penned the lead article in the latest issue of Healthcare Papers calling for more extensive use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in Canadian healthcare. Their premise is that improvement depends on information, and more specifically information about outcomes of care. Current outcomes information is limited and tends to focus on measures of failure rather than measures of success. They argue that PROMs must become part of regular data collection in the healthcare system, and offer three recommendations for action.
Click here to read the full article
Patient-centered and outcome-based performance metrics in health care can benefit the health care system.
Jennifer Davis’ work aims is to improve health through outcomes research using economic analysis techniques, assessing health system performance in chronic and acute conditions. Her fellowship will explore the benefit of using metrics in Falls Prevention, Total Knee Arthroplasty and Ophthalmology clinics.
Cameron has broad research interests in health systems performance and the use of evidence in health policy and practice related decisions. During his postdoctoral work he aims to further explors factors associated with health systems performance and the impact of systems thinking concepts on complex performance issues, such as large system transformation.
read more about Cameron's research
Online Workshop
5 Weeks: February 6, 2012 - March 11, 2012
Workshop Goals
This workshop will introduce principles and methods related to priority setting and resource allocation in health care; participants will learn how to apply these methods within real-world constraints through a combination of online activities and presentations.
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Value Improvement: Are There Ways to Improve Health Service Quality & Save Money? with Dr. John Øvretveit
February 24, 2012 12 Noon - 1 PM
This presentation draws on three reviews of the evidence about changes which both improve quality and save money. It shows some of the research into the costs of poor quality, which interventions are effective and their costs, and considers how local providers could make estimates of what to expect locally.