Upcoming

The NOAHE Health Economics and Technology Assessment Rounds are presented by the Institute of Health Economics, the University of Calgary Health Economics Group and HTA Unit, and the University of Alberta Health Economics Unit. Their aim is to advance health economics research and support evidence-based health policy, to improve the health outcomes of Canadians.

Round Objectives

• To present research on topics of relevance to Health Economists, trainees, and policy makers across Alberta.
• To bring experts in Health Economics to Alberta to present on cutting edge research.
• To encourage collaboration and discourse between Alberta health economists, and with policy makers.

Please note that the views expressed in this series and other deliverables associated with NOAHE are not necessarily representative of any particular organization involved.

Upcoming Session Information

*Individual session information will be updated as available*

Dec 15, 2021 - Financial Incentives and Variation in Cardiac Imaging Following Initial Specialist Consultation for Chronic Heart Disease, presented by Dr Amity Quinn, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary Click here to register!

Jan 19, 2022 - Value Based Decision Making – Panacea or Déjà Vu? Hardwiring Evidence and Implementation Science in Allocative Decision Making in AHS, presented by Anderson (Andy) Chuck, PhD, Chief Health Economist, Alberta Health Services  Click here to register!

Feb 16, 2022 - Dr. Hadley Stevens Smith, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine Click here to register!

Mar 16, 2022 - Click here to register!

Apr 20, 2022 - Click here to register!

May 18, 2022 - Association between exposure to the England Diabetes Prevention Programme and risk of new diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes: retrospective national database study, presented by Dr Beth Parkinson, University of Manchester - Click here to register!

NOTE: All NOAHE Rounds V Sessions will be online-only.

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Seminar Objectives

The NOAHE Health Economics and Outcomes Research Student Seminar Series seeks to promote discourse related to health economics research, allowing participants to gain insight and consideration across a range of university departments, while encouraging collaboration and networking opportunities.

Event Details

Venue: Online only.

Time: All seminars run from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MT unless otherwise indicated.

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtceitpjsvE9EDOnTfq3gpKIrLuA9dtoWq

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Seminar Dates

• November 24, 2021 – University of Alberta - Click here for more information and registration
• January 26, 2022 – University of Calgary - Click here for more information and registration
• March 23, 2022 – University of Alberta - Click here for more information and registration

Click here for past 2020-2021 session information!

Upcoming Session Information

*Individual session information will be updated as available*

November 24, 2021

Topic: "The risk-based price: incorporating uncertainty and risk attitudes in health technology pricing"

Interpretation of cost-effectiveness analysis often relies on value-based decision rules, where results are compared to a cost-effectiveness threshold value to determine if technologies are a good value for money and should be adopted. This decision rule assumes that decision-makers are indifferent between interventions with the same expected value and different underlying uncertainty. Such indifference is unlikely to hold in practice.

We propose the risk-based price and decision rules to address this limitation. Risk is characterized as the independent per-patient expected value of perfect information (iEVPI), a modification of standard EVPI. The iEVPI estimates the expected value of net benefit losses caused by uncertainty related to a technology independent of the uncertainty related to alternative treatments. ‘Payer risk tolerance’ is the maximum per-patient risk of making wrong decisions that payers are willing to accept in monetary terms. The risk-based price is the price at which the iEVPI is equal to the payer risk tolerance. The risk-based decision rules are as follows: (i) a technology is acceptable for adoption if the incremental net benefit of the technology is greater than or equal to zero, and if the iEVPI is less than or equal to the payer risk tolerance, and (ii) the optimal technology has the greatest ENB at the lower of the sponsor submitted or risk-based price at a given CET value.

We demonstrate both risk-adverse and risk-neutral payers prefer risk-based pricing outcomes. Risk-based pricing improves incentives for evidence development and could increase health system net benefits under constrained resources.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3956084

Presenter: Ms. Erin Kirwin
Facilitator: Aidan Neill
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January 26, 2022

Topic: TBC
Presenter: TBC
Facilitator: Mark Hofmeister
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March 23, 2022

Topic: TBC
Presenter: TBC
Facilitator: Aidan Neill
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