CHEPA doctoral recipient to focus on policy implications of research
May 26, 2008
The importance of considering ethical, social and policy implications of population and public health research will be the focus of study by the recipient of the CHEPA Doctoral Fellowship for 2008-09.
Study shows extra year of schooling increased likelihood of living longer
May 06, 2008
A novel approach in the field of study that looks at how education affects health will be discussed at the CHEPA Monthly Seminar on May 21.
Health economist Michael Grossman to give seminar at McMaster May 1st
April 22, 2008
Michael Grossman, a prominent health economist from the United States, will be visiting McMaster University on May 1 to give a seminar entitled Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
Drug patent protection: Is it necessary for medical innovation?
April 01, 2008
Advances in the development of medical innovations – whether they be new drugs, surgical interventions or diagnostic techniques – are a valuable component of the world’s health care systems.
Impact of advertising on prescription drugs subject of CHEPA seminar
March 20, 2008
How much impact does direct-to-consumer advertising from the United States have on the use of prescription drugs in Canada?
New research projects receive CIHR operating grants
March 10, 2008
Four CHEPA faculty members are involved in research projects that received operating grants in the recent Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding competition.
McMaster awarded $3 million to establish research chair in health human resources
February 22, 2008
McMaster University will lead the challenge to produce the research necessary to improve Ontario’s ability to forecast and plan the province’s health human resources needs, through the establishment of the McMaster Chair in Health Human Resources.
Lessons from cost-effectiveness studies subject of seminar
February 11, 2008
What general lessons can we learn from cost-effectiveness studies of mental health programs? The solutions to the methodological challenges encountered provide valuable insight into the role of patient outcomes, patient characteristics and willingness to pay when using the results of cost-effectiveness analysis to make policy. These issues will be discussed at the February CHEPA seminar featuring health economist, Jeffrey Hoch.
Greg Stoddart being honoured on his retirement
January 28, 2008
CHEPA member Greg Stoddart, who has been involved with the organization since its launch 20 years ago and who served as its founding co-ordinator, is retiring on Feb. 1.
Wait times for health care subject of January seminar
January 09, 2008
CHEPA will kick-off it’s 2008 monthly seminars with a look at the challenges and issues surrounding wait times for health care in Canada, and an examination of how research is helping address the problem.