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News - CHEPA doctoral recipient to focus on policy implications of research

2008-06-25T06:48:45

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.

News - Study shows extra year of schooling increased likelihood of living longer

2008-05-27T05:49:41

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.

News - Health economist Michael Grossman to give seminar at McMaster May 1st

2008-05-06T07:45:53

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.

News - Drug patent protection: Is it necessary for medical innovation?

2008-04-22T07:15:01

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.

News - Impact of advertising on prescription drugs subject of CHEPA seminar

2008-04-02T06:43:56

How much impact does direct-to-consumer advertising from the United States have on the use of prescription drugs in Canada?

Working Paper - Inequity in Publicly Funded Physician Care: What is the Role of Private Prescription Drug Insurance?

2008-03-25T12:15:49

Allin S, Hurley J

News - New research projects receive CIHR operating grants

2008-03-21T06:47:51

Four CHEPA faculty members are involved in research projects that received operating grants in the recent Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding competition.

News - CHEPA hosts professors from New Zealand, Wales

2008-03-18T12:52:02

Two researchers from abroad are spending time working with CHEPA faculty this spring to learn more about the Canadian health care system and the health economics and policy research conducted by CHEPA members.

News - McMaster awarded $3 million to establish research chair in health human resources

2008-03-10T11:27:37

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.

Working Paper - Assessing the Impacts of Public Participation: Concepts, Evidence and Policy Implications

2008-02-22T12:25:00

Abelson J, Gauvin F-P

News - Lessons from cost-effectiveness studies subject of seminar

2008-02-21T08:48:56

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.

News - Greg Stoddart being honoured on his retirement

2008-01-28T10:59:35

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.

News - Wait times for health care subject of January seminar

2008-01-28T07:28:58

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.

News - Older adults need to know more about community support services

2007-12-13T10:29:10

The need to improve awareness among older adults of community support services that can help them maintain the highest quality of life will be discussed at the CHEPA monthly seminar on Dec. 12.

News - Tarride granted Career Scientist Award from MOHLTC

2007-12-10T06:57:35

CHEPA member Jean-Eric Tarride, of the Program for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH), has been named a recipient of a 2007 Career Scientist Award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC).