Making Difficult Decisions: Presentations

25 May 2009
Edmonton, Alberta

Welcome and Introductions

• Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Board Institute of Health Economics, Professor and CIHR/GSK Virology Chair, University of Alberta
• Fred Horne, MLA, Chair, Standing Committee on Health, Alberta
• Ken Hughes, Board Chair, Alberta Health Services

Presentations

• Generating evidence to inform difficult decisions: building capacity through investment and partnership
  Chris Henshall, Pro-Vice Chancellor, York University, UK  
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• Making decisions and making them stick: building systems for robust, transparent and defensible evidence-informed decisions
  Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman of National Institute of Clinical Excellence, UK
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Question and Answer Session

• Chair
  Glenn Monteith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Health and Wellness

Presentations

• Producing and Incorporating Innovation
  Gregg Szabo, Executive Director, Policy, Reimbursement & Communicationa, Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
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• Alberta Health Services Step-Wise Approach to Improving Allocative Efficiency in Health Care
  Stephen Duckett, President and CEO, Alberta Health Services
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Panel and Audience Discussion

• Chair
  Tom Noseworthy, University of Calgary, IHE Board member

Panel

• Sir Michael Rawlins, Chris Henshall, Gregg Szabo, Stephen Duckett, Fred Horne