Welcome to PATH

Path MembersThe Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute consists of multiple research programs in economic evaluation and health technology assessment (HTA).  PATH's educational and research activities are separated into 5 primary programs:  the Field Evaluation and Economic Assessment Program (FEEAP); the Health Technology Assessment Program (HTAP); the Trial and Economic Modelling Methodology Program (TEMMP); the St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) Health Technology Assessment Appraisal & Review Program (SHARP); and the Health Technology Assessment Educational Learning Program (HELP). The PATH Research Institute is affiliated with the Centre for Evaluation of Medicines (CEM) at SJHH and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University.

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PATH Annual Report 2008 | PATH Annual Report 2009 | PATH Annual Report 2010 

PATH Annual Report 2011 | PATH Annual Report 2012

Recent News

  • Congratulations to PATH members Ron Goeree, Lehana Thabane and Lisa Dolovich, who were part of a team honoured with a 2013 CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievement in Health Research Award. Read story from the FHS website.
  • Members of PATH will be active participants at the upcoming CADTH Symposium with presentations, posters, workshops and panel discussions.  See the Presentations section below for details.
  • Congratulations to Bernice Tsoi, recipient of the 2012 Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Award.
  • Daria O’Reilly’s article published in JAMIA entitled “The economics of health information technology in medication management: a systematic review of economic evaluations” has been cited in the Wall Street Journal and is the topic of an interview on Federal News Radio.  Listen to the interview.

Recent Reports

Downloadable PDF available for reports - link provided following each citation.

  • Bowen JM, Whelan JP, Hopkins RB, Burke N, Woods EA, McIsaac GP, O'Reilly DJ, Xie F, Sehatzadeh S, Levin L, Mathew SP, Patterson LL, Goeree R, Tarride J-E. Clinical and economic evaluation of photoselective vaporization of the prostate compared to transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of benign hyperplasia of the prostate. Ontario Health Technology Series November 2012.  (Forthcoming)
  • Sehatzadeh S, Doble B, Xie F, Blackhouse G, Campbell K, Kaulback K, Chandra K, Goeree R. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for treatment of aortic valve stenosis: An evidence-based analysis (Part B).  Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series 2012:12(14):1-62.
  • Bowen JM, Snead OC, Chandra K, Blackhouse G, Goeree R. Epilepsy care in Ontario: an economic analysis of increasing access to epilepsy surgery. Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series 2012 July; 12(18):1-41. pdf

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Recent Presentations

  • Jegathisawaran J, Bowen JM, Khondoker F, Campbell K, Burke N, Goeree R, Holbrook A. Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Dabigatran versus Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation Across Different Health Care Systems. Poster presentation at the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 18-22, 2013.
  • Lim ME, Bowen JM, Snead III OC, Worster A, Goeree R, Tarride J-E. How Can We Use Discrete Event Simulation to Improve Access to Healthcare: An Assessment of Increasing Access to Care for Children with Medically Refractory Epilepsy in Ontario. Poster presentation at the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 18-22, 2013.
  • Tsoi B, Masucci L, Campbell K, Drummond M, O'Reilly DJ, Goeree R. Harmonization of Health Technology Assessment and Regulatory Processes and Evidentiary Requirements for Drugs and Devices: Opportunities and Challenges. Poster presentation at the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 18-22, 2013.

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Recent Publications

  • Alba AC, Alba LF, Delgado DH, Rao V, Ross HJ, Goeree R. Cost-effectiveness of ventricular assist device therapy as a bridge to transplant in comparison to non-bridged cardiac recipients [abstract]. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2013;32(4 Suppl 1):S145.
  • Mbuagbaw L, Morfaw F, Kunda JE, Mukonzo JK, Kastner J, Zhang S, Kokolo M, Thabane L. Tips for charting the course of a successful health research career. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2013;6:163-8.
  • Tarride JE, Haq M, Nakhai-Pour HR, O'Reilly DJ, Xie F, Dolovich L, Blackhouse G, Goeree R.  The excess burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2013;31(1):18-24.
  • McCarron CE, Pullenayegum EM, Thabane L, Goeree R, Tarride JE. The impact of using informative priors in a Bayesian cost-effectiveness analysis: an application of endovascular versus open surgical repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients. Medical Decision Making 2013;33:437-50.

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