HTA Report (AHFMR)

2006-02-01

Guo, Bing, Collins, Seana, Harstall, Christa, Dennett, Liz

This report aims to identify strategies that have been evaluated and reported in the literature and to assess their effectiveness in reducing emergency department overcrowding. ISBN 1-894927-35-4 (online)

1999-07-01

Schneider, Wendy L. , Hailey, David

The present health technology assessment report has been prepared following a request by Alberta Health and Wellness for additional information on the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of acoustic neuroma, one of the applications considered in an earlier publication on...

2005-01-01

Chan, LIza, Scott, Ann, Collins, Seanna, Guo, Bing, Topher, Leigh-Ann

The objective of this report is to assess the efficacy and safety of using trigger point injection (TPI) to treat patients with chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain, based on a systematic review of the current published evidence, and to determine the current state of the procedure, the...

2018-01-01

Scott, Ann, Harstall, Christa, Moga, Carmen

Health technology assessments (HTAs) routinely identify questions or research ‘gaps’ that are not adequately addressed by the primary research. The unique situation of having an HTA unit housed within a provincial research funding organization provided an ideal setting for linking research gaps...

2001-03-01

Leggett Tait, Patricia, Corabian, Paula

This report has been produced in response to a request from Alberta Health and Wellness for an update on the use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for refractory epilepsy. The intent was to inform health policy makers, medical practitioners, and the public on the current status of the use of VNS...