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.

 For more information:

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

PATH Annual Report 2011 | PATH Annual Report 2012

Recent News

  • Congratulations to Bernice Tsoi, recipient of the 2013 Pfizer Canada Graduate Student Award in HTA.
  • 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.

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

  • Ziolkowski N, Tsoi B, Thoma A, Campbell K, O'Reilly D, Goeree R. A Systematic Review/Meta-analysis of Tissue-expander/implant versus Autologous Abdominal Tissue Breast Reconstruction. Poster presentation at the Canadian Society for Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB, May 30-June 1, 2013. 
  • Bowen JM, O'Reilly D, Blackhouse G, Hopkins R, Campbell K, Nunes E, Goeree R.  Early Health Technology Assessment and Prospective Clinical Research: Setting the Stage. Invited presentation at the 4th Annual Knowledge to Policy Day. The Toronto Health Economics & Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative, Toronto, ON, May 29, 2013.
  • Brener SS, Nikitovic M, Krahn MD, Goeree R, Levin L.  Can Individual Health Technologies Improve Overall Chronic Disease Management?  Poster presentation at the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 18-22, 2013. 

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Recent Publications

  • Lim ME, Worster A, Goeree R, Tarride J-E. Simulating an emergency department: the importance of modeling the interactions between physicians and delegates in a discrete event simulation. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2013;13:59.
  • 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.

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