CADTH Announces Winners of the 2014 Awards for Excellence in Health Technology Assessment in Canada

OTTAWA, April 8, 2014 /CNW/ - CADTH today announced the recipients of the Dr. Jill M. Sanders Award of Excellence in Health Technology Assessment.

As well, in celebration of the agency's silver anniversary, two new awards have been established: the Maurice McGregor Award recognizing rising stars in health technology assessment (HTA), and the CADTH 25th Anniversary Medal honouring individuals whose hard work and dedication have helped to establish and maintain HTA as a vital component of an effective health care system.

The 2014 focus of the CADTH 25th Anniversary Medal recognizes individuals who have played a key role in founding and pioneering the use of HTA in Canada, including policy-makers, HTA producers, and users.

"With a broader range of innovative technologies coming to market and growing pressures on our health care systems, effective health technology assessment is essential to our future," says Dr. Brian O'Rourke, President and CEO of CADTH. "I would like to congratulate all of the recipients for their unique and significant contributions to HTA in Canada."

The 2014 award recipients are:

Dr. Jill M. Sanders Award of Excellence in Health Technology Assessment		Maurice McGregor Award
Dr. Murray Krahn Director of Toronto Health Economic and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative		Dr. Yvonne Bombard Scientist, Keenan Research Centre of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute St. Michael's Hospital
CADTH 25^th Anniversary Medal
Dr. David Banta Professor Emeritus of Health Technology Assessment University of Limburg		Dr. Renaldo Battista Scientific Director Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS)
Lauren Donnelly Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Program Policy Saskatchewan Ministry of Health		Dr. Don Juzwishin Director, Health Technology Assessment & Innovation (HTAI) Alberta Health Services
Dr. Leslie Levin Vice-President, Evidence Development and Standards Health Quality Ontario		Dr. Maurice McGregor Professor Emeritus McGill University
Dr. Devidas (Dev) Menon Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences School of Public Health University Of Alberta		Leigh-Ann Topfer Coordinator, Information Services, Health Technology & Policy Unit University of Alberta
Dr. Jill M. Sanders (1957-2010)		Bernie O'Brien (1959-2004)

About CADTH

CADTH is an independent, not-for-profit producer and broker of health technology assessments. Federal, provincial, and territorial health care decision-makers rely on our evidence-based information to make informed policy and practice decisions about drugs and other health technologies. Find out more at www.cadth.ca. 

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SOURCE: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

For more information or for an interview with the 2014 Award recipients, please contact:

Andrea Tiwari, Communications Officer, at 613-226-2553, ext. 1247; [email protected]
Randy Allan, Director, Marketing and Communications, at 613-226-2553, ext. 1557; [email protected].