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RT @DrJoshuaTepper: Health Canada moves to ban non-prescription codeine sales @CBCNews cbc.ca/news/politics/codeine… #cdnhealth
New recomm. for pregnant women w/ #HIV help make informed treatment choices bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j396… via @bmj_latest

Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: a clinical practice guideline

Approximately 1.4 million women living with HIV become pregnant every year. Most women use antiretroviral therapy, to reduce the risk of vertical transmission or for personal health reasons. Using...

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#CADTHSymp 2018 call for abstracts now open! Due Oct 27, 2017. xitter.cf/CADTH_ACMTS/status/907…
RT @CADTH_ACMTS: Mark your calendar for #CADTHSymp 2018 in Halifax! April 15-17. More details to come!
#HealthEconNews Economic Value of Advanced Transfemoral Prosthetics bit.ly/2vH0UtT #healtheconomics

Are Advanced Prosthetics Worth the Costs?

Prosthetic knees and feet allow for more-dynamic movements and improve user quality of life, but payers have recently started questioning their value for money. A simulation model can assess the...

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RT @JME_Journal: Mgmt & cost analysis of cancer ptns treated w/ G-CSF bit.ly/2x6S2xZ #JME #HTA
#HealthEconJA Measurement properties of EQ-5D-5L compared to EQ-5D-3L in #psoriasis patients bit.ly/2vGC7q1
RT @aheblog: This time next month: Italian #HealthEconomics Association 22nd Annual Conference ow.ly/Wdzk30eLcbu #HTA
RT @NICEcomms: Want to catch up with the latest NICE news? Take a look here: nice.org.uk/news https://xitter.cf/t.co/GkyXEjySlK #HTA

News, blogs and podcasts

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More resources/evidence to help treat #pain during #opioid crisis #HTA xitter.cf/CADTH_ACMTS/status/882…
CDA-AMC@CDA_AMC5 Jul 2017
Multidisciplinary Tx Prgms for Patients w/ Chronic Non-Malignant #Pain (Summary of evidence w/ critical appraisal) bit.ly/2tRKm0W
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RT @CADTH_ACMTS: How to treat chronic #pain without turning to #opioids /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/life/hea…

How to treat chronic pain without turning to opioids

Promising new programs and strategies focus on reducing the pressure to prescribe addictive painkillers

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RT @CBCHealth: Pink eye needs 'to run course' ophthalmologists advise against antibiotics ift.tt/2tsrnHt

Most pink eye should be left 'to run its course,' say ophthalmologists | CBC News

Antibiotic eye drops are often prescribed for pink eye, but a new study warns that's usually the wrong way to go.

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#HealthEconJA Econometric modelling of multiple health states self-reports: switch from EQ-5D-3L to EQ-5D-5L bit.ly/2ssrmll
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RT @bmj_latest: Op/Ed on neglected psychological aspects of #skin disease bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j320…

The neglected psychological aspects of skin disease

Properly trained and well resourced multidisciplinary teams are long overdue Skin conditions can have a detrimental effect on most aspects of a person’s life, including relationships, work, social...

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RT @mscihta: Join @ScHARRSheffield & learn about #HTA online FREE this July ow.ly/8MVq30cBYVR xitter.cf/mscihta/status/8753144…

Health Technology Assessment - Online Course - FutureLearn

Find out how new drugs or treatments are adopted based on their effectiveness and cost with this online course from the University of Sheffield.

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8 steps toward addressing #Indigenous health inequities: healthydebate.ca/2016/01/top… via @healthydebate #cdnhealth
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Live Stream of @CADTH_ACMTS plenary talks from #CADTHSymp TODAY 8:45am & 3pm EST! #HTA xitter.cf/CADTH_ACMTS/status/856…
CDA-AMC@CDA_AMC21 Apr 2017
Join us at #CADTHSymp via livestream for Opening Plenary "Aligning Regulation and Reimbursement" bit.ly/2ou8Uah
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RT @bmj_latest: Sleep problems in toddlers linked to touch screen use, survey finds bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j188…
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RT @bmj_latest: Single high sensitive troponin can rule out MI in the ED, evidence confirms bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j187…

Single high sensitivity troponin test can rule out MI, evidence confirms

The use of a single high sensitivity troponin T test to rule out myocardial infarction (MI) quickly and safely in patients presenting to emergency departments with possible emergency acute coronary...

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JOB OPP w/ @CADTH_ACMTS: Research Info Specialist, apps due Apr 24 #HTA xitter.cf/CADTH_ACMTS/status/854…
CDA-AMC@CDA_AMC18 Apr 2017
We're recruiting for a Research Information Specialist (term) - apply by April 24 bit.ly/2oifnES #canmedlib #cdnhealth
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