Exploring the Relationship between HTA and Knowledge Management

Rosmin Esmail MSc, CHEDirector, Clinical Epidemiology

Health Technology Assessment & Innovation

HTAi Conference, June 25, 2012 Bilbao, Spain

Two Sides of the Same Coin

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Background

• Formation of Alberta Health Services (2009)

• 117 000 employees• 7400 physicians• 3.7 million• Formation of HTAI

(2009)

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HTAI TEAM

HTAI TEAM

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HTA & Innovation – What We DoHTA & Innovation Team Support an evidence-informed decision model for managing health technologies

Identify, prioritize, assess health technology (devices and processes) expected to significantly impact patient safety, clinical/cost effectiveness, health outcomes, clinical practice, human resources, and/or policy

Investigate innovative alternatives for current health technology to improve safety, quality, and/or outcomes

Promote effective and appropriate uptake of technologies

Validate effectiveness of promising health technologies with access through evidence development initiatives (field evaluations, trials and pilot projects)

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Key Message

To explore and advance the relationship between knowledge management and HTA.

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Definition: Knowledge Management

A set of principles, tools and practices that enable people to create knowledge, and to share, translate and apply what they know to create value and improve effectiveness.

World Health Organization, 2009

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Definition: Knowledge Translation

An ongoing, iterative and interactive process that focuses on actively translating research evidence into a useable form that will enhance its implementation into practice.

(Scott et al, 2007)

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Two sides of the same coin…

HTA and KM are inter-related

HTA is an ally, a knowledge-broker

Both are needed for evidence-informed decision making

Alberta Health ServicesHealth Technology Assessment and Innovation

UNIT

FUNCTION

AHS PROGRAMORSERVICE

diseaseprevention

health promotion

screening diagnosis intervention continuing care

palliativepublic health

CDMrehabilitation

Knowledge Management & Translation

Alberta Health ServicesHealth Technology Assessment and Innovation

UNIT

FUNCTION

AHS PROGRAMORSERVICE

diseaseprevention

health promotion

screening diagnosis intervention continuing care

palliativepublic health

CDMrehabilitation

diseaseprevention

health promotion

screening diagnosis intervention continuing care

palliativepublic health

CDMrehabilitation

Knowledge Management & Translation

DRAFTPLAN

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Strategy #1

Connect people to evidence-informed decision making through dissemination

Technology briefing notes

Operational financial impact analysis

Reviews

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Strategy #2

Provide skills to use evidence through the application of the knowledge cycle

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Strategy #3

Support sharing of HTA knowledge by engaging stakeholders through knowledge transfer activities

http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/4122.asp

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Communities of Practice

HTAI

A process of learning when a group of people with a common interest or problem come together regularly to share ideas,find solutions and build innovation.

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Strategy #4

Facilitate, review and implement , evaluate best and innovative practices in HTA

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Challenges Ahead…

Building a knowledge

sharing culture

Getting buy in

Resistance to change

Human & Financial Resources

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KM/HTA-heads or tails?…

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge

that is idle.” …Khalil Gibran