Transmission of Respiratory Infections During Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures
Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections During Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures: Update of 2011 Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Systematic Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Alberta Health Services
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
Project Objectives
To present an overview of the 2011 CADTH report, followed by results of an update of this systematic review.
Research Approach
Systematic Review Update
Project Lead(s)
Fiona Clement
Fiona Clement has extensive training in Health Services Research, Health Economics and Health Policy. She is the Director of the Health Technology Assessment Unit within the O’Brien Institute of Public Health, University of Calgary; a policy responsive research unit that completes evidence synthesis, economic evaluations, health technology assessments and reassessments in response to decision-makers’ needs. Her research interests include drug and non-drug technology reimbursement and cost containment policy, evidence in decision-making, and evidence in health policy development.
Dr. Clement was selected as the Canadian Harkness fellow in 2014; a unique opportunity to study US healthcare policy. She has also received the Maurice McGregor Award for outstanding leadership and excellence in HTA in Canada. She is the first from Alberta to be awarded either of these awards. As a result, in 2015, she was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 under 40 for her work in health policy.