Patients, users, caregivers, and citizens' involvement in local health technology assessment unit in Quebec: a survey.

Objectives: Increasing emphasis is given on involving patients in health technology assessment (HTA). While this is mainly done at the level of regional and national HTA agencies, this tendency is also emerging in local HTA units. In this study, we provide the results of a survey conducted in local HTA units in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Experiences of Using Cochrane Systematic Reviews by Local HTA Units.

This study evaluated the use of Cochrane systematic reviews (CSRs) by Quebec's local health technology assessment (HTA) units to promote efficiency in hospital decision-making. An online survey was conducted to examine: Characteristics of the HTA units; Knowledge about works and services from the Cochrane Collaboration; Level of satisfaction about the use of CSRs; Facilitating factors and barriers to the implementation of CSRs evidence in a local context; Suggestions to improve the use of CSRs. Data accuracy was checked by 2 independent evaluators.

Physician, heal thyself: Survey of users of the Quebec Physicians Health Program.

Objective: To document the opinions of the users of the Quebec Physicians Health Program (QPHP) about the services they received.

Design: Mailed questionnaire.

Setting: Quebec.