The EQ-5D is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that captures five dimensions of health-related quality of life: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.
Alberta PROMs and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit
APERSU (Alberta PROMs and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit) is an intermediary office that connects the EuroQol Foundation with non-commercial users of EQ-5D instruments and other patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the province of Alberta. APERSU was developed in partnership with Health Quality Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS), and the EuroQol Foundation, and is hosted at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta.
To learn more about APERSU, visit: www.apersu.ca
In February 2012, the Alberta government established the Preferential Access Inquiry under the Health Quality Alberta Act. Based on allegations that some individuals received preferential access to publicly funded health services in Alberta, the independent inquiry was conducted to make recommendations to prevent the possibility of improper preferred access from taking place. Health Services Preferential Access Inquiry presented its final report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in August 2013.
A review looking into whether the quality of care and safety of patients requiring access to emergency department (ED) care and cancer surgery were compromised due to extended lengths of waits for required services.
In 2009 and 2010, Health Quality Alberta released reports, Measuring & Monitoring for Success, that examined quality measurement in Alberta’s healthcare system.
A review of Alberta’s response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and Alberta’s plans and preparedness to determine what could be improved in a future response to another pandemic or other public health emergency.
