10: Reshaping health technology (with Nisha Almeida)

<p>This episode, we chat with Nisha Almeida about her role as a Research Scientist at McGill University's Health Technology Assessment Unit. Nisha &nbsp;tells us about how she helps hospital administration evaluate the value of new health technologies and interventions using the best available scientific evidence. We also talk about conflicting goals between physicians and the importance of end-of-life care.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://otter.ai/u/25E4zj3qfoQFPzF2WNpkke3qM1I">Episode transcript</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Health Technology Assessment Unit Website: </strong><a href="https://muhc.ca/tau/page/what-is-tau"><u><strong>https://muhc.ca/tau/page/what-is-tau</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>The Checklist Manifesto: </strong><a href="http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/"><u><strong>http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:soyougotalifescidegree@gmail.com"><u><strong>soyougotalifescidegree@gmail.com</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Webpage: </strong><a href="https://anchor.fm/soyougotalifescidegree"><u><strong>https://anchor.fm/soyougotalifescidegree</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Patreon: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/soyougotalifescidegree?fan_landing=true"><u><strong>https://www.patreon.com/soyougotalifescidegree?fan_landing=true</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Rate us on Apple Podcasts: </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/so-you-got-a-lifesci-degree/id1531348565"><u><strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/so-you-got-a-lifesci-degree/id1531348565</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Music copyright notice: No Regrets (2015) - Royalty-Free Music by https://audiohub.com</strong></p>