CHEPA Director Tarride reappointed as Chair in Health Technology Management

CHEPA Director Jean-Éric Tarride has been reappointed as the McMaster Chair in Health Technology Management. He is a Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI); an associate member of McMaster’s Department of Economics and is affiliated with several research centres at the university.

Health technology management influences innovation, as well as adoption and disinvestment decisions throughout the life cycle of technologies to better support health care decision-makers. Health technologies range from a drug, vaccine, device or diagnostic test through to a care management strategy or rehabilitation program.

The research chair is responsible for helping lead the establishment of a world-class program in health technology management; contributing to the body of scholarship in the field through teaching or research; and participating in the education programs of the school of medicine.

The position was created in 2018 and Tarride was its inaugural appointee. His new term runs until June 30, 2028.

Click HERE to read an article about the establishment of the research chair and Tarride’s initial appointment to the position.