Ontario Health Seeking Feedback on Skin Substitutes for DFUs and VLUs

Posted on March 20, 2021, 8:49 p.m.

Dear Members,

OntWIG has been working with the Ontario Health Technology Assessment Committee (OHTAC) in bringing various recommendations to fruition in the last few years. Mostly recently a draft recommendation regarding the use of skin substitutes for adults with diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers was submitted. 

OHTAC and Ontario Health are now seeking feedback from our members and members of the public.  Please read the information below to submit your feedback.

Regards, 

Manry Xu

On Behalf of the OntWIG Executive

Share Feedback on a Draft Recommendation
Skin Substitutes for Adults with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers

Share your thoughts about a health technology assessment and draft funding recommendation on skin substitutes to treat wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers that can be difficult to heal. 

This is now open for feedback until April 9, 2021.

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION:

 

  • Ontario Health, based on guidance from the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee, recommends publicly funding skin substitutes for adults with difficult-to-heal neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers
     
  • Ontario Health, based on guidance from the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee, recommends publicly funding skin substitutes for adults with difficult-to-heal venous leg ulcers

Read the full draft assessment and recommendation, and then:

PROVIDE FEEDBACK

Please feel free to forward this email to any individual or organization who may be interested in this assessment. All comments will be considered before final posting. 

 

Health technology assessments review a variety of important health interventions including diagnostic tests, devices, procedures, health care programs and models of care. 

View the process that a health technology assessment undergoes, from topic identification to final approval. See the process and methods guide.

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