APERSU – Alberta PROMs and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit

6th APERSU End User Meeting

Save the Date: October 13 & 14, 2022 Click here for more information

The Use of PROMs in Health Systems – Implementation Stories from Alberta, Canada

Click here to read our Supplement in Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO) Supplement VideoBytes Click here to watch brief videos explaining some papers in the JPRO Supplement

What are patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)? Click here to watch a brief video explaining PROMs and their use in the health system

How can I use patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) data? Click here to watch a brief video to learn the different uses of PROMs data at various health system levels

APERSU Virtual Symposium

The use of PROMs in health systems: 3 implementation stories

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Study findings on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life in Alberta

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EuroQol launches a new whiteboard animation, ‘Measuring health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: The EQ-5D-Y’

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APERSU PROMs White Paper

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Provides an overview of PROMs use and guidance to enhance the use of PROMs in Alberta

How to obtain the EQ-5D?

EQ-5D instruments

EQ-5D-3L EQ-5D-5L EQ-5D-Y

APERSU News and Events

Stay up to date on APERSU activities.

How can APERSU help?

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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, Canada.

APERSU offers many services including registering and licensing the use of EQ-5D instruments, as well as supporting research and use of EQ-5D and other patient reported outcome measures in Alberta.

APERSU was developed in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA), and the EuroQol Foundation, and is hosted at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta.