Dr. Renaldo Battista

Member — Academic

Dr. Renaldo Battista is Professor in the Department of Health Administration at the Université de Montréal, Senior Scientific Advisor of the Health Technology Assessment Unit (UETMIS) of the CHU Sainte-Justine and a member of its Research Center. He was on staff in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Medicine at McGill University, was President of the Quebec Council on Health Technology Assessment, and was President and CEO of the Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé (AETMIS) — an agency responsible for health services and technology assessments. Dr. Battista’s most significant research contributions are in the integration of preventive services with clinical practice, in the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines, and in health technology assessment. This work testifies to his continuous and evolving interest in knowledge transfer or the creation of effective linkages between the production of scientific information and its use by health professionals, managers, and decision-makers. Dr. Battista has been active in various capacities with a variety of health technology assessment organizations, both nationally and internationally. He co-founded the International Master’s Program in Health Technology Assessment and Management (the ULYSSES Program) in 2001, and was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in October 2005. He was elected member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2006.