SBU Alert

SBU Alert is a system for identification and early assessment concerning new methods in health care (EWS – Early Warning System). The Alert program is based at the SBU and is a joint effort by SBU, the Medical Products Agency, the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.

The Alert reports concisely describe the new methods and their effects. The drafts are prepared in collaboration with appointed experts. SBU's summary and conclusions, which includes grading of evidence concerning the method in question, is translated into English and published on the SBU home page.

Alert aims to

Promote the efficient introduction of new methods in health care
Promote the view that the introduction of a new method should be preceded by a scientific assessment
Promote communication between experts and non-experts
Enhance the evidence base for setting priorities in health care

Alert achieves its aims by

Identifying, at an early stage, new methods which are potentially of major importance for the health care system
Assessing the scientific evidence on patient benefits and cost-effectiveness and identifying where further research is needed
Disseminating the findings to decision makers in health care

Alert's target groups

Politicians and administrators
Health service staff in decision-making positions on different levels
Purchasers of health and medical services
Drug and therapeutic committees

Organisation

The Alert program is based at the SBU. The SBU Alert Advisory Board stands behind the activities of Alert.

SBU staff working with SBU Alert

Jan Liliemark, program manager
Susanna Axelsson, project director
Anne Christine Berg, project assistant
Nasim Farrokhnia, project director
Marianne Heibert Arnlind, project director
Susanna Kjellander, project director
Laura Lintamo, analyst
Madelene Lusth Sjöberg, project assistant
Mikael Nilsson, project director
Karin Rydin, project director
Elin Rye-Danjelsen, compositor
Lena Wallgren, project assistant
Johan Wallin, project director
Susanne Vilhelmsdotter Allander, project director