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16 Mar

The national conversation about catastrophic drug coverage for Canada

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A national catastrophic drug plan could shift the burden of expensive drug prescription costs from the individual to: the federal government, provincial/ territorial governments and/or private insurance providers. The Cameron Institute believes that it is time for the national government of Canada to help patients by supporting or backstopping health system payors, public and private,
05 Mar

A rationale for catastrophic drug coverage in Canada

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The Cameron Institute believes that it is time for the national government of Canada to help patients by supporting or backstopping health system payors, public and private, to enable individuals to afford the high cost of drugs that are targeted to treat debilitating and often life-threatening conditions. Canada’s current publicly funded drug coverage framework –
23 Nov

Preventing Alzheimer’s by 2020

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Alzheimer’s disease affects 1 in 8 people over 65 years of age and older. It begins years before symptoms emerge and is recognized to kill almost as many as heart disease and cancer annually. We now understand that preventing Alzheimer’s disease and treating patients before symptoms start is the key to making Alzheimer’s a memory by 2020.
23 Mar

Redressing the inequities in Canadian pharmacare

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Canadian healthcare is not universal. Nowhere is this lack of universality more evident than in the payment for drugs in Canada.  Canadians without the financial wherewithal cannot access orphan drugs for rare diseases and take-at-home oral cancer drugs and many other pharmaceuticals. In addition to the physical and emotional tolls experienced, patients and survivors and their
10 Jan

Denial, Shame and Acceptance: Generating Base-line Knowledge and Understanding of Fecal Incontinence amongst Long-term Care Residents and Care Providers

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Long-term care residents and care providers in Ontario, Canada participated in a pilot qualitative study of 16 patients living with fecal incontinence and 9 of their healthcare providers in 2 long term care facilities. Subjects were selected equally from both genders. Focus group discussion with study participants used both thematic and deductive approaches; sessions were
15 Dec

The Impact of Incontinence in Canada: A Briefing Document for Policy-Makers

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This paper is intended to be a briefing document from The Canadian Continence Foundation (TCCF) to help policy-makers formulate evidence-informed policies to meet the unmet needs of Canadians living with incontinence. Incontinence is a chronic condition that carries an enormous stigma. Patients are often reluctant to discuss this issue with their family, friends and physician
Dec

Incontinence: The Canadian Perspective

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Incontinence is a prevalent health condition that is rarely discussed as people living with the condition are often embarrassed to discuss it with their healthcare providers; for many it is a medical taboo, not to be spoken aloud. The continence care community generally agrees that the prevalence of incontinence in Canada is about the same