The Cameron Institute

Harmonized IP Will Grow Australia’s Economy

Not surprisingly, labour unions in Australia oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed regional free trade agreement which they know will force Australia’s labour market to become globally competitive and challenge the monopsonies that unions hold. What was surprising, was hearing Australia’s Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon. Andrew Robb, an economist and former

Report on innovation not innovative

The Naylor Report on Innovation, from a panel formed by the Minister of Health, is a waste of taxpayers’ money and is an example of the cognitive inertia in our system.

Weak IP Killing Innovation and Jobs in Canada

Canada risks becoming technologically and economically irrelevant if regulations are not updated to protect innovative drug makers’ discoveries and intellectual properties.

A crack in the Canadian Jewel of Health Care

Coverage for medications in Canada is a patchwork. Sometimes eligibility for coverage is based on postal code, age, and income. These inconsistencies are tough on vulnerable patients. Each stakeholder has a perspective on how to fix this, and it’s long past time for pharmacare programs to be reconstructed with the patient – the end user

Redressing the inequities in Canadian pharmacare

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

Freer trade improves health for all

Let`s put a stop to the sophistry and tell the truth. Freer trade amongst Canada, America and Pacific partners will improve the health for all peoples everywhere.

The Way Out of the Muddle that is Canadian Pharmacare – Redressing the Inequities in Canada’s Drug Coverage

Canadian healthcare is not universal. Nowhere is this lack of universality more evident than in the payment for drugs in Canada.

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

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

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

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

Incontinence: The Canadian Perspective

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