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patient advocacy

pmprb: why lower drug prices may mean less access
drug pricing policy may sound dry, but even small changes can have a huge impact on people hoping for new treatments.
vanessa hrvatin
policy
aug 23, 2021
pmprb uses guidelines to ensure drug prices aren’t too high, which includes comparing a drug to what it’s sold for in other countries

ont. emergency order holds nurses 'basically hostage'
an interview with cathryn hoy, the vice president of the ontario nurses association, on why her colleagues are leaving.
maija kappler
policy & government
aug 12, 2021
a respiratory therapist and six nurses prepare to prone a coronavirus disease at the intensive care unit of humber river hospital in toronto. carlos osorio / reuters

why are people still dying alone in our hospitals?
'we’re seeing a lot of stress, a lot of angst, a lot of self-blame and guilt in families.'
vanessa hrvatin
grief
jun 17, 2021
advocates worked tirelessly to raise awareness around the devastating impact of keeping loved ones from visiting their ill family members. getty

groups push for funds to ease deadly cancer backlog
advocates push government to increase funding to handle delays in cancer diagnoses and treatment.
dave yasvinski
cancer
mar 10, 2021
kathy barnard, founder of save your skin foundation, says more funding is needed to support the health of canadians. supplied

decolonizing healthcare could help tackle racism
joyce echaquan’s death is just one example of the racism indigenous people experience in the healthcare system.
the conversation
patient advocacy
oct 28, 2020
demonstrators hold a vigil marking the death of joyce echaquan, who recorded insults hurled at her by staff at the joliette, qc, hospital while she was there for treatment.

a tale of two patients: the ‘postal code’ lottery of palliative care
for the policy-makers, the decision-makers and those who hold the power to affect change, it is time to stop telling patients there is nothing more we can do. until now, we haven’t even really tried.
healthy debate
opinion
aug 12, 2020
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doctors and elders unite to pursue equity in organ donations
while data is limited, a 2016 informal audit found indigenous people made up 50 per cent of people in the province with kidney disease but only 15 per cent of those who receive a transplant.
zak vescera, saskatoon starphoenix
aging
jun 16, 2020
monica goulet, right, beams after receiving a kidney from her cousin jimmy searson, left. courtesy of st. paul's hospital foundation.

living with a rare disease in canada
patients are waiting for access to treatments, but time is not on their side.
diana duong
patient advocacy
mar 01, 2020
nicola worsfold and her son, owen.
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canadian society for exercise physiology
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence
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wellspring cancer support

pmprb: why lower drug prices may mean less access
drug pricing policy may sound dry, but even small changes can have a huge impact on people hoping for new treatments.
vanessa hrvatin
policy
aug 23, 2021
pmprb uses guidelines to ensure drug prices aren’t too high, which includes comparing a drug to what it’s sold for in other countries

ont. emergency order holds nurses 'basically hostage'
an interview with cathryn hoy, the vice president of the ontario nurses association, on why her colleagues are leaving.
maija kappler
policy & government
aug 12, 2021
a respiratory therapist and six nurses prepare to prone a coronavirus disease at the intensive care unit of humber river hospital in toronto. carlos osorio / reuters

why are people still dying alone in our hospitals?
'we’re seeing a lot of stress, a lot of angst, a lot of self-blame and guilt in families.'
vanessa hrvatin
grief
jun 17, 2021
advocates worked tirelessly to raise awareness around the devastating impact of keeping loved ones from visiting their ill family members. getty

groups push for funds to ease deadly cancer backlog
advocates push government to increase funding to handle delays in cancer diagnoses and treatment.
dave yasvinski
cancer
mar 10, 2021
kathy barnard, founder of save your skin foundation, says more funding is needed to support the health of canadians. supplied
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

decolonizing healthcare could help tackle racism
joyce echaquan’s death is just one example of the racism indigenous people experience in the healthcare system.
the conversation
patient advocacy
oct 28, 2020
demonstrators hold a vigil marking the death of joyce echaquan, who recorded insults hurled at her by staff at the joliette, qc, hospital while she was there for treatment.

a tale of two patients: the ‘postal code’ lottery of palliative care
for the policy-makers, the decision-makers and those who hold the power to affect change, it is time to stop telling patients there is nothing more we can do. until now, we haven’t even really tried.
healthy debate
opinion
aug 12, 2020
photo-1497110781426-d735b42692bb

doctors and elders unite to pursue equity in organ donations
while data is limited, a 2016 informal audit found indigenous people made up 50 per cent of people in the province with kidney disease but only 15 per cent of those who receive a transplant.
zak vescera, saskatoon starphoenix
aging
jun 16, 2020
monica goulet, right, beams after receiving a kidney from her cousin jimmy searson, left. courtesy of st. paul's hospital foundation.

living with a rare disease in canada
patients are waiting for access to treatments, but time is not on their side.
diana duong
patient advocacy
mar 01, 2020
nicola worsfold and her son, owen.
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence
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