On September 26, 2018, you may have seen a special insert in the paper version of the National Post across the country, featuring eight pages of informative articles about immunotherapy, an innovative treatment proving successful in several cancer indications. This special content is the result...
In advance of the upcoming Drug Pricing Policy Summit in Toronto in November, you are invited to join the webinar: Health Care Systems in Canada: Where We Are Now on Wednesday, October 24th from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET. This webinar will provide a broad overview...
Save Your Skin has the opportunity to submit patient feedback to the pCODR process for the two treatments coming to the Adjuvant setting for Melanoma patients in Canada. To learn more about the drug approval process and our involvement as a patient representation group, please...
Can you help to shape the future of cancer care? Check out this patient survey launched in Canada. In healthcare, inefficiency is often caused by neglecting to focus on what matters most to patients. A new international patient survey is gathering insights on inefficiencies in cancer care and...
You may have read something in the news lately about a move to lower drug prices in Canada. Or you may not. It’s one of those complicated policy issues that is sometimes misrepresented or over-simplified, and can make your head spin trying to understand all...
As a kick-off to our 2018 webinar series, Save Your Skin Foundation presents: About Biosimilars: What We Know and What We Want to Know Friday, January 19, 2018 at 1pm – 2pm EST | 10am-11am PST Presenters: Louise Binder, SYSF Health Policy, Cathy Parker, Director Policy and International...
Better Pharmacare Coalition eager to work with government to get it right for patients VANCOUVER, Feb. 9, 2016 /CNW/ - A recent Better Pharmacare Coalition (BPC) poll1 has found that British Columbians oppose expansion of the Ministry of Health's Reference Drug Program based on concerns that...
A recent article from CanadianHealthPolicy.com has summarized Canada's current Public Drug Plans. The federal government and each of the provincial and territorial governments operate separate publicly funded prescription drug benefit plans within their jurisdiction. Previous research shows that the quality of drug benefits varies significantly between public...
