In The News Posts

GTA Forum on Canada's Organ Donor System

May 27, 2010

Did you know that more than 200 people die every year in Canada waiting for the transplants that could have saved their ...

New Democrats on Drug Reform

May 18, 2010

New Democrats support reforms to Ontario’s pharmaceutical system that will result in better access to ...

Deb Matthews Statement on Drug Reform

May 18, 2010

Our government recently announced changes to Ontario’s drug system that will lower the cost of generic drugs and ...

Personal Service Workers Need Professional Standards

May 14, 2010

A Personal Support Worker (PSW) is a Canadian health worker that provides care to those that are not fully able to care ...

Can provinces bring down generic drug costs?

May 14, 2010

As we reach the May 15th deadline, Canada’s other provincial governments are watching the aggressive showdown ...

How we can improve on Care Outcomes for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions?

May 14, 2010

The Health Council of Canada’s has just released the third bulletin in their Canadian Health Care Matters series ...

CNIB declares May as Vision Health Month

May 14, 2010

Today, there are 836,000 people living with vision loss in Canada. Further there are 4.25 million Canadians who are ...

Generic Drug Pricing Reform

May 14, 2010

CARP actively supported proposals in Ontario to dramatically reduce the price of generic drugs, expand the patient ...

ALL FOR THE LOVE OF “PAYOLA”

May 14, 2010

This article was originally published in Seniors' Life Magazine in May 2010, it comes to us courtesy of Jonathan Straw, ...

Blocking Pain, Part I

May 14, 2010

In this paper and a few that will follow I plan to address a subject that is dear to my heart but very little ...