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Health Council of Canada finds Canadians with Chronic Conditions are Not Receiving Appropriate Supports to Manage their Own Care

January 27, 2010

The Health Council of Canada recently released a bulletin that shows many Canadians with chronic health conditions ...

Aid program marred by wheelchair 'ripoff'

January 11, 2010

This article was originally published in the Toronto Sun on December 20th, 2009. To view their webpage, please Click ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit Investigates: Healthcare Costs of Ageing

December 15, 2009

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published a paper on ageing populations, their impact on healthcare systems and ...

National Seniors Council Roundtable on Volunteering Among Seniors and Positive, Active Aging

December 15, 2009

CARP was invited by the National Seniors Council to participate in a day-long consultation on issues affecting ...

Drug changes panned, praised… But groups say health care will benefit from savings

December 15, 2009

Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen April 9th, 2010. To go to The Windsor Star website, please click ...

Comprehensive Chronic Pain Care: The pioneers, the movers and the ones left behind!

December 3, 2009

Several years ago a group or Canadian researchers and clinicians recognized that while chronic pain was a major health ...

US Health Reform – Blame Canada?

August 7, 2009

Canadians must wonder how bad our health care system is if President Obama has to defend his health reform bill by ...

Advance Care Planning: Discussing future health care and treatment options is not an easy topic of conversation

August 7, 2009

A consequence of advances in nutrition and medicine is that people live longer – a lot longer. With longevity, ...

Healthcare reform may not be good for politicians’ health

August 7, 2009

It's no fun being the whipping boy for anti-government Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats. For once, Canada is the ...

CARP takes on ‘Home First’ Program

August 7, 2009

Home First is a health initiative designed to be “an approach to care that starts the discussion, upon admission ...