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April 17, 2018

Call for Applications for CORD Board of Directors

CORD is looking for passionate, creative, committed, qualified people to join our Board of Directors for the 2018-2021 term to help guide our organization meet the needs of the rare...
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April 12, 2018

Watch the Recording: Toronto Pre-Election Town Hall: Major Health Concerns for Ontarians March 28th

The Ontario Pre-Election Town Hall addressing major health concerns for Canadians was hosted in Toronto on March 28th, 2018 and in Ottawa on April 5th, 2018. The Town Hall in...
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April 11, 2018

Report on CCSN’s Ontario All-party Cancer Caucus, March 21, 2018

by Jaymee Maaghop, CCSN Public Policy Assistant The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network hosted its second All-party Cancer Caucus meeting with members of the Ontario legislature at Queen’s Park, Toronto on...
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April 10, 2018

Health Care on Trial – Sign the Open Letter to Brian Day

On April 9, a court case resumes in British Columbia that seeks to overturn the ban on private for-profit health care. This case will likely  end up in the Supreme...
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April 6, 2018

Click here to watch our most recent webinar: Improving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies in Canada

The slides for this webinar are available on our Slideshare account.  Robin Markowitz and Elizabeth Lye from Lymphoma Canada discussed recent pCODR drug funding requests for innovative cancer therapies and how...
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April 3, 2018

Breast Cancer Caregiver Survey: Women Being Treated with Herceptin-Perjeta Combination Therapy

The pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) makes recommendations about whether the provincial health plans should pay for new cancer drugs. pCODR will soon be reviewing the use of Herceptin-Perjeta combination...
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March 27, 2018

Apply to join the IGH Advisory Board!

CIHR has launched the 2018 IAB membership renewal of its thirteen Institute Advisory Boards (IABs). The number of members on an IAB is between eight and 14. Selection criteria and...
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March 23, 2018

Health Canada Revising Canada’s Food Guide – Report Now Available

As part of the Healthy Eating Strategy, Health Canada is revising Canada’s Food Guide to reflect new evidence and meet the needs of various audiences who use the healthy eating recommendations. In...
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March 22, 2018

Watch our most recent webinar! Bringing Rare Disease Drugs to Canada Opportunities, Challenges, and More Challenges

About the Webinar: The slides for this webinar are available on our Slideshare account.  This webinar was an interactive live webcast from the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders’ Rare Disease Day...
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February 26, 2018

CCSN is Looking for Primary Liver Cancer Patients & Caregivers!

Has liver cancer affected you or someone you know? The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is looking for patients, caregivers, families, clinicians and others affected by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most...
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