Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency (CADTH) wants zero days to pass between Health Canada’s approval of a drug and their reimbursement recommendation. The agency announced their new Target Zero initiative, which they say will “aim to improve the time to access for patients in Canada for new drugs that are proven to be effective.” CADTH plans to achieve this by increasing collaboration between stakeholder
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Nova Scotia Becomes the Latest Province to Create a Lung Cancer Screening Program
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network congratulates Nova Scotia Health for creating a Lung Cancer Screening Program, announced in January 2024. Screening will be open to the province’s Central Zone Community, including Halifax and the surrounding area, Eastern Shore, and West Hants. The province plans to eventually offer screening throughout the province. Nova Scotia joins Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta in taking steps to implement a
Priorities for Transforming the Clinical Trials Environment: Ontario’s Ambition to Accelerate Timely Access to Trials and New Therapies
The following is a message from Clinical Trials Ontario. For the full announcement, click here. New position paper from Ontario’s Leadership Table for Clinical Trials Ontario leads the country in clinical trials activity and is ranked #1 in active clinical trials per capita among G7 nations. But there is more we can do to strengthen our status as a competitive jurisdiction internationally, and the province’s
BC to Test for Cervical Cancer Through HPV Screening
British Columbia is switching to at-home HPV testing to screen for cervical cancer. The human papillomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, causes 70 per cent of all cervical cancer cases. The BC government will now move away from the common pap smear test in favor of testing for HPV. This will allow for cancer screening to be done at home. “B.C. has been a world
CADTH calls for Abstract for 2024 Symposium
The following is from Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency. “We are accepting abstracts for workshops, panels, early morning sessions, oral presentations, and posters for the 2024 CADTH Symposium, to be held from Wednesday, September 4 to Friday, September 6, 2024. The 2024 Symposium is a 3-day hybrid event providing in-person and virtual attendance options. The in-person program will take place at the Shaw Centre
CCSN Holds First All-party Cancer Caucus in British Columbia
Health Minister Dix Invites CCSN back in 2024 The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) held its first All-party Cancer Caucus on November 29, 2023, at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. Lindsay Timm, CCSN’s Community Engagement Coordinator, and Trevor Smith-Millar, CCSN’s Communications Manager, were joined by two of CCSN’s partners: Dense Breasts Canada and the Colorectal Cancer Resource and Action Network (CCRAN). Michelle