Category Archives: Publications

25 Apr

Continence Home Care

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Fecal incontinence is an embarrassing and debilitating condition that has become a major, growing health concern and remains grossly understudied. In the Journal of Health Science we have identified the need for on-going education and training of both paid and volunteer care-givers; the proper listing of FI as a subsidizable disability that impairs quality-of-life; and
01 Dec

Review of Pan-Canadian Health Organizations

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In the fall of 2018, Health Canada commissioned a review of the Pan-Canadian Health Organizations. The submission posted below represents the view of the Executive Director of The Cameron Institute and not those of the Board or The Institute. Dr. Taylor purports that with the exception of the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in its collection and dissemination
22 Nov

Canadians Suffering Unnecessarily

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Many Canadians are suffering unnecessarily from debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and colitis due to a lack of access to ground breaking treatments developed on their doorstep. The article which follows was first published in the October 10, 2017 edition of the Cambridge Times and reports that hundreds of thousands of Canadians are forced
Nov

Relief from Crohn’s Disease Symptoms from Biologics

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This article, first published in the October 5, 2017 edition of Stoney Creek News, illustrates the effectiveness of biologic therapy in treating and alleviating symptoms associated with Crohn’s and colitis. This biologic treatment can be cost prohibitive to those whose drug plan does not cover the cost of the therapy.   ‘When is this going to stop’
12 Sep

IBD Research and Treatment: Canada’s Fame and Shame

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Patients, Advocates, and The Cameron Institute, issue call for equal access to IBD treatments CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO (September 12, 2017) – Approximately 233,000 Canadians know how it feels to wake up every day with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), which includes Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis – painful autoimmune disorders which attack the gastrointestinal tract. 1,2 A
31 May

Protecting Canadians from Excessive Drug Prices – Consultation Questions

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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has produced ample evidence showing the correlation between price controls and R&D spending. We know that the more downward pressure on prices, the less R&D done in that country. In Canada, drug prices are set by a  non-elected federal body called the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
06 Mar

Continence Training Needs Assessment of Residential Long-Term Care Personal Support Workers

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Urinary incontinence (UI) and fecal incontinence (FI) are embarrassing and debilitating conditions that are becoming collectively a major, growing health concern for men and women of all ages worldwide. Recent research showed that professional caregivers in long-term facilities (nursing homes) were not confident in their skills to care for FI residents. This long-term care residential-based
19 Dec

Big Government vs. Everyone Else: The Truth About the Bizarre World of Drug Benefit Programs in Canada

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In the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business (ROB) dated November 2016 there appeared an eight-page report entitled, “Big Pharma vs. Everyone”. Below is a counterpoint article to the one found in ROB. It has been written to set the record straight and to inform Canadians accurately about the pharmaceutical system and the difficulty in