Research Funding for Personalized Medicine Announced
A $67.5 million competition for research projects on personalized medicine has been announced by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Science and Technology Minister Gary Goodyear.
Rising Health Spending Could Affect Canada's G20 Rating
G20 countries, including Canada, have been told that their credit ratings are at risk if they do not keep their rising health care expenditures in check.
Difficult Health Spending Choices Ahead for Ontario
Slowing economic growth in the years to come will prevent Ontario from balancing its provincial budget until 2021-22, based on a Conference Board of Canada analysis.
Ontario Proposes Health Reforms
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews unveiled the government’s action plan to transform the health-care system in a speech on Monday (January 30).
First Canadian Guidelines for Endoscopy Services
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer has announced the release of new Consensus Guidelines on Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy developed to support continuing quality improvement for...
New OHTAC, MAS Recommendations Available for Public Comments
OHTAC wishes to engage the public at key points in the process of developing recommendations.
EDMA and EUCOMED to establish European Industry Federation
EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, and Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, have announced they will join forces under the umbrella of a European...
Premiers Form Healthcare Innovation Working Group
Provincial and territorial premiers met in Victoria last week to talk about healthcare.
AQESSS Comments on Canada Health Transfers
On Monday December 19, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the healthcare transfer plan that will run until 2024.
Report Calls for Leadership to Address Healthcare Challenges
A report commissioned by a coalition representing 34 national health organizations, calls for more collaboration between different levels of government on health care issues but expresses some...
