Our Strategic Framework and Policy Priorities

MEDEC works collaboratively with our partners in government and the healthcare system to advance our board-established policy priorities, which are:

• To enhance the overall quality of patient care.
• To improve patient access to effective medical technologies for the purposes of diagnosing, monitoring and treating diseases and medical conditions.
• To support the growth of a vibrant medical technology industry and contribute to Canada’s innovation economy.
• To support the sustainability of our publicly-funded health care system.
  

To achieve these policy priorities, MEDEC has established four strategic pillars that guide our association’s efforts. These pillars are:

SUPPORTING CANADIAN INNOVATION

• Facilitate sharing of industry best practices to support success of national and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME).
• Devise research and commercialization investment strategies to accelerate growth of a world-class innovation cluster in Canada.

DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY

• Work with government to adopt timely, transparent and comprehensive Health Technology Assessment processes.
• Showcase medical technology’s critical role to patient care, health system sustainability and to the overall economy.
  

PROMOTING STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT

• Work with government to implement effective national and regional procurement strategies to ensure timely access to medical technology.

SHAPING THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT

• Collaborate with government and other healthcare partners on strategies to achieve a globally competitive Canadian healthcare environment that enables patient access to innovative medical technologies, enhances Canada’s world-class research and development capacity and grows the Canadian economy.