Canada, like most high-income countries, is experiencing an aging
population, with those over 65 being on track to represent 25% of the
Canadian population by 2050. This shift in population demographics is
requiring significant changes in the delivery of health and social services
including an increased ...
Affordability is a key barrier to access to medicines. Generic medicines policies can address this barrier and promote access. Successful uptake of generic medicines depends, in part, on ensuring that these products are interchangeable with reference products. Typically, bioequivalence certification is e...
Improving labour-market participation of youth is a
common objective across most advanced economies.
Achieving this goal is critical to developing a strong
economy, as well as for ensuring the social cohesion and
inclusion of youth in society.(1) However, countries
around the world face the significant c...
The regulation and oversight of the health professionals
responsible for providing care to patients in Ontario is
an important mechanism to ensure patients receive the
highest-quality care possible (e.g., by setting the
standards that professionals need to meet in their
practice) while mitigating, to the...
Socio-economic status (SES) is (based on the
definition from BC Stats) a measure of the economic
and social status of an individual or group of
individuals based on education, income, occupation,
and other relevant indicators, relative to other
members of the population.(1) Given that it is an
indicator ...
What are the features of different non-urgent
transportation models and what approaches may improve
use of non-urgent transportation in Ontario?...
Chile implemented a generic substitution policy in 2014 to improve access to medicines. This study aims to measure if the generic substitution policy had an effect on the sales volume and prices of referent and the branded generic products with demonstrated bioequivalence (BEQ) in the private pharmaceuti...
Under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 every
regulatory college in Ontario is expected to establish a
quality-assurance program to ensure the ongoing quality
of each profession’s practice....
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (hereafter
referred to as the Partnership) completed an
environmental scan in 2018 of cervical cancer screening
in Canada.(6) The scan found that organized cervical
cancer screening programs are available in most
provinces, with the exception of Quebec.(6) Organize...
Levantamento de estudos que descrevam o valor de remuneração de uma equipe de saúde bucal (cirurgião dentista, técnico em saúde bucal e auxiliar em saúde bucal) no Brasil....
