Summary of CADTH Drug Portfolio Information Session Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Time: 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Presenters: Brian O’Rourke, Brent Fraser, Alex Chambers, Trevor Richter, Heather Logan, Tarry Ahuja, Michelle Mujoomdar, Harindra Wijeysundera Purpose: An opportunity for all interested stakeholders to get the latest information about priority initiatives and process changes from CADTH’s pharmaceutical reviews portfolio, including the CADTH Common Drug Review (CDR), the CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology…
CAPCA has initiated consultations with stakeholders on its recent initiative aimed at addressing the challenges facing the oncology drug system. The Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies (CAPCA) recently held its first set of round-table sessions (Vancouver and Toronto) with pharmaceutical industry representatives and patient groups to discuss the pan-Canadian Cancer Drug Funding Sustainability (DFS) Initiative. This initiative was initially introduced via webinars in January and February 2017 and…