Publications

Written by: Steven Lott Published: January 16, 2012 The global burden of NCDs An overview of the global impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - the biggest cause of death worldwide. The social and economic impacts of NCDs were the... More » Tags: Global, Global health, NCDs, Presentations	Written by: Kristina Lybecker Published: December 22, 2011 The Economics of Access to Medicines: Meeting the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Patents, Innovation, and Access for Global Health Neglected diseases impose a tremendous burden on global health. One that is disproportionally borne by the poor and vulnerable. Each year more than 18... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Global, Global health, innovation, Intellectual property, Research papers
Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 24, 2010 Advancing Access to Newer Treatments for Atrial Fibrillation Presentation at the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Congress, attended by Steven Lott, Siobhan Cavanaugh (Associate) and Wayne Taylor (ED, Cameron Institute).... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Atrial Fibrillation, Canada, Presentations	Written by: Steven Lott Published: April 7, 2010 Summary Report: Benefit-Risk Roundtable On Friday, March 5, 2010, over thirty Canadian health stakeholders (representing patients, providers, government, academics and industry) participated in a... More » Tags: Benefit/Risk, Canada, Patient engagement, Reports
Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: November 4, 2009 Accessing Drugs for Rare Diseases in Canada: The Patient Perspective Elisabeth Fowler delivered the attached presentation at the Drug Information Association conference in Ottawa, Canada in November, 2009. The presentation covered... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Canada, Presentations, Rare Disorders	Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 21, 2009 Summary report: WHO/UNICEF/World Bank Briefing on the State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization The joint WHO/UNICEF/World Bank briefing served primarily to launch their State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization Report. While the report contained... More » Tags: Global, Reports, Vaccines
Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: September 20, 2009 How are new drugs developed? World Health Advocacy co-hosted the "Access to Rx Drugs: What Every Patient Should Know" workshop held in Toronto, ON on September 21 & 22, 2009. ... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Canada, innovation, Presentations	Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: September 20, 2009 Models of Public Engagement in Health Technology Assessment World Health Advocacy co-hosted the "Access to Rx Drugs: What Every Patient Should Know" workshop held in Toronto, ON on September 21 & 22, 2009. ... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Canada, Health Technology Assessment, Patient engagement, Presentations
Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: July 1, 2009 Compulsory licensing in Canada and Thailand: comparing regimes to ensure legitimate use of the WTO rules Journal of Law, Medicine and EthicsSummer 2009Kristina M. Lybecker, Colorado CollegeElisabeth Fowler, World Health Advocacy The tension between economic policy and... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Compulsory licensing, Global, Intellectual property, Research papers	Written by: Elisabeth Fowler Published: May 19, 2009 Information and patients Presentation in Tokyo, Japan at the by Elisabeth Fowler as part of a panel on chronic disease and the impact of early intervention. The audience of the "... More » Tags: Japan, NCDs, Patient engagement, Presentations