Browsing by Subject "Health policy"
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ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF HEALTH POLICY MAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2020-04-16)Introduction: Health policies need to be changed to better address health system challenges. However, these changes require many factors in order to succeed. Collectively, these factors are referred to as policy capacity. ... -
Defining Death: Law, Language, and Systems
(2016-08-31)The definition of death is often referred to as a fiction since brain death was conceived in the mid twentieth century. These observations are generally paired with concern that the fiction depresses the quality of a ... -
From Grass Roots to Pharma Partnerships: Breast Cancer Advocacy in Canada
(2014-12-04)From Grass Roots to Pharma Partnerships examines the development, over a twenty-year span, of alliances between grass roots breast cancer groups in Canada and the pharmaceutical industry. I conclude that these alliances ... -
Two-Dimension Oligopolistic Product Differentiation and A Multilevel Model of Canadian Prescription Drug Price Dynamics
(2011-03-01)Prescription drugs play an increasingly significant role in the Canadian healthcare system. Drug spending accounts for a considerable share of total healthcare expenditure and continues to be one of the fastest growing ...