NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program - National Cancer Institute (list of participating organizations including groups/countries

Are we keeping research participants safe enough? Canadian Medical Association Journal - Editorial

"There is no question that research participants need protection. But regulations have grown so burdensome that they are overwhelming the very things they are meant to support and safeguard. Consequently, clinical research has been substantially decreased among industrialized countries."

Canada playing in wrong health league - Michael Rachlis

Note: article relates to the  U.S.-based Commonwealth Fund report of June 25th, 2010 (see prior blog post); this was not the first Commonwealth Fund analysis which compared different countries on a variety of indices with Canada and the U.S. coming in dead last in overall rankings.

"The report compared Canada with other countries 18 times in the text. These included two favourable comparisons and 16 unfavourable ones, including indictments for long waits, the poor management of chronic conditions (like diabetes), the lack of electronic systems, poor care coordination and the failure to involve patients in decisions about their care."
Dr. Michael Rachlis is a health policy analyst and an associate professor at the University of Toronto.