{"id":10942,"date":"2018-03-05T17:28:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T22:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=10942"},"modified":"2018-03-05T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T22:33:00","slug":"budget-2018-fails-to-address-health-inequities-faced-by-canadian-heart-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/05\/budget-2018-fails-to-address-health-inequities-faced-by-canadian-heart-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2018 fails to address health inequities faced by Canadian heart patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) is encouraged by investments made into some areas of health in this week\u2019s 2018 budget, but is disappointed in the federal government\u2019s failure to address the critical inequities in care faced by Canadian heart patients.<\/p>\n

Across the country, quality of cardiac care can vary substantially, depending on what province, city or town in which patients receive treatment. In Canada, unlike many other countries, we do not have a national, transparent reporting system that measures and compares patient outcomes. Such a system would allow health professionals to identify gaps in patient outcomes and improve care in an evidence-based way.<\/div>\n
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To help remedy these inequities, the CCS asked for funding in this year\u2019s federal budget for its cardiovascular health system improvement initiative.<\/div>\n
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Our initiative would assess the quality of care for all Canadian heart patients and demonstrate accountability for the billions of dollars of Canadian taxpayer money spent to care for those with cardiovascular disease.<\/div>\n
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The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance recognized the economic and social value of the CCS initiative, and made it its number two budget recommendation.\u00a0 Despite this and the fact that cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada, an investment into heart health was missing from Budget 2018.<\/div>\n
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\u201cFailure to invest into an initiative that would ensure high quality care for the 2.4 million Canadian adults affected by heart disease is a huge missed opportunity by the federal government,\u201d said Dr. Catherine Kells, President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s extremely problematic that as a physician in Nova Scotia, I can\u2019t reassure my patients by telling them my own success rate or their long-term risk of death or recurrence \u2013 because I simply don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know if my patients here in Halifax are receiving the same quality of care or experiencing the same outcomes as patients in a larger centre in Toronto.\u201d<\/div>\n
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In addition to the regional inequities in care that may persist, lack of federal support for heart health also puts the outcomes of particularly vulnerable groups such as women and Indigenous people (who are known to have a high risk of heart disease) at particular risk.\u00a0 Without a transparent, pan-Canadian system to measure outcomes in these high-risk groups, we cannot begin to assess what gaps in care exist, or know how to best improve the heart health of women and Indigenous people.<\/div>\n
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“Heart disease and stroke is a major cause of death and disability in Canadian women.\u00a0 Evidence clearly demonstrates that women are under-diagnosed and under-treated, resulting in worse outcomes among women compared to men,\u201d said Dr. Karin Humphries, Co-Chair of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Heart and Brain Health Research Steering Committee.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThere is an urgent need to systematically and continuously evaluate the care that women with heart disease receive in Canada.\u00a0 Funding for the CCS\u2019 heart health initiative is critically important in ensuring that both women and men receive the best care possible.”<\/div>\n
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The CCS is the national voice for cardiovascular clinicians and scientists, promoting cardiovascular health and care excellence through:<\/p>\n

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  • Knowledge translation<\/strong>, including dissemination of research and application of best practices;<\/li>\n
  • Professional development<\/strong>; and<\/li>\n
  • Leadership<\/strong> in health policy and advocacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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