Name
5B – The value of private payers in cancer care for working Canadians
Description

Track: Health

The goal of the session is to highlight the advances in drug innovation and gaps in access to cancer care for working Canadians and to discuss the valuable role that private payers can play. As cancer cases rise and increasingly impact younger populations of Canadian workers, this session will aim to highlight current provincial disparities and inequities, illustrate current barriers of accessing diagnostic testing and infused therapies and identify potential solutions to ensure timely access to treatment for cancer patients in the workplace.

Speakers
Adrian Box - Alberta Precision Labs
Jocelyn Laidlaw - Colorectal Cancer Canada
Mary Louie - Mount Sinai Hospital
Ilias Iliopoulos - AstraZeneca Canada
Date & Time
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM