Additional Resources

Champion of cancer patients: Interview with Alan Birch https://www.20sense.ca/articles/10-03 Drug access navigators are a lifeline for cancer patients. But are they also a sign of a broken system? https://healthydebate.ca/2018/06/topic/drug-access-navigators-cancer/ Expanded Access and Cost Savings With Biosimilars: A Drug Access Navigator’s Point of View https://biosimilarscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Biosimilars-in-Oncology_Winter-2021-Issue_FINAL-19-22.pdf Filling the Medication Gap https://www.curetoday.com/view/filling-the-medication-gap Improving Patient Care by Removing Barriers to Drug Accessibility https://www.impetusdigital.com/2020/11/24/improving-patient-care-by-removing-barriers-to-drug-accessibility/

Canadian Precision Oncology Trial Finder https://3ctn.ca/canadian-precision-oncology-trial-finder/ Clinical Studies From Around the World https://clinicaltrials.gov/ Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trials Finder https://trialfinder.cysticfibrosis.ca/ Health Canada’s Clinical Trials Database https://health-products.canada.ca/ctdb-bdec/?lang=eng MS Research Portal https://msresearch.ca/ Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) https://www.ctg.queensu.ca/public/clinical-trials

Alio https://www.aliohealth.com/Pages/PatientPrograms.aspx#PatientPrograms Bayshore https://www.bayshore.ca/services/patient-assistance-programs/ BioScript https://bioscript.ca/en-CA/home Innomar https://www.innomar-strategies.com/our-integrated-model/patient-support-programs McKesson https://www.mckesson.ca/specialty-pharmaceutical Sentrex https://sentrex.com/ Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network https://www.sdmshn.ca/ STI https://smartsti.com/patients/

Oncology Drug Access Navigators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMlcbXpeu7w OPA and ODANO Presentation to the Ontario Legislature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZfoGRnw7hg Questions & Experts: A Drug Access Navigator Answers Questions About Accessing Breast Cancer Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2K-OKcNkjA The Role of a Drug Access Navigator & Access to Medications During the COVID19 Pandemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EPRUFKMt7o Webinar: Drug Access Navigation – An Insider’s Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNK0T5pNOWw Webinar: Oncology Drug Access Navigators – Benefits to Patients & Health Care Teams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFxs3GC4cF4

CareChart Oncology https://carechart.ca/en/programs/oncology/ Gilda’s Club https://www.gildasclubtoronto.org/ Ontario Palliative Care Network https://www.ontariopalliativecarenetwork.ca/ Simplify Prior Authorization https://www.simplifypriorauth.ca/ MASCC Oral Agent Teaching Tool (MOATT) https://mascc.org/resources/assessment-tools/mascc-oral-agent-teaching-tool-moatt/ The panCanadian Oncology Symptom Triage and Remote Support (COSTaRS) https://ktcanada.ohri.ca/costars/