🆕 From Disruption to Empowerment 💪: Transforming Mental Illness Medication 💊 Reviews for Positive Impact 💙
Mood Disorders Society of Canada is excited to invite you to our poster presentation on September 4, 2024, from 5:15 to 7:00 pm EST at the upcoming Canadian Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) Symposium 2024: https://lnkd.in/gui5G5jW.
MDSC’s poster delves into the unique challenges of the drug reimbursement review process for medications for mental illnesses (MIM). In MDSC’s recent report, System Broken (https://lnkd.in/gMtmFJg5), the research showed that MIMs face a dramatically higher rate of negative reimbursement recommendations from Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC, formerly CADTH) compared to those for other disorders.
To address this gap, MDSC led a roundtable of health system experts, including the CDA-AMC and other government, industry, patient organizations, physicians, caregivers, and researchers, which resulted in three recommendations, listed below, for the path forward. MDSC is actively collaborating with the CDA-AMC to address this issue.
1. Increasing and enhancing representation of front-line voice – People With Lived/Living Experience (PWLE) and Psychiatrists - in the reimbursement review process
2. Creating guidance and education for reimbursement review expert committees on “clinically meaningful endpoints” for mental illness
3. Improving transparency around the reimbursement assessment process and final decisions
“As someone who has lived through the ordeal of trying multiple medications before finding one that finally worked for me, I can say firsthand that the process is exhausting and disheartening. People like me, who experience the daily reality of mental illness, should have a voice in the drug reimbursement review process. Our experiences and insights are invaluable in shaping a system that truly meets our needs." Aimée Tran Ba Huy/Person With Living Experience
MDSC is establishing a pan-Canadian, multi-stakeholder working group (WG) to advance its Roundtable Recommendations. MDSC will continue to collaborate with the CDA-AMC in achieving the goals of the WG.
MDSC looks forward to sharing our findings and engaging in meaningful discussions at and around the CDA-AMC Symposium. See you there!
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Check out our Symposium 2024 Preliminary Program page for our jam-packed program that will give you the opportunity to learn from local, national, and international experts, and connect with peers.
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