- New initiatives planned to spark dialogue on
future healthcare delivery –
April 5, 2022 –
National Caregiver Day in Canada
- In partnership with People Before Patients, Teva Canada launches a series of five
podcasts featuring healthcare thought leaders who share their
vision of a future healthcare system that supports patient and
caregivers at all stages of life
- Teva Canada launches the
Prescription for Care national online survey to gather ideas on
what the future of Canadian healthcare should look like from all
perspectives
- Teva Canada to host a free, live
virtual event on May 10, 2022,
featuring Keynote speaker and mental health advocate, Michael Landsberg and podcast experts, convened
to re-imagine how our healthcare system can and should work
for all Canadians
TORONTO, April 5, 2022 /CNW/ - What if there was a better
way to support Canadian patients and caregivers and change the way
we deliver healthcare? Since 2019, Teva Canada has been committed to supporting the
important work of Canada's 8.1M
unpaid caregivers through the Caregiver-Friendly Pharmacy (CFP)
program. Recognizing the significant challenges experienced by
caregivers into the third year of the pandemic, Teva Canada is expanding its focus to uncover
new ideas, turning to healthcare professionals, patients, and
caregivers to re-imagine a healthcare system that better supports
Canadians at all stages of life.
Teva Canada Charts a New
#PrescriptionForCare - Join a Live Virtual Event on May 10, 2022 - 12:00 pm
EDT
"Teva Canada is pleased on
National Caregiver Day to be partnering with People Before
Patients, a movement that invites everyone to engage in healthcare
reform," says Teva Canada General Manager, Christine Poulin. "We're bringing health and
wellness visionaries to the table to discuss what a healthcare
system would look like if health and care co-existed in
better balance. This is especially important for today's caregiver
who juggles many roles in managing the wellbeing of loved ones,
often with complex needs in a complex healthcare system."
According to the General Social Survey – Caregiving and Care
Receiving1 (compiled pre-pandemic, released
in 2022), one in four Canadians aged 15 or older are providing care
for family members or friends with a long-term condition, a
physical or mental disability or problems related to aging. (More
than 20,000 respondents polled represent 31 million Canadians.)
Women account for almost two-thirds of caregivers providing 20
or more hours of care per week and those providing that level of
care are more likely to report their caregiving responsibilities to
be stressful or very stressful2. A further 86 per cent
of respondents who provide more than 20 hours of care per week felt
they were unable to spend as much time with their family and more
than three-quarters (78 per cent) reported spending less time
participating in social activities and with
friends3.
"The pandemic meant that many Canadians experienced the
limitations of our healthcare system. Countless caregivers have had
to fill in the gaps when caring for a family member or friend who
is vulnerable. Through a number of new initiatives, we are creating
a platform for the exchange of ideas, big and small, that empowers
caregivers to collaborate with health professionals and
stakeholders for a better system," says People Before Patients' CEO
Mark Stolow.
Charting A Prescription for Care
To get the
conversation started, today Teva
Canada launches a 5-week series of podcasts featuring
insights from valued healthcare thought leaders in Canada, including:
- April 5, 2022 Scott Swanson,
Caregiver to elderly parents, Vancouver,
British Columbia
- April 12, 2022 Dr. Danielle Paes, Chief Pharmacist at the Canadian
Pharmacists' Association, Markham,
Ontario
- April 19, 2022 Karine Degré,
Nurse, Montreal, Quebec
- April 26, 2022 Dr. Nicole Didyk, Gerontologist, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
- May 3, 2022 Bhaskar Goswami,
Wellness Visionary, Montreal,
Quebec
Each guest will reflect on an important pillar of the healthcare
system and will highlight what their personal prescription for the
future of Canadian healthcare should encapsulate. As National
Caregiver month closes out, the speakers will come together for a
unique panel discussion on May 10,
2022, featuring a keynote address from #SickNotWeak founder
and mental health advocate, Michael
Landsberg. Having much experience as a caregiver to someone
with a mental illness, and open about his own struggles with
depression, he has front-row perspective on the unique challenges
of caregiving for someone with a mental illness versus a physical
one.
To harvest the collective experiences and visions of what the
future of healthcare should look like, Teva
Canada has developed the "Prescription for Care" national
online survey. From today through to May 31,
2022, the survey will capture ideas from adult Canadians who
care about their health and the health of their communities.
Findings from this national online survey will be compiled
and a framework for change paper will be shared with key healthcare
and government stakeholders. It will be available to the public on
Teva Canada's website and via social
channels.
"We're looking to healthcare users, including patients, paid and
unpaid caregivers and those within the healthcare system to draw on
their experiences and provide their unique insights," says
Jason Soler, Senior Director,
Marketing & Market Access for Teva
Canada. "The role of Caregiver has evolved over the decades,
but have the supports that are required to maintain best care for
both patients and caregivers kept up with the pace? We're eager to
review the ideas and outcomes from the survey to present an
overview of what's working for caregivers and where more help is
needed."
About the Teva Canada Caregiver-Friendly Pharmacy
In
2019 Teva Canada launched the Caregiver Friendly Pharmacy
(CFP) program – a national program that supports caregivers with
online tools and resources and empowers pharmacists to identify and
engage with caregivers.
The CFP includes:
- Downloadable Online Caregiver resources used by over a quarter
of a million Canadians including:
-
- a caregiver handbook, helping you navigate the healthcare
system
- a caregiver self-assessment, which asks, "how are you doing
through all of this?"
- guides that offer a caregiver's perspective on cancer,
dementia, multiple sclerosis and HIV/AIDS
- tools to share with healthcare professionals, making it easier
to keep everyone informed
- power of attorney forms, allowing you to communicate openly
with members of the healthcare team
- links to caregiver and patient support organizations in your
community
- links to helpful apps for caregivers
- a search tool to find a local pharmacy that has been trained to
support caregivers.
About Teva
Canada
Teva Canada,
headquartered in Toronto, has
provided affordable healthcare solutions to Canadians for over 50
years, building their trust one prescription at a time with now
more than 290,0004 prescriptions filled each day with
our products, representing 1 of every 5 generic prescriptions in
Canada5. The company
specializes in the development, production, and marketing of
high-quality generic prescription pharmaceuticals and, through our
branded division, focuses on a diverse line of speciality and
biopharmaceutical products in a variety of therapeutic areas such
as central nervous system (CNS), respiratory, oncology and
rheumatology. Teva Canada's
commitment to helping improve the lives of Canadians also extends
to the Teva Caregiver program – providing tools and resources for
Canadians navigating the care journey. Teva
Canada employs more than 900 professionals, had sales of
nearly $1.2 billion6 in
2021, and markets more than 3207 products in over
9357 SKUs in Canada. We are a proud subsidiary of
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Learn more at
www.tevacanada.com.
About Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has been
developing and producing medicines to improve people's lives for
more than a century. We are a global leader in generic and
specialty medicines with a portfolio consisting of over 3,500
products in nearly every therapeutic area. Around 200 million
people around the world take a Teva medicine every day and are
served by one of the largest and most complex supply chains in the
pharmaceutical industry. Along with our established presence in
generics, we have significant innovative research and operations
supporting our growing portfolio of specialty and biopharmaceutical
products. Learn more at www.tevapharm.com.
1Statistics
Canada, "Differences in the characteristics of caregivers and
caregiving arrangements of Canadians, 2018. Released 2022-01-14
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220114/dq220114c-info-eng.htm
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2Statistics
Canada, "Differences in the characteristics of caregivers and
caregiving arrangements of Canadians, 2018. Released
2022-01-14
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3Statistics
Canada, "Differences in the characteristics of caregivers and
caregiving arrangements of Canadians, 2018. Released 2022-01-14
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220114/dq220114c-info-eng.htm
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4Source:
IQVIA CDH Compuscript TRx MAT Dec 2021.
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5Source:
IQVIA Compuscript Trx MAT 2021.12.
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6Source:
IQVIA CDH & Compuscript MAT Dec 2021.
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7Source:
Teva Price list January 17, 2022.
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SOURCE Teva Canada