Media Advisory: Fraser Institute Hosts Discussion on Canada’s Lack of Cutting-Edge Medical Technology and How It Affects Patients

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 29, 2008) – Canada’s total health care expenditures are among the highest in the developed world and yet Canadians have less access to advanced medical technologies like CT scanners and MRI machines than citizens in other developed nations.

Join Nadeem Esmail, director of health system performance studies at the Fraser Institute, for a discussion on how to solve Canada’s medical technology dilemma and how the health care system can better serve Canadian patients during a Fraser Institute luncheon in Toronto on Wednesday, October 1. Esmail will also discuss the findings of his recently released study, Medical Technology in Canada.

The peer-reviewed study, Medical Technology in Canada, evaluates the availability of medical technology in Canada compared to other nations within the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), measures the age and sophistication of medical technology in Canada, and measures the stock of available cutting- edge medical technology in Canada’s five largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Calgary.

Esmail is director of health system performance studies and manager of the Alberta Policy Research Centre at the Fraser Institute. He is the author of numerous publications including the Institute’s Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada series. His articles have appeared in newspapers across Canada and he is a frequent media commentator.

Interested media are invited to attend.

Date:______Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Time:______12:15 pm-1:30 pm (Esmail will speak from 12:15 pm-1:00 pm, followed by 30 minutes of questions) Location:__Weston Conference Centre — Fraser Institute Ontario Office __________ 3rd Floor, 1491 Yonge Street __________ Toronto, Ontario

The Fraser Institute is an independent research and educational organization with offices across Canada and the United States. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org.

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