A proposed healthcare reform bill in Quebec is being hotly debated inside the legislature and fraught with controversy outside, as Quebecers consider the potential ramifications for everything from patient rights and access to medicines to language rights. The overarching proposal is to bring hospitals and university institutes under a crown corporation for a more centralized approach that achieves systemwide efficiencies in the delivery of care. Join this special focused session:

• Overview on key aspects of Bill 15 with implications for access to medicines and the delivery of healthcare in the province
• Identifying more controversial parts of the initial bill impacting patients and amendments that have followed
• Patient rights committee involvement
• Changes to the medical necessity measure
• Assessing the impact on English hospital and health services