Health committee  Certainly. I think our pharmacist colleagues here spoke about that as well. This is where the team approach comes into effect. An electronic health record allows all providers to have access to what medication a patient is on. While a patient might be seeing many different healt

Health committee  I wouldn't want to make that judgment call on my colleagues, but I certainly think that's again an opportunity to work together and ensure that a patient has the appropriate medications that they need and can afford.

Health committee  We have not asked that of our members, but certainly, if we're looking at ensuring that people have access to what they need and it integrates with the other systems that are being looked at, yes.

Health committee  I would certainly be happy to forward that to you.

Health committee  I do have a couple of testimonials from nurse practitioners if you're interested.

Health committee  No. I would be glad to look that up for you.

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Perhaps I could make a point of clarification. Legislation across the country allows nurse practitioners to prescribe medication, full formulary. They're almost close to full formulary in Ontario, and it's the only province. That's not something that is new. In actual fact, it

Health committee  I would have to check on that.

Health committee  I can't give you a monetary cost, but I can certainly give you the life costs that make a difference. If a senior with multiple chronic conditions is unable to afford their medication, they are going to end up in an emergency department with a stroke. They may end up having falls

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Certainly there is the opportunity for the team approach, and the way something is created will actually make a difference. While we may have a difference of opinion about how to get to the bottom line in what we're talking about, I think the bottom line consistently is to ensure

Health committee  Thank you. I am registered as a lobbyist, as we speak on a number of health issues with the government. I do not have any conflict of interest and neither does our organization. We are a member-based organization, which is where the majority of our funds come from. We may at t

Health committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to thank the committee for this opportunity. I represent the Canadian Nurses Association and 139,000 registered nurses. I am a registered nurse and a senior nurse adviser at the Canadian Nurses Association. Our prepared brief and my comments today