by Lauren
Posted on January 21, 2019
CIPO will be holding support groups in the following locations: Vernon Ottawa Vancouver Winnipeg Toronto Edmonton Victoria Please click on the link below to see the details for the times and locations of each of the Support Groups Support Group Details
by Lauren
Posted on December 19, 2018
CIPO Addresses Canadian Blood Services Board CIPO recently addressed the Canadian Blood Services board of directors on December 6th in Ottawa. We asked the board to consider our final report on IG Transition and our recommendations within its findings. Read our full statement here (CBS Open Board Statement) and our final report on the…
by Lauren
Posted on December 19, 2018
CIPO Releases IG Transition Report We are pleased to share the final report on the latest IG transition. As this transition greatly affects the primary immunodeficiency community, CIPO hopes that the results of this report will assist in decision making in future transitions. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this report, please…
by Lauren
Posted on November 20, 2018
On #GivingTuesday CIPO staff will be #GivingBack by volunteering at the Canadian Blood Services donation centres in Vancouver and Victoria, BC. This is a way we can say thank YOU to the thousands of Canadians who donate blood and plasma every day. These donations save the lives of patients who depend on blood…
by Lauren
Posted on October 19, 2018
Thank you to everyone who attended our BC Chapter Patient Education Day in Kelowna. As promised here are the slides from our speakers, Nicole Fetterly, Rick Trifunov and Dr. Terry Harville. Nicole Fetterly – Know Your Ingredients Rick Trifunov – CBS Transition Update Dr Terry. Harville – Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by Lauren
Posted on August 28, 2018
Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent webinar. As promised here are the slides from our speaker, Peter Saunders, the Associate Director of Canadian Blood Services. PPP Update – CIPO Event
by Lauren
Posted on July 16, 2018
The Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient Organization wishes to invite interested candidates to submit their application to join the CIPO Board of Directorsfor 2018-2020 term. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals whose experience and skill set includes one or a combination of the following: Finance, accounting, bookeeping Grant writing Legal Public relations, communications Nonprofit, governance,…
by Lauren
Posted on June 20, 2018
Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient Organization position statement on private insurance and blood products In April, CSL Behring listed the subcutaneous immune globulin product, Hizentra, with private payers for reimbursement. As of today, it has been approved on some open plan formularies. At this time, CIPO is unable to support the listing of plasma protein products with…
by Lauren
Posted on May 24, 2018
Statement on release of Release of…
by Lauren
Posted on May 24, 2018
Click on the link below for the full report: Protecting IG for Canadians