Assessing the Preparedness of the Canadian Health Care System Infrastructure for an Alzheimer's Treatment July 18, 2019
Following the authors' earlier work in the United States and Europe, they use a simulation model that quantifies the capacity of the Canadian health care system to diagnose and treat people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) should a disease-modifying therapy become available. The report shows the impact of capacity constraints on the number of people progressing from mild cognitive impairment due to AD to Alzheimer's dementia.