tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post113431477265935034..comments2023-08-03T07:33:41.442-07:00Comments on Idealistic Pragmatist: Brave new cancer strategyIdealistic Pragmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-1134401088347087922005-12-12T08:24:00.000-07:002005-12-12T08:24:00.000-07:00Mike,Gah. I'd love to hear what the Conservatives...Mike,<BR/><BR/>Gah. I'd love to hear what the Conservatives would say to that!Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-1134332264252697232005-12-11T13:17:00.000-07:002005-12-11T13:17:00.000-07:00IP,I am a Software Engineer and a few years ago, I...IP,<BR/>I am a Software Engineer and a few years ago, I worked on a program with 4 other people that created a "Treatment Outcome Surviellence" program for childhood cancer. It was a passive surveillence program that could easily be used for any cancer, childhood or otherwise and could be upgraded to active surviellence (near real-time vs filling out the information from records that could be years old).<BR/><BR/>The whole thing cost Health Canada about $200 K.<BR/><BR/>In otherwords, the CPC is promising to spend millions on something that Health Canada already owns and bought for less than a 1/4 million.<BR/><BR/>And they own the IP to the code so they can change, sell or update it any time and any way they like.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, lets send the money on actual research...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.com