Forum Update: Supporting Community-Led Discussion
The forum was created as a space for shared learning and peer support, and as the community grows, we want to lean more fully into that purpose.
Going forward, PAAB will be taking a more listening-first role in forum discussions. Rather than responding immediately to every question, we’ll be encouraging members to engage with one another, share experiences, and help build collective understanding. PAAB will continue to monitor conversations and will step in to:
- Correct any misunderstandings
- Provide guidance when questions remain unanswered after a few days
- Support discussions where official clarification is needed
Our goal is to foster a collaborative, trusted community where knowledge is shared and strengthened by everyone’s contributions.
Thank you for being part of the conversation.
242 - If we were to develop an unbranded DTC help-seeking ad (in which the pharmaceutical sponsor WOULD NOT be disclosed) - can the ad link to a DTC, disease-state website, in which the pharmaceutical sponsor IS disclosed? The disease-state website has been previously approved by PAAB.
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A tool meeting all the requirements of a Help-seeking announcement from the Health Canada policy document "The Distinction Between Advertising and Other Activities" (e.g. no mention of the company name or product) may direct patients to a web consumer brochure meeting all the requirements of that same Health Canada document. A consumer brochure may mention the company name.
