The Informal Chat May Not Be Enough
A Chief of Staff is told by a nursing supervisor that one of the senior physicians is making inappropriate comments about the appearance of some of the nurses on his ...
Healthcare is 24/7
Like fires, emergencies, and criminal activities, illnesses and injuries occur independently of the clock and calendar. They have to be dealt with 24/7, 365 days a year. Sadly, that fact ...
Health Quality in Canada: a cup half full
We would expect Canada, as one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with per capita health expenditures among the highest of its peer countries, and cherishing a publicly funded ...
A Perfect Storm: Get Ready for a Paradigm Shift in Health Services and Policy Research
There are major forces, worldwide, that are shifting the way in which health systems will operate, how health services will be delivered, and the role that health services and policy ...
Directions for Healthcare in Canada – The Next 3 – 5 Years: A Patient / Family / Citizen Perspective
In a more open and transparent health system we would all have a sense of the timelines of developments as important as digital access to our health records. In the ...
Let's unwind the red tape around Canadian cancer data
Access to medical data is an issue for the health system broadly but since Canada has a long history of collecting information through its cancer registries, this is a place ...
Primary Healthcare – It’s Time for Disruptive Innovation!
As a family physician, I’m used to hearing intimate details of a patient’s life experience and after thirty years in this profession, there aren’t too many things that surprise me. ...
Future of Healthcare 2036 – An Integration of Providers, Consumers and Technology
In many respects our concept of integration today needs to be replaced by the understanding that the relationships between consumers and healthcare providers are being “democratized” by technology.
Gaps in the Mental Health Story: A Chance to Do Good
Canada’s political leaders have the once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring justice to those who live with mental illness. They can choose to mandate equitable access to evidence-based mental healthcare and supports ...
Community and Home Care, the Digital Age
When I think about the future of Canadian healthcare, I wonder, ‘What would Tommy Douglas think?’ As the father of universal healthcare and a staunch social advocate for Canadians, ...
