Don't Call Me "Dear"
Those over the traditional retirement age of 65 have always been around, so the sudden alarm at our numbers and the care we might require should not come as a ...
A Healthcare BHAG
The level of healthcare spending in Canada amounts to more than $242 billion dollars, according to the latest data published by the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI). Too high ...
Facing Disruption Head On: Digital Reinvention in Healthcare
New and emerging technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and 3D printing, among many others – are converging to change not ...
Strong foundations: making medications safer and more effective
In Canada, we like to believe that our health system is among the best in the world. In many ways, it is. But there are aspects of our ...
Living With Alzheimer’s — Like Living With a Child?
Alzheimer’s is a disease in which the goal posts move. Things can change from month to month, or even hour to hour. Frustration is part of the package. There will ...
From Prescription Pad to Patient: Canada Must Close the Medication Gap
The Canadian healthcare system and all its stakeholders could usefully focus on one fundamental question – how do we close the medication gap?
Not just another day…
Every day we can make a difference if only we can see where we are needed and address our own fears.
Are Hospital Employees’ Work Experience and Patient Experience Related?
The more engaged employees are, the more positively they rate their hospital as a place to work, the more they trust their organization, the higher the perceived quality of patient ...
The Case to Build “Un-Hospitals” in Ontario
What if one day, everyone became healthy and no one needed to visit any hospital? What if the population did not need so many hospital beds and the huge associated ...
Bicycling on Sidewalks
As a general rule of thumb, it’s not a good idea to encourage bicycling on sidewalks. There are, of course, the occasional exceptions. This document will review the crash data, ...
