Opinion
by Élise Boulanger Neb Kovacina Marwa Ilali Claire Grillet Héloïse Moulart

From burden to blueprint: Clinicians and patients as co-architects of primary care’s digital future 

Clinicians and patients are not simply users to be consulted. They are indispensable partners – co-architects of a digital transformation that serves care, not the other way around.

Opinion
by Kathryn Andrusky

Who owns the results?

When it comes to diagnostic test results, patient access to information has expanded rapidly. Responsibility for interpreting and acting on that information has not expanded in the same way.

Opinion
by Tara Moroz

People increasingly are turning to AI for health questions but should it be trusted?

The convenience of turning to AI or health information is appealing. But it raises an important question: how reliable are these answers when the topic is our health?

Opinion
by Elina Aliieva

Protecting nursing students: The need for placement site guidelines in smaller clinics

Clinical education is a regulated and mandatory component of professional entry-to-practice. Strengthening placement guidelines could help anticipate shifts in placement availability by promoting clearer expectations and safeguards.

Opinion
by Nancy Poole Lindsay Wolfson

Preventing alcohol use during pregnancy is a policy problem, not a personal failure

The solution to fetal alcohol syndrome prevention is not simply to tell women not to drink, assuming they either don’t know enough or don’t care enough. The solution is to create policy environments that make prevention possible.

Opinion
by Caroline Ewen

Ethical recruitment of internationally educated health professionals: From principles to action

With one of the highest volumes of migrant intake in the world, Canada has both a responsibility and an opportunity to demonstrate leadership in ethical recruitment and for policymakers to support implementation of WHO code-aligned policies and practices.

Opinion
by Suman Virdee

Beyond stereotypes: Family doctors’ pivotal role in detecting substance use disorders

Primary care clinics can be the best place for detection because of the stigma patients feel when walking into a specialized clinic.

Opinion
by Dat Nguyen

HPV vaccination in Canada: Progress made, gaps remaining

It is critical for federal and provincial policymakers to act decisively to achieve public health goals, particularly in light of a concerning decline in HPV vaccine coverage.

Opinion
by Hayley Pelletier

Flawed by design: The case of the Saskatchewan fertility treatment tax credit

Saskatchewan’s fertility treatment tax credit is fundamentally inequitable, exclusionary and revealing of whose access to care is prioritized – and whose is not.

Opinion
by Evan Weber

It’s time to act: Canada needs standardized genetic testing for breast cancer care

Every patient deserves to know if their breast cancer is hereditary, if their treatment could be more precise and if their loved ones are at risk.

Opinion
by Katherine Joa Rauch

Canada’s health-care systems are practicing disaster medicine every day

Across Canada, clinicians are increasingly working in environments where the demand for care far exceeds the resources available.

Opinion
by Devina Wadhwa

The fabric of care: It is nurses who hold our health system together

If Canada hopes to strengthen its health-care system, we must recognize and support the profession that sustains it every day.

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