Tag: chronic disease management

• May 9

  Canadian diabetes strategies under fire as diabetes rates continue to rise

  In the past six months, the Auditor Generals of both Canada and Ontario have turned their attention to problems with strategies designed to tackle one of Canada’s biggest health threats—the...Read more
• May 7

  Pulmonary embolism and chest pain

  The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question: I was diagnosed...Read more
• January 29

  The most costly places in Canada for patients to have diabetes

  The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question: What are the...Read more
• December 11

  Alcohol and diabetes: a potentially dangerous mix

  The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question: How does alcohol...Read more
• December 6

  Changes called for as 1% of population accounts for 1/3 of health care spending

  Ontario’s Health and Long-term Care Minister is calling for a change in how health care costs are scrutinized in light of research showing that a tiny proportion of the Ontario...Read more
• November 20

  Why patients need to be vigilant about blood clots

  The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question: I take warfarin...Read more
• November 13

  Home dialysis and the lengthy wait for a kidney transplant

  The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question: I want to...Read more
• June 21

  Does evidence support expanding telehomecare in Ontario?

  Telehomecare programs offer remote monitoring for people living with chronic diseases, linking patients to providers without requiring an in-person visit.  Ontario is currently developing a number of large-scale telehomecare programs with...Read more
• March 7

  Frequent flyers: aeroplan and health care

  This year I did not achieve Elite status on Air Canada/Aeroplan.  For the first time in a decade, I am without status on a major airline.  No number to call,...Read more