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.

Opinion
by Abrar Ahmed

I am a new doctor; Ford is wrong about ‘basketweaving majors’

The Ontario Student Assistance Program is more than just taxpayer money. It is the people’s belief in the immense potential of every student to rise above their station and be of service to the public.

Opinion
by Gabriel Fabreau Annalee Coakley

Alberta can’t rely on immigrant workers while denying them health care

Alberta cannot build a functioning health system by recruiting newcomers to sustain it while denying some of them the care and education that allow them to live, work and stay.

Opinion
by Élise Boulanger Neb Kovacina Marwa Ilali

Digital tools promise better care. Are they delivering on the Quintuple Aim?

If primary care is increasingly digital, are these tools helping us move toward better patient experience, health outcomes, lower costs, improved clinician well-being and greater equity?

Opinion
by Don Wilson

Rather than a ‘chilling effect’, Bill S-228 provides protection from forced sterilization

The intention of Bill S-228 is to clarify the law on aggravated assault, not to create any laws to target physicians providing care under currently accepted norms and methods.

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