Dr. Janet Kushner-Kow is the physician program director of elder care at Providence Health Care and division head of geriatric medicine at the University of British Columbia.
We doctors take an oath to honour the health of those we serve, prevent illness whenever we can and first do no harm. These values aren’t a political preference; they’re enduring, evidence-based principles of healthy systems.
Many have forgotten how serious infections from Measules, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella can be because we have not seen them for many years. I am reminded every day by my mumps-induced deafness.
No parent should have to bury their child because of measles. Unfortunately, politicizing public health by downplaying the risks of measles and normalizing vaccine hesitancy puts us on precisely this trajectory.
New report reveals growth in government funding on Ontario’s public hospital systems has been significantly
outpaced by spending on private staffing agencies.
“It seems like we are continuously posting for new people because we really are viewed as a stepping stone,” says Roxane Zuck, Monarch Recovery Services' Chief Executive Officer.
Michelle Spencer gets emotional when she speaks about the passion of the team she works with at the District of Kenora Homes and Community Support Services.
Chief Executive Officer Janine van den Heuvel says the Algonquin Family Health Teams' has largely managed to avert staffing shortages and turmoil caused by a steep wage gap in the community health sector – so far.
Amanda Rainville, a nurse practitioner and executive director at a rural primary care clinic in Capreol, Ont., says she feels the impact of the wage gap in the community health sector on a daily basis.
Competition for qualified staff willing to work on the front lines of the community support services is growing fiercer, says Janet Williams, Vice President of Human Resources, CHATS-Community & Home Assistance to Seniors.
Without action, we will see services cut, wait times grow longer, and more overcrowding in our emergency departments and hospitals – all at a time when the impact of the trade war could increase demand for community health services, including mental health supports.
It’s time to roll up our sleeves and choose to build a primary care system that can truly stand as the foundation for Ontario’s health and social systems.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination historically has been framed as a women’s health topic, but a gender-neutral approach to prevention may boost health benefits for both females and males.
Flipping the script on Advance Care Planning doesn’t mean I don’t agree with it. But what my approach has done is to take note of what makes up a “good day” and try to incorporate as many as possible.
The successful implementation of the Canadian Health Act (CHA) reform due to take place in April 2026 will depend on provincial cooperation rather than competition between health-care professionals.
As a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease, I was profoundly touched by Sen. Cory Booker’s emotional, record-setting speech to the U.S. Senate on March 31.
Calls for rapid scaling of fossil fuel projects not only ignore the impacts of these industries on atmospheric warming but fail to consider their direct effects on human health.