Morgan Lim

Contributor

Morgan Lim is an Associate Scientist at the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners, she’s also an Associate Professor ​at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

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by Negin Masoudifar

Pregnancy with HIV: Breaking down barriers and overcoming stigma

Maria's experience highlights the need for better training on HIV management in maternity care. No woman should feel like an outsider or unwanted during the very time when she is bringing life into the world.
by Ferrukh Faruqui

Death ‘is not a medical process. It shouldn’t be made one’: Suicide pod stirs controversy among right-to-die proponents

Sarco, the world’s first suicide pod, is stirring up controversy amongst right-to-die proponents as an ongoing criminal case takes place.

by Jacob Bailey

The Czardom of Kevin Brosseau, first of his name 

In a (failed) attempt to avoid tariffs, the Canadian government agreed last month to invest heavily in border security. Who is the man tasked with securing the border? Newly appointed Fentanyl Czar and former Mountie, Kevin Brosseau.

by Tania Kazi Tanvir Chakkal

Is your doctor watching YouTube? The role of FOAMed in medical education 

Free Open Access Medical Education is a growing movement in the medical community aimed at enhancing medical education through online resources.
by Brianna Jackson

Bouncing back together: How to build resilience among youth

By addressing structural determinants, we can create supportive environments where resilience is not a rare exception but a common experience among all youth.
by Jacob Bailey

The Innocents Aboard (a bike)

I imagine what it will be like for drivers when bike lanes are gone and seeing cyclists will be a surprise. As a physician, I worry I will be the first to see the aftermath of these decisions.
by Maddi Dellplain

‘I wish he would have just hit me’: Bill criminalizing ‘insidious’ form of domestic abuse dies with prorogation

Coercive control, a form of intimate partner violence, was nearly criminalized in Canada before parliament was prorogued on Jan. 6. Will new Parliament revive it?
by InterFaculty Curriculum Committee (IFCC)

Interprofessional education essential in Ontario’s vision for primary care teams

A coordinated, evidence-informed educational plan must accompany the system-wide reform, so that both future and current practitioners can thrive in and lead this change.
by Nikhila (Nikki) Butani Sami Berihun Serena Perera

Breaking down barriers: How to improve refugee access to health care

Refugees often face language barriers, cultural differences and a lack of knowledge about our health-care system, which can lead to delays in receiving care and poorer health outcomes.
by Kashif Raza

Report highlights systemic discrimination against International Medical Graduates in Canada

Canada’s current system for integrating IMGs is inefficient, inequitable and contributes to the physician shortage. By acknowledging these barriers and implementing targeted reforms, Canada can build a fairer, more effective health-care workforce.
by Sabina Vohra-Miller

With the U.S. sidelined, it’s critical we monitor avian flu outbreak

As the avian flu outbreak continues to evolve, it is critical for us to continue monitoring, testing and surveillance, especially as cuts are made to funding and research is gagged south of the border.

by Sonika Kainth

Ontario provincial election will affect health care greatly: Choose wisely

With a provincial election coming in a few days, there are a few things we should reflect on regarding health care in our province.
by Jasmine Ryu Won Kang

‘Nobody prepares you for this part of the journey’: Four women discuss life after breast cancer

Breast cancer rates are increasing for women in their 20s to 40s. Four women share how life looks after breast cancer and how they contended with challenges they never saw coming.
by Emily Gwun-Shun Lennon

Guelph braces for ‘devastating impacts’ as supervised consumption site set to close

As Guelph’s only supervised consumption site prepares to close March 31, advocates warn people will die and the surrounding community will suffer.
by Maddi Dellplain

Charity fills the gap in pet fostering services for struggling community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

For The Homies - Downtown Eastside Pet Support Society is a new grassroots organization offering much-needed pet fostering and other pet services for community members and their furry friends.
by Karine Diedrich

Empowering choices: The importance of advance care planning

Advance care planning empowers individuals to have their health-care preferences honoured, offering peace of mind to both themselves and their loved ones. Yet, despite the importance of these conversations, many people delay or avoid them altogether.
by Elliott Brierley Dina Shenouda

‘We do not need compassionate care: We need a country that cares with compassion’

Conservative politicians have pushed for involuntary treatment, often termed "compassionate care." While compassionate care seems like the easiest answer, the policy is problematic.

by Suffia Malik

‘The first time students see a patient of colour should not be in hospital’: The need for diverse patient actors

Advocate groups say increasing patient actor diversity is crucial to prepare Ontario’s future doctors to care for the province’s increasingly diverse patient population.

Statement from the CMA, CNA, CFNU: Attacks, abuse of health workers must not be tolerated

The reprehensible assault of health workers in Halifax last week is a harsh reminder of the dangers health professionals across Canada face while trying to provide quality care to patients.
by Joss Reimer

The reality of family medicine has changed. The health system must keep up

It’s time to break down the siloes in health care and focus on collaboration instead. No one wants to leave patients out in the cold.

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