Nicki Soilis

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Nicki Soilis is a doctoral candidate at McGill University’s Institute of Health Sciences Education whose research focuses on community-based and equity-oriented learning in the health professions and who brings two decades of experience in health professions education and program design.

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by Maddie O’Connor

Lifestyle medicine vs. wellness culture: Evidence-based preventative care should not be a luxury product

Evidence-based preventative care should not become a luxury product or a marketplace trend. It should remain a core part of accessible public health care.
by Christen Kong

Beyond attachment: The role of community artists in newcomer primary care

Community artists help humanize both health care and settlement experiences by creating accessible, relational entry points.
by Mubariz Maqsood

Alberta’s change in digital health policy raises risks for adolescents

In Alberta, a recent change to MyHealth Records expanded parent and guardian access to children’s online health information, which could put some youth at risk.

by Esty-Jo Asare Andrea Charise

Community arts in focus: Evidence of impact on newcomer social and mental wellness

For newcomers to Canada, creativity isn’t just a pastime – it can be a lifeline.
by Larry W. Chambers Teena Kindt Ehab Wassif

How a family physicians’ community of practice is reshaping dementia care

As dementia prevalence continues to rise across Ontario, the need for consistent, fair, and patient-centred approaches will only grow.
by Mahima Kaur Trivedi Peter Zhang

Defying early-onset colorectal cancer, a disease increasingly affecting younger age groups

To truly defy early-onset colorectal cancer, we need to come to terms with the reality that colorectal cancer has now become a disease of the young.
by Akram Mahani Tom McIntosh Marina Revelli

The U.K. is moving health governance closer to communities. Why is Canada moving further away?

NHS England’s reforms may not be perfect. But they reflect an important recognition: healthier societies are built not only through health-care systems but through stronger neighbourhood systems and focus on communities.

by Lynn Ashdown

Embracing disability consciousness: Elevating diverse voices in medical education

As health care is paying more attention to disability education in recent years, it’s important that when including disability voices, we ensure diversity of disabled voices as well.     
by Emily McCullogh Alix Krahn

Where is the care for coaches in the Safe Sport movement?

Sport is a space that offers opportunities to experience great joy and excitement, as well sorrow and disappointment. More importantly, sport (at all levels) relies on coaches to support athletes throughout this emotional journey. But who supports the coaches?
by Abrar Ahmed

Closing safe injection sites is not a solution

"My psychiatry professor did not celebrate her patient’s drinking. She recognized it for what it was: a coping mechanism that kept her patient alive long enough to seek help. Supervised consumption sites are similar in that sense. They are not the end of the story."
by Christine Leong

Pharmacists are often the first to see mental health issues. They should be trained to respond

Mental Health First Aid training could strengthen pharmacists' ability to assist patients in distress and could serve as a vital first touch point for patient care.

by Pragna Desai

Developing a new model – professional arts intersecting with gerontology

The narrative around aging has been focused almost entirely on “decline management." But a compelling shift is happening as we recognize that the later chapters of life are not just about preservation, but about creative expansion.
by Glen Bandiera Alexis Milligan

Expertise waiting in the wings: Including the arts into the centre of care

The arts can have a pivotal role to play in alleviating burnout amongst medical professionals.

by Maha Kamil

Androgenetic alopecia is more than just a ‘cosmetic’ issue

Hair loss is routinely classified in medicine as cosmetic – a matter of appearance rather than medical consequence. But that description is not neutral. It determines how seriously a condition is taken, how much funding it receives and how urgently effective treatments are pursued.
by Ronald Chow Max Jiang Shaheeda Ahmed

When the rescuer becomes the patient: Reflections on accidental high-energy defibrillation during Code Blue

As physicians, we go to work each day with the intent to provide patient care and help others. Frankly, some days are better than others. But we don’t expect to get injured at work and urgently become patient ourselves.
by Katie Dorman

CSC policy change endangers health and lives in correctional facilities

The alarming number of overdose deaths in Canadian correctional facilities warrant an urgent, multi-faceted response from the federal government.
by Larry W. Chambers

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s are here – but Canada isn’t ready

Blood‑based biomarkers offer a real opportunity to improve dementia care – but only if we redesign our systems to use them wisely.
by Lawrence Loh

Summer’s almost here. Are you still upset about changing to daylight saving time?

Spring and summer moves between daylight and standard time represents a compromise. It’s about health across the months, not just in the immediate moment of the change.
by Margot Burnell

Beyond burnout: Why a thriving medical profession is essential for patient care

If we are serious about fixing health care in Canada, physician wellness can’t be an afterthought. It must be part of the cure.
by Jan Pezarro Christian Finley

Shamed to death: How stigma, not science, is killing Canadians with lung cancer

Lung cancer screening should be available to everyone at risk, regardless of where they live or the source of their illness. 

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