Opinion

Palliative care needs better PR

Fighting food insecurity during and after a pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most facets of daily life, including what we eat. Long grocery store lineups, the anxious masked faces of essential staff at checkouts, the elderly carrying heavy bags to avoid public transit and empty non-perishable aisles have become common sights.

What are we willing to pay for the quality of death we want?

Culture and COVID-19 reponses

Social prescribing: The next step for equitable health care

Five steps to contain the next outbreak

NIMBYism? We’ll take that hospice, thanks!

Alberta eroding independence of key health institutions

Breath and Blood

New level of nursing essential as part of healthcare reform

Bridging the Gap: Compassionate communities are essential for care

I gave my patient a tent

A tale of two patients: The ‘postal code’ lottery of palliative care

Protests paving the way for racial justice in health care

Cracking the code for surgical success

Our ‘nice’ social workers are essential for a better tomorrow

The future of emergency care: Takeaways from COVID-19

Socrates and self-reflection: A creative approach to teaching compassion

Pandemic highlights the need for homecare

Virus vs. Visitors – Why long-term care needs a palliative approach