Health Infrastructure

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by Kelly Cobey

It’s time to get mad about your health data

When my mom moved across the province to be closer to her grandkids (and I like to think, me), she faced a challenge many Canadians know all too well: finding a family doctor. But once she did, she faced another problem. It turned out that some of her medical history hadn’t made the trip with her.
by Jennifer Diamond

At a breaking point: Workforce sustainability in home and community care needs smarter HR

The workforce pressure on our increasingly strained health-care system is not a Human Resources (HR) problem; it’s a human problem that affects every single person in the chain of care, from physicians and Personal Support Workers to the administrative teams who hold it all together.
by Margaret Hess Naomi Berlyne

Low-income seniors losing out on government pensions

Many low-income seniors are standing on the edge of a financial precipice. As family physicians and health promoters at St. Michael’s Family Health Team, we do everything we can to support our patients through these challenges. But for every person we help, thousands of others fall through the cracks with no one to catch them.
by Amal Khan

Disconnected by design: How fragmented health data is failing Canadian patients

Patients living in Canadian rural and remote communities often move across multiple systems simply to access basic care. Bill S-5 represents an important first step toward addressing a problem.

by Maha Kamil

Children left waiting: The need to update emergency department triage

Long emergency wait times are now widely recognized as a structural problem. But children should not deteriorate unnoticed in emergency department waiting areas.
by Christen Kong

What if your health-care team included an artist?

Imagine a world where creativity is prescribed alongside medicine – where artists collaborate with doctors to heal body, mind and spirit.
by Jasmine Kaur Sidhu

Art is health infrastructure: Rethinking gender-based violence responses for newcomer women

For newcomer survivors of gender-based domestic violence, expressive arts are not decorative. They are a practical, culturally responsive component of recovery.
by Jay Shah Dawid Martyniak

Rethinking MASLD: Can continuous glucose monitors help?

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease is a rapidly growing public health concern afflicting an estimated 35 per cent of Canadians.

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 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 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 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 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 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 Kathryn Andrusky

Who owns the results?

When it comes to diagnostic test results, patient access to information has expanded rapidly. Responsibility for interpreting and acting on that information has not expanded in the same way.
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.
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.
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.

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