A strong primary care system keeps patients away from emergency departments and helps patients self-manage illnesses. But Ontario’s plan to ease pressure on emergency rooms ignores family medicine.
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Managing a chronic health condition can make the transition to post-secondary education more complex.
Delirium doesn’t just harm vulnerable seniors. It prolongs hospital stays, ties up beds and clogs emergency rooms. Mandating senior-friendly hospital care protects patients and the health-care system.
Person-centred care sees the patient as a whole, unique individual and puts them at the centre of their health decisions.
For people to access medical assistance in dying (MAID) requires health-care professionals willing to provide the service. The reasons health-care providers choose not to participate are important.
Small communities struggle to retain needed internationally educated health-care professionals. Challenges will persist until the compounding effects of social and professional isolation are addressed.
A national dental care program is welcome news, but raises several ‘billion-dollar’ questions about how the program will work and what will be covered. Here are seven principles to guide decisions.
Almost half of patients have poor understanding of their emergency department visit. Being aware of how the emergency department works can give patients the tools to have a smoother experience.
People living with dementia in the South Asian community often face challenges accessing care because of a lack of culturally appropriate services, language barriers or perceived stigma about dementia
Less than half of Canadians can see their doctor same-day, and millions don’t even have a family doctor. Improving access to care means providing doctors with the support they need to focus on patients.
Rates of burnout have increased alarmingly among health-care workers during the pandemic. Unless the system provides more support to its already depleted workforce, staff shortages may get worse.
By 2030, the WHO projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million health-care workers, with potentially deadly consequences for patients, economies and our communities.
With COVID-19 placing heavy demands on the health-care system, non-COVID patients may struggle to access care, putting women, people in poor health and those without a regular doctor at risk.
People living in long-term care facilities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in Canada. A new report analyzing long-term care around the world assesses Canada’s pandemic performance.
Having multiple romantic partners also offers greater financial and logistical support when raising children, according to research with polyamorous families.
Expensive hospitals are what Australians want, but prevention and local solutions are what Australians need.
Evidence now shows that for the majority of healthy people, the risks of bleeding with a daily Aspirin outweigh any heart benefits. How long will it take for your doctor to tell you?
From weekend walks with your doctor to free gym memberships, there is a global movement afoot.
Halting the rapid rise in inflammatory bowel disease will require a proactive approach to medicine, and a focus on the gut.
Bold leadership is needed to adapt Canada’s expensive and mediocre health-care system for an aging population struggling with chronic disease.
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Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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MD (Internal Medicine Resident) & PhD candidate (Focus on Geriatrics), Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Nursing, MacEwan University
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Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate professor, Curtin University
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Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii
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Stauffer-Dunning Fellow in Global Public Policy and Adjunct Professor at the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, Queen's University, Ontario
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Stauffer-Dunning Chair and Executive Director, Queen's School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Midwifery Education Program, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Research Assistant, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Queen's University, Ontario
