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What are the rights and responsibilities of healthcare …

WebIn Canada, many applicable policies and codes of ethics establish that healthcare providers have a duty to care for patients …

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Health care should extend to undocumented migrants

WebHealth care needs to extend to undocumented migrants. Inadequate access to preventative care causes avoidable suffering and puts pressure on emergency departments. Health care should be a human right. Canada is undergoing its human-rights review at the United Nations, a standard peer evaluation all 193 member countries must …

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Substance use is a huge cost for the health-care system. Bold …

WebSubstance use is adding significant stress to Canada’s already-strained health-care system. More than 200 people in Canada die every day because of it and substance use also led to 13.4 billion worth of health-care costs in 2020, according to the Canadian Substance Use Cost and Harms project.. That included day surgeries, …

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Why tuberculosis is a public health concern

WebIn Canada, as elsewhere, an increasing proportion of TB cases are now multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant. This is a serious public health concern. …

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Big changes are coming to health and social programs

WebBig changes are coming to health and social programs. The Liberals have promised $23.7 billion in new transfer payments to the provinces and territories. …

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Canada has a health-care investment problem

WebInherently, Canada has a health care investment problem. It’s time to change the narrative. Too much public and not enough private spending? Canada spends $ …

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Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free …

WebHealth-care professionals have a lot of power over disabled people. For many of us, a physician’s signature governs far more than our essential medical care. It …

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Health care crisis: the fault of (federal) funding or (provincial

WebIn 2023, three times as many Canadians believe their health care system is in crisis than in the three surveys of the 2010s (28 per cent in 2023, compared to 10 per …

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We must address the human resources side of health care …

WebThe Canadian Institute of Health Information has found there was a decrease of between 17 and 21 per cent in life-saving surgeries following the first wave alone. For example, the insertion of pacemakers, …

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Social participation is critical to seniors’ health

WebBecause such participation is a critical element of older adults’ health, its decline has been associated with serious health outcomes, including a 29 percent greater risk of mortality. The challenge of helping …

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Canadian health care needs a dose of retention and a shot of tech

WebWhen health ministers from across Canada met in mid-October, staffing was the top issue on their agenda, for good reason. The opening line of a recent House of Commons committee report states: “Canada’s health workforce is in crisis.”. Some positive strides were made at that meeting, particularly a commitment to prioritize retention of …

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Proper funding for women’s health research could save …

WebHealth research suffered a serious blow when CIHR cancelled their 2020 spring competition one month after grants were submitted. Thankfully, the decision was reversed; however, the …

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Cultivating a culture of patient engagement in health care …

WebEstablishing a culture that fosters patient engagement requires us to consider the health care system from 30,000 feet. We have to first acknowledge that the system encompasses diverse roles, attitudes …

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Excising racism from health care requires Indigenous …

WebCanada’s history of colonization has laid the foundation for the implementation of racist health policy and the delivery of culturally unsafe health care, resulting in health disparities that are …

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Most Canadians want higher health transfers, preferably without …

WebMost Canadians want higher health transfers, preferably without conditions. Support for higher health-care transfers is high, survey finds, though attaching conditions is preferred by progressive voters in English Canada. (Version française disponible ici .) The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the vulnerabilities of the Canadian health-care system.

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We must prioritize caring in health care

WebWe must prioritize caring in health care. Instead of a health care system ruled by efficiencies, we need one that treats patients as people, not health care …

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What’s driving depression and mental-health issues in the public …

WebMental health, led by depression and anxiety, is by far the biggest driver of claims, followed by cancer as a distant second at 11.5 per cent of claims. All employers, …

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What’s preventing Canada from creating a robust health data …

WebProvincial health ministers face very strong incentives to avoid embarrassment, as do hospital and health region CEOs. Sophisticated statistical …

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Reforming long-term care requires a diversity and equity approach

WebIn the coming months, Canada’s Health Standards Organization (HSO) will develop a national LTC services standard with a focus that reflects current discussions …

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The Canada Health Act needs to be updated

WebThe Canada Health Act needs to be updated. The "hospital-physician-centric" nature of the CHA is not appropriate for care provided outside hospitals or by …

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Health and disease are issues of national security

WebThe Public Health Agency of Canada is a user of security intelligence. The security and intelligence agencies are best positioned to produce and assess it. In so …

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