Sometimes I see a single rider on an e-scooter, zipping by with a sense of freedom that makes me smile.
Is Industry Shaping Canada’s Research Ethics Ecosystem?
Clinical trials are the process through which new medicines are tested before they can be approved for sale.
Clinical trials are the process through which new medicines are tested before they can be approved for sale.
When Digital Tools Reshape Primary Care: What Happens to the 4CS?
Primary care is often described through four core attributes – the 4Cs: first contact, continuity, comprehensiveness and coordination.
Primary care is often described through four core attributes – the 4Cs: first contact, continuity, comprehensiveness and coordination.
HCWs Have Died and Been Disabled. Laws Should Have Prevented This
There was a bit of a twist to this morning, however. COVID had been making the rounds of the seniors’ homes in the region and this facility was no exception.
There was a bit of a twist to this morning, however. COVID had been making the rounds of the seniors’ homes in the region and this facility was no exception.
When Technology Becomes the Work: Why Primary Care Must Confront the Digital Burden It Created
Across dozens of studies reviewed, one finding was consistent: digital systems regularly add tasks, clicks, screens and administrative steps that lengthen the workday rather than streamline it.
Across dozens of studies reviewed, one finding was consistent: digital systems regularly add tasks, clicks, screens and administrative steps that lengthen the workday rather than streamline it.
The Missing Middle: A Pragmatic, Zero-Infrastructure Solution for Alberta’s Emergency Department Crisis
Patients in our urban centres, particularly Edmonton, often must endure agonizing waits for minor, easily treatable complaints like a child with a midnight fever, an ear infection or a minor laceration.
Patients in our urban centres, particularly Edmonton, often must endure agonizing waits for minor, easily treatable complaints like a child with a midnight fever, an ear infection or a minor laceration.
Are We the Problem when Healthcare Systems Fail?
I admitted him. Of course I did. And in doing so, I made two system failures disappear. The social system had no housing for him.
I admitted him. Of course I did. And in doing so, I made two system failures disappear. The social system had no housing for him.
Reclaiming the Joy of Cooking for People Living with Chronic Conditions
I have learned so much since that day in the doctor’s office. I have learned that my diagnosis wasn’t my fault, and that I didn’t choose to live with a chronic condition.
I have learned so much since that day in the doctor’s office. I have learned that my diagnosis wasn’t my fault, and that I didn’t choose to live with a chronic condition.
Adherence Starts With Understanding: Why Health Literacy Is a System Responsibility
What if the real starting point is not adherence, but understanding?
What if the real starting point is not adherence, but understanding?
Too Frail but Not Yet Palliative: Ontario’s Opportunity to Lead in Home Care for Older Adults
This progress matters because well-organized home palliative care is not only compassionate; it is also a thoughtful and intentional health system strategy.
This progress matters because well-organized home palliative care is not only compassionate; it is also a thoughtful and intentional health system strategy.
Assisted Dying Is Changing Medicine More Than We Realize
This active displacement of clinical care, as documented in government reports, is illustrative of a broader trend – MAiD is shifting the focus of medicine from the treatment of suffering to the elimination of the suffering patient.
This active displacement of clinical care, as documented in government reports, is illustrative of a broader trend – MAiD is shifting the focus of medicine from the treatment of suffering to the elimination of the suffering patient.
Transparency Is Not Risk Free. But Neither Is Restricted Access
In Ontario, patients still must fight to see information that is written about them, used to make decisions about their care and stored in their own medical records.
In Ontario, patients still must fight to see information that is written about them, used to make decisions about their care and stored in their own medical records.
The Paradox of Progress: How Medical Advancements Are Expanding the Time We Spend Unwell
This finding resonates with a long tradition of critical thought on industrial modernity. Herbert Marcuse argued that advanced industrial society narrows the horizon of freedom by absorbing critique into a “one-dimensional” order.
This finding resonates with a long tradition of critical thought on industrial modernity. Herbert Marcuse argued that advanced industrial society narrows the horizon of freedom by absorbing critique into a “one-dimensional” order.
Bill to Criminalize Forced Sterilization Sparks Debate Over Reproductive Justice and Medical Practice
The bill would make clear the practice qualifies as aggravated assault; medical practitioners performing sterilization procedures without sufficient consent could face up to 14 years in prison.
The bill would make clear the practice qualifies as aggravated assault; medical practitioners performing sterilization procedures without sufficient consent could face up to 14 years in prison.
The Paperwork Burden Weighing on Canadian Physicians
These are non-clinical, administrative tasks such as general office management, billing and managing staff.
These are non-clinical, administrative tasks such as general office management, billing and managing staff.
The Hidden Cost of Dismissal: How We Amplify Chronic Pain in Clinical Settings
Your mind is already moving to efficiency. What can you realistically do in the next 15 minutes?
Your mind is already moving to efficiency. What can you realistically do in the next 15 minutes?