How do Social Determinants of Health Affect Patient Wellness – Sarah Heath

How do Social Determinants of Health Affect Patient Wellness.Different social determinants of health affect patient wellness by limiting patient access to key health and lifestyle resources By Sara Heath – October 09, 2020 [Excerpts] The social determinants of health garnered a lot of attention once it became evident they can impact value-based care success. As […]

Citizen-Patient-Community Participation in Health Care Planning, Decision-Making, and Delivery through Rural Health Councils

Academic Position Statement BACKGROUND  The importance of involving patients in health care activities is widely recognized and prioritized through British Columbia’s Patient-Centred Care Framework. This includes facilitating patient involvement in quality improvement and health care redesign.   The disbandment of the hospital boards in the 2000s alongside further health care restructuring that resulted in the […]

February 2022

Some highlights: My Doctor Dumped Me. Here’s Why That’s So Common Fee-for-service model is deterring aspiring family doctors from setting up practice (Fee for Service not working) The Urgent Obligation to Stabilize Canada’s Health Care System – A path forward Four Ways to Fix Canada’s  Long-Term Care System Two-Eyed Seeing: Current approaches,  and discussion of […]