Four Ways to Fix Canada’s Long-Term Care System
ANALYSIS – Health From cohousing to dementia villages, here’s how we can put humanity back at the centre of senior care. Sarah Tranum January 23| The Conversation Sarah Tranum is an associate professor of social innovation design in the faculty of design at OCAD University. [Excerpt] COVID-19 has amplified existing cracks in the long-term care system in Canada. We […]
Best Evidence Webinar: The Logic and Politics of National Pharmacare
Planning Resilient Communities…Responding to climate change and eco system disruption
Rural Health Services Research Network of BC; Centre for Rural Health Research Kim, Diane; Rogan, Sila; Karve, Urvee; Tran, Evonne; Cherian, Arlin; Grzybowski, Stefan; Tsang, Elyse; Liu, Kyara; Fischer, Jordie A. J.; de Waal, Anna; Bland, Alexandra AbstractEvidence from current climate science research suggests that anthropogenic activity will cause drastic changes to our environment, including global warming of over 1.5oC in the next 10-30 years, extreme […]
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An Upgraded Hippocratic Oath Is Needed In The Digital And A.I. Era
[Excerpts] The Hippocratic Oath is the most famous text in Western medicine. It constitutes the ethical basis of the medical profession. For centuries, it has provided an overview of the principles of this noble mission and doctors’ professional behaviour. At the dawn of a new era in medicine, it is high time to rewrite the […]
Dr. Goldis Mitra explains the fee-for-service model and its shortcomings
Alternative payment models – A path forward
Goldis Mitra, MD CCFP Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.Agnes Grudniewicz, PhDAssistant Professor in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa in Ontario.M. Ruth Lavergne, PhDAssociate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS.Renee Fernandez, MD […]
Fee-for-service model is deterring aspiring family doctors from setting up practice: report
Model incentivizing high volume of patients is also contributing to B.C.’s family doctor shortage, report says CBC News · Nov 12, 2021 The payment model for family doctors in B.C. is deterring aspiring physicians from pursuing the work and contributing to the ongoing family doctor shortage in the province, according to a report released Friday. The […]
My Doctor Dumped Me. Here’s Why That’s So Common
Forced to search for a scarce primary care physician or nurse, I joined 700,000 British Columbians without one. Mark L Winston 5 Jan 2022 | TheTyee.ca Mark L. Winston is a professor and senior fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. His writing awards include the Governor General’s Literary Award for his book Bee Time: […]
Transportation needs for individuals living in the Interior Health Region – the survey runs until February 15, 2022
KT Methods Cluster-Consensus Methods Phase 2B: Project 4 Interior Health Consent for Delphi Survey Principal Investigator: Dr. Nelly OelkeUniversity of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO), NursingEmail: nelly.oelke@ubc.ca Phone: 250-807-9880 Knowledge User: Brent HobbsRegional Director Patient Transportation Services, Interior HealthEmail: Brent.Hobbs2@interiorhealth.ca Research Coordinator: Ashmita Rai UBCO, NursingEmail: ashmita.rai@ubc.ca Phone: 250-807-9948 This survey is a part of the “KT […]