After many years of success, EvidenceNetwork.ca is no longer in operation. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the organization over the past decade including our dedicated researchers, newspaper editors, readers and funders. However, now it is time to move onto new ways of looking at knowledge mobilization and policy. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Sampert at s.sampert@uwinnipeg.ca.
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The inconsistencies of Canadian healthcare

By Robert Brown Comments Off on The inconsistencies of Canadian healthcare , , , ,

Are wait times for hip replacements in Canada justified — or could they be shortened?   I spent my life teaching actuarial science at a university.  As a result, I calculated lots of numbers:  averages, expected values, variances.  But, they were only numbers.  What I didn’t see was the individual human story behind each calculation. […]