I began medical school optimistic about what becoming a physician meant I could do for my future patients. Naively, I presumed my career would involve treating patients’ illnesses so they could return to lead full and fulfilling lives.
A version of this commentary appeared in the National Post, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun Sleep doesn’t come easy as we age. Take Ilsa; she is a 78-year-old recent widow. Since her husband passed away, she has slept poorly. A recent hospitalization and the disorienting bright lights and noises of the inpatient ward made her […]
Many people have been faced with having to make critical decisions for family and friends who were at the end of their lives. This can create a great deal of stress and burden as family members try to navigate the social and health care systems and succumb to their own impending loss and grief. A […]
Why Change Day is a step in the right direction A version of this commentary appeared in Ottawa Life, the Hamilton Spectator and the Waterloo Chronicle Over the past few months, patients and healthcare providers alike have been encouraged to make pledges to improve compassionate quality care in Ontario as part of an inaugural movement […]
If 2017 is the year of #MeToo, then could 2018 be the year that we finally tackle the silence surrounding domestic violence and its pervasiveness in society? Could this be the year when domestic violence victims no longer hide in the shadows but instead come forward and demand their tormentors be held responsible: #MeTooDV, perhaps? […]
Une amélioration de notre système de surveillance des médicaments s’impose. Une version de ce commentaire est parue dans Huffington Post Quebec Si vous prenez des médicaments sur ordonnance, savez-vous à quelles fins vous les prenez? En obtenez-vous les bienfaits? Avez-vous ressenti des effets indésirables attribuables à leur prise? Vous serez peut-être surpris d’apprendre que les réponses […]
Un système de soins mieux coordonné et davantage de soutien communautaire et à domicile, voici les principales priorités des Canadiens âgés Aujourd’hui, plus d’un million de Canadiens sont fragilisés sur le plan médical, soit environ 25 pour cent des personnes âgées de plus de 65 ans et 50 pour cent de celles âgées de plus de 85 ans. Le […]
Une version de ce commentaire est parue dans Le Droit, La Presse and Le Huffington Post Quebec Il n’y a aucun doute que l’environnement alimentaire a une influence sur ce que mangent les gens, et que la publicité par l’industrie alimentaire en fait partie. Les enfants au pays souffrent maintenant de maladies chroniques qui n’étaient observées […]
Once-In-A-Generation tax reform is not an effective path to fairness. It would be better to invest in ongoing, regular analysis of all major tax provisions. Michael Wolfson Canada Research Chair in population health modeling/populomics, University of Ottawa, joins Calgary Today to share more. Interview on Calgary Today with Angela Kokott, 770 CHQR Radio, Global News
Why is the Canada Revenue Agency denying the Disability Tax Credit to those who need it most? A version of this commentary appeared in Policy Options, the Hill Times and the Vancouver Province “Providing benefits not burdens” is how former Health Minister, Judy LaMarsh once described the vision for disability policy in Canada. Unfortunately, this […]
