Category Archives: Health More than Healthcare Podcasts

Canada needs a list of ‘essential medicines’

May 9, 2017

Think back to the last time you filled a prescription. Now think back to who paid for that.

Caregivers need more than a national day of recognition

May 9, 2017

One in four people in Canada care for a loved one, friend or neighbour.

Funding community-based programs can reduce male suicide

April 19, 2017

The suicide rate for men in Canada is three to four times higher than women.

This rate increases even more in certain subgroups such as gay men, indigenous men or veterans.

Understanding the opioids crisis in Canada

November 13, 2016

North America is grappling with an opioids epidemic. British Columbia has even declared a public health emergency because of a significant increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Dr. David Juurlink, Head of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at …

Why More Academics Should Engage with the Media, with Dr. Noralou Roos

October 19, 2016

Why more academics should engage with the media, a Policy Options Podcast. Imagine putting months of work into an article to have it read by only 10 people. This is the situation in much of academia right now, where the influx of new material is making it increasingly difficult for academics to get their research out to the public and to policy-makers.

Can filing taxes be a treatment for poverty? Here’s how doctors are helping their low-income patients

June 15, 2016

While the link between poverty and poor health outcomes is well established, experts say that many health care providers feel unequipped to intervene. Nancy McPherson, a Population Health Analyst, says that one solution is for health practitioners to diagnose and …

Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities

June 1, 2016

While indigenous populations in Canada have higher risks of health problems, our usual treatments often focus solely on western medical approaches.

Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?

April 21, 2016

A version of this podcast appeared in the Huffington Post In a recent UNICEF report, Canada ranked in the bottom half of the world’s richest countries in overall child well-being and child equality. Experts say that a lack of access …

Breaking the boundaries of complex care for children

April 16, 2016

A version of this podcast appeared in Progressive Bloggers, BLOOM, WIMS and CMAJ Blog The Complex Care Initiative at Sick Kids began in 2006, by the late pediatrician Dr. Norman Saunders. For ten years it has opened its doors to …

Implementing a basic income in Canada to improve health and reduce poverty

April 4, 2016

A version of this podcast appeared in Basic Income Earth Network and the Huffington Post Offering a guaranteed annual income to reduce poverty and improve health is not a new idea in Canada, but it is once again on the …


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