Tag Archives: Health system

Putting patients first can save our health system Putting patients first can save our health system
By Kapil Khimdas and Danyaal Raza
Want an innovative economy? Fund research Want an innovative economy? Fund research
By Paul Armstrong and Carol Herbert
How can we change the health workforce to serve our aging population?
By Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

The architecture of our health system was created in the 1960s but we’ve had a demographic shift that’s been reversed since. Our health system needs to reflect our changing population and their needs

How can we change the health workforce to serve our aging population?
By Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

You can’t wave a magic wand and have everything in the health system suddenly delivered by homecare without there being explicit consideration of how to deploy this homecare workforce

How can we change the health workforce to serve our aging population?
By Gregory Huyer

Our health system has been designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals – rather than having the patient at the centre

Our healthcare system designed for the convenience of practitioners, not patients
By Andre Picard

We often fail to say the three most important words in medicine: I don’t know. There’s no shame in saying that.

We have built a sickness care system rather than a health system
By Andre Picard

In Canada, we deliver good medical care, but we’ve essentially built a sickness care system rather than a healthcare system.

Rising rates of kidney failure signal need for public health strategy Rising rates of kidney failure signal need for public health strategy
By Allison B. Dart and Mariette J. Chartier

As many as forty thousand people in Canada are affected by kidney failure — a problem that is increasing across the country, with significant consequences for our health system.

Our healthcare system designed for the convenience of practitioners, not patients

October 23, 2015

We have built a sickness care system rather than a health system This convocation speech was delivered to graduating MDs at the University of Manitoba on the receipt of an honorary doctorate on May 14, 2015. André Picard is a …

Private delivery of healthcare can work in a publicly funded system but comes with risks Private delivery of healthcare can work in a publicly funded system but comes with risks
By Stephen Duckett

Transparency won’t solve all the issues of private sector contracting in healthcare, but without it, the risks for Canadians will almost certainly outweigh the benefits.


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