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patient advocacy

opinion: health-care waits are now the longest ever
although the covid-19 pandemic has contributed to longer wait times, it does not account for almost three decades of documented wait-time increases
mackenzie moir and bacchus barua
世界杯决赛2022
dec 16, 2021
a health care worker helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at st. boniface hospital in winnipeg on nov. 1, 2020.

sorry not sorry: how a hospital complaint system perpetuates harm after medical error
my family and i experienced precisely such ongoing harm while coping with the multiple medical errors my late father endured as a prostate cancer patient at canada’s largest hospital research network.
healthy debate
patient advocacy
dec 15, 2021
inadequate legislation and oversight of hospital practices, as well taxpayer-subsidized legal costs for physicians further enable patient harm. getty

opinion: first of its kind study looks at the mental health of haredi jews
while haredi jews continue to contribute to canada's cultural life and economy, their experiences with mental health services and beliefs and practices surrounding mental health are relatively unknown.
lara antebi and rob whitley
opinion
dec 14, 2021
much of the research literature on religion and mental health derives from studies of christians. getty

secondary losses: the impact of the pandemic on canadians with cancer
our country may be on the brink of a second epidemic – a cascade of cancers that went undetected for the past two years as patients were unable to seek the primary care they would normally receive.
healthy debate
cancer
dec 14, 2021
in some cases, patients did not choose to avoid care; they had no access to it. getty

'a sacrificial lamb': breast cancer survivors, advocates call for an end to restricting mammograms
the breast screening guidelines from the canadian task force on preventive health care, which included no breast cancer experts, were largely based on a flawed study.
sadaf ahsan
breast cancer
dec 10, 2021
a literal matter of life and death, the hope is simply that women are able to be screened even if they are in their 40s — obviously, earlier detection is always better. getty

uottawa launches country's first research centre focused on black health
“if you want to understand the health of people in the black community, you have to understand the economic and social determinants of health.”
andrew duffy
世界杯决赛2022
dec 10, 2021
university of ottawa psychology professor jude cénat is the driving force behind the newly-launched interdisciplinary centre for black health, a research centre focused on advancing the health of canada's black community. it's the first of its kind in canada.

opinion: rushing quebec’s bill 2 risks leaving many voices unheard
the controversial bill introduces new (and highly criticized) rules regarding trans and non-binary individuals’ rights to modify their sex designations and gender markers on identity documents.
alana cattapan, vanessa gruben, stefanie carsley & angela cameron
opinion
dec 08, 2021
advocates say the government failed to adequately consult with the lgbtq+ community prior to introducing the bill. getty

hospitals in crisis: emergency personnel in southwestern ontario sounding the alarm
according to anthony dale, president and ceo of the ontario hospital association, system overcapacity has been years in the making, especially in non-urban regions.
healthy debate
policy
dec 06, 2021
in september 2021, the average length of stay for an admitted patient in the emergency department was 16.5 hours. getty
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breast cancer canada
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pancreatic cancer canada
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

opinion: health-care waits are now the longest ever
although the covid-19 pandemic has contributed to longer wait times, it does not account for almost three decades of documented wait-time increases
mackenzie moir and bacchus barua
世界杯决赛2022
dec 16, 2021
a health care worker helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at st. boniface hospital in winnipeg on nov. 1, 2020.

sorry not sorry: how a hospital complaint system perpetuates harm after medical error
my family and i experienced precisely such ongoing harm while coping with the multiple medical errors my late father endured as a prostate cancer patient at canada’s largest hospital research network.
healthy debate
patient advocacy
dec 15, 2021
inadequate legislation and oversight of hospital practices, as well taxpayer-subsidized legal costs for physicians further enable patient harm. getty

opinion: first of its kind study looks at the mental health of haredi jews
while haredi jews continue to contribute to canada's cultural life and economy, their experiences with mental health services and beliefs and practices surrounding mental health are relatively unknown.
lara antebi and rob whitley
opinion
dec 14, 2021
much of the research literature on religion and mental health derives from studies of christians. getty

secondary losses: the impact of the pandemic on canadians with cancer
our country may be on the brink of a second epidemic – a cascade of cancers that went undetected for the past two years as patients were unable to seek the primary care they would normally receive.
healthy debate
cancer
dec 14, 2021
in some cases, patients did not choose to avoid care; they had no access to it. getty
powered by
breast cancer canada

'a sacrificial lamb': breast cancer survivors, advocates call for an end to restricting mammograms
the breast screening guidelines from the canadian task force on preventive health care, which included no breast cancer experts, were largely based on a flawed study.
sadaf ahsan
breast cancer
dec 10, 2021
a literal matter of life and death, the hope is simply that women are able to be screened even if they are in their 40s — obviously, earlier detection is always better. getty

uottawa launches country's first research centre focused on black health
“if you want to understand the health of people in the black community, you have to understand the economic and social determinants of health.”
andrew duffy
世界杯决赛2022
dec 10, 2021
university of ottawa psychology professor jude cénat is the driving force behind the newly-launched interdisciplinary centre for black health, a research centre focused on advancing the health of canada's black community. it's the first of its kind in canada.

opinion: rushing quebec’s bill 2 risks leaving many voices unheard
the controversial bill introduces new (and highly criticized) rules regarding trans and non-binary individuals’ rights to modify their sex designations and gender markers on identity documents.
alana cattapan, vanessa gruben, stefanie carsley & angela cameron
opinion
dec 08, 2021
advocates say the government failed to adequately consult with the lgbtq+ community prior to introducing the bill. getty

hospitals in crisis: emergency personnel in southwestern ontario sounding the alarm
according to anthony dale, president and ceo of the ontario hospital association, system overcapacity has been years in the making, especially in non-urban regions.
healthy debate
policy
dec 06, 2021
in september 2021, the average length of stay for an admitted patient in the emergency department was 16.5 hours. getty
powered by
pancreatic cancer canada
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