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how to have a better emergency room visit
based on experience working in an emergency room in small-town ontario, here’s how to make the most of a trip to the emergency room.
lauren mcgill
patient advocacy
nov 10, 2023
emergency room visits can be the ultimate test of patients, as nurses and doctors work to prioritize patients and make sure everyone is seen.

machado: you can't talk healthcare spending without knowing the needs of those who depend on it
there has been lots of talk about the amount of dollars it's going to take to get canada's healthcare system up off of its knees. but to really figure it out, we need to add patient needs into the equation.
lisa machado
opinion
nov 04, 2023
funding is important, but money means nothing if it doesn't fill the gutters that patients and caregivers keep getting stuck in. getty

opinion: geroscience could transform aging but we must address its social and ethical implications
we need to find ways to ensure that people remain healthy for as long as possible as they get older.
john muscedere and jane rylett
aging
oct 24, 2023
through pharmaceutical interventions, we could remain healthy, active, and productive throughout much of our older years, with fewer people needing long-term care.

opinion: nationwide digital prescription service could unlock millions in funds for healthcare in canada
extensive scoping reviews by canada health infoway show that at full scale, the national implementation of e-prescribing alone represents an estimated $500 million (cad) in savings annually that could then be reinvested in the healthcare system.
jamie bruce, executive vice president of prescribeit at canada health infoway
technology
oct 11, 2023
every year in canada, well over 250 million new and renewed prescriptions are issued by prescribers to patients, and many of those are paper.

opinion: precision medicine offers cancer patients a better chance at survival – why are we making them wait?
it's time that our governments addressed the fragmented health-care systems and complex regulatory and pricing models that are blocking access to the innovative therapies people living with cancer need to survive.
louise binder, health policy consultant, save your skin foundation & martine elias, executive director of myeloma canada
cancer
sep 12, 2023
cancer patients don't have the luxury of time. getty

machado: would you stop taking life-saving medication if the side effects made it hard to be alive?
we tend to think stopping treatment that is extending survival is a choice between living or dying, but perhaps it's simply deciding how you want spend your life on your way to death.
lisa machado
blood cancer
aug 08, 2023
humans are not programmed to accept death, to just stand by and watch it happen, especially in situations where there seems to be choice, options, or at the very least, hope. getty

machado: stop assuming that lived experience is the same experience
even if the health condition is the same, the treatment and side effects identical, successful sharing of lived experience means never assuming that everyone's perspectives match.
lisa machado
opinion
jul 31, 2023
understanding lived experience means not judging anyone's feelings or making comparisons. getty

machado: if staffing shortages and burnout mean people left sitting in diapers, we are in big trouble
people who are perfectly continent forced to use diapers. hours spent alone with no human contact. this is life on a palliative floor at a toronto hospital.
lisa machado
caregivers
jul 17, 2023
are we really at that point where we we can’t allow patients dignity despite their vulnerability? getty
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence
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canadian society for exercise physiology
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obesity canada

how to have a better emergency room visit
based on experience working in an emergency room in small-town ontario, here’s how to make the most of a trip to the emergency room.
lauren mcgill
patient advocacy
nov 10, 2023
emergency room visits can be the ultimate test of patients, as nurses and doctors work to prioritize patients and make sure everyone is seen.

machado: you can't talk healthcare spending without knowing the needs of those who depend on it
there has been lots of talk about the amount of dollars it's going to take to get canada's healthcare system up off of its knees. but to really figure it out, we need to add patient needs into the equation.
lisa machado
opinion
nov 04, 2023
funding is important, but money means nothing if it doesn't fill the gutters that patients and caregivers keep getting stuck in. getty

opinion: geroscience could transform aging but we must address its social and ethical implications
we need to find ways to ensure that people remain healthy for as long as possible as they get older.
john muscedere and jane rylett
aging
oct 24, 2023
through pharmaceutical interventions, we could remain healthy, active, and productive throughout much of our older years, with fewer people needing long-term care.

opinion: nationwide digital prescription service could unlock millions in funds for healthcare in canada
extensive scoping reviews by canada health infoway show that at full scale, the national implementation of e-prescribing alone represents an estimated $500 million (cad) in savings annually that could then be reinvested in the healthcare system.
jamie bruce, executive vice president of prescribeit at canada health infoway
technology
oct 11, 2023
every year in canada, well over 250 million new and renewed prescriptions are issued by prescribers to patients, and many of those are paper.
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

opinion: precision medicine offers cancer patients a better chance at survival – why are we making them wait?
it's time that our governments addressed the fragmented health-care systems and complex regulatory and pricing models that are blocking access to the innovative therapies people living with cancer need to survive.
louise binder, health policy consultant, save your skin foundation & martine elias, executive director of myeloma canada
cancer
sep 12, 2023
cancer patients don't have the luxury of time. getty

machado: would you stop taking life-saving medication if the side effects made it hard to be alive?
we tend to think stopping treatment that is extending survival is a choice between living or dying, but perhaps it's simply deciding how you want spend your life on your way to death.
lisa machado
blood cancer
aug 08, 2023
humans are not programmed to accept death, to just stand by and watch it happen, especially in situations where there seems to be choice, options, or at the very least, hope. getty

machado: stop assuming that lived experience is the same experience
even if the health condition is the same, the treatment and side effects identical, successful sharing of lived experience means never assuming that everyone's perspectives match.
lisa machado
opinion
jul 31, 2023
understanding lived experience means not judging anyone's feelings or making comparisons. getty

machado: if staffing shortages and burnout mean people left sitting in diapers, we are in big trouble
people who are perfectly continent forced to use diapers. hours spent alone with no human contact. this is life on a palliative floor at a toronto hospital.
lisa machado
caregivers
jul 17, 2023
are we really at that point where we we can’t allow patients dignity despite their vulnerability? getty
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology
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