ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/11/2024
Virtual care does not an emergency department make: CAEP
The public have certain expectations for what an emergency department will provide and simply adding virtual care doesn’t bring any healthcare facility up that standard, emphasized a statement from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. - 7/10/2024
B.C. pharmacists will be able to become ‘referring practitioners’ later this summer
No specific fee will be attached to this option. - 7/3/2024
Should clinics have their own form of rent control?
When services are essential to the healthy functioning of society, which levers should the government pull to try to ensure they’re available? - 7/2/2024
New CEO and registrar gets started at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
Dr. Ainslie Mihalchuk is a family doctor working in Northeast Winnipeg. - 7/1/2024
Privilege. Blame. Allyship. Reflecting on reconciliation as a non-Indigenous physician
I am a doctor who works in the hospital where Brian Sinclair died after waiting over 30 hours for care. Systemic racism and structural barriers failed Mr. Sinclair and led to his preventable death. - 6/28/2024
CMA find new CEO in current CHEO leader
Alex Munter will be ending his 13-year stint as president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario to take on a new role with the CMA. - 6/28/2024
Sour stats: 46% of Manitoba docs are considering leaving the province, retiring or reducing their hours
While some docs are simply due for retirement, the majority of flighty physicians say (fixable) systemic and institutional problems are to blame. - 6/27/2024
Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the U.K. general election
The five-day strike by junior doctors shines a spotlight on the troubles besetting the chronically underfunded National Health Service. - 6/27/2024
Having trouble commenting? We're working on a fix!
You may have noticed some changes to the Canadian Health Network's site recently—but we have a few glitches to work out, especially with the comments section. - 6/26/2024
Everywhere in Canada should allow pharmacy-led clinics: Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Nova Scotia is leading by example—and it's success is a model other provinces should hurry up and implement, according to the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada.