Dear Health Minister Philpott — We Need Leadership In Medicare Restored

 Dear Minister Philpott, It is fantastic news that as a family doctor you are our next federal health minister.  You will know very well that our healthcare system shows its age.  Born in the middle of the 20th century, its primary focus on doctors and hospitals is outmoded as technology

The Real Costs of Informal Caregiving in Canada

 National strategy needed for unpaid caregivers in the workplace The phenomenon is not exactly marginal: according to a recently released government report, one in every three workers in Canada is assisting a chronically disabled person--many of them seniors--with transportation, household maintenance or day-to-day tasks. The 6.1 million employed workers who

Better Health Together – How Technology is Transforming Health Care

 Dr. Ewan Affleck is a physician practicing in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The remoteness of communities, the vast distances and the inhospitable climate all make health care access a special challenge there. “Last year we moved 27 per cent of our patients for health-care purposes,” he says. “The question is, can