Spotlight

June 05, 2026

Quinn & Brennand discuss Prioritizing Gynecologic Surgery to Improve Health System Performance

Gynecologic surgery is undervalued in Canada, driving long wait times and inequitable experiences for patients and women surgeons. The authors identify structural gender bias in reimbursement, scheduling and innovation, and propose five system-level strategies to improve efficiency, access and equity. Full article in Healthcare Policy

Events

Friday, June 12, 2026  - Toronto, Ontario Leadership Discussion

Building on Progress: Charting the Future of Canada's Rare Disease Strategy

Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD),
Dr. Rebeccah Marsh, Senior Director, Strategy, Innovation, and Outreach, Institute of Health Economics,
Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, Healthcare Professional and Clinician Scientist, Interim Co-CEO, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba,
Alexandre White-Brown, Clinical Genetic Counsellor, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and ThinkRare and
Moderator: Karen Heim, General Manager, Alexion Canada

Articles

News

Jun 02, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
CNA Brings 'Power of Nurses' to Winnipeg for National Conference

June 2, 2026 (Ottawa, Ontario) — The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) will host the CNA Conference 2026 from September 21–23, 2026, at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg — the first [...]

Jun 02, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Vast majority of Canadians want health system changes: survey

2026-06-02 from ctvnews.ca With concerns about long wait times and staffing shortages, more than nine in 10 Canadians want to see widespread health-care system changes, according to a new survey by N [...]

Jun 01, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
The Canadian Dental Care Plan is expanding, but access challenges remain

2026-06-01 from durhampost.ca Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system has long been considered one of the defining pillars of the country, yet dental care has historically existed outside th [...]

Editor's Picks

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This paper argues that improving surgical outcomes while controlling costs requires viewing surgery as one step within a full episode of care, from pre-operative optimization through post-operative recovery. We contend that Canada's current fee-for-service and block-funding models fragment this continuum, reward volume over value and misalign incentives between ministries, hospitals and surgeons. Drawing on agency theory and international bundled-payment experience, we propose an episode-of-care [...]