Spotlight
September 28, 2026Wildfire Evacuation Lessons from La Ronge, a Northern Saskatchewan Site: Physician Debriefings
...the unprecedented speed of events meant that frontline clinicians did not always have immediate visibility into how operational decisions were unfolding.... From the physicians' perspective, the earliest hours of the evacuation felt disorienting ... Full Discussion and Debate available in Healthcare Policy. Ellen Schenk also weighs in on this in her commentary.
Events
Breaking Down Siloes in Innovation: How Collaboration in Healthcare can Fuel Improvements in Patient Outcomes, Expand Access to Care and Help Hospitals Operate More Efficiently
Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO, Unity Health Toronto
Featured Articles
Who’s Coming Through the Door? Quantifying Care Continuity of Personal Support Services in Home Care
No Older Adults Left Behind: Why Home-Based Primary Care Is Critical to Integrated Health Systems
Toward Community Health 2067: Social Prescribing, Learning Systems and the Making of an Enabling State
Articles
Social Prescribing as Strategic Infrastructure: Unlocking Community Capacity for Sustainable Healthcare When Institutions Reach Their Limits
Equity-Driven and Community Empowerment-Focused Social Prescribing: Lessons from the Front Lines
From Innovation to Infrastructure: Embedding Social Prescribing in Canada's Care System
Bridging the Gap In Social Prescribing: “Lived Territories” As Community Pivots for Proximity-Based Health Systems
News
These provinces are seeing an early start to the flu season
2026-10-01 from ctvnews.ca CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Sniffles, coughs and an early start to flu season are showing up in several parts of the country. While respiratory illnesses typically ramp [...]
Canadians embrace AI in health care, but not U.S.-based tools, survey finds
2026-10-01 from ctvnews.ca OTTAWA — More than two-thirds of Canadians are uncomfortable with the health system using artificial intelligence tools based in the United States, even as strong maj [...]
1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds
2026-09-29 from cbc.ca For many people, sun exposure, smoking and family history are the first thoughts that come to mind regarding cancer risk factors. While infections are rarely high on the list, [...]
Editor's Picks
Canada's healthcare system is approaching structural limits: nearly $400 billion in annual spending, while nearly one in five Canadians is without a regular healthcare provider, emergency departments overflow and health inequities persist that universal coverage alone cannot resolve. This paper argues that social prescribing, a structured referral system connecting people to community resources through trained link workers, offers not merely an additional program but a paradigm shift. By making [...]
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