July 2015
Advance directives, dignity and care-giving: a voice for frail elderly Canadians
We need our politicians and health professionals alike to confront the obvious need for shareable health/medical records, including with the people to whom those records refer. And we must tackle ...
June 2015
Home Care’s Tommy Douglas Moment?
Home care has moved steadily up the policy agenda, and onto the radar of our citizens. Still, in Ontario, home and community care represents only about 4 per cent of ...
June 2015
Many hospitals don’t do enough to support health workers after an adverse event
In the case of possible errors, “physicians often harbour visions of disastrous personal consequences, such as the loss of reputation…or revocation of their medical licence.” In severe cases, the person ...
June 2015
Aging in the right place is what seniors need
The family home as the best place to stay may not be true for all
