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2025
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Hill Times op-ed by Dr. Kathleen Leslie and Dr. Jelena Atanackovic on how Canada needs a Mental Health and Substance Use Health (MHSUH) action plan to address its overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths.
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Hill Times op-ed by Dr. Ivy Bourgeault and Dr. Ivy Oandasan on how Canada can better reorganize the work of health-care workers to improve quality of care, efficiency and co-ordination.
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CLEAR Podcast Interview with Dr. Kathleen Leslie & Dr. Tracey Adams on the intersection of professional ethics and technological innovation.
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TéléJournal Acadie interview with Dr. Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed on nursing workforce shortages in the Long-Term Care sector.
2024
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Ontario Premier appoints former Health Minister to lead a new primary care action team in Ontario with a mandate to connect everyone in Ontario to primary care within 5 years.
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Canada needs a Mental Health and Substance Use Health (MHSUH) action plan to address its overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths.
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Public opinion survey reveals overwhelming demand from Ontario seniors and families to increase home care funding.
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The Impact of Ontario's Aging Population on the Home Care Sector predicts massive spike in demand for home care within the next 5 years.
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Healthcare leaders at 2024 Ottawa Summit advocate for interprofessional team-based care training to reform primary care effectively.
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Canada's health care crisis isn't just pandemic fallout; it's from decades of neglect and underfunding across all levels.
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Canada's primary care crisis needs team-based approaches, not just more health workers, for effective, coordinated care.
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New Brunswick offers large bonuses and benefits to attract nurses amid nationwide healthcare worker shortages.
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AMA urges immediate Alberta government action to support struggling family medical practices, citing survey revealing financial distress and potential closures.
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Canada's growing population strains healthcare, challenging access to family doctors amidst demographic and medical resource shifts.
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Over 40% of Ontario hospital workers mull leaving due to stress, understaffing, and low pay.
2023
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More than 41,955 nursing vacancies in Canada are affecting hospital staff, closing rural emergency rooms, and stimulating private companies, raising concerns about the privatization of nursing care.
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Canada's healthcare system faces a severe nursing shortage, with 41,955 vacancies in Q1 2023, causing rural emergency room closures and a surge in temporary nursing services.
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Nova Scotia is expanding fast-tracked immigration for international students in paramedic and pharmacy tech programs to address healthcare shortages.
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Filipino nurses migrate to Canada, impacting both countries' healthcare systems.
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The brand new interview featuring Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed has just been released and is now available for everyone to watch!
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Agency nursing costs in Manitoba have seen unsustainable growth over the past six years, impacting all regions except Winnipeg, leading to increased government spending on these services.
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Ontario faces a shortage of doctors, misuses skilled immigrants, neglects homeless healthcare, debates safe injection sites, and calls for climate action.
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Ivy Bourgeault has been named the recipient of the 2023 Healthcare Management Forum Article of the Year Award for her article “The pathway from mental health, leaves of absence, and return to work of health professionals: Gender and leadership matter”.
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Canada's health workforce crisis prompts ethical questions about recruiting from WHO's safeguard list, emphasizing the need for aligned practices.
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Alberta nurses seek the Chief Nurse role to improve healthcare, echoing other provinces, and address recruitment challenges.
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Better workforce planning and worker retention in construction will address the labor shortage and attract young workers.
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Exploring beyond legal reform, this study seeks structural changes to enhance the health, dignity, and rights of sex workers.
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Nova Scotia offers $10,000 bonuses to retain health-care workers, causing inter-provincial competition and concerns over unequal incentives.
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Pincher Creek's sole surgeon, Dr. Van Bussel, overwhelmed, to cease labor services; doctor shortage strains rural maternity care, patients redirected to Lethbridge.
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Vitalité and Opportunities New Brunswick recruits healthcare workers from Africa, facing ethical issues over staff shortages.
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Retirements and mid-career departures of doctors in Ottawa create a primary care 'desert', spurring demand for a new health center.
