Dec 14, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Raising Awareness
From The Fraser Institute, Dec. 12, 2011 VANCOUVER, BC—Canadians seeking surgical or other therapeutic treatment faced a median wait time of 19.0 weeks in 2011, the longest wait time since 1993 when the Fraser Institute first began measuring wait times. The median...Dec 13, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Innovation
Most of the Canadian political class will acknowledge, at least in private, that the current one-tier health-care status quo cannot be sustained indefinitely. So long as health-care spending continues to grow faster than the combined rate of inflation and population...
Dec 12, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Preventative Medicine, Raising Awareness
Research shows that physicians have about 7 minutes to spend with each of the many patients they see every day. Planning ahead ensures the time is spent wisely and leads to the best care. The article I wrote for Canadian Health & Lifestyle Magazine’s Winter...
Nov 30, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Innovation, Leadership
Article posted on iPolitics.ca Tue, Nov 29, 2011, 4:07 pm by Emily Senger following the Healthcare Outlook 2012 panel held on November 29, 2011. TORONTO — For all the advancements in medical technology, Canada is mired in ancient times when it comes to simple data...
Nov 30, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Huffington Post, Innovation, Raising Awareness
Our nation is often defined by our passion for hockey, our taste for beer, and our universal health care system. There is little question that Canada’s hockey prowess endures and our beer remains cold. But our health care system? Overburdened, and totally...
Nov 14, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Innovation, Raising Awareness
Our nation is often defined by our passion for hockey, our taste for beer, and our universal health care system. There is little question that Canada’s hockey prowess endures; our beer remains cold. But our healthcare system? Overburdened. And totally ill prepared to...
Nov 1, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Photo Gallery, Raising Awareness
Canada’s First Women’s Brain Health Conference Honorary Chairs The Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, former Governor General of Canada Dr. Carolyn Bennett MP, Chair of the National Liberal Women’s Caucus Jeanne Beker, Fashion Television Personality, Author...
Oct 27, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Leadership
Join Dianne Carmichael and fellow panelists for the 2nd Annual Healthcare Outlook 2012 Health & Innovation Series at the Economic Club of Canada on November 29, 2011. Dr.Robert Bell, President & CEO, The University Health Network Dianne Carmichael, President,...
Oct 12, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Raising Awareness
The countdown is on for the Sex, Aging & Memory conference – Tuesday, October 18th, 2011. Event details and registration are here. Honorary chairs for event include many of Canada’s business and political leaders including The Right Honourable...Oct 5, 2011 | Canadian Healthcare, Raising Awareness, Videos
Little is known about sex differences and the aging process, such as why 70% of all new Alzheimer’s patients are women but animal research still focuses on males….because female hormones, even in rats, are considered too complex to deal with. Learn more in this...
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