How to Fix Healthcare?

Posted on August 20, 2023 by admin

Healthcare is a concern for many people. In this X thread, Dr. Meddings identifies what is needed to improve healthcare in Alberta. According to him, “[t]here is nothing magical about how to fix our healthcare system. There is no ‘private’ in here and it is all currently doable given political will.”

OK, guess I'm grumpy these days. Here is a short thread on what Alberta needs to do to fix healthcare. If I were to give a title? Perhaps "It's Not Hard. Really."

This is inspired by the Manitoba Doctors recommendations – they get this right. https://t.co/ydTZFN7ra6
— Jon Meddings (@JMeddings) August 18, 2023

Long-Term Care: Interest and Input

Posted on April 12, 2021 by admin

Are you interested in long-term care and its related issues? Would like to help create new standards for LTC homes? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, check out the following.

Patient-Oriented Research Podcasts

Posted on September 21, 2020 by admin

If you are interested in Patient-Oriented Research, why not join Beverley Pomeroy and Lisa Ridgeway for SPORCast? This bi-weekly podcast discusses the Standards for Patient-Oriented Research from the west coast of Canada. To listen to previous podcasts and more, including the conversation with Andre Picard, check out the SPORCast podcast page.

Missing at Conferences?

Posted on September 12, 2020 by admin

"Health care conferences without patients are like birthday parties without the birthday girl or graduation parties without the graduates." #patientengagement #patientexperience #patientvoice #collaboration #conferences #inclusion #codesign https://t.co/uBMrRyzlD1
— Patients 4 Change (@Pts4Chg) September 10, 2020

Paramedic and Seniors on the Move

Posted on March 31, 2018 by admin

When an on-duty paramedic walks into a building, it is typically to provide medical care and services to someone. However, when the paramedic is Adam Loria and the facility is the Whitehorn Village, something else may be occurring.

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Are You Dancing With Your Healthcare Provider?

Posted on October 1, 2017 by admin

In this video, Sarah Krüg uses the analogy of the continuous give and take in the “Tango” to illustrate the foundation of balanced partnership and connection that can exist between patient and physician. Unfortunately, this dance may not be occurring for some patients. As one member of the Patients 4 Change community stated, “To date, there are multiple songs playing at the same time, with each one having a different beat. Suffice it to say, my feet are very sore from being stepped on.” What kind of dance do you share with your healthcare providers?