Data-sharing issues affect the health-care sector
To improve health data management in Canada, several infrastructural and legal changes are necessary.
AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight
We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data
Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
A cure for multiple sclerosis could be just around the corner
We owe it to Canada to seize this moment and fund research on ‘Canada’s disease’ with renewed vigour and purpose.
Canada needs a modern, national health data architecture
We have seen immense innovation in the space of artificial intelligence. Our lack of a national health data architecture will hobble us in this internationally competitive field.
Canada needs a child health-care strategy
There is a clear lack of consistency, cohesion, and dedication when it comes to children’s health care in Canada.
National Eye Care Strategy: protecting the well-being of Canadians nationwide
Access to eye health care should not be treated as a luxury. It is a crucial service needed throughout all walks of life.
Feds not off the hook on mental health spending
For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward, the federal government must engage the provinces to ensure these neglected community services are funded within the bilateral agreements. They also need to directly fund community-based services as a critical part of our mental health system.
Experts call on Health Minister Duclos to rise to challenge of health-care system transformation
The federal health minister’s job has likely never been more complex, given the global pandemic and human resources challenges, but funding alone cannot rebuild Canada’s strained health systems.
We need to overcome the barriers to address Canada’s physician shortage
There are actions that can be taken now to help ameliorate the health human resource crisis.
