If you work in health care in Canada, it's worth spending some time reading this paper carefully.

95 per cent of colon cancer deaths could be prevented, says Dr. Ian Bookman (Ian Bookman MD), gastroenterologist at St. Joseph’s Health Centre. Ahead of the Toronto Bum Run this weekend, he answered our questions about colon cancer: bit.ly/4a0cn61 1/2

April is Be a Donor Month.

Register to be an organ and tissue donor and save lives—lives like Walter's. St. Michael’s Hospital patient Walter Tauro is the oldest kidney transplant recipient in the world, receiving a kidney at age 87.

Become a donor: bit.ly/UnityHealthbea… 1/2

Many Canadians used some form of virtual health care during the pandemic. But would ramping it up now improve access or overburden the system even more? Tara Kiran explains link.chtbl.com/UYIyzPYC

We've assembled some of Canada's most knowledgeable thinkers on health care for a webinar series on The Canada Health Act, the federal law that oversees and protects health care. Join us to take a look at it 40 yrs on. #cdnpoli #hoc healthcoalition.ca/what-are-the-5…

Rethinking #patientsafety is particularly important now since the #COVID19pandemic exposed & exacerbated safety gaps. #Joinus on a #LongwoodsBreakfastSeries event with Jennifer Zelmer, President & CEO, Healthcare Excellence Canada for a timely discussion on May 8, 2024.
longwoods.com/events

Congratulations, Dr. Nazik Hammad, oncology physician at St. Michael's Hospital, for being nominated for the Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation 2024 WWCC Mentorship Award. 👏
Thank you for your leadership and for your efforts to make cancer care more equitable.
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This case is a tragedy at all levels. The authenticity of Umar Zameer made the outcome predictable. Nader R Hasan has also definitively proven that he is one of the best litigators in Canada with a depth of team that rivals any team in the country. Watch out for this guy.

Good to see The Globe and Mail calling for the educational gap between Indigenous people and everyone else to be closed - now.

Among other things, this would go a long way to reducing the life expectancy gap - currently about 10 years.

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This new clinic at St. Joseph’s Health Centre is taking pressure off of the Emergency Department & helping avoid hospital admissions while getting patients the timely care they need.
Read about the Acute Internal Medicine Clinic & how it's 'a win for all.' bit.ly/49MbJsK

Here I talk about why the Canada Health Act needs to ensure reasonable access to care and mandate each province set out what that means for their people. For me this includes ensuring all have access to a primary care home, max ER waits and max waits for elective treatments

Oh my. #HealthForAll is #1 on the Toronto Star non-fiction bestseller list. This makes me super happy😀 for many reasons but mostly because it shows how much Canadians care about becoming a healthier country. Thank you to everyone who is sharing the story. thestar.com/entertainment/…

I’ve actually received health care in Norway. They do have a fantastic system. But it’s not because of *private* insurance. It’s mostly because they spend a lot more *public* money on health care than we do - roughly $2K more per person!

Drug #decriminalization is not to blame for all of our social woes. #Addiction , #homelessness , social disorder, violence and more can't all be blamed on a single policy, by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #ToxicDrugCrisis

New research from ODPRN shows opioids caused 1 in 4 deaths in young people between 2019 & 2021. Dr. @tara_gomes, scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, discusses the findings & the unpredictability of the unregulated drug supply. CMAJ Toronto Star thestar.com/news/canada/op…

I think many Canadians underestimate both the direct harms from alcohol use and its impact on an already overstressed health care system. Have a read of this commentary - it might change your mind if you think more deregulation is a good thing.

The principles in the Canada Health Act are good ones, but as written it isn’t enough to produce provincial health care systems that provide accessible, comprehensive, universal health care. Definitely time for either an update or an entirely new law.

From bypass surgery to Boston: Ian Kinsella's inspiring story:

runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/from…

St. Michael’s Hospital trauma physician and scientist Dr. Brodie Nolan spoke to Canadian Blood Services about his research on out-of-hospital transfusions, which is supported by the CBS’s Efficiency Accelerator Award Program. blood.ca/en/research/ou…

Much appreciation for Professor Raisa Deber in her last class at IHPME!! She has made numerous contributions to public health and is a valued member of our community. 👏👏👏

(And thanks, Rob Steiner, Robert Steiner, for the flowers!) 💐💐