Healthcare

Diabetes in Canada and Social Determinants Diabetes continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing and most costly chronic illnesses, despite ongoing advancements in medical treatments, research, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). The global prevalence has reached an estimated 422 million people, while in Canada over eleven million people live with […]

Why do the marginalized wait longer in our ED’s? Emergency department (ED) wait times often get treated like a scorecard for the healthcare system. If the numbers are high, we assume we are failing; if they fall, we celebrate meeting performance measures. But anyone who has spent any time on an ED knows that the

By: Jashpreet Dhesy & Natalie Houseman Emergency department (ED) wait times often get treated like a scorecard for thehealthcare system.  If the numbers are high, we assume we are failing, if they fall,we celebrate meeting performance measures.  But anyone who has spent any timeon an ED knows that the story is more complicated. Waits aren’t

Week 6- Determinants of Health When considering health in its broadest sense, it becomes clear that we cannot focus solely on medical care or personal life choices. Instead, we must look at the social determinants of health- described by the Public Health Agency of Canada as the “personal, social, economic and environmental factors that determine