Martha Porado

Editor, Canadian Healthcare Network

Author Profile

Martha Porado is a Toronto-based award-winning reporter and editor specializing in healthcare, science, business and political journalism. She is the editor of the Canadian Healthcare Network, prior to which she was the managing editor of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business.

Her previous roles include associate editor of Benefits Canada magazine, where she specialized in institutional investment news. Her byline can also be found in many other Canadian publications, including Advisor’s Edge, Investment Executive, the Canadian Investment Review, Canadian Insurance Top Broker, Canadian Grocer, Now Magazine and the now defunct Vice. Prior to focusing on print and digital publishing, she worked at BNN Bloomberg’s downtown Toronto newsroom as a broadcast associate and production coordinator for live news broadcasts. She fondly remembers screening call-in questions for its popular Market Call program.

When she is not editing copy on new clinical research or putting together tomorrow’s Doctor Daily newsletter, she can be found watering her ceiling-scraping houseplants, driving around with antique furniture peeking out of her hatchback, or bragging about how she’s definitely seen more movies than you have.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

1/13/2025
Want to write for Pharmacy Practice + Business?
Pitching an opinion item (or an idea for an ongoing blog series) for the Pharmacy Practice + Business e-newsletter is simple!

Martha Porado
1/12/2025
Newfoundland and Labrador launches new hefty locum bonuses
Provincial Locum Recruitment Program came into effect at the start of 2025.

Martha Porado
1/8/2025
Alberta pharmacists: How are you bearing up?
With government budget cuts and PrescribeIT's new fee—we want to hear how your practice is doing and what changes you may be having to make.

Martha Porado
12/31/2024
Want to write for Doctor Daily?
Pitching an opinion item (or an idea for an ongoing blog series) for the Doctor Daily e-newsletter is simple!

Martha Porado
12/26/2024
Alberta docs: Have thoughts on the new payment model?
We’re looking to speak to doctors in Alberta about what they think of the new primary care physician compensation model.

Martha Porado
12/18/2024
At long last: Alberta announces new primary care physician compensation model
The Alberta Medical Association has put together a ‘try-on’ calculator feature so doctors can better see how they might fit into the new model.

Martha Porado
10/16/2024
POLL: Are you seeing supply issues with autumn vaccines?
There have been reports of pharmacists having to delay or even cancel appointments because autumn vaccines haven’t arrived in time.

Martha Porado
9/26/2024
Events and conferences for Canadian physicians
Dozens of conferences and events take place for physicians each year. Have trouble keeping track? Check out our events calendar! (And let us know if we've missed an event you think your peers would want to attend by emailing Martha Porado, [email protected]).

Martha Porado
9/26/2024
Events and conferences for Canadian pharmacy professionals
Dozens of conferences and events take place for pharmacy professionals each year. Have trouble keeping track? Check out our events calendar! (And let us know if we've missed an event you think your peers would want to attend.)

Martha Porado
9/24/2024
Premier Smith announces plan to reinforce vaccine choice in Alberta Bill of Rights
University of Calgary law professor Lorian Hardcastle said it’s hard to know the impacts without seeing the amending legislation.

Martha Porado
9/23/2024
Federal Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada’s life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization.

Martha Porado
9/23/2024
New Brunswick Liberals pledge overhaul of recruitment for health professionals
The latest announcement adds to previous Liberal commitments to establish at least 30 new community care clinics to help cut primary care wait-times and a program to provide retention payments to nurses.

Martha Porado