Cultural Competence

Ye olde Ontario healthcare
We all know that there are some parts of healthcare in Canada that are quite archaic (fax machines and pagers anyone?) but I recently spent some time looking through the list of approved diagnostic codes for Ontario and was in for a bit of a shock!
Embracing complexity: Challenges and opportunities of treating those with substance misuse and mental illness
Some patients present a major challenge—how can the system better support complex cases?

Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how
Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests

The research involved 317 youngsters who were 3 to 12 years old when they were recruited to the study.
Royal College threatens to withdraw accreditation if improvements aren't made at 3 Canadian medical training programs

The college had given the university a deadline of two years to improve the situation.
Northwest Territories pharmacist brings Ukrainian family to Canada

Panshyn, who came to Canada from Ukraine in 2011, met Varvara while still a teenager working part-time as a pharmacy assistant.
U.S. court's plan to overturn abortion rights could exacerbate inequities in Canada

While the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States has not yet been finalized, Arthur said those working in the field have for the past several years expected Roe v. Wade would eventually be overturned.
What does an ER doctor/thriller novelist do all day?

A life in the day of Dr. Daniel Kalla.
New position statement on improving transition from pediatrics for youth with complex healthcare needs

The statement urged “flexible age cut-offs for transfer to adult care,” which should take each patient’s developmental stage and capacity into account.
Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently

Until recently, these studies hardly ever considered sex—the biological attributes of humans and animals—or gender, the socially constructed characteristics of men, women and gender-diverse people.

Ye olde Ontario healthcare

Embracing complexity: Challenges and opportunities of treating those with substance misuse and mental illness

Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how

Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests

Royal College threatens to withdraw accreditation if improvements aren't made at 3 Canadian medical training programs

Northwest Territories pharmacist brings Ukrainian family to Canada

U.S. court's plan to overturn abortion rights could exacerbate inequities in Canada

What does an ER doctor/thriller novelist do all day?

New position statement on improving transition from pediatrics for youth with complex healthcare needs

Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently