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Shift: Conversations on Changing Canadian Health Care
Welcome to Shift! A podcast dedicated to exploring ideas, projects, practices, and policies that are reshaping the future of health care in Canada. Each episode delves into the dynamic world of health care innovation, featuring insightful discussions with leaders, thinkers, policymakers, researchers, and direct care practitioners who are driving change and finding solutions to enhance health and health care.
My mission is to illuminate the challenges and celebrate the ideas that are changing Canadian health care. From ground-breaking technologies and policy reform to grassroots initiatives and patient-centric approaches, we aim to uncover the stories behind the progress. Join me as we navigate the complexities of health care transformation, inspire meaningful conversations, and foster a community committed to improving health outcomes for all Canadians.
Whether you're a health care professional, policymaker, or simply curious about the future of health care, Shift provides the insights and inspiration change makers need to stay informed and engaged.
Shift: Conversations on Changing Canadian Health Care
Latest Episodes
The Centre Cannot Hold Summer Series: Wait Times are a Feature, Not a Bug
In the 1990s, as a response decades of overspending, governments facing fiscal pressure made a deliberate choice: cap enrolments in health professions, reduce training spaces, limit billing numbers. The long wait times that followed weren't an ...
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Introducing “The Centre Cannot Hold" Summer Series
This is the episode that sets the stage. In 2024, Kelly Lamrock — New Brunswick's Child, Youth and Seniors' Advocate — released a report that asks a question most of us have been a...
What an Emergency Doctor Wants you to Know about ED Waits
In this episode, Kyla sits down with Dr. Brittany Ellis — an emergency physician with specialized training in geriatric emergency medicine — for a wide-ranging conversation abo...
When Options Evolve: The End of Life Care Conversations We're Not Having
Canada has expanded the legal options available at the end of life — but the conversations with patients and families haven't kept up.In this episode, Kyla talks with Dr. Janine Brown, nurse researcher and PhD at the University of Saskat...
Patient Health Homes: What They Are and Why You Deserve One
In this episode, Kyla sits down with Dr Ginger Ruddy, a family physician and consultant with the Saskatchewan Medical Association, to break down what a patient medical home actually is, why the traditional fee-for-service model is holding us ba...