Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day. It has been 36 years.Demain, c'est la Journée du Ruban Blanc. Ça fait 36 ​​ans.

Over four in ten (43%) #physicians in #Canada surveyed do not feel #trusted or #respected by #government, according to AbacusData.ca. I reckon a similar result would likely be obtained if repeated with other health care professions. Given that most provinces are in...

(Fierce) Excellent piece on rural health by Ayla Ellison. In large swaths of America, #hospitalclosures, #servicecuts and #fragilefinances are creating #rural #healthcare deserts or #survivalbysubtraction. Beyond intermittent #EDclosures, this is happening across...

Since 2020, 116 #ruralhospitals in the US have or are planning to close their labor and delivery (#LD) units. Presently, only 41% (950) of the 2,396 hospitals with rural classification offer #LD services. Of the remaining 950 hospitals, 127 (13%) are at risk of ending...

(CMAJ) Interesting article reviews #access to #primarycare for 10 million urban and suburban Ontarians and recommends prioritization of access to care close to home. Unfortunately, the study excluded Ontario's rural population which merits a similar exploration: 30 km...

(@JAMANetwork) Given existing and projected workforce shortages, this research letter studied rates of #poverty, #foodinsecurity, and #housinginstability among #healthcareworkers in the US. Direct care/support workers reported the highest rates of financial hardship....

(@IEDM_montreal) While #nursing vacancies have tripled in just five years across Canada, jumping from 13,178 in 2018 to 41,716 in 2023, Emmanuelle B. Faubert's report saw only BC and Québec saw improvements in #nurse #retention rates (inflow/outflow) since 2014....

Congratulations to Sunnybrook and its partners for launching 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 - where patients with cancer and their families receive continuous support between appointments and after hospital stays. Where feasible and safe, this should be the #strategicdirection...

#IMGs will have to have at least 2 years of high school in Ontario - the only province in the country with such a requirement. Given the current status of physician vacancies across the country (i.e., desperate need), there will be nothing but negative consequences...

(Toronto Star) This story about Toronto's Dunn House needs to be celebrated and spread across the province. Congratulations to to Andrew Boozary MD MPP and the teams at University Health Network, @FredVictorTO and countless others for their commitment and...