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Ontario legislates a set back for IMGs (again)

Nothing says a system is not working more than when a work-around is created. Hats off to @Queensu and @LakeridgeHealth โ€“ 20 medical students will be able to bypass CaRMS next year because they have a guaranteed family medicine residency spot....

Connecting Palliative and Age-Friendly Care with the 4Ms

Last week in the IHI blog, a scenario about Bernice nicely connected #Palliative Care and #AgeFriendly Care to support a key aspect of the #4M Framework: specifically, ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜. https://bit.ly/4sLiSDk

SalusOttawa opens new supportive housing

(CBC Ottawa) This is what the integration between #mentalhealth, #supportivehousing and #aginginplace is supposed to look like. Like UHN’s Dunn House, @SalusOttawa’s impressive, new Capilano Drive location needs to added to the spread plan for the rest of...

Ontario quietly rescinds poxy policy

(Toronto Star) It took the Ontario government six months to fix a problem that it created. The policy prioritizing Ontarians over international graduates in filling coveted medical residency positions has finally been rescinded. Hoping that this about face encourages...

Black Canadians more likely to skip/delay meds

(CMAJ) Black Canadians are significantly more likely than white adults to skip or delay taking #prescribed #medications because they canโ€™t afford them and already face higher rates of conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Canada is the only high-income...