by Allan Katz | Aug 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Interesting op-ed submission by a retired, 71-year-old stroke survivor on his access to personal support workers. After being hospitalized for 14 days, his #OntarioHealthatHome file was closed without a visit from a care coordinator and required him to re-apply. Is...
by Allan Katz | Jul 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Chapeau aux trois gériatres de Santé Québec Capitale-Nationale pour la création d’une #clinique d’accès rapide pour les #aînés. Il faudrait absolument généraliser cette initiative afin de réduire les séjours prolongés aux urgences – une réduction de...
by Allan Katz | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cet excellent article du Dr Michael Rheaume et de son équipe de l’Université d’Ottawa (en anglais seulement) et l’article connexe d’onFR sont révélateurs (https://bit.ly/3TgaZd1) . Les francophones vivant à l’extérieur du Québec qui...
by Allan Katz | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
(UK) @TheKingsFund view is that improving the interface between health and care depends on widening eligibility for publicly funded social care. This is also the case in Canada. Its 2026½ and we are all getting older. We need to improve this experience now and it...
by Allan Katz | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
CJAD 800 Montreal Elias Makos interviewed a healthcare worker who – once triaged – opted to travel to l’Hôpital générale de Hawkesbury General Hospital emergency department rather than wait an estimated 15 hours at downtown Montréal’s CHUM (~75...
by Allan Katz | Jun 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
(Annals of Family Medicine) #Familydoctors in Canada saw their administrative #workload increase dramatically between 2011 and 2021. The growing burden is eating into patient care. Reversing this trend to eliminate or streamline administrivia must be a consolidated,...
