Longwoods Healthcare Services Radio

More than 150 certified respiratory educators, respirologists, allergists, general practitioners/family physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists from across the country participated in the first Canadian stakeholder consensus to lay out a path for high-quality respiratory care for Canadians.  With health systems across the country experiencing challenges, Canadians are strugglin...

Following three years of pandemic, Ontario children faced escalating waits for medically necessary care. In most communities they wait longer than adults, often impacting their development and always impacting their families. In response, the Ontario government made an historic investment of $330M this year to help pediatric hospitals, mental health agencies and rehabilitation centres permanently...

The healthcare system is in crisis, with access appearing to be at an all-time low due to increased demand and reduced supply. There is an urgent need, particularly in primary care, to create evidence-informed, value-based strategies that improve efficiency and enhance care. First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) is one solution that focuses on integrating physiotherapists into primary and community ca...

In today’s turbulent healthcare sector, significant macro-level trends are impacting the health and wellbeing of our doctors, nurses, and support staff. Of all the headwinds straining the physician’s ability to deliver high quality care, physician burnout is the common thread that ties them together. During the pandemic, Canadian physicians faced an unprecedented surge in demand and stress, result...

The Future of Technology Enabled Healthcare Work Featuring: Helen Angus, CEO, AMS Healthcare Cameron Love, CEO, The Ottawa Hospital Helen Angus and Cameron Love discuss the just released McMaster Forum Deliberative Dialogue on the future of technology enabled healthcare work. In their conversation, they will examine ways to plan for the future, barriers and facilitators and important next steps. T...

Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO, University Health Network, Dr. Kathryn Nichol, President and CEO, VHA Home HealthCare, Carolyn Gosse, Vice President, Clinical, UHN at Home and Seniors Care and Courtney Bean, Vice President, Strategic Solutions and Partnerships, VHA Home HealthCare University Health Network (UHN), a health system in Canada’s largest urban centre, launched a new model of care to...

Longwoods Leadership Discussion with Dr. Chris Hayes, Chief Information Officer, Trillium Health Partners. Joy in Work: Nicety or Necessity The predicted shortage of the healthcare workforce has reached a crisis state. National and provincial agencies are advocating for greater resources and new strategies to close the gap required to deliver healthcare services to Canadians. However, most of thes...

Healthcare is at the tipping point (finally) of going "Omnichannel". This means organizations and clinicians design and deliver care models that enable patients to access services (and the clinicians who deliver the care) at the most appropriate time and setting—whether virtual or in-person—across unified care delivery & administrative workflows, and a unified patient experience. The concept of “c...

As pressures mount in healthcare settings across the country, how can we shift the financing and delivery of continuing care to better support older Canadians to live and age at home and in their communities? This Longwoods Breakfast briefing will explore how we can leverage evidence, experience, expertise and values to rebalance care, drive transformative change, and close the gap between current...

Featuring: Moderator: Dr. Robert Bell Panelists: Sara Allin, Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Darran Fischer, Managing Director, Philips Canada Kiersten Combs, Country President – Canada, AstraZeneca Dr. Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer of Canada   Our healthcare system is facing a critical moment as we rebuild from the pandemic. What have we learned a...

Falling through the Cracks: Missed Vaccines are Putting our Kids at Increased Risk of Cancer and Meningitis The COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis in delivering routine and school-based vaccinations to school-age children, resulting in delayed and missed vaccinations for many children across the country. This is putting children at risk of preventable diseases, such as meningitis as well as human...

Stranger in a Strange Land: Moving from Toronto’s Hospital Row to PEI The healthcare systems in downtown Toronto versus PEI could not be further apart. In May 2021 Dr. Gardam left academia to take on the role of CEO of the PEI provincial health authority, with the intent of trying to bring complexity science-based approaches to reforming Canada’s smallest provincial healthcare system, all while st...

EPISODE 3 Engaging Patient Stakeholders Patient-oriented research partnerships require adequate planning, support, and funding to mobilize knowledge and accelerate impact. The following conversations, along with the Healthcare Quarterly Special Issue outline three themes that were critical for the Engaging Multi-stakeholders for Patient Oriented-research Wider Effects and Reach (EMPOWER) teams to...

EPISODE 1  Identifying and Encouraging Patient-Oriented Research Partnerships   Patient-oriented research partnerships require adequate planning, support, and funding to mobilize knowledge and accelerate impact. The following conversations, along with the Healthcare Quarterly Special Issue outline three themes that were critical for the Engaging Multi-stakeholders for Patient Oriented-research Wid...

EPISODE 2 Engaging the Research Community Patient-oriented research partnerships require adequate planning, support, and funding to mobilize knowledge and accelerate impact. The following conversations, along with the Healthcare Quarterly Special Issue outline three themes that were critical for the Engaging Multi-stakeholders for Patient Oriented-research Wider Effects and Reach (EMPOWER) teams t...

What strategies should Canadian healthcare leaders be considering when crafting their AI strategies to better benefit patients, providers, and payors? From shorter wait times to improved patient outcomes—A successful AI strategy must consider cultural, business, technological and ethical issues all while meeting a challenging climate of Canadian regulation and system complexity. Topics will includ...

In response to the health data challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy (pCHDS) Expert Advisory Group (EAG)’s Third Report has made recommendations toward a world-class health data system. Featuring Jeff Nesbitt, CEO, Canada Health Information Management Association Dr. Ewan Affleck, Sr. Medical Advisor, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Dr...

A Longwoods Breakfast Series discussion.  Featuring: Brian Hodges, Executive-Vice President Education and Chief Medical Officer, University Health Network David Wiljer, Executive Director of Education/Technology & Innovation for UHN Digital Gillian Strudwick, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Moderator: Will Falk, Executive in Residence...

Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Royal Philips and Darran Fischer, Managing Director, Philips Canada A Longwoods Breakfast Series event. As we look to a post-pandemic world, healthcare industry leaders are asking themselves – how do we transform the technology we turned to in times of crisis into efficient, sustainable, secure solutions that drive quality, proactive care both w...

Digitally enabled community care models facilitate hospital to home patient flow. The power of digital platforms to enhance community care. Showcasing three very different stories; virtual after hours patient support program, patient engagement and remote patient monitoring program, utilizing AI to support data driven decision making for the frail and elderly. With: Judy Linton, Chief Nursing Exec...

‘Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste’: Lessons Learned from a Pandemic with Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.  Kevin Smith will explore how the University Health Network responded to the biggest public health challenge in a century and the many lessons it revealed about healthcare.

Matthew Anderson, President and CEO for Ontario Health and Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario discuss; The Opioid Overdose Crisis as a Public Health Emergency: What Could We Achieve by Applying Lessons from our Pandemic Response? Opioid-related deaths have risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, increasing by 76% over the 12 months after implementation of public health measu...

Leslee Thompson, CEO, Health Standards Organization & Accreditation Canada G. Ross Baker, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto A dynamic, thought-provoking conversation with two leading health and healthcare experts in Quality Improvement. Drawing on lessons learned from the past, insights from the pandemic crisis and emerging trends from...

An open discussion with the panelists as they review and comment on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in healthcare. Chaired by: Yinka Macaulay, Founder, Well Millennial and Lead, Health Equity, North York Toronto Health Partners Featuring Moderator: Ryan Hinds , Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Panelists: Dr. Rani Srivastav...

Chaired by: Yinka Macaulay, Founder, Well Millennial and Lead, Health Equity, North York Toronto Health Partners Featuring Moderator: Ryan Hinds , Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Panelists: Dr. Rani Srivastava , Associate Professor and Dean of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University     Click here  to see Dr. Rani Srivastava'...