Podcast Episodes

Climate Change and Health in Canada — Dr. Theresa Tam

Episode 23

Clips from the following sources were used in this recording:

CTV News (Drivers dodge flames and smoke from Nova Scotia wildfire | DRAMATIC VIDEO)

CBC News (As unprecedented fire year rages on, experts…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Health Care Funding in Canada — Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, Teri Price and Annamarie Fuchs

Episode 22

The federal government reached a funding agreement recently with Canada’s provinces and territories that will add roughly $46.2 billion in new money over 10 years to be directed at 4 priority areas: …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Palliative Care in Canada — Dr. Naheed Dosani

Episode 21

More people in Canada are receiving palliative care near the end of their lives than ever — but a lot of work remains. A new CIHI analysis shows there are still many who are not getting the care they…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Virtual Care in Canada — Dr. Ewan Affleck

Episode 20

Virtual health care in Canada has boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering Canadians unprecedented online access to medical professionals. Now, as the day-to-day effects of the pandemic are less…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Surgical Wait Times in Canada — Dr. David Urbach

Episode 19

Canada’s health care systems were already facing numerous challenges with wait times for surgeries before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now those problems are far worse. On this episode of the CHIP, hos…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Black Representation in Canadian Health Care — Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa

Episode 18

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed some clear gaps in Canada’s health care systems, including the need to better understand the roots of health inequalities and disparities based on race. On this episode …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Nurse Practitioners in Canada — Cindy Fehr and Stan Marchuk

Episode 17

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with nurse practitioners Cindy Fehr and Stan Marchuk about where their field fits in Canadian health care and the challenges they face.

Episode tr…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Low-value healthcare in Canada — Dr. Wendy Levinson and Dr. Janet Reynolds

Episode 16

Overuse of medical procedures and tests is a serious concern that costs Canada’s health care systems a lot of time and money and can even be harmful to patients. Host Avis Favaro is joined by Dr. Jan…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s Health Workforce Crisis — Dr. Leigh Chapman and Dr. Doug Sinclair

Episode 15

Canada is facing an unprecedented shortage of health care professionals. COVID-19 is partly to blame, with some doctors and nurses simply burned out by the huge demands the pandemic has put on them. …

Published on 3 years ago

Child and Youth Mental Health in Canada - Liudmila Husak, Chris Daken and Dr. Chris Wilkes

Episode 14

The COVID-19 pandemic changed life as Canadians knew it beginning in spring 2020, and among the hardest-hit groups were children and youth. On this week’s show, host Avis Favaro digs into the data wi…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago