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Viola Burau comments on Reforming Governance Authorities in Canadian Health Systems with Comparative Perspectives on Health Governance as Political Practice. www.longwoods.com/content/2770...
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Leadership Discussion
December 03
Building Health Equity: Funding Community Driven Solutions for Inclusive Care in Canada
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Significant disparities persist in access and quality of care—especially for women, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, and underserved communities
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
AMS Healthcare Announces $1.5 million in Funding
For fellowships and grants in compassion and artificial intelligence!

#AMSFunding

Applications now open!
Visit amshealthcare.ca for details
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Building Health Equity: Funding Community Driven Solutions for Inclusive Care in Canada
Live Leadership Discussion on December 3rd.
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Join us to learn how innovative partnerships and inclusive strategies are reshaping healthcare access.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#HealthcareQuarterly article by Thomas Mullie et. al. "goal of @cihica.bsky.social 's transformation initiatives is to maximize the value of Canada's health data by ensuring that it's timely, connected, accessible, comprehensive, relevant, contextualized & trusted." www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
AMS Healthcare Announces $1.5 million in Funding
For fellowships and grants in compassion and artificial intelligence!

#AMSFunding

Applications now open!
Visit amshealthcare.ca for details
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Steve Lurie on social determinants & mental health in #HealthcareQuarterly. "We do know what to do...early psychosis intervention and Housing First. When these services are provided, there are major reductions in hospitalization and improvements in quality of life." www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Why Healthcare Policy Urgently Needs a Communications Lens - If communication considerations are left to the very end, we risk rolling out technically strong but socially fragile policies.
www.longwoods.com/content/2772...
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Don't miss tomorrow's free webinar - Accelerating Together: How Public-Private Collaboration Drives System Change.
Speakers: Ashley Miller, Mike Forseth, Darek Szadkowski. @infoway-inforoute.bsky.social Sign up now www.longwoods.com/events/leade...
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Intersectoral collaborations (ISCs) connect diverse stakeholders to take collective action on social issues. Women's Age Lab formed an ISC to address loneliness in older adults in Canada. Rachel Savage et. al describe this Canadian initiative to address loneliness. www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In Canada, social prescribing is gaining traction, by integrating social prescribing into healthcare systems, policy makers can enhance well-being, reduce healthcare strain and promote social inclusion. @katemulligan.bsky.social www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This issue of HealthcarePapers tackles the challenging question about how to strengthen health system governance in Canada and helps to make sense of the wave of structural reforms underway across the country.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Quarterly report from @icesontario.bsky.social in #HealthcareQuarterly. From Crisis to Silence: Systemic Failures in Mental Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Ontario by June Lam et. al. www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Connected Care in Action - Built to Scale: Rethinking Interoperability for Smarter, Connected Care

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This session explores how Canada is redefining interoperability as a strategic enabler of better care.
Third in our webinar series with Canada Health Infoway
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The latest from Healthcare Quarterly -

Focus on the impact of the growing crisis of loneliness and isolation that has impacted so many Canadians, and a discussion of what leaders can do to support care in the community

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October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The AGE-WELL 10th Annual Conference, Oct. 22-23 in Montreal, showcases groundbreaking research in aging and technology. Bundled registration includes access to the 2025 envisAGE Forum. Register today: events.canplaninc.ca/age-well-env....
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"The shift to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, though essential from a public health perspective, introduced crowding-out effects in psychiatric service delivery" Read this Data Matter piece in #HealthcarePolicy from Angel Ruhil et. al. www.longwoods.com/content/2762...
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
September 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This study by Christoph Schimmele & Feng Hou from Statistics Canada examines how immigrant status and place of education affect skill utilization among Canadians with a medical degree, using the 2021 Census of Population. #HealthcarePolicy www.longwoods.com/content/2762...
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In this commentary, one question Douglas Clark asks is "To what degree is it necessary to encourage the full spectrum of pharmaceutical research to achieve the critical mass necessary to generate the next lucky break?" www.longwoods.com/content/2766... #HealthcarePolicy #Pharma
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"...threat from industry and its allies that new drugs will not be made available if governments or regulatory agencies introduce measures that threaten the profits of pharmaceutical companies." - Joel Lexchin in Healthcare Policy www.longwoods.com/content/2766...
September 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In Sep 2024 Julia Abelson & team launched a special issue of Healthcare Policy on Public Engagement. Key insights into what more purposeful & equitable public engagement might look like, + common pitfalls in public engagement practices & how they can be avoided. www.longwoods.com/publications...
September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Healthcare Policy -
The Opportunity for Canada and Australia to Learn from One Another's Health Systems
Canadian healthcare system leaders need to look externally for innovative ideas for their provincial and territorial healthcare systems.
www.longwoods.com/content/2766...
September 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
UPCOMING LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION
From Pilot to Practice: Scaling Healthcare Innovation
This session will showcase impactful case studies and actionable best practices for turning innovation into improved health outcomes.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Healthcare Quarterly has hosted a series of issues on #mentalhealth this year. The latest focuses on youth. "Canada's social institutions ... are the launch pads for a generation that can reimagine what is possible". www.longwoods.com/content/2763...
September 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM