Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s health care crisis, says researcher
This week’s edition of who is saying what about public health care is compiled by Pat Van Horne.
Racism part of banning international students from medical school
“Even without a ban, international students were never a significant presence in Canadian medical schools. Yet, the Ontario government chose to stage a press conference blaming foreigners instead of addressing the actual shortages of health-care providers and funding for medical education. . . Rather than taking concrete steps to address these issues, this policy stirs distrust and plays on nativist sentiments. By scapegoating foreigners, Ford’s government exploits Ontarians’ fears and frustrations for electoral gain while offering no tangible solutions,” said Dat Nguyen, researcher in SARS-CoV-2 and cancer at the University Health Network, Toronto, Policy Options, November 12, 2024
Senate report says Canada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’
“I really think we’re in a unique position as a country, with such a liberal view on health care and life, that we should be able to be a world leader in providing alternative therapies,” said retired Master Corporal Gordon Hurley to Global News, November 10, 2024
Health Centre fuses traditional knowledge and modern health care
“It is a form of reconciliation. I think because of what was established is what makes it unique. We are a first and second level organization so our staff come to the health agency and services are delivered. They go out to communities,” said Patricia Whitecalf-Ironstand, executive director of the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre, to Battlefords Now, November 12, 2024
Health information does not flow from one source to another, says study
“Team care would mean inter-operability between me, the physiotherapist, the pharmacist, potentially a nurse practitioner,” said Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto, to CBC, November 9, 2024. Dr. Gorfinkel co-wrote with Canadian Health Coalition board member Dr. Joel Lexchin this commentary calling on patients having access to their own medical records.
Your mouth can do more than talk and chew, according to technology expert
“The mouth is a really interesting place for an interactive wearable and can open up many opportunities, but has remained largely unexplored due to its complexity. . This compact, humid environment has elaborate geometries, making it hard to build a wearable interface to place inside. With MouthIO, though, we’ve developed a new kind of device that’s comfortable, safe, and almost invisible to others. . . dentists and other doctors are eager about MouthIO for its potential to provide new health insights,” said Michael Wessely, assistant professor, Aarhus University, Denmark, MIT News, October 28, 2024
Elders suffering – Ontario-contracted home health suppliers not doing the job
“If anything happens to the catheter my father is currently on, we would have to take him to the emergency room to have it changed. . .With some of the elderly people on their own, they can’t just go to emergency every other day or look online to find supplies. I don’t know what they do,” said ‘Kathy’ who takes care of her 96-year-old dad, in the Toronto Star, November 12, 2024
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