October 25, 2011 - Sholom Glouberman spoke at St. Joseph's Health Centre last week for their Interprofessional Education Week Breakfast Forum. Review slides from Why Patients Must Participate in our Health Care System And Why it is So Difficult below!
October 21, 2011 - The College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies (CAPCA) and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer are collaborating to develop an action plan to systematically improve the transition of care between the cancer and primary care systems at the point at which a diagnosis of cancer has been confirmed. They are currently seeking nominations for a patient representative to contribute as a member of a Steering Committee.
October 13, 2011
MEGAN OGILVIE AND THERESA BOYLE
Too many doctors and researchers who help create guidelines for patient care have financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry, according to a study that investigated conflict of interest among a group of major Canadian and U.S. health care organizations.
October 11, 2011
On September 22nd, the Health Council of Canada released How Engaged are Canadians in their Primary Care? Results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.
The report found that only 48% of Canadians feel involved in their own healthcare, and goes on to take a deeper look at the challenges and opportunities for patient engagement in Canada.
See the full report here.
October 5, 2011
NORMAN SILVERMAN, MD
October 2, 2011 - Sholom Glouberman, President of PAC, delivered a presentation this morning at the National Case Management Network's Fifth Annual Conference and Expo. The title of this year's conference was Excellence & Professionalism for Case Management in Canada. Sholom spoke about the difficulties that case managers face, and the need for a patients' association.
Review the slides from his presentation below.
MAUREEN DOWD
Medical schools are starting to train doctors to be less intimidating to patients. And patients are starting to train themselves to be less intimidated by doctors.
It's all about the Patient. Watch this video for Three Points of View: Dr. Robert Bell, Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré and Sholom Glouberman.