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The Patient Navigator is a column that answers reader questions on how to navigate our health-care system. This article was written by Lisa Priest.

The question: I’m in treatment for early-stage breast cancer. When it’s done, I’ll be sent to my general practitioner, whom I have little faith in. I’ve had excellent, patient-focused care from medical staff treating my cancer. Should I find a new doctor or stick with this one who, for better or worse, at least knows my history?

Nominate Sholom Glouberman as a potential TedxToronto 2011 speaker!

Take a few minute and help PAC reach a national or international arena. This year's theme is "redefinition" and PAC's Sholom could highlight how patient-centred care and the patient perspective can greatly influence the future of Canada's healthcare system.

(As published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice January 2011)

Read this article to understand why "An Effective Patient Voice Needs Organizational Support" and "The Deeper Historical Reason for a Patients’ Association."

Here Sholom Glouberman expands on why the 1900s modern acute care hospital was so successful but why it now needs modernization.

Parts of this talk have been delivered to more than 3000 people at more than 20 venues during 2011.

This is the newest presentation offered from PAC. It distinguishes the type of care needed for acute diseases versus chronic conditions, why this matters, and why the patient perspective needs to be taken into account.

"The worst thing about the health care system is the feeling of powerlessness. The second worse is that they have the nerve to use words like health and care."

Erella's B92more (benign tumour) --- no more

Andre Picard, TORONTO - If you gave so-called “ordinary Canadians” the opportunity to have a thoughtful, informed discussion about the state of health care and asked them for recommendations on how to sustain and improve the system, what exactly would they come up with?

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada, a giant accounting and consultancy firm, decided to find out. They created a “Citizens Reference Panel” of 28 representative Ontarians, gave them some basic information and technical support, and sat back and watched.

Elliot Ferguson, KINGSTON - Canada's medical system needs to start listening to the people it exists to serve, said a Toronto-based philosopher. "Until now, everybody else has been speaking for the patients. The patient hasn't been at the table,"said Dr. Sholom Glouberman, co-founder of the Patients' Association of Canada, Monday night in Kingston.

"Our mission is to enhance the voice of the patients," he said. The Patients' Association was established to represent patients and share their experiences with medical professionals, researchers and policy makers.