April 16, 2019
In Canada, Indigenous people continue to face persistent health inequities, that are rooted in colonialism and racism. These issues extend to cancer and cancer screening in Ontario, where Indigenous persons report a lack of cultural safety and have have worse… Read more
April 8, 2019
The Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (IHPME) joins the family of Meyer Brownstone in mourning his passing at the age of 96. A champion for peace and social justice, Mr. Brownstone is remembered as one of the architects… Read more
April 3, 2019
Medical student and MSc SLI student Lucshman Raveendran has been awarded a ten-week fellowship this summer through the American Urological Association, a fund that seeks to cultivate the interests of driven medical students in advancing urological research. Raveendran is currently… Read more
April 1, 2019
The trend towards consumer driven health, whether it be mobile apps, wearable devices, or easy access to electronic health records, is changing the landscape of our health care system and the way we think about care. “Even though many of… Read more
March 31, 2019
The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation community joins the family of Harry Perlstein in mourning his recent passing at the age of 100. Harry Perlstein was a staunch supporter of improving patient safety and reducing adverse events in… Read more
March 22, 2019
What is pharmacare? Most of us have a vague notion about what a pharmacare plan might mean for Canadians, but there is little understanding of how the plan would actually work or benefit us. The anticipated federal budget announcement on… Read more
March 6, 2019
It was has been just over 10 years since Jodeme Goldhar an IHPME alumnus and adjunct lecturer, and Walter Wodchis, a professor at IHPME began working in earnest on approaches to integrated care, studying integrated delivery systems and trying to improve… Read more
March 6, 2019
Victoria Haldane, a first-year PhD student at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, is passionate about using health services research to transform patient care. As a researcher she is also focused on the landscape of equality in both… Read more
March 6, 2019
According to a recent study by Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), one in four Ontario parents miss work to care for children with anxiety resulting in a productivity loss for the province’s economy of $421 million in one year. The… Read more
March 5, 2019
Over 35% of Canada’s workforce are caregivers. The balancing act it takes to manage employment and caregiving responsibilities is not only detrimental to the Canadian economy with an estimated loss of $1.3 billion annually, it is also leading to negative health… Read more