Health systems aren't machines. They are made of people. -Nina Larsson I attended Healthcare Workforce Canada’ s Symposium in Vancouver last week.  Thank you to the Canadian Medical Association for sponsoring my registration.   The Symposium offered two days of jam-packed learning. Here I humbly offer my own take-aways as a lay-person patient. We all know the healthcare workforce is suffering. Here’s what to do about it, according to the speakers at the Symposium.   1.   

I saw the film One Battle After Another  last week. I loved it so much. I was especially struck by the character of Sensei Sergio St....

Recently I was warned a number of times by a health care conference organizer to 'not be negative.' Alas, real-life health care is full...

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