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This podcast pulls back the curtain on the processes and thinking behind agreements between the federal and provincial/territorial governments on healthcare. It starts with a look back at recent bilaterals, then transitions to lessons learned and how this approach might - or might not - serve us well in the future from a federal perspective. If you're interested in big picture health policy in Canada, it's an interesting listen.

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New from Statistics Canada: There are 8-14 year gaps in life expectancy between neighbourhoods* in Canada's largest cities, gaps that are in some cases wider than those in US.The authors also looked at what might explain these gaps on the two sides of the border. In the US, there's a strong relationship between income and life expectancy. In Canada, that's true but less strong. The authors say that we may need to explore other factors such as the distribution of public schools and other local services to explain their findings.Read the study: https://lnkd.in/e_JPjmDk* As measured by census tracts in Canada; within counties with large cities in the US.

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For me, the Harkness Fellowship was a transformational year. And it continues to offer access to a global network, thinking, and resources, all of which I value deeply.If health policy is your focus, I encourage you to consider applying.

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Need a dose of hope and inspiration at the end of the week? Check out the great work these homes are doing!

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Get it right - make it safe. The World Health Organization is focusing on improving diagnosis for World Patient Safety Day 2024. If you're planning local events related to the campaign, Patient Safety Learning has shared helpful resources via their hub (linked below).

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This seemingly smooth upward trend for FPs/GPs hides a lot.As we think about how to advance the various improvements we'd like to see in healthcare, we can, of course, learn from pilot projects that haven't advanced or other innovations that got stuck. But there's at least as much - maybe more - that we can learn from areas like this one where changes at scale have taken place.Early FP/GP adopters lifted rates to about 30%. Adoption programs with change support accelerated the next stage of growth. Take 2013, which is about the middle of this graph. Provinces/territories with programs in place before 2011 had 72%+ adoption rates in 2013. Those who launched later had rates of 35% or lower at that time.Interested in delving deeper? Simon Hagens and I wrote this Health Reform Observer paper about how adoption in Canada evolved: https://lnkd.in/eNim2eGhSee more data on digital health from Canada Health Infoway's new dashboard: https://lnkd.in/eKrzqmgE

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How can healthcare partner effectively with patients and communities, even during crises? A new issue of Healthcare Papers starts from the premise that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of health and social care systems, including their patient-, caregiver-, and community engagement. Authors explore how some settings bucked this trend - sustaining and growing engagement practices even during the pandemic.Congrats to everyone involved in compiling and sharing these important reflections, including Kerry Kuluski, Carol Fancott, Maggie Keresteci, MA, CHE, and Ross Baker who wrote the lead paper in this issue!Read the papers: https://lnkd.in/evG4cmZ5

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Outcomes for patients, populations, and health systems depend on appropriate use of medications.A new report from the Appropriate Use Advisory Committee (Chaired by Stephen Samis) to the Canadian Drug Agency Transition Office outlines five strategic priorities to advance appropriate use of medications across the country:- Collaboration to bring cohesion to a fragmented space- Policy (alignment of planning, policies, regulatory measures)- Research and evaluation to inform decision-making.- Data and technologies- Program design, implementation and deliveryRead the report: https://lnkd.in/eqNPTq65

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To change healthcare, focus on fixing systems not people, argue Dr. Kedar Mate, Josh Clark, and Jeff Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS in their recent HBR article.What does this look like? In the article, they identify seven features of health systems that take up this challenge. One that I've been thinking a lot about lately is the fourth they list: seeing safety, equity, and experience as inter-related, not silos. What got us here won't get us to where we need to go. Read the HBR article: https://lnkd.in/eqSeThvCJoin us in Rethinking Patient Safety: https://lnkd.in/eYwrwhbD

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