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June 05, 2026Quinn & Brennand discuss Prioritizing Gynecologic Surgery to Improve Health System Performance
Gynecologic surgery is undervalued in Canada, driving long wait times and inequitable experiences for patients and women surgeons. The authors identify structural gender bias in reimbursement, scheduling and innovation, and propose five system-level strategies to improve efficiency, access and equity. Full article in Healthcare Policy
Events
Building on Progress: Charting the Future of Canada's Rare Disease Strategy
Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD),
Dr. Rebeccah Marsh, Senior Director, Strategy, Innovation, and Outreach, Institute of Health Economics,
Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, Healthcare Professional and Clinician Scientist, Interim Co-CEO, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba,
Alexandre White-Brown, Clinical Genetic Counsellor, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and ThinkRare and
Moderator: Karen Heim, General Manager, Alexion Canada
Featured Articles
Unlocking Surgical Capacity Through Collectable Time: A Multi-Level Policy Framework for Canadian Health Systems
A Journey of Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing in an Urban Integrated Youth Service in Manitoba
Beyond Silos and Perpetual Pilots: Data as the Catalyst for Canada’s Healthcare Innovation Revolution
Articles
TOCSIN: A Proposed Dashboard of Indicators to Control Healthcare-Associated Infections
A Case Study: The Initiative to Improve RN Scheduling at Hamilton Health Sciences
Growing Practice Specialists in Mental Health: Addressing Stigma and Recruitment with a Nursing Residency Program
Healthy Workplaces and Teamwork for Healthcare Workers Need Public Engagement
Inter-facility Patient Transfers in Ontario: Do You Know What Your Local Ambulance Is Being Used For?
Want Improved Healthcare Performance? Treat Canadian Doctors Like Finnish Teachers
Going 100% Smoke-Free in a Secure Setting: One Hospital's Successful Experience
News
New mobile health clinic opens in downtown Halifax
2026-06-08 from halifax.citynews.ca Downtown Halifax has a new option for those looking for timely access to non-urgent medical care. According to Nova Scotia Health, the Citadel Health Home on Dres [...]
Quebec’s energy drink ban for under-16-year-olds could become law this week
2026-06-07 from ctvnews.ca After a lone elected member of Quebec’s parliament voiced opposition, the government’s plan to ban energy drinks for those under 16 years old could go ahead in [...]
Canada’s possible expansion of MAID for mental illness is worrisome, including for high schools
2026-06-07 from theconversation.com Canada’s federal government is waiting for a special joint parliamentary committee’s recommendations on the issue of MAID expansion to include mental i [...]
Editor's Picks
This paper argues that improving surgical outcomes while controlling costs requires viewing surgery as one step within a full episode of care, from pre-operative optimization through post-operative recovery. We contend that Canada's current fee-for-service and block-funding models fragment this continuum, reward volume over value and misalign incentives between ministries, hospitals and surgeons. Drawing on agency theory and international bundled-payment experience, we propose an episode-of-care [...]
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Longwoods Leadership DiscussionTesting What’s Possible: Projectathons and the Future of Interoperability
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