Canadian Health Information Podcast: Previous episodes

A mother and her seriously ill son travel from Nunavut to Ottawa to a special clinic set up to meet the needs of Inuit families accessing medical care.

Host Alya Niang speaks with sepsis survivors who lost their limbs to the condition, as well as with a doctor who is working to help health teams identify and treat it.

In this episode, host Alya Niang chats with a doctor who delves into diabetes and limb amputation, and safer management of diabetic foot disease.

Listen as Avis Favaro speaks with UHN’s Dr. Carol-Anne Moulton about designing systems to promote teamwork and open communication in the operating room.

Host Avis Favaro speaks to a young sepsis survivor who lost limbs to the condition and a doctor working to help health teams identify and treat this deadly medical emergency.

Where do people go for medical care if they don’t have a family doctor or walk-in clinic? New CIHI data points to a crisis in primary care. Learn more about what the numbers tell us about Canadians with nowhere to go.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang talks with a patient who felt ashamed to take up a spot in a crowded New Brunswick emergency department.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang is joined by a caregiver to discuss her personal experience of looking after a loved one with dementia.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro is joined by a retired family physician and a caregiving coach to discuss their personal experiences of looking after a loved one with dementia.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro chats with a man who lost his foot to diabetes and a doctor whose new treatment offers hope to those faced with losing a limb to the disease.