Efficiency: News and podcasts

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.

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 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.

With an exodus of family doctors, 1 in 5 Canadians do not have direct access to primary care. Listen as host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Jane Philpott and Dr. Tara Kiran, who say they know how to turn this around — and that every Canadian has the right…

In this episode of the CHIP, we’ll hear about the complex health needs of the growing number of people who are unhoused and turning to hospitals for help, and how doctors are working toward solutions.

In this episode of the CHIP, we are joined by Dr. Elyse Pelletier, an emergency physician, and David Gagnon, a paramedic, to discuss the ongoing crisis gripping emergency departments across the country, the impact on workers and patients, and what’s…