Can this surgery model help shorten wait times and provide better care?

Imagine having a potentially shorter wait time for surgery or having ready access to a second - or possibly third - opinion on your diagnosis. In many pockets of Canada’s vast and complex health-care system, physicians have worked effectively for years as a team under a “shared-care” model. Some surgeons are hoping this form of patient care can be widely adopted across surgical specialties, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada, COVID-19, CTVNews.ca, HealthS HoSeptember 29, 2022Team Care, Shared Care, Surgeons, Surgery, Surgical Backlogs, Health Care, Single EntryComment

Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs

Female surgeons in Canada have long faced gender-based referral biases that result in large pay gaps, and an inequitable and inefficient environment for patients, Canadian surgeons say, but with the urgency surrounding surgical backlogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some say the time is ripe for major changes to healthcare.

Canada, CTVNews.ca, HealthS HoMarch 26, 2021Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination, Surgeons, Surgery, Health Care, Surgical Backlogs, COVID-19Comment