Monthly Archives: May 2015

Healthcare Celebrity – Putting healthcare professionals in the spotlight

Blog post by Colin Hung Over the past month, I have been following the latest controversy surrounding TV’s Dr. Oz  (Dr. Mehmet Oz). I find the whole situation fascinating and I thought it would be interesting to discuss the concept of healthcare celebrities with the #hcldr community this week. The latest controversy involving Dr. Oz […]

Uncertainty: Can We Take It?

Blog Post by: Bernadette Keefe MD Introduction During the #HCLDR chat April, 28 2015 we discussed the lack of utility of an annual physical if we DONʼT have medical symptoms (read the blog here, and see the summary here). This week,  I would like us to consider what happens when we DO have symptoms and […]

A Foundation for Better Care: The Case for Better Nurse-Physician Collaboration

Blog post by Irene Andress, Dr Rajiv Singal, Sarah Coppinger, Sharon Navarro of Toronto East General Hospital Over the last four decades, an enlightenment has taken hold of the healthcare culture. Today’s nurses are seen as “knowledge workers” by physicians and interprofessional practitioners alike. It is a sharp contrast to a century ago when nurses were […]

Shifting the Paradigm: Retail Clinics & Urgent Care Centers

Shifting the Paradigm: The Inexorable Growth of Retail Based Clinics & Urgent Care Centers in HealthCare Blog post by Joe Babaian Change Before You Have To.           – Jack Welch What did Jack Welch mean when he said this? Does it apply to Healthcare? With the retailization of healthcare, for better or […]