Canadian Health Information Podcast

By Canadian Institute for Health Information

The Canadian Health Information Podcast (CHIP) features in-depth conversations about the health of Canadians and the performance of Canada’s health systems. You’ll hear from the people behind the numb... more

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

Canadian Health Information Podcast episodes:

December 05, 2024 Nowhere Else to Go: Why Canadians Are Ending Up in Emergency Departments
Each year, there are over 15 million visits to emergency departments across Canada. But new CIHI data shows that 15% of these — that’s 1 in 7 — could potentially have been treated by a doctor or nurse practitioner in primary care. While ED doctors don’t want to discourage anyone from going to emergency, they do acknowledge that this statistic highlights the crisis in primary care happening in Canada.
This episode is available in English only.
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20min
November 29, 2024 The Long Goodbye: Dementia After Diagnosis
“You have dementia” are 3 words no one wants to hear. For the three-quarters of a million Canadians living with the disease and the 1.7 million projected to develop it, it’s a painful reality they all must face. But what happens after diagnosis — to patients, families and caregivers? Host Avis Favaro speaks with
• “Care-y godmother” Katrina Prescott, a caregiving coach who helps families get the help she didn’t while she was looking after her mother, who lived with dementia
• Retired family doctor David Hood, who cared for hundred of patients during his 4-decade career, as well as both of his parents after they were diagnosed
For more data go to CIHI's report titled Understanding health care trajectories of people living with dementia.
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
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32min
November 14, 2024 Saving Life and Limb: Preventing Amputations From Diabetes
40 amputations a day are performed at hospitals across Canada. And the single biggest culprit is diabetes. Host Avis Favaro meets with
• Harish Rangan, who knows first-hand what it’s like to lose a limb to the disease
• Dr. Karim Manji, director of the Zivot Limb Preservation Centre in Calgary, whose team is working on ways to reduce the number of amputations, with encouraging early successes
This episode is available in English only. Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
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33min
June 24, 2024 David O’Toole — Lessons and Directions From a Decade at CIHI
In this special edition of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro sits down with David O’Toole as he contemplates the biggest challenges and successes of his 10 years as CIHI’s president and CEO.
To read more about the Pan-Canadian Health Data Charter click here.
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
Learn more about the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
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22min
May 21, 2024 Fixing Family Medicine — Dr. Jane Philpott and Dr. Tara Kiran
With an exodus of family doctors — due to burnout caused by heavy workloads, difficulties getting patient referrals and financial stress — 1 in 5 Canadians do not have direct access to primary care. Why is family medicine so important and what can we do to repair this over-burdened health care sector? Listen as host Avis Favaro speaks with 2 physicians who say they know how to turn this around — and that every Canadian should have the right to basic health care near their homes. Guests are
• Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine, Queen’s University; family physician; and former federal minister of health
• Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto; and Family Physician and Scientist, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
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26min
May 14, 2024 Patients Experiencing Homelessness — Dr. Louis Francescutti and Dr. Andrew Bond
According to the latest CIHI data, almost all (93%) patients experiencing homelessness were admitted to hospital via the emergency department — a high proportion that suggests inadequate access to primary care. 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. Guests are
• Dr. Louis Francescutti, an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the Northeast Community Health Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
• Dr. Andrew Bond, executive medical officer at Inner City Health Associates and co-founder of the Canadian Network for the Health and Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness (CNH3)
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
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36min
April 22, 2024 Emergency Departments in Crisis — Dr. Fraser Mackay and David Leary
From staffing shortages and physician burnout to department closures and lengthy wait times, there is little question that Canada’s emergency departments are overwhelmed. Some EDs are so busy that hallways are packed with gurneys of patients waiting days to be admitted or, in some cases, choosing to walk away without receiving the emergency care they need. In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro sits down with guests working on the front lines to discuss the ongoing crisis gripping Canada’s emergency departments, the impact on workers and patients, and what’s being done to ease the burden:
• Dr. Fraser Mackay, emergency physician and assistant director of Workforce Planning for the Department of Emergency Medicine in Saint John, New Brunswick
• David Leary, a veteran paramedic and spokesperson for Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia.
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
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29min
February 21, 2024 Frailty in Canada — Dr. Kenneth Rockwood
As Canada’s population ages, it is expected that an increasing number of people will become frail. Individuals living with frailty have an increased risk of the following: hospitalizations, longer hospital stays, hospital readmissions, emergency department visits and in-hospital death. New data shows that more than one-third of all hospitalized older adults in Canada are at risk of frailty. On this episode of the Canadian Health Information Podcast, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, clinical research professor of frailty and aging at Dalhousie University in Halifax, about the harms of frailty and what we can do to better protect older adults at risk.
This episode is available in English only.
Learn more about frailty risk here: https://www.dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-tools/clinical-frailty-scale.html
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
Learn more about the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
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28min
November 09, 2023 Hospital Harm in Canada — Kate Parson, Linda Silas, Kathleen Finlay and Annette Elliott Rose
Hospital harm — medical conditions that patients experience in hospital that they did not have when they were admitted — is on the rise. A new CIHI analysis shows that 1 in 17 patients admitted to hospital was unintentionally harmed during their stay. Meanwhile, nurses and other health care workers charged with caring for patients in Canada are struggling. Sick time and overtime hours are skyrocketing. In this episode of the CHIP, we are joined by Kate Parson, Health Human Resources program lead at CIHI; Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions; Kathleen Finlay, founder and CEO of The Compassion Innovation Lab and founder of the Center for Patient Protection ; and Annette Elliott Rose, vice president of Clinical Care Strategy and chief nurse executive at IWK Health to discuss these findings and what they mean for patients and the people who care for them.
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
Learn more about the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
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40min
September 21, 2023 Climate Change and Health in Canada — Dr. Theresa Tam
Sky-high temperatures, wildfires clouding cities with smoke, damaging floods and many people suffering from mental health issues related to anxiety about global warming. In this episode of the CHIP, we are joined by Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, to discuss the effects of climate change on health, some of the larger changes that are needed and what average people in Canada can do to help themselves and the environment.
This episode is available in English only.
Episode transcripts can be found on our podcast web page.
Learn more about the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Say hello on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, or subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can also stay up to date on the latest news and upcoming releases with our monthly newsletter.
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29min

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How many episodes does Canadian Health Information Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

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