On this episode, we hear from mental health, and addictions specialists Dr. Chris Cavacuiti, Dr. Renata Villela and Dr. Michael Paré who discuss how the pandemic has affected patient treatment, and the impact the increasing demand for services is having on them as physicians.

Dr. Ross Upshur discusses lessons learned from COVID-19 and strategies needed to prepare for future pandemics. 

Team-based health care is not only beneficial for patients but could improve Ontario’s health-care system on a whole. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Allan Grill and Dr. Catherine Yu who share their experiences and hopes for the future of accessible team-based care in the province.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed notable weaknesses in Ontario’s public health system. In this podcast we hear from experts Dr. Michael Finkelstein, Dr. Joyce Lock and Dr. Paul Roumeliotis on the necessity of actively preparing the system for the inevitability of future pandemics.

Dr. Mary-Anne Aarts, chief of the department of surgery and co-medical director of the perioperative program at St. Joseph’s Health Centre shares how delayed surgeries and procedures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting patients. 

The lack of digital connectedness in Ontario’s health-care system can waste time, re-traumatize patients, and lead to errors. This podcast focuses on the need to share medical information between health-care professionals and departments. 

Dr. Jane Healey — co-founder of the online Physician Financial Independence group — is helping physicians navigate the financial industry. She shares financial challenges faced by women doctors and offers tips for the road to financial freedom.

Rheumatologist Dr. Saara Rawn and psychiatrist Dr. Jack Haggarty discuss the need for more specialists in the north, how the shortage is impacting patients and what it will take to get them there.

Three northern Ontario physicians – Dr. Stephen Cooper, Dr. Sarah Newbery and Dr. Stephen Viherjoki – discuss the challenges, pitfalls and beauty of working and living in rural and remote areas of the province. They share their solutions to improve the lives and health of their patients.

Three Toronto doctors discuss the gaps in caring for the city’s most vulnerable.