shehpar786 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi guys, I was wondering if somebody could let me know where I can learn more about the Canadian Health Care system. I want to start learning about it before interview offers arrive. Thanks in advance:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchfrog Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/ http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/index_e.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degoo_ Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/ http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/index_e.html For bioethics, put out by the CMAJ, http://www.cmaj.ca/misc/bioethics_e.shtml Thanks for those websites above. Could this be stickied? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi there, Another decent resource for up to date medical news is the Medical Post, which is issued weekly. Cheers, Kirsteen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everyoneloveschem Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Andre Picard (sp?) from the Globe and Mail writes columns/pieces on healthcare that are sometimes helpful/interesting and written for the general public. If you search for him on the G+M, articles come up, but they are locked. You may be able to access them through your university (or so my little brother claims ). Didn't the CBC have a series on their website on healthcare in Canada? Here you go: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/healthcare/ More specifically about medicare: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/medi-assur/index_e.html An interesting tidbit: http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin1/010322d.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0tus Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Another site I found extremely helpful for my interview prep last year is the following: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/medicare/canada-health-act/index.html They do a good job in explaining and describing the Canada health Act, along with all the studies done on the health care system. HongHongHong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp_degoo Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 From Sarakj in the Ottawa thread: http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/43892/la_id/1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_nav Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Check out the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies - Health Systems in Transition profile on Canada (2005): http://www.euro.who.int/observatory/Hits/TopPage It's concise and you can download either the whole document or the At-a-Glance HiT summary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest usask_woopwoop Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 really i think it is highly unnecessary to read about the structure of the health care system. the most important thing to know is some recent and general medical issues (think funding, resource allocation, etc). i read cmaj a lot and it did the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meme me Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 really i think it is highly unnecessary to read about the structure of the health care system. the most important thing to know is some recent and general medical issues (think funding, resource allocation, etc). i read cmaj a lot and it did the trick. I think it would be pretty difficult to have an opinion on funding and resource allocation within our health care system if one does not have a grasp of how that system is structured and how it operates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeinatedPonderer Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atreides Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 "First Do No Harm: Making Sense of Canadian Health Care Reform." Terrence Sullivan and Patricia M. Baranek. Awesome summary of major issues in health care: wait lists, public health care, user fees, etc. and is very short, but use it for general information, be careful about quoting details (stats, funding formulas, etc.) as it is old, published 2002, and some of this data is more than likely out of date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Great thread! thx for the info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Lol,research is a good call, u can then avoid the point blank idk answer I gave in a station bout cdn h care @ uofa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawalac Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 For those of you who have done interviews before, do you feel as though reading the Shah book would suffice in providing enough info on the health care system to answer questions about it during the interview? If you think it isn't enough, could you please suggest some specific articles I should read in order to prepare myself? (that's if I even get an interview...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discworldheavylight Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 1) Check out the Canada Health Act at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/pubs/cha-lcs/2008-cha-lcs-ar-ra/index-eng.php 2) Government of Canada has a comparison of the Canadian and American health care systems. I think it's a good place to start. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp300-e.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawalac Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Thanks! Although I probably won't need it for this cycle as I haven't received an invite anywhere yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaiah4110 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Thanks for posting these great sites!=) A question on private health care from one of the readings: "Canada spent an estimated $142 billion on health care in 2005.... Of that, just over $98.8 billion was spent by governments delivering public health care. About $43.2 billion was spent on private health care." -http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/healthcare/public_vs_private.html Could someone clarify this for me? I thought private health care means that doctors are not paid by both the person/insurance AND the government... so why would the Canadian government need to spend money on private health care? Any comments appreciated, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariostudent Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 As part of a Healthcare Systems course I read parts of a great reference to the Canadian Healthcare System: Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada by Chandrakant P. Shah At Amazon it the "frequently bought together" add is mentioning "Doing it Right," right now, so I'm assuming this is a common read for premeds. It offers a pretty in-depth review of the history of healthcare in Canada, including the medical care act and current status (as of 2003). A Critique/Suggested Framework for our system was also presented by Michael Rachils in "A Prescription for Excellence," which is an easy read. http://www.michaelrachlis.com/ Enjoy. Can't imagine reading the Shah book for interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laika Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Can't imagine reading the Shah book for interviews. Yeah... it's excellent for treating insomnia, but I can't see it being useful for interview prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Future_doc's assembly of interview material may be found here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjacobs Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Canada's publicly funded health care system is locally known as as an interlocking set of ten provincial and three territorial health insurance plans. It also known as "medicare" which provides access to universal, comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital and physician services. This has been serving Canadians to give affordable medical services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadameds Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Hi all, You can learn about canadian health care system in this link. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php Canadian health care system has been a assignment in advance back its inception. Reforms accept been fabricated over the accomplished four decades and will abide in acknowledgment to changes aural anesthetic and throughout society. The basics, however, abide the aforementioned - accepted advantage for medically all-important bloom affliction casework provided on the base of need, rather than the adeptness to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb35 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi all, You can learn about canadian health care system in this link. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php Canadian health care system has been a assignment in advance back its inception. Reforms accept been fabricated over the accomplished four decades and will abide in acknowledgment to changes aural anesthetic and throughout society. The basics, however, abide the aforementioned - accepted advantage for medically all-important bloom affliction casework provided on the base of need, rather than the adeptness to pay. Clarity FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repede Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Clarity FTW. Haha oh man... I was just about to say the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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