Uncategorized CMA’s Award for Young Leaders – Halifax, August 2015 12 Nov 2015 The Award for the "Early Career Physician" category went to Dr. Alika Lafontaine - a leading Indigenous Canadian physician. The Award in the "Medical Student" category went to Queen's University's…
Uncategorized My presentation to SMH Medical Grand Rounds in Toronto; April 2015 13 Sep 201513 Sep 2015 An overview of why Canada needs a national seniors' strategy. Continue reading "My presentation to SMH Medical Grand Rounds in Toronto; April 2015"
Uncategorized Physician Leadership in the “Social Determinants of Health” Sphere – Upstream Thinking 27 Mar 201527 Mar 2015 Earlier this week, I joined colleagues from 20 nations in London, England to discuss the social determinants of health and health inequity in our societies. Specifically, we wanted to explore…
Uncategorized This Night Shift Has 7 Days: Spending the Holidays in Hospital 16 Jan 2015 Over the Christmas and New Year's Holiday this year, I had the privilege of serving as the attending physician in the Cardiac Sciences Unit (CSU) at my hospital - Kingston…
Uncategorized Who wants to live in a hospital? 13 Dec 201413 Dec 2014 It's been a busy few weeks and I have had the great privilege to travel a lot across the country and speak to a lot of people about seniors care.…
Uncategorized CPAC footage – Canadians should watch this stuff! 1 Dec 2014 I love CPAC like other people love the Weather Channel. To me, the discussions that happen behind the scenes - at the committee level and at other venues - is…
Uncategorized Vangroovy! 29 Nov 2014 One of the great things about this job is that I get to do a lot of travel across Canada and a chance to meet lots of fantastic people as we…
Uncategorized Meeting with Justin Trudeau 20 Nov 2014 Many thanks to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his staff for sitting down with us to discuss the urgent need to improve seniors care in Canada. Mr. Trudeau has committed…
Uncategorized “Code Gridlock” and why we need a national seniors strategy 20 Nov 2014 On Tuesday this week, it was my great privilege to address members of the Canadian Club of Ottawa at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. Thank you to Shannon Day Newman…
Uncategorized More validation of Dr. Gary Bloch’s heroic work 19 Nov 2014 Respected American health journalist Trudy Lieberman reports today on Dr. Gary Bloch's work to reduce poverty as a way to improve health in his patients. She hopes that America can…
