Dr. Chris Simpson

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Recently, our colleagues at the American Medical Association published what they see as the top eight challenges and solutions for improving the usability of electronic medical records (EMRs). Read all…

Globe and Mail journalist Carly Weeks is as frustrated as I am. Here are the facts: No one thinks that more Canadians should smoke marijuana. So how do we proceed…