Health care in Canada

decision to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine (EM). The combination of hands-on procedures and diagnostic challenges not only provides immediate gratification but fuels my unremitting curiosity. Furthermore, the unique opportunity to care for patients of varying age, health, and socio-economic status in possibly the most distressing moments of their lives is a highly fulfilling privilege. Finally, the stressful ED environment allows me to capitalize on what I believe to be my greatest…

medical coverage. African-American populace including people that have low-income face more barrier than wealthy people. There is proof that Universal Healthcare could work in America by adopting the same principle as in Canada and other countries that have universal health care. Weil (2016) all American…

kinds of health insurance companies, many U.S. citizens still cannot afford basic health care services. The movie Sicko. Dir. Michael Moore. 2007 film vividly depicts the harsh reality of many Americans getting denied treatment by many of our U.S. health insurance companies. The U.S. health care system and single payer health care system have minor similarities, but more so differ in various ways. Brinkerhoff, Ortega, Weitz states that there are three primary modes for financing health care in…

mental health due to the area in which the school is located. The mental health problems the students experience are anxiety, stress and depression. The significance of this issue is that if students do not seek help, it could lead to being bullied and violence. This creates a lack of social support and causes social exclusion. These are the aspect of social determinants of health that are affected. The Toronto Charter for a Healthy Canada (2002), identifies that social determinants of health…

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE Pharmaceutical care: Pharmaceutical care is a professional service provided to patients delivered by qualified, registered and trained pharmacist in clinical, community and hospital settings. The main aim of Pharmaceutical care is ensure the best standards of practice while using medicines and health care to achieve the optimized predetermined safety and efficacy goals. Historical background of Pharmaceutical care The emergence of pharmaceutical care begins in 1960s in USA…

has today is health care. There are problems in overall medical care received, cost of care, cost of insurance, and the amount of people uninsured. Prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the United States ran an almost completely privatized system of health care (exception being Medicare/Medicaid). The idea was that the economy, and therefore the people, would dictate the cost of health care. Now, since 2010, the United States runs a hybrid system of health care. People…

Into a Positive Leader and Follower A vital role in the health system of Canada is the nursing leader (Canadian Nurses Association, 2009, p. 1). However, every leader would not be able to achieve their goals alone without any supporters or followers (Hertig, 2010, p. 1412). Together leaders and followers create a strong team to work on improving patient care (Hertig, 2010, p. 1413). To create a strong and collaborative team in the health care system, I must be able to take on either role.…

“The health care community is showing a significant and growing interest in the social determinants of health” (Morrison, 2017, p. 2) which are social, environmental, economic, and personal factors aside from medical care that impact your health and well-being. Important elements that affect the health of Canadians are said not to be the medical treatments that are administered but rather the manner in which they live (Mikkonen and Raphael, 2010). “These conditions have come to be known as the…

There are several comparative and contrasts to the care work that is provided to the elderly by family caregivers and paid caregivers. Many who research caregiving, often differ on their definition of caregivers and the care work that they provide. For this essay we argue with Duxbury, Higgins and Lum, and rely on their definition that the term informal or family caregivers is defined as “the individuals who provide ongoing care and assistance, without pay, for family members and friends in need…

of the patient care in hospitals. Recently, there is a shift to change the type of nursing staff that are hired. It is becoming common place to replace Registered Nurses (RN’s) with Registered Practical Nurses (RPN’s). The motivation for this direction is a direct result of cost cutting measures imposed by the Government of Ontario for the health care budget. Since this is a relatively new initiative there are few studies that support the impact that this will have on patient care in the…