#93: Solving healthcare with Dr. Kyeremanteng

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is the department head of critical care at The Ottawa Hospital. He dedicates his time to care for the sickest of the sick patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

As a researcher, he is interested in using ICU resources more efficiently and improving access to palliative care in the ICU. To help do this, he founded the Resource Optimization Network, a multidisciplinary research group working to reduce health spending in this area without compromising care.

In September 2019, Dr. Kyeremanteng launched his ever-growing podcast Solving Healthcare with Kwadwo Kyeremanteng” These podcasts feature interviews and discussions on improving healthcare delivery in Canada. Underpinned by the values of cost-effectiveness, dignity, and justice, these podcasts will challenge the status quo, leaving no stone unturned as we explore gaps, assumptions, and different perspectives to solve problems in Canada’s healthcare system.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Kyeremanteng created ‘Solving Wellness,’ a virtual health & wellness platform for healthcare professionals. ‘Solving Wellness’ has been helping address healthcare burnout and providing health, fitness and self-care for its members.

This podcast discusses why COVID was a missed opportunity to improve healthcare, why physicians should be open-minded to alternative treatments, the importance of breathwork and why Dr. Kyeremanteng wrote a blog on deadlifts in his latest substack.