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HMF Fresenius Kabi Canada Ltd. Podcast: Infusion Pump Innovation-Embracing Change for Patients and Bottom Lines

Listen to the podcast with Helen Edwards, RN, MN, moderated by Dr. Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite, DBA, CHE, RN, as they talk about how technological advancements, like the Ivenix Infusion System, can be implemented in Canadian hospitals to support the seamless integration between infusion devices, electronic health records, and other hospital information systems, ultimately supporting the broader system of care. Helen Edwards is a clinical informatics consultant who has led initiatives focused on...

HMF UBC Sauder School of Business Podcast: The impact of physician leadership development on behaviour and work-related changes

Listen to Vania Sakelaris, CHE, and her collaborators as they offer more context about the retrospective survey of 117 physician leadership development program graduates at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The survey was designed to assess how the program contributed to graduates’ leadership development, specifically in terms of behaviour change and work-related changes. It’s further proof that there are concrete benefits to investing in train...

HMF HealthHub Solutions Podcast: How Canada can unlock health system capacity with technology The value of long-term, value-based partnerships with technology providers

Listen to  Peter Varga, CHE, Chief Transformation Officer at HealthHub Solutions, a Canadian leader in bedside digital health solutions, and Leslie Motz, CHE, Vice President of Patient Services at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, discuss the opportunities that digital solutions bring to healthcare and the importance of investing in digital solutions to advance healthcare system performance. To learn more about the platform and how to advance digital transformation, co...

PHP's Author Podcast: Developing Equity-Focused Education in Academic Public Health

Gayle Walter and Ronica Rooks in conversation with Drs. Juliana Perez and William Leonard about their article, "Developing Equity-Focused Education in Academic Public Health: A Multiple-Step Model", which appeared in the Pedagogy of Anti-racism special issue (Volume 7, Issue 4). Read the full transcript here.

HMF AGE-WELL Podcast: Virtual care and the influence of a pandemic: Necessary policy shifts to drive digital innovation in healthcare

Listen to Patrick Patterson, PhD, and Jenna Roddick, MSc, from the AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub APPTA in Fredericton, New Brunswick as they discuss how to maintain equitable access to virtual care following the pandemic. They conducted a narrative scoping review to understand barriers related to the sustained adoption of virtual primary care delivery, and can identify areas in which policy shifts are needed to drive digital innovation. View the article here.

PHP's Author Podcast: Teaching about Implicit Bias in Public Health

Implicit bias is a topic many faculty/instructors may feel uncomfortable teaching and discussing with their students. In this podcast, Dr. Gayle Walter and Dr. Ronica Rooks, who currently serve on the editorial board of Pedagogy in Health Promotion, speak with Dr. Krista Mincey, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. Dr. Mincey's article, "Teaching about Bias to Undergraduate Students in an Introduction to Public Health Course" is featu...

PHP's Author Podcast: Students as Social Change Agents: Service-learning and Social Justice

In conversation with Dr. Tyler Derreth- co-hosted by Dr. Ronica Rooks and Dr. Gayle Walter from the PHP Special Issue: The Pedagogy of Antiracism In this @PHP_SOPHE podcast, Dr. Ronica Rooks (@RonicaRooks) and Dr. Gayle Walter (@gwalter1409) talk with Dr. R. Tyler Derreth (@drderreth) about his paper with co-authors, Dr. Vanya Jones and Mindi B. Levin, entitled, “Preparing Public Health Professionals to Address Social Injustices Through Critical Service-Learning.” The authors discuss the i...

HMF Health Cities Podcast: Home health monitoring during the COVID pandemic: Results from a feasibility study in Albertan primary care

Listen to the podcast by Health Cities where authors discuss Primary Care Networks within Central Alberta and how they partnered with a technology provider to rapidly implement Home Health Monitoring for patients with chronic diseases. The outcomes are very positive. Home health monitoring has the potential to alleviate the economic burden of chronic disease in Alberta, serving as the national standard for a rapid technological response to a pandemic. View the article here.

Home health monitoring during the COVID pandemic: Results from a feasibility study in Albertan primary care

Listen to the podcast by Health Cities where authors discuss Primary Care Networks within Central Alberta and how they partnered with a technology provider to rapidly implement Home Health Monitoring for patients with chronic diseases. The outcomes are very positive. Home health monitoring has the potential to alleviate the economic burden of chronic disease in Alberta, serving as the national standard for a rapid technological response to a pandemic. View article here.

HMF Vocera Communications Podcast: Now is the time to redefine safety in healthcare

Listen to the podcast with Dr. Bridget Duffy, moderated by Dr. Gurprit Randhawa, who has recently joined the First Nations Health Authority as the Director of eHealth & Virtual Care Innovation. Dr. Bridget Duffy, the Chief Medical Officer of Vocera Communications, discusses the Declaration of Principles designed to  expand the definition of safety to include safeguarding psychological and emotional well-being of team members, promoting health justice by declaring equity and anti-racism as co...

PHP 2020 Paper of the Year Podcast - Dr. Michael Harvey

An interview with 2020 winner, Dr. Michael Harvey about his award-winning paper, "How Do We Explain the Social, Political, and Economic Determinants of Health? A Call for the Inclusion of Social Theories of Health Inequality Within U.S.-Based Public Health Pedagogy". Click Here to view the article.

HMF Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society Podcast: How prescribing available pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder can impact the healthcare system: A retrospective quality improvement study

Join a conversation with the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society about a better treatment approach for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). AUD is a chronic relapsing disease that can be treated with a combination of pharmacotherapies and counselling. This approach provides hope to providers and patients that AUD is a treatable medical condition, while also averting significant costs to the healthcare system. To view the article, please click here.

HMF Vocera Communications Podcast: Protect the nurse, protect the practice: Effective communication is the foundation for keeping nurses safe

Listen to the podcast by Dr. Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, moderated by Dr. Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite, DBA, CHE, as they talk about how health leaders can operationalize “the voice of the nursing workforce” and reduce cognitive overload for nurses. To view the article, please click here

HMF May 2020 Podcast: Laboratory medicine: The exemplar for value-based healthcare

In this podcast for HMF’s May issue, Larry Arshoff, President of Diagnosis, Solutions & Results Inc., interviews his co-authors on their article entitled "Laboratory medicine: The exemplar for value-based healthcare".   To view the article, click here.

HMF The Pepler Group Podcast: "Mental health and policing: Picking up the pieces in a broken system"

Listen to the podcast by Eileen Pepler, PhD, and guests as she emphasizes the need to view the intersection of public safety and public health through a new lens to break down the traditional information silos of the many agencies that serve vulnerable populations and the impact of inadequate community-based mental health services.   To view the article click here.

HMF Health City Podcast: Health City: Transforming health and driving economic development

Listen to the podcast by Reg Joseph, the CEO of Health City, as he discusses how Health City has worked with numerous stakeholders to develop new pathways of care that drive better outcomes and economic development in the health sector. He focuses on data, artificial intelligence and extended reality platforms. Health City is known for connecting industry and healthcare and focusing on innovation that can benefit both.   To view the article, click here.

HMF Roche Diagnostics - Division of Hoffmann-La Roche Limited Podcast: A Novel Model of Care in Anticoagulation Management

Listen to the podcast by Allison Bodnar and Lisa Woodill, and moderated by Ken Tremblay, FCCHL, as they talk about the costing study results of the Community Pharmacist-led Anticoagulation Management Service and what it means for patients and system-level pharmacy care.   To view the article click here.

HMF Vocera Communications Podcast: COVID-19: Nurses have responded, now it is time to support them as we move forward

Listen to the podcast by Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, as she discusses how to reduce the cognitive load for nurses and other healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.   To view the article, click here.

HMF May 2020 Podcast: Value-Based Healthcare Delivery Through Metabolomics-Based Personalized Health Platform

In this podcast for HMF’s May issue, Brandon Landry, Customer Success Coordinator at Molecular You, interviews Ash Anwar on his article entitled "Value-Based Healthcare Delivery Through Metabolomics-Based Personalized Health Platform”.   To view the article, click here.

HMF University of Saskatchewan Podcast: The challenges of incorporating ecological criteria into pandemic planning

Listen to Dr. Craig Stephen as he talks about the link between the social and biophysical determinants of infectious disease outbreaks and the concept of ecosystem stewardship. Craig is the CEO of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and a Professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.   To view the article click here.

HMF University of Northern British Columbia Podcast: Rural healthcare delivery: Navigating a complex ecosystem

Listen to Trina Fyfe, PhD, and Geoffrey Payne, PhD, as they discuss how rural providers face challenges using clinical practice guidelines and outline a case study in British Columbia related to maternity care and the prevention of Rhesus D factor alloimmunization. Trina is a librarian and researcher at UNBC and Geoffrey is the Vice-President of Research at UNBC.   To view the article click here.

HMF January 2020 Podcast: Artificial intelligence in healthcare: A Canadian context

In this podcast for HMF’s January issue, Nina Coutinho, Product Lead at Shopify, interviews Adam Kassam and Naila Kassam on their article entitled "Artificial intelligence in healthcare: A Canadian context”.   To view the article, click here.

HMF The Ottawa Hospital Podcast: Creating a Just Culture: The Ottawa Hospital’s Experience

Listen to Alan Forster, MD, and his team discuss how The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) developed a Just Culture. They describe the concept of a Just Culture, why TOH initiated this transformation, and some of its early impacts. Forster is the VP of Innovation and Quality at the TOH.   To view the article click here.

PHP 2019 Paper of the Year Interview

An interview between Jody Early and authors, Kelly Bentley and Stephanie Swan, regarding the PHP 2019 Paper of the Year, "Service Learning: A Useful Pedagogy to Engage Community Health Education Students in a Resource Management and Grant Writing Course".

HMF Care Transformed Podcast: Technology to support relational care for people who use drugs at home: Literature review and key informant content

Listen to the podcast by Izabela Szelest and her team as they discuss Canada’s opioid crisis and how it disproportionately affects people who use drugs alone at home. Szelest and her co-authors synthesized recent literature related to technology-enabled harm reduction strategies and corroborated their findings with key informants, including family members of people who use drugs and policy makers in the area of opioid use.   To view the article click here.

HMF Studer Podcast: A culture of compassion: How timeless principles of kindness and empathy become powerful tools for confronting today’s most pressing healthcare challenges

Listen to Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli’s podcast as he talks about the importance of kindness and empathy and how these principles can improve health outcomes and reduce workplace stress and burnout.   To view the article click here.  

HMF TRAM Podcast: Trends in mental health system transformation: Integrating youth services within the Canadian context

Listen to a podcast about TRAM, an initiative started by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Graham Boeckh Foundation. TRAM or the Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM) initiative, was the first of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research programs, providing $25 million over 5 years to foster collaboration and placing youth and their families at the centre of integrated youth services. It lead to a pan-Canadian research and evaluation network with 14 s...

HMF March 2019 Podcast: Establishing learning objectives for a leadership skills development curriculum in family medicine

In this podcast for HMF’s March issue, Lynn Roberts, Research Associate at Centre for Studies in Primary Care, interviews colleage Colleen Grady on her article entitled "Establishing learning objectives for a leadership skills development curriculum in family medicine”.   To view the article, click here.    

HMF March Podcast: Establishing learning objectives for a leadership skills development curriculum in family medicine

In this podcast for HMF’s March issue, Lynn Roberts, Research Associate at Centre for Studies in Primary Care, interviews colleage Colleen Grady on her article entitled "Establishing learning objectives for a leadership skills development curriculum in family medicine”. To view the article, click here.    

HMF January 2019 Podcast: A retrospective on reconciliation by design

In this podcast for HMF’s December 2018 issue, Alika Lafontaine, MD, FRCPC, interviews colleague Christopher Lafontaine, MEd, on their article entitled "A retrospective on reconciliation by design”.   To view the article, click here.

HMF January Podcast: A retrospective on reconciliation by design

In this podcast for HMF’s December 2018 issue, Alika Lafontaine, MD, FRCPC, interviews colleague Christopher Lafontaine, MEd, on their article entitled "A retrospective on reconciliation by design”. To view the article, click here.

HMF November Podcast: Questions Healthcare Boards Should Ask Senior Leaders About Risk

In this podcast for HMF’s November 2018 issue, Philip DeSouza the Manager of Communications and Marketing at HIROC, interviews colleague Polly Stevens, the Vice President of Health Care Risk Management, on their article entitled "Questions Healthcare Boards Should Ask Senior Leaders About Risk”. To view the article, click here.  

HMF November 2018 Podcast: Questions Healthcare Boards Should Ask Senior Leaders About Risk

In this podcast for HMF’s November 2018 issue, Philip DeSouza the Manager of Communications and Marketing at HIROC, interviews colleague Polly Stevens, the Vice President of Health Care Risk Management, on their article entitled "Questions Healthcare Boards Should Ask Senior Leaders About Risk”.   To view the article, click here.  

Of Dreamers and Pragmatists: Editor's Commentary

HMF September 2018 Podcast: Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

In this podcast for HMF’s September 2018 issue, Mary J. McNally, RN, the Chief Patient Experience Office at William Osler Health System, interviews colleagues Gurwinder Gill, Director of Health Equity and Inclusion at William Osler Health System, and Vin Berman, interim VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development at William Osler Health System,  on their article entitled “Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices”. To view the article, click here.  

HMF September 2018 Podcast: Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

In this podcast for HMF’s September 2018 issue, Mary J. McNally, RN, the Chief Patient Experience Office at William Osler Health System, interviews colleagues Gurwinder Gill, Director of Health Equity and Inclusion at William Osler Health System, and Vin Berman, interim VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development at William Osler Health System,  on their article entitled “Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices”.   To view the article, click here.  

HMF July 2018 Podcast: Why some patients who do not need hospitalization cannot leave: A case study of reviews in 6 Canadian hospitals

In this podcast for HMF’s July 2018 issue, Asher Lurie, Communications Specialist at St. Elizabeth Health Care, interviews Paul Holyoke, PhD, Director of the St. Elizabeth Research Center, about his article entitled “Why some patients who do not need hospitalization cannot leave: A case study of reviews in 6 Canadian hospitals”.    To view the article, click here. 

What We Choose to Emphasize: Editor's Commentary

HMF May 2018 Podcast: The neurobiology of focus and distraction: The case for incorporating mindfulness into leadership

In this podcast for HMF’s May 2018 issue, Ron Lindstrom, PhD, FCCHL, former Editor in Chief of Healthcare Management Forum, Adjunct Professor in the School of Population and Public Health and an Associate Member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of British Columbia, interviews Paul Mohapel, MSc, MA, PhD, President of Mohapel Consulting, concerning Paul's article entitled “The neurobiology of focus and distraction: The case for incorporating mindfulness into leadership...

Editor's Commentary: Health Promotion for These Times

HMF March 2018 Podcast: Patient and family engagement in Alberta Health Services: Improving care delivery and research outcomes

In this podcast for HMF’s March 2018 issue, Jennifer Rees, the Lead Senior Consultant in The Engagement and Patient Experience Department, a section within Alberta Health Services (AHS), interviews Sarah Singh, a Senior Patient and Family Engagement Consultant at AHS, and Lona Leiran, co-chair of the provincial patient and family advisory group at AHS, concerning the article entitled “Patient and family engagement in Alberta Health Services: Improving care delivery and research outcomes”, wh...

Arts, Health and Wellbeing

Theo Stickley discusses the Arts, Health and Wellbeing special issue which focuses on the important recent contributions and developments made in the understanding and possible implementation of how various activities in the arts can improve public health. Posted January 2018. Read the associated Special Issue here.

HPP January 2018 Editorial Podcast

Dr. Kathleen Roe, DrPH, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of Health Promotion Practice, reads her commentary "It Takes a Village", published in volume 19 issue 1 of HPP. 

HMF January 2018 podcast: Evolution of cancer treatment and evolving challenges

In this podcast for HMF’s January 2018 issue, Dr. Lynne Nakashima, PharmD, Provincial Pharmacy Director for BC Cancer, discusses her article “Evolution of cancer treatment and evolving challenges.”    To view the article, click here. 

HMF November 2017 Podcast: Value agenda for heart failure model in Ontario: Application of the Porter model

In this podcast for HMF’s November 2017 issue, Kim de Haan, OT Reg., BHSc, MHM, and Kerrie Dewachter, RN, OT Reg., BHSc, BSc, MHM, discuss their article “Value agenda for heart failure model in Ontario: Application of the Porter model.”    To view the article, click here.

HE&B: Advancing the Science of Qualitative Research to Promote Health Equity

HMF September 2017 podcast: Effectively leading for quality

In this podcast for HMF’s September 2017 issue, Dr. Peter Lachman, CEO of The International Society of Quality in Health Care, and Wendy Nicklin RN, President-Elect of ISQua, discuss their article “Effectively leading for quality.”    To view the article, click here.

PHP: The Contribution of Liberal Arts to Public Health Preprofessional Preparation

In this podcast Dr. Gambescia, Editor in Chief of Pedagogy in Health Promotion, interviews Dr. Kirsten Rodgers from Georgia College and State University, and Dr. Sarah Bass from Temple University concerning PHP's March 2017 issue on "The Contribution of Liberal Arts to Public Health Preprofessional Preparation". Dr. Rodgers and Dr. Bass authored two of the articles in this issue.  Click here to read the articles in this issue. 

PHP: U.S. Public Health Learning Network: Innovative Competency-Based Training for the Public Health Workforce

In this podcast Dr. Gambescia, Editor in Chief of Pedagogy in Health Promotion, interviews Dr. Melissa (Moose) Alperin and Dr. Tanya Uden-Holman concerning PHP's new special supplement entitled "U.S. Public Health Learning Network: Innovative Competency-Based Training for the Public Health Workforce". Dr. Alperin, Dr. Uden-Holman, and Dr. Kirsten Colbaugh Rodgers served as the guest editors for this special supplement.  Click here to read the articles in this supplement. 

HMF July 2017 Podcast: Using structured incentives to increase value for money in an academic health sciences centre

In this podcast for HMF’s July 2017 issue, Dr. Renate Ilse, Vice President, Clinical Programs at The Ottawa Hospital, discusses the article “Using structured incentives to increase value for money in an academic health sciences centre” with her coauthors Guy J. Hebert, MD, FRCPC, chair of the board of The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization (TOHAMO), Alan J. Forster, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Vice President, Quality, Performance and Population Health at the Ottawa Hospital, and Connie Colasa...