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From  NEW! Immigration and "Medical Manpower"1968 and the Awkward Introduction of Medicare in Canada From: 1968 in Canada |
The year 1968 witnessed the launch of medicare, a public program so important that 50 years later many Canadians identify universal health insurance as a defining feature of our national … | David Wright and Sasha Mullally | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Income, Work and Education |
Chapter Three discusses the relationship between income, employment, education, and health outcomes in Canada, highlighting the significant impact of economic factors on health and the growing … | Dennis Raphael | 36 | 2024 | $3.60 Add |
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From  IntroductionDoctors in denial: welcome to the comfort zone From: Doctors in Denial |
Provides an overview of the medical industry in Canada paying particular attention to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Outlines and examines critically the different opinions … | Joel Lexchin MD | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
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From  IntroductionHealth Care Reform and its Impact on Canadian Women From: Care and Consequences |
Diana L. Gustafson | 10 | 2000 | $1.10 Add | |
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From  Introduction: The DilemmaFrom: The Doctors We Need |
In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines how the Canada Health Act’s promise of universal care remains unfulfilled for fifteen percent of the population. | Anthony Sanfilippo | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Is money enough?The Trudeau record on health care From: The Trudeau Record |
This chapter examines the Trudeau government’s record on health care. | Hugh Armstrong; Pat Armstrong | 18 | 2024 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Living Conditions, Stress and the Human Body |
Chapter Two analyzes the social determinants of health and their effect on individual health outcomes, and discusses the importance of addressing these underlying factors rather than simply … | Dennis Raphael | 16 | 2024 | $1.60 Add |
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From Medical journals — advertisements, money, regulation, rebellion and possibly retrenchmentFrom: Doctors in Denial |
Discusses the relationship between medical journals and the pharmaceutical industry. Discusses the push back of medical journals towards the pharmaceutical industry in more recent years and … | Joel Lexchin MD | 37 | 2017 | $3.70 Add |
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From Medicine and industrya marriage of convenience or a marriage made in heaven? From: Doctors in Denial |
Outlines how the alliance between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community developed; economics, Medicare and patents were factors. | Joel Lexchin MD | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
 My Fight for Canadian HealthcareA Thirty Year Battle to Put Patients First |
In 1995, Vancouver orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Brian Day opened the Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic that provided patients with more timely care than could be found amid the … | Brian Day | 440 | 2024 | View |
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From Notes |
This "chapter" is a bibliography. | Brian Day | 23 | 2024 | $2.30 Add |
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From Nova Scotia Nurses and Health Care RestructuringStrategies to Manage Job Displacement From: Care and Consequences |
Barbara Keddy; Frances Gregor | 13 | 2000 | $1.43 Add | |
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From Obsuring a CrisisThe Obstetricians' and Gynecologists' Job Action and Maternal Care in Alberta From: Care and Consequences |
Jane Cawthorne | 20 | 2000 | $2.20 Add | |
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From Out of One, ManyFrom: The Doctors We Need |
In this chapter, Sanfilippo traces the evolution of Canadian medicine over the past half century, from a single-physician model to a system exceeding one hundred specialties. | Anthony Sanfilippo | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From Part Five-The Next Steps |
In this chapter, Day builds a case for reforming Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system. | Brian Day | 81 | 2024 | $8.10 Add |
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From Part One-Promoting Truth |
In this chapter, Day presents a forceful critique of Canada’s public healthcare system, tracing its decline from the 1980s to a 2022 British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling. | Brian Day | 79 | 2024 | $7.90 Add |
