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machado: if staffing shortages and burnout mean people left sitting in diapers, we are in big trouble

people who are perfectly continent forced to use diapers. hours spent alone with no human contact. this is life on a palliative floor at a toronto hospital.
lisa machado
jul 17 2023

machado: how can we serve patients properly if we never ask them what they need?

google and amazon make it their business to know and understand the needs of their customers, yet health care — arguably the most important business on earth — has no idea what its customers need or want.
lisa machado
jul 10 2023

machado: why does change, even when it's a good thing, make us sad?

the uncomfortable feelings that come with transitions, even happy ones, like a marriage or graduation, are a normal part of human nature.
lisa machado
jul 5 2023

from the industry: health care based on trust is good for everyone

if a patient trusts their physician and feels they can be honest without judgment, they are more likely to provide information that can help them get the most appropriate care.
jennifer zeifman
jun 27 2023

machado: ai has the power to transform health care for the better. but is losing the human touch too high a price?

artificial intelligence and health care connected long ago, with robots assisting in surgeries, technology helping pathologists make accurate diagnoses and computerized appointment-bookers. are we ready for it to replace doctors?
lisa machado
jun 26 2023

opinion: how health-care practitioners can bridge the loneliness gap

there's a critical role for health-care providers to play when it comes to addressing loneliness, including helping people heal and improving patient health outcomes.
claire checkland & david conn
jun 9 2023

opinion: a strong digital infrastructure is foundational in reforming our primary care system

a high-functioning health-care community requires tools that connect primary care teams to other silos in health care, such as hospital-based specialists and community retail pharmacists.
dr. rashaad bhyat
may 29 2023

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?

someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
may 24 2023
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machado: if staffing shortages and burnout mean people left sitting in diapers, we are in big trouble

people who are perfectly continent forced to use diapers. hours spent alone with no human contact. this is life on a palliative floor at a toronto hospital.
lisa machado
jul 17 2023

machado: how can we serve patients properly if we never ask them what they need?

google and amazon make it their business to know and understand the needs of their customers, yet health care — arguably the most important business on earth — has no idea what its customers need or want.
lisa machado
jul 10 2023

machado: why does change, even when it's a good thing, make us sad?

the uncomfortable feelings that come with transitions, even happy ones, like a marriage or graduation, are a normal part of human nature.
lisa machado
jul 5 2023

from the industry: health care based on trust is good for everyone

if a patient trusts their physician and feels they can be honest without judgment, they are more likely to provide information that can help them get the most appropriate care.
jennifer zeifman
jun 27 2023
powered by
diabetes canada

machado: ai has the power to transform health care for the better. but is losing the human touch too high a price?

artificial intelligence and health care connected long ago, with robots assisting in surgeries, technology helping pathologists make accurate diagnoses and computerized appointment-bookers. are we ready for it to replace doctors?
lisa machado
jun 26 2023

opinion: how health-care practitioners can bridge the loneliness gap

there's a critical role for health-care providers to play when it comes to addressing loneliness, including helping people heal and improving patient health outcomes.
claire checkland & david conn
jun 9 2023

opinion: a strong digital infrastructure is foundational in reforming our primary care system

a high-functioning health-care community requires tools that connect primary care teams to other silos in health care, such as hospital-based specialists and community retail pharmacists.
dr. rashaad bhyat
may 29 2023

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?

someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
may 24 2023
powered by
migraine canada

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