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join the discussion: what's it going to take to get caregivers recognized as valued health-care partners?

join us for part 2 of 'health talk with dr. dominik nowak' as we discuss the role of caregivers as essential partners and the implications of not engaging them in patient care.

what's it going to take to get caregivers recognized as partners?
we'll be exploring some tough questions about the role of caregivers in canada's health-care system. register today!
if covid-19 has shown us anything, it’s that caregivers play a critical role in health care.

in this second part of healthing’s live interactive ‘health talk’ series, executive producer lisa machado and telus health chief medical officer dr. dominik nowak are joined by one of canada’s leading caregiver advocates maggie keresteci, executive director of the   canadian association of health services and policy research and terrence ho, a caregiver to his brother who lives with duchenne muscular dystrophy, to discuss the complicated role of caregivers and answer our readers’ questions about caregiving. we’ll explore how to recognize the importance of those who provide care, the impact of restricting caregivers from hospitals and long-term care, as well as the gaps in caregiver and patient engagement. register by clicking here .

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