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Greg Marchildon on the principle of public administration in health care
Greg Marchildon joined the Canadian Health Coalition’s Anne Lagacé Dowson for a conversation on the principle of public administration in health care on June 17 on Zoom. The webinar was the last in a series of webinars about the 5 principles of the Canada Health Act.
Ten Unhelpful Myths About the Canada Health Act with Bill Tholl and Greg Marchildon
Researchers from across Canada gathered at the University of Ottawa on June 20 to discuss their insights on the Canada Health Act. The research roundtable was organized by the Canadian Health Coalition and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics with support from St. Thomas University. In this conversation with Elizabeth…
How Institutions, Politics, Organizations, and Governance Shaped COVID-19 Responses
This webinar was intended to share results from the research project, Upstream determinants of effective COVID-19 response: learning from comparisons across Canada’s provinces, funded by CIHR, in which the NCCHPP is a collaborator. While research on global public health responses to COVID-19 has primarily focused on the virus’ epidemiology, transmission interventions, and their outcomes, there remains…
Adapting and supporting equitable access to primary health and social services for people experiencing homelessness
This webinar describes the features of primary care models in non-traditional settings that may improve accessibility and appropriateness of care for people experiencing homelessness.
WHO declares COVID-19 no longer a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ – what now?
On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19 that began in January 2020, thus declaring “COVID-19 over as a global health emergency.” The end of the emergency phase of the pandemic is a major milestone. Listen to the leaders of the Institute for Pandemics as…
Emerging lessons from health systems policies and reforms during COVID-19
As health systems and societies worldwide continue to deal with COVID-19 while also planning for recovery and rebuilding, there is much to be learned from the rapid pace and scale of policy change in Canada in response to the pandemic. This special issue documents experiences, successes, and failures of health systems reforms and policy responses…
Comparing health systems across North America: Learning from reforms to expand coverage, improve quality and recover from COVID-19
The NAO’s trademark wide-perspective and comparative approach to health system analysis is on full display in this joint talk by NAO Director Sara Allin and NAO Associate Directors Miguel González-Block and Tom Rice as part of UC Davis Health Services Research Seminar Series.
Book Launch: Understanding the Boundaries of Medicare and the Canada Health Act
While almost all universal health coverage in Canada is provided under the Canada Health Act, there is Medicare-like coverage that is provided outside of the act. Based on a newly published book, this presentation explores health care services and coverage arrangements that predate or have developed alongside the Canada Health Act. There are parallel arrangements…
Longwoods Leadership Discussion: Health System Sustainability and Resilience
Panelists discuss the response of Canada’s healthcare system to the pandemic, and considers the path forward to build a more resilient and sustainable health system in the face of long-term stresses. This discussion emerges out of the NAO’s report with the London School of Economics’ Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) that provides…
Trouver un équilibre entre la décentralisation et la centralisation dans les systèmes de santé publique
Ce webinaire s’inscrivait dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche intitulé Platform to Monitor the Performance of Public Health Systems dirigé par Sara Allin, Andrew Pinto et Laura Rosella de l’Université de Toronto qui vise à comparer et à apprendre des variations des systèmes de santé publique entre les provinces et territoires du Canada. Le CCNPPS s’est…
Striking a Balance Between Decentralization and Centralization in Public Health Systems
This webinar, hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP), is part of a research project called Platform to Monitor the Performance of Public Health Systems, led by Sara Allin, Andrew Pinto, and Laura Rosella from the University of Toronto, and aimed at comparing and learning from variations in public health systems…
Comparative Study Abroad Program in London, England
The Comparative Study Abroad Program is an exciting study abroad program offered next year in London, England. Co-led by Dr. Allie Peckham and Dr. Barret Michalec, Director of the Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research, this program offers health policy students the enviable chance to study in one of the world’s most amazing cities. Over three weeks (June…
Mexico Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Book Launch
To mark NAO’s newest Health Systems in Transition (HiT) publication, the authors and founding director Greg Marchildon gave a public virtual presentation at the Seminario Institucional in Mexico City. The new volume on Mexico completes the North American trilogy, accompanying Canada (3rd ed) and the USA (2nd ed). Dr. Marchildon discussed the project’s origins in…
COVID-19 in Norway: Timeline and Response
Professor Torbjørn Wisløff provided an overview of Norway’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Wisløff noted that Norway has weathered the pandemic better than most jurisdictions, due to a mix of its relatively quick and strict initiatives, generally cooperative population, low population density, and good fortune. However, there were also some challenges and mistakes related…
Examining the Governance, Organization, and Financing of Public Health Across Canada
Dr. Sara Allin presented some preliminary findings about Canada’s health system as part of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy program. From the CIHR catalyst grant project that explores provincial/territorial public health systems and the impact of recent reforms and COVID-19, Dr. Allin provides an overview of the status and role of public…
Transforming Health Systems Towards Universal Care
Ireland has devised a ten-year plan for health reform through political consensus, spearheaded by Steve Thomas, Director of the Centre of Health Policy and Management at Trinity College Dublin. This high-level policy roadmap will transform the country’s two-tier structure into a universal, needs-based healthcare system. The keynote and panel discussion explored the components of big…
Challenges of International Policy Learning, and Reflections on a Career in and out of Academia
This special lunch and learn with Ellen Nolte was co-hosted by the Health Systems Performance Research Network. Speaker Bio Professor of Health Services and Systems Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Ellen Nolte is Professor of Health Services and Systems Research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She holds a…
Leading Edge Options to Integrate Care
The Boehm Lectures on Public Health and Healthcare (formerly the Leadership Series) aim to foster a dialogue and engage the public health and health system communities on significant issues facing the health of Canadians. This sold-out lecture explored options to transform health systems towards a greater focus on integration and person-centredness. It examined the evidence…
Federalism and Decentralization in Health Care: A Decision Space Approach
Even though health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services. Federalism and Decentralization in Health Care examines eight federations that differ in terms of their geography, history and constitutional and political development. Looking at Canada, Brazil, Germany,…
North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO) Launch Event
The North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO) is a collaborative partnership of interested researchers, research organizations, governments, and health organizations promoting evidence-informed health system policy decision-making. Due to the high degree of health system decentralization in the United States and Canada, the NAO is committed to focusing considerable attention to state and provincial health…