Health workforce at the centre of AI’s transformation of our health systems: e-Health conference
June 5, 2024 Modernizing our health data systems so information can flow smoothly is where Canada’s health systems are heading, participants at this year’s e-Health conference were told, and we also heard about the many exciting advances in AI and how the health workforce must play a central role. New advances in natural language processing, […]
Second pop-up session to offer a sneak peek of our new Health Workforce Dashboard
If you’re like us and interested in seeing pan-Canadian health workforce data centralized for the first time, we invite you to join us on June 20! We will walk participants through an interactive demo of our first dashboard release. This release will offer modules that begin to look at who our workforce is, policy interventions […]
Health research conference sounds optimistic note for health workforce planning
The Health Workforce Canada team and I attended our first pan-Canadian health research and policy conference last week. We were warmly welcomed at CASPHR (Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research), and came away with a strong sense of hope and optimism for the future of our health workforce. It’s clear that everyone is […]
CEO Deb Gordon describes what health systems would be like in an ideal world
I was pleased to join the Canadian College of Health Leaders for part of their National Conversation on solutions for challenges facing the health system. Moderator Dr. Michael Gardam asked panelists to describe what health systems would look like in a perfect world, one where our health workforce was engaged and supported in Canada. It’s […]
Our first pop-up session to focus on retaining new health care graduates
Health Workforce Canada is excited to be hosting our first virtual pop-up session, where we will bring together health care partners from across the country to learn from each other about best practices, challenges, and successes in the Canadian health workforce. Our first pop-up session will focus on retaining new health care graduates and will […]
CEO Deb Gordon talks about the role of data in enhancing Canada’s health workforce
Data is to health care as sun is to summer. One isn’t as good without the other.Data can tell us how people in Canada are using our health system. It can show us where resources are needed most, what interventions are having an impact, and where the health workforce needs support. That’s why as interim […]
Health Workforce Data In Canada: How to Optimize its Use within Research
Health Workforce Canada Board Director Dr. Kim McGrail will speak at this webinar, hosted by CIHR, which brings together health workforce researchers with key pan-Canadian data stewards and Health Workforce Canada to discuss what health workforce data are available to Canadian researchers, how to access and use the data, and associated data privacy issues to […]
Acting on new insights about family doctor practice will have positive impact on health workforce challenges
Creation of Health Workforce Canada, new data, employer toolkits, policy changes among key actions underway By Health Workforce Canada A report released this week by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) builds on our understanding about factors that may be contributing to the availability of primary care in Canada, and is one of several […]
Health Workforce Canada celebrates vital role of women in strong health workforce
Women play a vital role in Canada’s health workforce. They are physicians and nurses, midwives and personal and other support workers. They are allied health professionals – dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and part of many other clinical groups. Women, too, are an essential part of the workforce in clinical and corporate support, research and […]
Canada’s health systems over capacity, marked by job vacancies, millions of hours in overtime
System responding with innovations, collaboration through new entity Health Workforce Canada By Health Workforce Canada Across the country, responses to health workforce challenges during and after the pandemic have included innovations in how service is delivered, expanded scopes of practice and a renewed focused on team-based care. New pan-Canadian collaborations have started to move the […]