Podcasts about Sinai Health System

The COVID-19 pandemic awakened the nation – and the world – to the fact that small-house eldercare homes were substantially safer places to deliver long-term care compared with traditional nursing homes. And while it's now been almost five years since the onset of the pandemic, Canadian health policy makers such as Samir Sinha, MD, continue to raise awareness of the need for the proliferation of models such as Green House homes. As it happens, his appearance on this week's episode coincides with his new report, titled “There's No Place Like Home: Why Canada Must Prioritize Small Care Home Models in its Provision of Long-Term Care,” published by his Toronto Metropolitan University's National Institute on Ageing, where he is director of health policy research. Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Sinha to discuss his work, the new report, and why he wants Canada to prioritize small care home models in the future delivery of long-term care services. Dr. Sinha, who is also a geriatrician and clinician scientist at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto, a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, has lots to say about eldercare, his desire to help and to work with vulnerable populations.  Listen to the episode to find out why he believes importance of adequate staffing and the role of universal direct care and its relationship to better resident-centered care. Download the Toronto Metropolitan University's report on small-house models here: https://www.niageing.ca/small-care-homes

Remembrance Day: Canada honours veterans' ‘legacy of courage' GUEST: Craig Thomson - President, BC Yukon Command, Royal Canadian Legion Coding for Veterans, a military-focused organization, is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Coding for Veterans will open trading at the TSX on Monday to mark Remembrance Day. Coding for Veterans retrains Canadian military veterans for a second career in cybersecurity.   In that time more than 800 veterans have enrolled in the program.  GUEST: Jeff Musson - Coding for Veterans Executive Director Bird flu: What we know about Canada's 1st human case detected in B.C. GUEST: Allison McGeer - infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System, and a professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, President & CEO of Sinai Chicago, shares her insights on leading one of the nation's largest safety net health systems. She discusses the challenges of serving vulnerable communities, building partnerships to advance healthcare equity, and her journey from public health leadership to helming Sinai Chicago.

Providers calling into our CEI hotline often ask me what to do when their patient's HIV test results are unclear. These ambiguous or discordant test results can be a source of anxiety and confusion for both patients and healthcare providers alike. To provide additional insight into this complex issue, Dr. Tony Urbina, Professor of Medicine from Mt. Sinai Health System and Medical Director of the New York State CEI HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence, speaks with Dr. Lucia Torian, a distinguished epidemiologist who has dedicated over three decades of her career to the New York City Department of Health. As the Deputy Director of the HIV Epidemiology Program, she brings a wealth of expertise in HIV diagnostic testing and case surveillance. In our conversation, we dive into real-world scenarios that illustrate the challenges of interpreting HIV test results. We explore real-world cases involving early exposure, false positives, and the added complications of testing migrant populations. The discussion includes practical advice on managing patient anxiety, effective communication strategies, and navigating ambiguous results. Listeners will gain insights into testing acute infections, how to handle PrEP ambiguity, and the role of advanced diagnostic techniques like Western blot tests. Additionally, Dr. Torian shares her thoughts on whether ambiguous results are becoming more prevalent in NYC and provides recommendations for follow-up procedures and timing. Tune in for a comprehensive look at improving HIV testing accuracy and patient care.  Related Content: CDC HIV Nexus  --  https://www.cdc.gov/hivnexus/hcp/prep/index.html#:~:text=If%20results%20are%20discordant%20or,until%20HIV%20status%20is%20confirmed. AIDS Institute PrEP guidance including diagnostic testing -- https://www.hivguidelines.org/guideline/hiv-prep/ NY State Wadsworth Center -- https://www.aphl.org/conferences/proceedings/Documents/2018/43_Gaynor_Parker.pdf APHL -- https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/ID-2019Jan-HIV-Lab-Test-Suggested-Reporting-Language.pdf  CEI toll free line for NYS providers: 866-637-2342 https://ceitraining.org/

In this special episode of the Unlimited Podcast, Brian welcomes Brent Belzberg, founder and Senior Managing Partner of TorQuest – one of Canada's original private equity firms – to discuss leadership, culture, and the keys to success in both life and business. Brent has been a supporter and mentor to Brian for almost two decades and we were honoured to have the chance to bring our listeners his story and his wisdom. Brent founded TorQuest in 2002 after selling Harrowston, Inc., a publicly traded investment fund he started in 1992 to invest in and build businesses. Beyond TorQuest, Brent serves as a Director of Sinai Health System, where he was previously Chair. He is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee at the University of Toronto. His past directorships include CIBC, O&Y REIT, and Four Seasons Hotels. In 2018, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his work as a business leader and philanthropist. Brent received Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2023 for his significant contribution to Canada and the province of Alberta. Brent received a B.Comm. (Honours) from Queen's University in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Toronto in 1975. In 2023, Brent received an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) from Queen's University. TorQuest is a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market companies in North America, investing across various industries. The firm collaborates closely with family owners, founders, and management teams, and specializes in entrepreneurship/family succession, corporate carve-outs, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. Timestamps 0:00 Disclaimer and Intro 3:30 Private Equity & TorQuest 15:16 Success in Private Equity and TorQuest's future 21:02 Brent's outlook on the economy 23:48 How did Brent enter the Private Equity space? 31:49 Culture and Leadership within TorQuest 36:41 Successful partnerships & leadership traits 40:54 Brent's advice for entrepreneurs 48:29 Philanthropy & Brent's legacy 54:10 If Brent could do anything, what would it be?

This series aims to demystify Medicaid, starting with insights from federal and state agencies, FQHCs, and managed care organizations, before exploring successful founders' strategies. It will start with a primer on the key players and innovations, evolving with new posts featuring interviews and insights. Read more about this series here. Today, we're excited to get to know Eliot Fishman, a director at CMMI who focuses on policy and programs that affect Medicaid beneficiaries. Eliot comes to us with a long history of impact in public health policy. Eliot started his career as a policy associate at Mt. Sinai Health System in NYC and then went on to Manatt, Phelps & Phelps. He transitioned into a management policy role on the provider side again at MJHS, a large health system in the New York Area before he left to join the government.  Eliot then served at NJ Department of Health and Senior Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for several years across different groups on Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP. Eliot also served in consulting roles at Health Management Associates and at nonprofits like Families USA. In this episode, we learn about payment models within CMMI that attempt to foster innovation in care delivery for Medicaid, program and payment integrity and value-based care models as well as how the Federal government collaborates with State governments to improve care delivery.

Reference: Borgundvaag et al. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-4): Alcohol use disorder and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome management in the emergency department. AEM May 2024 Date: May 22, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag is the Founding Director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI), at Sinai Health System. He […] The post SGEM#440: I'm Gonna Need Someone To Help Me – GRACE4 AUD and CHS Management in the ED first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Welcome to our podcast episode on diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers for the treatment of upper GI cancers. In this episode, Dr Brezden-Masley (medical oncologist) and Dr Streutker (pathologist) discuss the latest biomarkers that may inform treatment of upper GI cancer. Our Guests:Dr. Christine Brezden-MasleyDr.  Brezden-Masley is a Medical Oncologist and the Director of the Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital as well as the Medical Director of Cancer Program for Sinai Health System in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Catherine StreutkerDr.  Streutker is a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.This podcast episode was sponsored by Merck Canada.If you enjoy our podcast, please review and subscribe. For more podcasts and other medical education content, visit our website at: https://www.impactmedicom.com 

Why more older Canadians worry they'll never be able to afford to retire (1:46) Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging Value Village gets first-hand criticism from some customers (14:49) Guest: Marvin Ryder, professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business Alberta's premier says new gender diversity policies strike the right balance, do they? (33:32) Guest: Lorian Hardcastle, associate professor in the Faculty of Law and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary Why the Canadian Civil Liberties Association is highly critical of Alberta's new gender policies (43:39) Guest: Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association A family's history and the African-American experience in Canada (51:15) Guest: Morgan Campbell, author, My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us The director of the Academy Award nominated 20 Days in Mariupol on the importance of documenting tragedy in Ukraine (1:07:10) Guest: Mstyslav Chernov, AP reporter, director of 20 Days in Mariupol A group of Canadians visits Israel to better understand the impact of the October 7th Hamas attacks (1:23:49) Guest: Chad Rogers, partner, Crestview Strategy

Real estate is a hot topic for Canadians, especially in the current housing-challenged environment. Rob Kumer, incoming CEO of KingSett Capital, describes what he's seeing now and what Canadians might expect from the real estate market and the economy in 2024 and beyond. Brian and Rob discuss Rob's path to CEO of KingSett, KingSett's investment process, various real estate sectors, affordable housing, government policies, the path to environmentally sustainable real estate, and more! Rob graduated with an HBA degree from the Ivey Business School. He joined KingSett in 2004 as an analyst and is currently President & Chief Investment Officer, as well as incoming CEO, effective January 2024. Rob is also a director of the Sinai Health System foundation in Toronto. Founded in 2002, KingSett is one of Canada's leading real estate private equity firms, managing approximately $18 billion across real estate asset classes including office, industrial, residential & affordable housing, retail, urban, hotel and development. If you like what you hear, please don't hesitate to rate us kindly. And if there are particular topics you'd like covered, please let us know. Timestamps 0:00 Disclaimer & Intro 2:56 Rob's beginning at Ivey 7:00 KingSett's evolution 9:28 Rob's history in real estate 14:56 How does KingSett evaluate investment opportunities? 18:31 The economy through KingSett's lens 25:00 KingSett's mortgage lending 32:38 How does Rob view the housing shortage? 41:55 The economics of affordable housing 47:19 KingSett's zero carbon initiatives 50:05 The results of working from home 58:33 Lessons Rob is taking into the role of CEO 1:02:50 If Rob could do anything, what would it be? 1:05:12 Outro 1:06:34 Year in Review

Fiery crash at Niagara border kills 2, alarming Ottawa and Washington (1:46) Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen's University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, author of Security. Cooperation. Governance.: The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox Ex-RCMP intelligence officer Cameron Ortis guilty of sending sensitive information to alleged criminals (14:27) Guest: Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa How can we reduce damage from the opioid crisis in older adults, including those who suffer from chronic pain? (30:02) Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging An all-star lineup including Tom Cochrane announced for Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert in Toronto in May (44:35) Guest: Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer/songwriter The JFK assassination is still the focus of speculation 60 years later (59:56) Guest: Stephen Fagin, Curator, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza JFK's legacy 60 years after his assassination (1:16:23) Guest: John T. Shaw, author, JFK in the Senate: A Pathway to the Presidency

Although AI has long been associated with science fiction, in recent years, it has become a groundbreaking reality with the potential to transform health care. In this episode, we're going to dive deep into how AI is reshaping the radiology landscape, its short- and long-term impact on the field, how we, as radiologists, need to adapt and what skills we need to add to our toolbox, and most importantly - do we have job security? All about this and more in this episode of Radiologists with our guest, Dr. Masoom Haider, a professor in the department of medical imaging at the University of Toronto, a clinician scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, the Director of Sinai Health Research MRI and the Head of Radiomics and Machine Learning Lab at Sinai Health System in Toronto.Produced by Inna LevchukThanks for listening! Learn more about us at universitymedicalimagingtoronto.ca and follow us on social media @imagingtoronto.

A recent white paper is recommending Canada look at a public insurance program to pay for services like home care and long-term care homes. We hear from one of the paper's authors, Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of geriatrics at the Sinai Health System and University Health Network, for his take and we hear from you, about the challenges of paying for senior supports which often costs thousands of dollars a month.

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that Covid-19 was no longer a "global health emergency"—a declaration that can be seen as either a hopeful sign or dangerously naive. But while many people have gone "back to normal" or "learned to live" with the virus, the search for understand of long covid continues.We've learned much about the condition in the past three years—but not enough to know how it happens, or how to stop it. And as covid continues to circulate, there will be more and more long covid cases in the years to come. So who gets it? What can we do to treat it? What do we know and what's still a mystery? And how hard is it just to agree on a definition of what it is?GUEST: Dr. Kieran Quinn, long covid researcher and assistant professor, University of Toronto; general internist and palliative care physician, Sinai Health System

Our guest today, Ashwin Kutty is the President and CEO of WeUsThem Inc., an internationally recognized full service ad agency and management consultancy firm. With a client roster like The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, World Health Organization, The Kempinski Group, Dalhousie University, the Sinai Health System, Telus Health, the Governments of Canada, Egypt, Guyana and Saudi Arabia, WeUsThem serves clients far and wide. With numerous international accolades, all firsts for our coastline, WeUsThem is always shooting for continued excellence in all its service verticals. Most recently WeUsThem has been named Canada's 1 of 10 Top Innovative Businesses. Topics Covered: -Commonalities between different types and scales of business - The concepts of Speed and Velicity - Advice for entrepreneurs during challenging market conditions -The importance of human connections and much more... For more info: https://weusthem.com/ ** Check out the EcomXFactor Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/EcomXFactor-YT Check out the EcomXFactor Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EcomXFactor * If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes?

One recent study shows that only 4% of trans youth with supportive parents attempted suicide, while 57% with unsupportive parents committed suicide… In the current political landscape, transgender healthcare and rights have been used to stoke political divisiveness, creating confusion and perpetuating misinformation. As healthcare providers, it is important to focus on the facts and how to provide inclusive care and support the health and well-being of the transgender community, especially during these tumultuous times. In this episode, Dr. Tony Urbina, Professor of Medicine from Mt. Sinai Health System and Medical Director of the New York State CEI HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence, speaks with Carolyn Wolf-Gould, MD, founder of the Gender Wellness Center in Susquehanna, New York. Dr. Wolf-Gould began practicing transgender medicine in 2007, when her first trans patient begged her to get educated on transgender care so she could provide treatment. She is a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and trains healthcare professionals on how to include transgender health services within a primary care setting. Dr. Wolf-Gould and The Gender Wellness Center clinicians provide a broad range of patient care services- from medical and mental health care to research and legal advocacy. They provide care for all who consider themselves “under the transgender umbrella,” including individuals who identify as transgender, gender-expansive, or non-binary. Related Content: The Gender Wellness Center Article about Dr. Wolf-Gould and the Gender Wellness Center Dr. Antonio Urbina LinkedIn  CEI toll free line for NYS providers: 866-637-2342 https://ceitraining.org/

In this episode, the team chats with Dr. David Mendelson from Mt. Sinai Health System and Chris Carr from RSNA about Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), including processes, life-cycles and the connectathons. 

Three years after the World Health Organization declared a global COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadians are still living under the shadow of long COVID. Matt Galloway talks to Janine Hopkins, who is living with the condition in Thunder Bay, Ont.; and Dr. Kieran Quinn, a clinician scientist at Sinai Health System and co-lead of the Long COVID Web, a national research network.

For this week's episode, Sinai Health System's Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag details their counteraction against rising mental health issues and addiction problems. From medical facilities to personnel's adaptability to community-based interventions, we'll have you engaged in this topic. So, listen to this meaningful conversation to help your community and spread awareness!Key takeaways to listen forWhat does “chair” means in emergency medicine addiction and mental health, and how it benefits the general communityThe alarming rise of mental health emergencies and substance abuse casesA great way to help emergency physicians cater to mental health and addiction problemsInspiring stories of recovery from substance addictionHow to engage with a mentally distressed person and substance dependentsResources mentioned in this episodeLCBORapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM)Become a champion of mental health by making a donation. Click this link below to support our mission: https://give.supportsinai.ca/fundraisers/codyyeh/say-yeh-to-positive-mental-healthAbout Dr. Bjug BorgundvaagDr. Bjug Borgundvaag is the Director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) at the Sinai Health System, and a Clinician Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, where he holds the rank of Associate Professor. He obtained his PhD in pharmacology prior to attending medical school, and is the Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Sinai Health. He has been involved in a wide variety of ED related research projects including antibiotic and opioid prescribing, and the management of alcohol withdrawal. He recently Co-Chaired the Health Quality Ontario quality standards committee for opioid prescribing in acute pain, and the Ontario e-CTAS Evaluation Committee. Dr Borgundvaag has practiced emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto since 1995.Connect with Dr. BjugWebsite: Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) | Mount Sinai HospitalFoundation: Sinai Health FoundationTo sign up for our monthly newsletter, visit our website at www.hiefire.com and connect with us through the social media accounts below!Facebook Page: High Income Earners FIREFacebook Group: High Income Earners F.I.R.E.Instagram: @hie_fireSponsorsBonavest CapitalTo learn more about building passive income through real estate syndications, visit www.bonavestcapital.com.Say YEH Stock OptionsLooking for ways to generate consistent cash flow and accelerate your journey to financial freedom? Visit www.codyyeh.com for more information!

Across Canada, we've seen high numbers of people sick with flu and a lot of kids sick with RSV or Group A strep. In some cases, people have both COVID and another viral illness. Allison McGeer, an adult infectious disease physician at the Sinai Health System, goes through what you should know about co-infections.

The annual flu season is back. Recently, health officials have taken the step of calling the sharp increase in flu cases an “influenza epidemic.” Dr. Allison McGeer, an adult infectious disease physician at the Sinai Health System, walks us through everything you need to know about this year's flu season.

Dr. Cardinale Smith, of the Mt. Sinai Health System, and Dr. Stephanie Wheeler, of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discuss key research featured at the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, including practical solutions to advance equity, new trends in cancer care delivery, and novel approaches in palliative and supportive care.   TRANSCRIPT Dr. Cardinale Smith: Welcome to the ASCO Daily News podcast. I'm Dr. Cardinale Smith, a professor in the division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and the chair-elect of the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. I'm your guest host today and delighted to welcome the chair of the Symposium, Dr. Stephanie Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and associate director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of North Carolina Leinberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. We'll be discussing practical solutions and key research to advance equity and quality in cancer care, new trends in cancer care in the home and local community, novel approaches in palliative and supportive care, and other key takeaways from the meeting. Our full disclosures are available in the transcript of this episode, and disclosures relating to all episodes of the ASCO Daily News podcast are available on our transcripts at: asco.org/podcasts. Dr. Wheeler, it's great to be speaking with you today. Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Thank you, Dr. Smith. I'm excited to be here. Dr. Cardinale Smith: Well, I'm super excited that I just got to see you, and it was fantastic that we had a hybrid event that really allowed our participants to meet in person and allowed folks who couldn't be in person to participate virtually. Cancer health equity was a major theme this year with sessions that explored how to incorporate equity into our work. Can you highlight a few takeaways for us? Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Absolutely. And yes, it was such a delight to see you in person. And I'll just note that at this 10th anniversary of the Quality Care Symposium, we had record attendance - over 700 participants. So, I was really excited to have that level of engagement in this meeting. So, you know that as a planning committee, we really prioritized centering equity in our content this year, and I think it was reflected in every session at the meeting. Our very first educational session featured Drs. Chanita Hughes Halbert, Meera Vimala Ragavan, Victoria Blinder, and Sam Cykert, as well as community advocate, Terrence Muhammad, from the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative. Together, they provided important foundational and conceptual context to really set the stage for the rest of the meeting. Most importantly, they discussed specific evidence-based interventions designed to improve racial, socioeconomic, and rural health equity. These included the Accure Realtime Health Alerts Intervention with Navigation and Bias Training and Financial Hardship screening. Later in the meeting, we heard from Dr. Joannie Ivory presenting Abstract 68, who shared that we really need to take our trials where minoritized and historically disadvantaged populations live. In that study, geographic areas with greater numbers of black residents did a better job recruiting black participants to clinical trials, and the trial itself built in structural factors designed to ensure that at least 30% black participants were accrued. I also want to shine a light on the wonderful abstracts that were presented by Drs. Qasim Hussaini and Qinjin Fan, Abstract 69 and 3, which focused on association between historical housing discrimination and modern-day mortgage discrimination in colon and lung cancer treatments and outcomes respectively. I think this work just further underscores that racism is structural and societal and that we need to be paying attention to not only how we deliver oncology care, but policy in the banking world, the housing world, education, transportation infrastructure, and so much more, if we're serious about undoing disparities in cancer. Dr. Cardinale Smith: Yeah, and I'm probably biased since I had a role in planning this meeting. I definitely appreciate the focus on not just calling out these issues, but really thinking about how we start implementing interventions to really overcome them. Thank you for that really wonderful summary. The symposium also featured many trends in quality care, such as patient-reported outcomes measurement to monitor quality and patients' experiences. What are the sessions and abstracts that you think will give our listeners new ideas about how to integrate patient-reported outcomes into real-world settings? Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Well, as you know, this continues to be an ongoing theme of the ASCO Quality Symposium. And I was really particularly encouraged this year that the focus was on implementation of PRO monitoring in real-world settings. So, just to highlight a few of the sessions that stood out to me were, dual abstracts 243 and 242 that were presented by Drs. Sandra Wong and Jessica Bian, showing symptom-reporting implementation in the medical oncology space, as well as the surgical oncology space, participating in the eSyM study at multiple cancer centers. In addition, we had an educational session that followed in which Drs. William Dale, Manali Patel and Sarah Hawley, presented work describing their efforts to implement geriatric assessment, multimodal symptom-control monitoring interventions in racially diverse populations, and a prostate cancer symptom-focused self-management intervention respectively. Then towards the end of the meeting, we also heard from Mike Hassett, presenting Abstract 241, who talked about differences in web versus mobile devices for ePRO reporting, and how those can really elicit different types of symptoms that are reported by different types of patients. We know that the digital divide is real in America, and so as we think about how to get patients to report their symptoms in meaningful, actionable ways in real-time, we have to be mindful of the modalities in which we're eliciting those symptoms. So, it's clear to me that the discussion has really moved beyond why we need to monitor patient-reported outcomes. I think Ethan Basch's work and others has really demonstrated that clearly to how best we can optimize it for patients' benefits while working within the constraints of existing EHRs and workflows, and of course, the constraints of our Wi-Fi connectivity in rural communities. Let me ask you a question. How about that? So, the palliative care abstract track was a new feature this year, and I was really excited about it. And I'd really love to know from your perspective as a specialist in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, how do new approaches that are going to be important in oncology best meet the needs of our patients? And how did this year's session content advance that field directly? Dr. Cardinale Smith: In addition to the implementation of patient-reported outcomes, which you spoke about, which I think is really incredibly critical, especially because we know that the data suggests that that's also associated with not only improvement of quality of life, but also survival. I was really excited to help moderate a session along with Dr. Shanthi Sivendran on the panel focused around advanced care planning, and really thinking about, "Is it time for a change?" And so, on that panel with us, were experts leading advanced care planning, Drs. Alcorn, Hickman, Montgomery, Paladino, and Rhodes. And really the topic of the conversation centered on changing the frame of thinking away from focusing just on documentation, but more about the conversation itself, and the focus on goal-concordant care, and how do we align goals and values with the cares received, and how do we talk about that? We also talked about how we align that with measurement. So, as we move towards value-based care in Oncology, how do we have better outcome measurements to capture impact? Like recently approved measures in the palliative care space of being seen and heard that was discussed. And shifting gears a little bit, we heard in an oral abstract presentation number 300 by Dr. Riaz, talking about outcomes of hospitalized patients with solid cancers receiving immunotherapy. We know that that is a group who are often receiving treatment closer to the end of their life in the hospital setting, and we don't have lots of data about how successful those treatments are. And what that data demonstrated among 159 patients over four academic medical centers, is that about approximately 30% of them who received inpatient immunotherapy actually died in the hospital. And so, I think that has really important implications as we think about the quality of life for these patients, as we also think about those quality metrics that we have to be adherent to. Continuing to think about how that impacts financial stressors for patients. You know, financial toxicity is a recurring theme at many of our ASCO meetings, and at this Quality meeting, we had a session that featured a multi-layered approach to financial toxicity solutions. Can you tell us about some of the key features of this approach? Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Of course. Yeah. This was a wonderful session. I just have to note that the session on advanced care planning, one of the things that I really loved about that, before I talk about financial toxicity, was that the roundtable focus of that session, that particular modality, I think, just lent itself so well to the type of discussion that we were having, and it just felt very interactive. We had lots of great input from the audience, and I've continued to hear, since the meeting, that people really appreciated that. And I have to attribute your leadership there to thinking carefully about how to do that session. So, we should think about that more in the future as well. Turning to financial toxicity, this, like equity, I think, was a recurring theme of this meeting. And in particular, I think the poster sessions also covered a lot of content in the financial hardship space. So, you mentioned the educational session focused on multi-layered approaches to solutions here. And this session featured new work from folks like Dr. Maria Pisu, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, and Emeline Aviki, and they were all talking about interventions in their cancer centers that were focused on timely identification of financial hardship, and different ways in which it can be screened for and that it can be actionably responded to. And then, Dr. Aviki described approaches that their center has used to really develop a multidisciplinary financial working group to address concerns. And I thought that was really creative and showed that all of the right stakeholders were at the table at Memorial Sloan Kettering. And then that session finished with remarks by Joanna Morales about the legal parameters of financial hardship, which I think are increasingly being understood as a really important determinant of poor outcomes. And we all know the legal system is incredibly difficult to navigate for people who don't have a legal background, and I love that she described some of the actionable ways in which people can do things like: better understand their employment protections, better advocate for themselves to be sure that their workplace accommodations are being responded to, and also thinking about their ability to advocate more for themselves when it comes to things like social security, disability insurance applications, and the legal parameters there. She also talked about policy options, and so I think this is a must-listen-to session for anybody who's interested in thinking about screening for and developing institution-wide efforts to address financial hardship through identification, and through legal approaches and levers that can mitigate and hopefully prevent it. By next year, I think it's important that we know that there are at least five NCI-funded clinical trials underway that are testing additional navigation and insurance literacy interventions in multi-sites across the country. And so, I think it'll be really important to see what happens with those studies as they move forward. And there is an NCI-supported financial hardship session and workshop that is happening later this week that Dr. Janet De Moor invited all ASCO Quality attendees to come to. So, more on this, I think in the future, but I don't see this as a topic that will be left off the agenda for the ASCO Quality Symposium for many years to come. Dr. Cardinale Smith: Yeah, and hopefully we'll be able to have some of that data presented at the next meeting next year. And just following up on that theme of financial burdens for our patients, I really would like to encourage anyone who didn't get a chance to hear this year's keynote lecture from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel of The University of Pennsylvania, to really take some time and go take a listen to it. Dr. Emanuel focused on payment structure and models and had several key takeaways that I thought were really important. His main conclusions were that we need to think through new policies related to drug pricing and accelerated approval, as these have really important implications for the cost of cancer care. He also talked about how oncologists and those of us in the cancer care space and cancer care delivery space, have an increasing role to sort of nudge the NIH to think about their role in the research and development process for drugs, and to boost clinical trial enrollment. Specifically thinking about the enrollment of minoritized populations. And then lastly, and probably most provocative, which is one of the reasons why we really wanted him to come and to speak at this meeting, is that we know financial toxicity is significant and needs to be addressed. And he proposed that once a person is diagnosed with cancer, insurance companies, Medicare, should eliminate any deductibles, co-payments, or co-insurance, and other types of cost-sharing for our cancer patients, which I think is an interesting viewpoint. Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Yeah, I couldn't agree more. And as a health policy scholar, I was sort of jumping in my seat with excitement over some of the bold and innovative solutions that he put forward. I think another compelling speaker, and I know you'll agree with me, is Dr. Otis Brawley. He's the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, and he was honored with the Joseph Simone Quality Care Award, which of course, is focused on, really, lifetime achievements in the areas of quality care delivery in cancer. He's been such a champion of cancer care equity, and really has devoted his whole career to advancing cancer prevention, screening, and treatment strategies, to end the racial, socioeconomic, and rural disparities that we see in prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. One of the things that he really emphasized that I appreciated is that we have to be more thoughtful about the ways in which we think about cancer health disparities, recognizing that more treatment is not always good treatment, and the more money that we spend on futile treatments and unnecessary treatments, and unnecessary care, that actually wastes resources that we could have otherwise distributed more fairly to our marginalized and minoritized populations. And so, he made a very direct argument between overspending, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment in cancer, and how that actually contributes to disparities in care, and disparities in outcomes. And I think that that really motivates us to not only look at the national movements in health policy reforms as important to do from an efficiency perspective and from a cost-control perspective because we know that healthcare costs in America are wildly out of sync with the rest of the world and unsustainable, but also because they're a key contributor to differences and outcomes that we see, and that we have a moral imperative to address. So, I was just really inspired by his talk. He covered so much territory in a small amount of time, and I think his talk in particular, combined with Dr. Emanuel's talk, really set the stage for us to think about the integration of policy, and equity, and care delivery together as we move forward in this field. Dr. Cardinale Smith: Yeah, I am definitely a fan, and I think to highlight both of them, there are tangible things that we can all walk away in our everyday lives and start putting into practice, which I think is key for us to move the needle on any of these things. Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Yes. And I might say just in response to that, that towards the end of the session, we had that great oral abstract session that Melissa Simon and Blase Polite were the discussants for, and they really continued this theme of not just really unpacking these deeply-rooted social and historical root determinants of differences in outcomes, differences in quality, and problematic equity issues in cancer care delivery. But I think that they also gave us a number of things, as you said, that each of us can do in a more meaningful way on a daily basis. You know, being more aware, promoting others, sponsoring others from different backgrounds, really standing aside and allowing others to shine, and that has been a theme of this meeting. It's something that we wrote about last year, that this meeting is a place where junior scholars and trainees can come and connect and can really find not only a place here but can find a stage here. And so, I think some of the comments that they encouraged us to think about were specifically related to professional development and lifting up others, and paying it forward, and it resonated with me, in addition to the many other things they suggested around just how our healthcare systems are designed, and how we need to break down barriers. Dr. Cardinale Smith: Well said. I could not have said it any better. Thank you, Dr. Wheeler, for coming on the podcast to give us these highlights from the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. Our listeners can find the links to the abstracts we've discussed on the transcript of this episode. Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Thank you, Dr. Smith. It's my pleasure to be here with you today and to have co-hosted this planning committee and this meeting with you, and I am so thrilled for your leadership next year as you take the gavel, take the stage, and lead us forward. Dr. Cardinale Smith: I can't wait to get started. And to you, our listeners, thank you for your time today. If you value the insights that you hear on the ASCO Daily News podcast, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Disclaimer: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy, should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. Follow today's speakers: Dr. Cardinale Smith @cardismith  Dr. Stephanie Wheeler @StephWheelerUNC Want more related content? Listen to our podcasts on interventions to address financial toxicity. A Novel Approach to Address Financial Toxicity Dr. Derek Raghavan Has a Remedy to Mitigate Financial Toxicity in Cancer Treatment Follow ASCO on social media: @ASCO on Twitter ASCO on Facebook ASCO on LinkedIn Disclosures: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler: Research Funding (institution): Pfizer Foundation Travel, Accommodations, Expenses: Pfizer Dr. Cardinale Smith: None to disclose

Doctors are raising concerns about an increasing number of residents receiving antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis. Our guests are Dr. Sudeep Gill, a geriatrician at Providence Care and the Kingston General Hospital; and Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at the University Health Network and Sinai Health System.

Our guest Brian Goldman is a longtime staff physician at Sinai Health System, and a podcaster – host of White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio One and the CBC podcast The Dose. He's also the author of three books. Many people who read his most recent book The Power of Teamwork have an ah-ha moment when they realize that they're not actually working on a team but a group. As Brian explains, many teams flounder because the members of that team are more focussed on individual goals than team goals, they haven't had much input in setting those goals, and they don't help one another. Whether it's in healthcare, the military, aviation or a corporate environment, for real team problem-solving to happen, Brian says everybody must feel safe to say what they see. That means breaking down longstanding hierarchies, taking chances and leaning into uncertainty. Quotables “Everybody talks fast. Everybody wants to cut to the bottom line, get to the answer quickly. And that is death to a team meeting.” - BG “We hate uncertainty so much that we prematurely close conversations.” – BG “To me the Rosetta Stone was meeting Alexa Miller at dotmd 2019 and eventually forging a friendship with her. I think the world of her and think Visual Thinking Strategies really deserves a stronger public airing.” – BG “You have to know their superpower because you have to position them to function on a team that brings out the best in them, that doesn't keep asking them to do what they're not best at.” – BG “You know you're in a silo if you tend to see the world as insiders and outsiders.” – BG “The highest compliment people tell me is that they feel I've taken them into the world of medicine, to my side of the gurney, and they understand more than they did before.” – BG “I firmly believe that medicine has become so complex there is no ‘I alone' anymore. We can't understand everything, know everything. I've discovered that I work better in an environment where I can be prompted.” – BG “Cross-over wisdom is something we practice a lot at HIROC and we do it on our team, speaking to people outside our sector – we learn a lot from looking at things from a new lens.” - PDS Mentioned in this Episode: Sinai Health System White Coat Black Art The Dose Alexa Miller - Visual Thinking Strategies Dr. Joel Thorp Katz Emily Mathieu Erin Byrnes Dotmd – A Festival of Medical Curiosity Dr. Trevor Jain The Spy Who Knew Too Much by Howard Blum The Ezra Klein Show Dr. Teodor Grantcharov - The OR Black Box David N. Titcher   Save the Date – the 2022 HIROC Conference   Access More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at HIROC.com/podcast Follow us on Twitter, and listen on iTunes. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com.

After being on the verge of eradication globally, with the last case in Canada nearly 30 years ago, polio is once again making headlines. Cases are emerging in the U.S., Israel and the U.K., and that has health officials on alert. Guest host Nora Young speaks with Safia Ibrahim, a polio survivor and global vaccine advocate. We also hear from Dr. Olakunle Alonge, an associate professor of International Health at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Allison McGeer, an infectious disease physician at Sinai Health System in Toronto.

You weigh in on the provincial health minister's 5-point health care plan to ease the pressures on the healthcare system. With Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at the University Health Network and Sinai Health System.

Dr. Steven Kaplan, Director of Men's Wellness at Mt. Sinai Health System in New York, joins the podcast to answer all questions related to the prostate. Non-cancer related prostate issues start to increase as men age, so it's important to have an idea of what to look for, and what can be done.

In this episode we discuss a recent paper published in The Canadian Journal of Cardiology entitled Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 Guidelines for Peripheral Arterial Disease and co-authored by a national team of Canadian expertsWe are joined today by the two of the authors, Dr Sonia Anand and Dr. Eric KaplovitchDr. Sonia Anand is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, and a Vascular Medicine specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Ethnic Diversity and Cardiovascular Disease (Tier 1) and is the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Michael G DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research. Dr. Anand is a senior scientist at the Population Health Research Institute, and Director of the Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University. Her research focuses on the environmental and genetic determinants of vascular disease in populations of varying ancestral origin, women and cardiovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease. Dr. Anand graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University in 1992. She completed internal medicine training at McMaster University and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, in 1996. Dr. Anand completed a thrombosis fellowship in 1997-98 under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey Ginsberg at McMaster University, and Vascular Medicine Fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Mark Creager at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, USA in 2000-01. Dr. Anand received her Master's degree in clinical epidemiology in 1996 and PhD. in Health Research Methodology in 2002 under the supervision of Dr. Salim Yusuf, both at McMaster University. Dr. Anand was Principal Investigator of the WAVE trial in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients, is the PAD Lead Investigator of the COMPASS trial, and is an executive committee member of the VOYAGER PAD trial. Dr. Anand's large-scale research programs include multi-centre prospective cohort studies and randomized trials. She has published more than 400 peer-reviewed, high-impact papers. In 2019 Dr. Anand was inducted as a Fellow to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2021-22 Dr. Anand Co-chaired the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Peripheral Artery Disease Guidelines.ANDDr. Eric Kaplovitch completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of Toronto before completing additional Vascular Medicine and Thrombosis training at both McMaster University and the University of Toronto, as well as a subsequent fellowship at the HoPingKong Centre of Excellence with a focus on new models of care for patients with arterial and venous disease states. He currently practices Thrombosis and Vascular Medicine at the University Health Network and the Sinai Health System in Toronto and serves as the Quality and Safety Lead for the Blood Disorders program. Dr. Kaplovitch's current academic interests include optimizing the choice and intensity of vascular protective agents following severe vascular events, the organization of vascular care within local and regional health systems, as well as the teaching of vascular medicine and thrombosis to front-line clinicians. He served as co-lead for the antithrombotics section of the recent CCS guidelines on peripheral arterial disease. Follow us on Twitter: Thrombosis Canada: @thrombosiscanDr Sonia Anand: @DrSoniaAnand1Dr Eric Kaplovitch: @kaplovitchSupport the showhttps://thrombosiscanada.caTake a look at our healthcare professional and patient resources, videos and publications on thrombosis from the expert members of Thrombosis Canada

Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging

Canada's aging population and the impact, Passport application delays , Journo Corner: Gord Steinke - April 27th, 2022   Canada's aging population and the impact   Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging   Passport application delays Guest: Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association   Journo Corner: Gord Steinke Guest: Gord Steinke, anchor, Global Edmonton 

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Alan Carter talks with Dr. Allison McGeer, Canadian infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System, a Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. The latest data on omicron. How long until we know the severity of omicron? What if we are ALL vaxxed, all have rapid tested, Can we gather more than 10 indoors? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As cases climb in Ontario, infectious disease physician Dr. Andrew Morris, co-chair of the Therapeutics Working Group on Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, answers your questions on gatherings, travel and rapid tests.

Dr. Mandich is a scientist on a mission to help people live their happiest life. I'm a published researcher; two-time TEDx speaker; the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research; and you can often find me in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, and The Morning Show. Dr. Mandich was the lead speaker for an event that I hosted for Venture Sinai, a charity that raises funds for vital research at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health System in Toronto, Ontario. The event took place over Zoom during the COVID pandemic in June of 2020. She was such a dynamic and engaging speaker and her talk was well researched and delivered in a way that was easily understood and useful. The feedback that we received from our members and donors was stellar. There were pearls of wisdom imparted that could be used in our everyday lives that I still follow. Dr. Mandich exudes such positive energy and is an absolute pleasure to listen and learn from. I highly recommend hiring her as a speaker for groups of any size. I will be having her speak again at another event that I am organizing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/evinweiss/support

We put in a call to Diana Sarosi of Oxfam Canada for reaction to a new report called "A Dose Of Reality", that examines global vaccine inequity; Erica Johnson of CBC's Go Public tells us how a car rental agency tried to claim that a customer was liable for damages even after he had dropped of the vehicle; Fyonna Vanderwerf, the owner of Hive Muskoka gym offers her reaction to the end of capacity limits for businesses such as hers; The battle for control of the telecom giant Rogers rages on. Richard Leblanc of York University specializes in corporate governance. He outlines the drama in the Rogers boardroom and between the rival factions; Samir Sinha. the director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto. He maintains that all visitors to a hospitals and nursing homes should be fully vaccinated; CBC science reporter Emily Chung explains the concept of 'Net Zero'; The Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize has been described as the Nobel Prize for teaching. Breanna Heels from Bruce Peninsula District School in Lion's Head is one of the nominees for the honour.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ageing At Home: Is It An Affordable Option? The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused many Canadians to re-think where they want to age, with 91% now reporting they plan to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. Despite this overwhelming preference to age in place, many older adults are financially unprepared for a safe and comfortable retirement at home. A number of factors contribute to this landscape of financial vulnerability, including low levels of personal savings, higher levels of debt, a scarcity of workplace pension programs, inadequate government-run retirement programs, and a care system that provides greater financial coverage for institutional care over homecare. There are a number of strategies and programs that Canadians can use today to better secure their retirement, such as delaying the acceptance of CPP/QPP benefits, leveraging home equity assets, and purchasing private long-term care (LTC) insurance. Lasting solutions, however, must include public policy reform in areas like the creation of a national public LTC insurance program, promoting financial literacy and retirement planning, and encouraging employers to offer pensions. Moderator: Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Journalist and Author Panelists: Dr. Samir K. Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Director of Financial Security Research, National Institute on Ageing Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO, CanAge: Canada's National Seniors' Advocacy Organization *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

A new Angus Reid Institute survey finds four in five Canadians say the pandemic has fundamentally altered the way they view long-term care. Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System shares his thoughts on what needs to change.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Future of Elder Care in Canada COVID-19 has forced us to question how many current structures in society function, and the values that underpin them. How we care for elders is a striking case in point. In this virtual event, The Empire Club proudly welcomed Linda Knight CEO, CarePartners, and Dr Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network to participate in a panel discussion moderated by Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard, to discuss how the healthcare system needs to be to redesigned to improve the lives of Canada's elders. Moderator: André Picard, Health Columnist, The Globe and Mail & Author Panelists: Linda Knight, CEO, CarePartners Dr. Samir K. Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

Kay Matthews of the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association outlines the assistance they'd like to from the province to help respond to the effects of the successive lockdowns; Our Haydn Watters reports on how companies are accommodating their employees need to get vaccinated; Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto offers his perspective on how successful the provincial government has been in its commitment to upgrade facilities and staffing at our long term care facilities; Artist Charlie Pachter is famous for incorporating quintessentially Canadian images in his work. He tells us how he is giving prints and paintings to the Orillia Museum of Art for a fundraising auction; Lynda Collins, a professor with the Centre for Environmental Law & Global Sustainability at the University of Ottawa talks about the significance of the ruling by a Dutch court that orders Royal Dutch Shell to significantly reduce carbon emissions; Throughout the pandemic we have been disinfecting everything from door knobs to grocery items.But do we really need to? Is it time to give the deep-cleaning a rest? Dr. Gerald Evans, medical director of infection prevention and control at Kingston Health Sciences Centre offers his perspective; Ken Foster of Kingston tells us about his "Love is more contagious than covid." tee shirt that he's selling to help support food banks.

Canada is experiencing a serious wave of COVID infections with the majority from variants of concern like B.1.1.7. British Columbia currently has one of the highest rates of P.1 outside of Brazil itself where the variant was first discovered. Dr. Brian Goldman, the host of two CBC podcasts and a clinician at Sinai Health System in Toronto, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the factors that contributed to Canada’s COVID crisis, including logistical issues with distributing vaccines.

As COVID-19 Vaccination is in full force across the US, data has shown that minorities are getting vaccinated at lower rates than their white counterparts. To discuss vaccination disparities, and the significance of diversification in the physician workforce, our guests are Dr. Gary Butts, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System, and Jo Weiderhorn, President and CEO of Associated Medical Schools of New York.

As COVID-19 Vaccination is in full force across the US, data has shown that minorities are getting vaccinated at lower rates than their white counterparts. To discuss vaccination disparities, and the significance of diversification in the physician workforce, our guests are Dr. Gary Butts, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System, and Jo Weiderhorn, President and CEO of Associated Medical Schools of New York.

Power & Politics for Friday, February 12th with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Sinai Health System & UHN Director of Geriatrics Dr. Samir Sinha, Providence Therapeutics CEO Brad Sorenson, and the Power Panel.

Hear dermatologist Dr. Mark Lebwohl, Mt. Sinai Health System, cardiologist Dr. Nehal Mehta and Dr. Heather Teague from the NIH Section of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases discuss the effect of systemic psoriasis treatments on CVD, diabetes and psoriatic arthritis. For disclosures/credits: https://www.eeds.com/em/2172. This program is supported by educational grants from AbbVie, Amgen, Janssen and UCB. To access articles mentioned https://bit.ly/2MKjlrB .

Hear dermatologist Dr. Mark Lebwohl, Mt. Sinai Health System, cardiologist Dr. Nehal Mehta and Dr. Heather Teague from the NIH Section of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases discuss the effect of systemic psoriasis treatments on CVD, diabetes and psoriatic arthritis. For disclosures/credits: https://www.eeds.com/em/2172. This program is supported by educational grants from AbbVie, Amgen, Janssen and UCB. To access articles mentioned https://bit.ly/2MKjlrB .

Episode 51 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr. James Woodgett. Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System. A conversation about James Woodgett’s view on the Science and Policy path and the importance of communicating Science to our communities. Learn more about the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute: www.lunenfeld.ca

Listen NowConsidering the frequent favorable assessment of Canadian health care of late, by, for example, several presidential candidates and (surprisingly) the Trump administration via its recent decision to propose a regulatory pathway for US entities to import drugs from Canada, the question is begged how or how well do the Canadians deliver universal health care and at what expense.During this 30-minute interview Dr. Cram begins by providing a general overview of population health in Canada.  He goes on to discuss moreover how care is organized and budgeted (or how spending is managed) in Canada, how care is designed (via an emphasis on primary care), the extent to which providers enjoy autonomy and patients suffer lengthy appointment/referral wait times and the prospects of Americans importing drugs from Canada.  Dr. Peter Cram, an American citizen (a Connecticut native), is currently the Director of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto.  Previously, he was on faculty at the University of Iowa from 2002 to 2013.  Dr. Cram has published more than 180 research papers and is the co-founder of the International Health System Research Collaborative (IHSRC).  He earned his medical degree at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and completed his medical training at the University of Michigan.  During this interview mention was made of Cram, et al., "Trade-Offs: Pros and Cons of Being a Doctor and Patient in Canada," it is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400751/.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

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Kathryn interviews Rutgers U Professor of Public Policy Jocelyn Elise Crowley PhD, author of “Gray Divorce: What We Lose and Gain from Mid-life Splits”. Due to the aging Baby Boomer generation one out of every four divorces are people over the age of 50. Dr. Crowley spoke with men and women whose lives were completely transformed in the aftermath of their gray divorces. Dr. Crowley is featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes.com and The NYTimes. Kathryn also interviews Dean of Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine Dennis Charney MD, author of “Resilience: The Science Behind Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges”. While devoting his research and career to studying neurobiology, anxiety and resiliency, Dr. Charney survived a shotgun wound to the shoulder by a disgruntled former colleague. Dr. Charney, President for Academic Affairs Mt. Sinai Health System, has written more than 700 publications, and is named one of the world's most influential scientific minds by Thomson Reuters in 2015.

In this episode, Amy Ho, MD and Leslie Zun, MD MBA FAAEM discuss psychiatry in the emergency department. Dr. Ho is a resident at University of Chicago and '16-‘17 RSA Vice President. Dr. Zun is System Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Sinai Health System in Chicago, Illinois and Chairman & Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School and former AAEM Board Member.