Podcasts
#91 Social Determinants of Health: Care beyond the Clinic
February 2021
Many factors including income, food security, or housing can have a huge contribution to our health. These are known as the social determinants of health (SDoH). In this episode, we discuss some common SDoH, how they impact our health, and what some leading physicians are doing to tackle the issue… READ MORE
The Intersection of Food Insecurity, Anti-Black Racism, and a Guaranteed Livable Income: A Conversation with Paul Taylor from FoodShare Toronto.
September 2020
On this episode of Appointed, we continue our guaranteed livable income discussion with Paul Taylor, the Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto. Mr. Taylor discusses the origins of food banks in Canada and their ineffectiveness in addressing food insecurity, and the ways in which racism, social services, and income and housing inequality intersect to create the racialization of hunger…READ MORE
Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About Stigma
September 2020
Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle: Stigma, Discrimination and Indigenous Cultural Safety
Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle is an Algonquin (Timiskaming First Nation) Assistant Professor and Associate Director at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Angela is the Director of the Master of Public Health – Indigenous Health program, Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health and Founding Editor of the Turtle Island Journal on Indigenous Health. She works with Indigenous communities in urban and rural settings with issues related to Indigenous health including cultural safety, land-based learning, and climate action. You can find Angela here and the Turtle Island Journal here… READ MORE
Long-term care work deserves our respect | Policy Options Podcast 104
June 2020
Canada’s system of long-term care was a powder keg; COVID-19 the spark that set it alight. As the virus overtook nursing and care homes across the country, we began to hear about the outdated facilities and the population unable to advocate for itself. Then there are the workers themselves, forced to work across multiple facilities just to make ends meet. These overwhelmingly female and disproportionately racialized workers have increasingly taken the spotlight, as researchers have pointed to our undervaluing of care work as a factor in COVID’s deadly spread… READ MORE
The scandal in our nursing homes with Pat Armstrong | Uncommons: Canadian Politics with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith | Episode 20
May 2020
A recent military report has highlighted the deplorable state of private nursing homes in Ontario, a scandal that experts and families have drawn attention to for years. It is hard to understand, impossible to accept, and Pat Armstrong has solutions. She’s a distinguished research professor and sociologist at York University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has researched and published for decades on the issue of seniors care… READ MORE
Following a public scandal in nursing homes in Quebec, Canada, some good news for caregivers... | The Shape of Care
May 2020
In this episode, we interview Donna Thomson, Canadian author, educator and advocate for family caregivers. She talks about a public scandal in nursing homes in Québec, Canada. And how government intervention resulted in some very positive changes for caregivers of nursing home residents and their loved ones… READ MORE
Testing and Tracing with Dr. Michael Warner | Uncommons: Canadian Politics with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith | Episode 18
May 2020
Dr. Michael Warner is the Director of Critical Care at Michael Garron Hospital, working on the frontline to treat patients with COVID-19. He speaks to Nate about how we are falling short in our efforts to test and trace, and the need for more serious action to save lives. … READ MORE
Infodemic with Tim Caulfield | Uncommons: Canadian Politics with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith | Episode 15
May 2020
There has been an incredible amount of false information about the pandemic, both from the dark corners of the internet and from world leaders. Tim Caulfield is a Canadian professor who has devoted his career to debunking pseudoscience. He speaks with Nate about popular COVID-19 myths, his work to combat this “infodemic”, and why Gwyneth Paltrow is still wrong about everything.… READ MORE
Les enjeux éthiques liés à la pandémie de COVID-19
April 2020
Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, les différents gouvernements, les professionnels de la santé et la population ont dû prendre des décisions difficiles qui ont d’importantes dimensions éthiques…LIRE LA SUITE