Canada Values Health - Dialogue on Health Care

The Health Council of Canada posts enticing podcasts on the CanadaValuesHealth page of http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca Every episode, you can listen to health care providers, organizations and people with interesting points of view on how to build innovation and best practices into our health care system.


The CIW, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, is an innovative new tool to measure the quality of life in Canada.
Lynne Slotek, CEO of the Institute of Wellbeing.

Interdisciplinary Teams Can Improve Patient Outcomes, Referrals, Wait Times and Access
Dr. Calvin Gutkin, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)


Canadian Dietitians Pick Up Their PEN, a Tool for Practice-Based Evidence in Nutrition
Lynda Corby, Public Affairs, Dietitians of Canada

Discussion: How has a professional dietitian helped you or your family determine a healthier diet?


Addressing Mental Health Within Primary Health Care Teams
Dr. Karen Cohen, Executive Director, Canadian Psychological Association
Discussion: In your community, how easy is it to get access to a psychologist through a family physician for mental health issues?


Peer Support Mentoring Program Helps Brain-injured and Their Families
John Kumpf, Executive Director, Ontario Brain Injury Association

Discussion: If you or a family member have suffered a brain injury, what’s the one thing you wish someone in a similar situation had shared with you?


Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
Glen Brimacomb, President and CEO, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO)


Canadian Pharmacists Association
Janet Cooper, Senior Director, Professional Affairs, Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)


New Best Practices
Sharon Baxter, Executive Director, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)


A conversation with Elizabeth Manley-Theobald
Elizabeth Manley-Theobald is a silver-medal-winning Olympic figure skater and an Official Ambassador for the Canada Values Health website. Ms. Manley-Theobald is also a spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Society of Canada, the Canadian Mental Health Association and Ovarian Cancer Canada. She talks to the Health Council’s Outreach Officer, Terry Glecoff, about the health care challenges she’s faced as an athlete and how Canadians can take a more active role in maintaining their own health.