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Social innovation at the rescue of Canadian healthcare. Part 1: What’s the...
I’m no economist but the recent report published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and simply titled National Health Expenditure Trends, 1975-2010 has nothing to reassure me. I...
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Social Innovation in Healthcare: Neighbours helping Neighbours.
Some of the most innovative social programs emerge from the creative spark of a few individuals working at the grassroots. Neighbours helping Neighbours is a great example. Launched a few years ago in...
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Social Innovation in Healthcare: 3 Social Business examples
A little over a month ago I wrote about attending the Global Social Business Summit in Germany. Today, I would like to share 3 business cases that were discussed during a workshop at that meeting. For...
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For executives only: Why you should use Twitter
When was the last time you exchanged ideas with dozens of people from around the world on a topic that matters to you or your company? When was the last time you received un-filtered, free and...
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Home care for all! For a sustainable healthcare system.
Hidden in today’s Globe & Mail newspaper was a short article titled: “Free home care for all over 65 in Denmark” It explained how Danes enjoy free home care for everyone over 65, including such...
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Fixing healthcare: public vs. private funding- why not give Social Business a...
Healthcare all over the world is threatened by swelling costs, increasing demand and reduced funding. In a previous post, I expressed my concerns over the long-term sustainability of the Canadian...
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Perspectives on strategy- Porter vs Mintzberg through videos clips
McGill Professor Karl Moore wrote an excellent article in Forbes a few weeks ago titled: Porter or Mintzberg, whose view of strategy is most relevant today? Michael Porter tends to favor a more...
View ArticleAn unexpected summer chat in my backyard: Talking about social innovation...
A few days ago, I was working in my backyard when my provincial member of parliament paid me an unexpected visit as part of a pre-electoral effort to meet his constituents. We spoke only briefly but I...
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Medical equipment matters: the aid vs. development paradigm
This post was written by Shauna Mullally, a Canadian biomedical engineer who specialises in the management of medical equipment in low-income countries. Storage cage (one of 8!) for discarded equipment...
View ArticleHappy news: joining CAMRT
On February 4th, I will be joining CAMRT as its next CEO. The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is Canada’s national professional association for radiological, nuclear medicine...
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