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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Martin, Danielle, 1975-     Subjects     Medical care -- Canada -- Case studies.     Patients -- Canada -- Case studies.     Health care reform -- Canada.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Martin, Danielle, 1975-       by title:      Better now : six big...       by call number:      362.10971 M379b     Search the Web     Martin, Danielle, 1975-     Medical care -- Canada -- Case studies.     Patients -- Canada -- Case studies.     Health care reform -- Canada.       MARC Display

Better now : six big ideas to improve the health of all Canadians / Danielle Martin. by Martin, Danielle, 1975- Allen Lane, [2017]. Call #: 362.10971 M379b Subjects Medical care -- Canada -- Case studies.   Patients -- Canada -- Case studies.   Health care reform -- Canada. ISBN:  9780735232594 (hc.) Description:  298 p. ; 24 cm. Summary:  "A check-up on our health-care system and what urgently needs fixing from a respected doctor and passionate Medicare advocate. Dr. Danielle Martin sees the cracks and challenges in our health care system every day. She uses real patient stories to illustrate what works in our health-care system and what doesn't. She proposes bold fixes that are both achievable and affordable. Ahmad is a diabetic taxi driver who can't afford to renew his prescriptions; Jill, a 75-year old patient who went to Emergency for severe flu symptoms, ended up with a broken hip from falling down in her hospital room and then was discharged without her blood pressure meds. Sam was an active, healthy retiree who suffered a stroke from an unnecessary heart test. All of these people suffered from fixable and preventable issues that illustrate how Canadians' health needs to be better managed. And it can be done without increasing spending. One reform she advocates for is a national pharmacare program, instead of the piecemeal provincial pattern of buying drugs. Canada could save billions if drugs were bought in bulk by a single body, which in turn could fund a national prescription program. Patients also need a regular GP instead of overusing hospital Emergency Clinics. Hospitals need to take into account a patient's overall medical history, at every stage from admission to discharge. And since poverty is the greatest predictor of ill health, Dr. Martin argues that a guaranteed income could prevent and alleviate many health problems, reducing pressure on the system and our wallets. Dr. Danielle Martin is a family physician in Toronto."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 362.10971 M379b Adult Nonfiction Browsing Collection Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 362.10971 M379b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.10971 M379b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.10971 M379b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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