by CMAJ News | May 15, 2020 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
What happened to the hospital patients who had “nowhere else to go”? Barbara Sibbald | Ottawa, Ont. | May 15, 2020 Advocates worry the pandemic has worsened the situation of patients previously unfairly blamed for blocking beds. The rush to clear Canadian hospital...
by CMAJ News | May 3, 2017 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Fair pricing or pricing for profit? Governments face hard decisions given rising drug prices Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | May 3, 2017 If you had $500 000, would you provide drugs to one person who has a rare disease for a year, cure ten people of hepatitis C, or treat 500...
by CMAJ News | Apr 25, 2017 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Reducing inappropriate prescribing easier said than done Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | April 25, 2017 Good patient care and cutting inappropriate prescribing are not conflicting goals Laws are changed, lucrative incentives offered, patients are cut off. Sometimes the right...
by CMAJ News | Mar 22, 2017 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Budget promises more mental health and veterans’ care Barbara Sibbald & Laura Eggertson | CMAJ | Mar. 22, 2016 Mental health, home care, and Indigenous and veterans’ care lead the health investments in the federal government’s $305-billion budget released March...
by CMAJ News | Feb 15, 2017 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Portal into history of medicine, humanities Access to libraries, archives, digital collections and more is available through the new portal. Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Feb. 15, 2017 Are you stymied in your search for a historic image? Wondering if there’s a fellowship...
by CMAJ News | Dec 20, 2016 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Impasse over federal health transfers A federal proposal to increase health payments to the provinces by 3.5% annually was refused by the provincial governments Barbara Sibbald| CMAJ | Dec. 20, 2016 Ottawa and the provinces failed to seal a new 10-year deal on federal...
