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Canadian Health Information Podcast

Canadian Institute for Health Information

The Canadian Health Information Podcast (CHIP) features in-depth conversations about the health of Canadians and the performance of Canada’s health systems. You’ll hear from the people behind the numbers — those working hard on the front lines, the policy-makers who rely on data to make informed decisions, and patients and caregivers who bring their lived experiences to the conversation. Join host Avis Favaro and learn about the work being done to keep Canadians healthy.

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00:25:29

The Need for Speed: How a 911 Project Is Filling a...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/10/30

When you call 911, police, fire or paramedics respond. But did you know they have no access to any medical information before they arrive? They’ll only get it at the scene — if you’re conscious and can tell them, if someone else is there, or if you have a medical bracelet or card with details. But even then, studies show the information, which is relayed by phone, takes an average of 7 minutes from dispatch, which delays medical treatment.In this episode, host Avis Favaro talks with Leslie McGill,

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00:28:41

The Long Road Ahead: Mental Health and Substance Use...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/10/23

New data shows that two in five Canadians say they aren't getting any or enough mental health care to improve their lives. Host Avis Favaro talks about a first, and historic step for mental health in Canada. Data collected from a new agreement between Ottawa and the provinces and territories - to measure over time how mental health services in the community are being served - and how new targeted funding is improving services.You'll hear from three people committed to improving mental health. Sachin

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00:30:39

Canada First: Fixing Our Medical Supply Chain

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/09/16

“Canada First” is a phrase politicians have been using a lot lately. But it’s been focused primarily on steel, aluminum and other consumer products. Nurse and scientist Anne Snowdon wants to change that. She’s been documenting Canada’s chaotic and vulnerable medical supply system that she says puts patients and health care workers at risk. There are over 3,000 shortages of critical medical tools and medications every year — with Canada suffering the highest rate of disruption in the world. And most

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00:32:29

Deadly Impact: The Rise of E-Scooter Injuries

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/07/22

Chet Walker wants to warn Canadians about how dangerous e-scooters can be. His son Austin was killed after a driver hit him while he was riding home on an e-scooter. In fact, CIHI data shows a 22% increase in hospitalizations from e-scooter injuries across the country. Doctors are starting to send out an alert — as they document the rising fractures, brain injuries and worse, with most riders not wearing helmets.Host Avis Favaro meets Dr. Brian Rowe, who studies e-scooter injuries in Edmonton, and

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00:23:52

Can AI Help Identify Babies at Risk of Autism?

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/07/09

What can we learn about the mysteries of autism by combining artificial intelligence and Canada's valuable health data? That is the question posed by Dr. Christine Armour, pediatrician and geneticist at the University of Ottawa, and a physician scientist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Join host Avis Favaro as she learns about a first-of-its-kind study being led by Dr. Armour and her team at CHEO, into whether machine learning can effectively analyze health data on Canadian mothers

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00:27:07

Lost in Translation

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Imagine being just 8 years old and having to translate your parents’ medical information into a language they understand. That’s the story of Kayathiri Ganeshamoorthy, who’s made a career out of helping others avoid the misunderstandings and medical errors that come from inaccurate and poor communication. This episode is about how CIHI is drilling down into equity sources of hospital-based medical errors, as data from a recent report shows that people who don’t speak English or French are 30% more

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00:34:48

Why Don’t Canadians Care About Public Health?

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/06/24

He’s a doctor and scientist who’s helped steer Canada’s public health systems through new diseases like COVID-19 and through a revolution of data-based health care. Dr. Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo and CIHI’s former Board chair, joins host Avis Favaro to discuss his long career as an academic and the insights he gained as chair of a federal expert advisory panel that called for an end to barriers that prevent health data from being shared more widely in

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00:27:12

Transforming Health Data: A New Era for CIHI

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/05/08

What are the challenges of leading a national health data organization like CIHI? CIHI’s new CEO, Dr. Anderson Chuck, talks about transformation in a changing world — from giving patients, health practitioners and researchers faster access to data, to improving analysis and context around the numbers.Find out his vision for how data can power the future of health care and what part of his new job keeps him up at night.Click here to learn more about the way we’re transforming to help ensure a

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00:27:13

Going the Distance

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/04/08

How far do you have to travel for health care? Down the street? To a hospital in another town? How about to an entirely different province? A new CIHI report shows that 1 in 11 people admitted to hospital in Canada have what’s called a high travel burden. Meaning there’s no clinic, no hospital — sometimes not even roads to get to the medical care they need. In this episode, we meet Paula Alorut, an Inuit mother of 5 from Nunavut who travels over 2,000 kilometres to Ottawa to get medical care for her

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00:20:05

Dr. Manners: Operating Room Etiquette

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Behind operating room doors, medical teams work under extreme pressure to save lives. And all that pressure can make for a toxic work environment. Research shows that many OR staff and trainees report being victims of uncivil behaviour — rude and demeaning comments, being ignored or sometimes colleagues not even knowing their name. Dr. Carol-Anne Moulton, of University Health Network, is on a new medical mission — to change the culture of operating rooms at one of Canada’s biggest hospitals. The

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00:32:37

The Hidden Killer: How a Canadian Teen Lost Her Limbs...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2025/01/07

It’s called the hidden killer. That’s because there’s little public awareness about sepsis and not a lot of data on how many people it really affects. But Amalie Henze is out to change all that. This Canadian teen knows its dangers all too well after almost dying from septic shock and having her hands and feet amputated to save her life. She’s not alone. Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud has been researching sepsis for years — and she wants to get better data on the true number of cases while creating a

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00:19:38

Nowhere Else to Go: Why Canadians Are Ending Up in...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/12/05

Each year, there are over 15 million visits to emergency departments across Canada. But new CIHI data shows that 15% of these — that’s 1 in 7 — could potentially have been treated by a doctor or nurse practitioner in primary care. While ED doctors don’t want to discourage anyone from going to emergency, they do acknowledge that this statistic highlights the crisis in primary care happening in Canada.This episode is available in English only.

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00:31:08

The Long Goodbye: Dementia After Diagnosis

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/11/29

https://www.cihi.ca/en/understanding-health-care-trajectories-of-people-living-with-dementia

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00:32:26

Saving Life and Limb: Preventing Amputations From...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/11/14

40 amputations a day are performed at hospitals across Canada. And the single biggest culprit is diabetes. Host Avis Favaro meets with• Harish Rangan, who knows first-hand what it’s like to lose a limb to the disease • Dr. Karim Manji, director of the Zivot Limb Preservation Centre in Calgary, whose team is working on ways to reduce the number of amputations, with encouraging early successes This episode is available in English only.

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00:21:36

David O’Toole — Lessons and Directions From a Decade...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/06/24

In this special edition of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro sits down with David O’Toole as he contemplates the biggest challenges and successes of his 10 years as CIHI’s president and CEO.To read more about the Pan-Canadian Health Data Charter click here.This episode is available in English only.

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00:25:05

Fixing Family Medicine — Dr. Jane Philpott and Dr....

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/05/21

With an exodus of family doctors — due to burnout caused by heavy workloads, difficulties getting patient referrals and financial stress — 1 in 5 Canadians do not have direct access to primary care. Why is family medicine so important and what can we do to repair this over-burdened health care sector? Listen as host Avis Favaro speaks with 2 physicians who say they know how to turn this around — and that every Canadian should have the right to basic health care near their homes. Guests are• Dr

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00:35:23

Patients Experiencing Homelessness — Dr. Louis...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/05/14

According to the latest CIHI data, almost all (93%) patients experiencing homelessness were admitted to hospital via the emergency department — a high proportion that suggests inadequate access to primary care. In this episode of the CHIP, we’ll hear about the complex health needs of the growing number of people who are unhoused and turning to hospitals for help, and how doctors are working toward solutions. Guests are • Dr. Louis Francescutti, an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital

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00:28:13

Emergency Departments in Crisis — Dr. Fraser Mackay...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/04/22

From staffing shortages and physician burnout to department closures and lengthy wait times, there is little question that Canada’s emergency departments are overwhelmed. Some EDs are so busy that hallways are packed with gurneys of patients waiting days to be admitted or, in some cases, choosing to walk away without receiving the emergency care they need. In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro sits down with guests working on the front lines to discuss the ongoing crisis gripping Canada’s

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00:27:26

Frailty in Canada — Dr. Kenneth Rockwood

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2024/02/21

As Canada’s population ages, it is expected that an increasing number of people will become frail. Individuals living with frailty have an increased risk of the following: hospitalizations, longer hospital stays, hospital readmissions, emergency department visits and in-hospital death. New data shows that more than one-third of all hospitalized older adults in Canada are at risk of frailty. On this episode of the Canadian Health Information Podcast, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Kenneth Rockwood,

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00:39:31

Hospital Harm in Canada — Kate Parson, Linda Silas,...

Canadian Health Information Podcast ·

2023/11/09

Hospital harm — medical conditions that patients experience in hospital that they did not have when they were admitted — is on the rise. A new CIHI analysis shows that 1 in 17 patients admitted to hospital was unintentionally harmed during their stay. Meanwhile, nurses and other health care workers charged with caring for patients in Canada are struggling. Sick time and overtime hours are skyrocketing. In this episode of the CHIP, we are joined by Kate Parson, Health Human Resources program lead at

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