Sage Public Health

In this podcast for HMF's November 2015 issue, Guest Editor for the issue, Hy Eliasoph, MA, speaks with Janice K. Popp, MSW, RSW, and Ann Casebeer, MPA, PhD, about their paper, "Be careful what you ask for: Things policy-makers should know before mandating networks."   To view the article, click here.

In this podcast for HMF's September 2015 issue, Madeline Ricottone, BSc Hons, MHA, speaks with Cholly Boland and Lynn Hall of Winchester District Memorial Hospital about her paper, "Reducing alternate level of care days at Winchester District Memorial Hospital."   To view the article, click here.

In this podcast, Barb Pizzingrilli speaks with guest editor for HMF's July 2015 issue, Edgardo Perez, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CHE, CPHQ, and Dr. John Hirdes about mental health. Psychiatric and addiction disorders are becoming more prevalent worldwide, which has implications on Canadian health services.   To view the article, click here.

Guest editor for HMF's May 2015 issue, Ken Tremblay, BSc, MHSc, CHE, FACHE, is a member of the Editorial Board with a career spanning many roles in and contributions to health leadership. In this podcast, he will discuss articles published in the issue and current trends shaping the policy, funding, and delivery of healthcare services in Canada and the challenges they bring to its leaders.   Go to the Table of Contents, here.

Canadian healthcare is not universal. Nowhere is this lack of universality more evident than in the payment for drugs in Canada. Canadians without the financial wherewithal cannot access orphan drugs for rare diseases and take-at-home oral cancer drugs and many other pharmaceuticals. In addition to the physical and emotional tolls experienced, patients and survivors and their families and caregivers bear the brunt of an ever-growing financial burden. This article outlines how this happened and what to do about it.   To view the article, click here.

In this podcast, Jean Berny interviews Steven Gambescia Editor-In-Cheif of the new journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion 

Lawrence Waterman, Head of Health & Safety for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) discusses amongst other things the lasting legacy of the 2012 Olympics as well as what can be learnt from building such a large scale site as the London Olympic Village, and how an outstanding health and safety performance has been achieved in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Site.

What are the best practices in quantitative organizational communication research? In this podcast, Management Communication Quarterly Editor, James Barker talks to

African American men experience an increased incidence of prostate cancer. This podcast presents barriers to prostate cancer screening and information on a community based barber health advisor intervention to increase knowledge and awareness regarding prostate cancer and screening measures in the African American community.