New models of care and strategies have the potential to empower patients and transform healthcare services and health outcomes, while improving access to care for those from equity-deserving communities. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya and Suzanne Charles Watson to discuss the impacts of implicit bias, and how exploring new models of care has the possibility to revolutionize our healthcare system.  

Not only do women present more often with chronic disease, but they are most likely to have multiple chronic diseases as well as intersecting identities that may further the difficulty of accessing care and managing chronic disease. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Dr. Noah Ivers and Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe of Women’s College Hospital to talk about the impact of chronic disease, self-management, and how clinicians can help their patients meet health goals. 

By 2025, Canada is expected to become a “super-aging” society, with more than 25% of its population over the age of 65, which has unique implications on community and individual health and the healthcare system at large. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Dr. Paula Rochon of Women’s College Hospital’s (WCH) Women’s Age Lab, Lina Jobanputra and Tania Obljubek of WCH to speak about societal health challenges facing older adults, with a focus on how women experience health and ageing differently.