HSCI 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Canada Health Act, Prescription Drug, Optometry
28 Nov 2017
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Coquitlam"s riverview: reopening, only adding 11 more beds, spending lots of money million. Doctors prescribing opioid: has increased in canada. Annual check ups for healthy people may be harmful: might lead to unimportant issues, stress, anxiety, unnecessary treatment. Which of the following has the best health care system: united kingdom, germany, canada, singapore, cuba. None are the best all have pros and cons. Same or next day appointments are difficult to get in canada. Access to after-hours care continues to be below average in canada. Canadian doctors report improvements to timely care, but patients don"t agree. Canadians report more timely access to mental health care than those in other countries: 1 in 4 surveyed canadians say they experienced emotional distress and that its difficult to cope with. Wait times are longer than average in canada for all elective surgeries. Few canadians face cost barriers to care covered under canada health act.
