About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing relevance of the Romanow Report in improving healthcare in British Columbia, featuring insights from Dr. Gordon Hoag.

Qualitycast North is excited to bring you a special 4-episode series celebrating the 25-year anniversary of The Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada and the subsequent, ground-breaking, Romanow Report. About the Royal Commission and Romanow Report In 2001, the Federal government launched the landmark Romanow Commission, to examine the future of Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system. Led by Roy Romanow, the Commission combined extensive research, expert analysis, and one of the largest public consultations in Canadian healthcare history. Through engagement with healthcare professionals, governments, Indigenous organizations, and tens of thousands of Canadians, the Commission developed evidence-based recommendations aimed at strengthening the sustainability and accessibility of Medicare for future generations. In the fourth and final part of this special series we interview Dr. Gordon Hoag , a retired clinical pathologist, senior Physician Quality Improvement Co-Lead and one of the founders of British Columbia’s Physician Quality Improvement Program. We talk about how the now 25-year-old Romanow Report remains relevant to issues facing healthcare today, how…

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Guest: Dr. Gordon Hoag

Topics covered

• healthcare
• Romanow Report
• quality improvement
• British Columbia
• public health policy

Keywords

• Romanow Report
• healthcare system
• quality improvement
• British Columbia
• public consultations
• sustainability
• accessibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, British Columbia’s Physician Quality Improvement Program

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