Today Greg would have been 37. By now, his plans were to have a family of his own starting to grow. He would be well on his way to accomplishing his vision to change the way water is recovered and
April 5th, Greg’s Birthday
Patients must be Partners
Patient Centred Care a well used and much written about descriptor but what is it? In practice, does it really mean full patient involvement and engagement in choices in their care? Early on, our family chose to use different terminology
Integrated care is Better Healthcare
Better Healthcare for Albertans is the name of the report that Merwin Sayer, Alberta’s Auditor General, and his very capable team produced and released in May of 2017. While this report was built on their investigation of the past and
Thoughts on 2017 & the road ahead
Thank you to those that responded our last post. It had been a little while since the previous one. During that time we were working on the development (with an amazing team of dedicated people) of a short, high-quality film
Grateful
Today marks 4 years since the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) released the Continuity of Patient Care Study. The HQCA used Greg’s journey to examine the continuity of patient care in our healthcare system. The report outlines 13 recommendations
Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story
As summer comes to a close and school starts again, we thought we would share a bit of information on what we have been busy with over the last few months. We have set up a not-for-profit organization in honour
Real change is needed: our response to Alberta Health
Last Friday we had the opportunity to talk to Heather Yourex from Global News about the 5th anniversary of Greg’s death and the current state of our health system. Heather also reached out to Alberta Health, which triggered the following
Healthy Culture
Organizational culture is the third priority that we want to talk about on the 5th anniversary of Greg’s premature death. When we think about culture we see it as a group of individuals with common beliefs and a consistent approach.
Trust, Transparency & Reflecting on what we have learned in 5 years
This Friday, May 19 will be the fifth anniversary of Greg’s death. Memories and his presence are felt every day but at the same time a lot has happened in the last 5 years. Like on most anniversaries and milestones now are an appropriate
Health in Alberta’s 2017-2018 budget
We thought we would provide some of our own analysis on the Alberta Budget for 2017-2018 that was presented a few weeks ago. Highlights Cuts to Acute Care and Ambulance Services while Administration, Ministry Support Services and Physician Compensation & Development increase