by Andre Picard | Jun 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/a-challenge-for-new-doctors-focus-on-the-patient-not-just-the-symptoms/article24859080/ This is a version of a convocation speech I delivered on May 14, 2015, to the graduating class of medical doctors at...
by Andre Picard | Dec 3, 2013 | Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada, 250 pages, October 2013 Book http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=5863 After examining health care systems in Canada and abroad, the author outlines ways to reform our system by balancing competing demands, building...
by Andre Picard | Nov 19, 2013 | Features
November 18, 2013 Listen to the PODcast: http://www.irpp.org/assets/Uploads/Audio-Bending-the-Cost-Curve-of-Health-Care-Nov-18-2013.mp3 For at least the past two decades, governments across Canada have grappled with the issue of ever-rising health care costs. On...
by Andre Picard | Nov 12, 2013 | Features
André Picard photo by Peter Ford / Pinpoint National André Picard’s romance with journalism began as an extracurricular affair. While studying administration in the mid-1980s at the University of Ottawa, he developed a passion for writing as a music reviewer for the...
by Andre Picard | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
We are proud to confer upon Mr. André Picard the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa for his advocacy and tireless efforts to improve the Canadian health-care system. Mr. Picard is an award-winning health journalist, best-selling author, renowned speaker...
