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Please join our call to action!
A call to action for better planning, better care and better work through better data
Canada’s health workers have been here for all of us throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It is time for us to be there for them. We call on the Government of Canada to support health workers by making significant and immediate investments to enhance the data infrastructure that provinces, territories, regions and training programs need to better plan for and support the health workforce.
We the following researchers, educators, associations, health care unions and network members, are united in expressing our gratitude to Canada’s health workers. We are also gravely concerned about their health and the future of health care in Canada.
Although COVID-19 has heightened our concerns, many health workforce planning issues predate the pandemic. COVID-19 has sharply exposed a lack of clear answers to the most basic questions about Canada’s health workers. What do we know about them? How well do they reflect the diversity of Canada, in terms of Indigenous or racial identity and language of service? What do we know about the scope of their work? How do and can they work together? How can they be recruited, trained and retained where they are most needed? In some critical sectors, such as home care, long-term care and mental health care, we don’t even know how many workers there are.
Pre-pandemic, we knew the health workforce was overstretched and that there was growing concern about accessing timely care close to home. Long wait times are largely caused by shortages of health workers.
The pandemic has exacerbated critical staffing shortages causing excessive workloads; these are a direct result of inadequate planning. Health workers are carrying an enormous mental health burden, for which we risk unprecedented attrition from the health workforce. This will inevitably lead to less access to safe, high- quality care and increased wait times for patients.
Safe, high- quality care for patients is intricately tied to safe, high- quality work for health workers.
Until barriers to effective health workforce planning are addressed through better and more accessible health workforce data, we can expect inadequate planning for population needs now and into the future, inefficient deployment of health workers, persistent maldistribution of services, and a perpetuation of current inequities.
We can do better.
The time is now for Canada to take the lead in supporting provinces, territories, regions and training programs with enhanced and inclusive data and decision-making tools. These tools are needed to make informed staffing decisions, to optimize contributions of the available workforce, and to enable safer workplaces.
Without essential health workforce data, we will continue to make decisions in the dark, with incomplete, misleading and non-standardized information that is disconnected from the real-world experience of those at the point of care.
Urgent Call to Action:
We call on the federal government to play a stronger leadership role by establishing a dedicated coordinating body to address critical health workforce data gaps. Reflecting international leading practices, this could be a health workforce agency, akin to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
This should significantly enhance existing health workforce data infrastructure to standardize data collection and analysis across workers, sectors and jurisdictions, with links to relevant patient information, healthcare utilization and outcome data, for more fit-for-purpose planning at the provincial, territorial, regional and training program levels.
In the interim, we call on the federal government to provide targeted funding to the provinces and territories to begin to immediately address critical shortages.
Improved health system planning through better health workforce data can make a world of difference for health workers and the Canadian public.
Please see
https://www.hhr-rhs.ca/images/Webinar_Series/Fact_Sheet_EN.pdf for the accompanying Fact Sheet
Signatories:
On behalf of an organization (in alphabetical order)
Organization, Name & Position:
1
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Geneviève Moineau
President and CEO
2
Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada
Janet Cooper
3
Association of Nova Scotia Midwives
CJ Blennerhassett
President
4
Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC)
5
Association of Ontario Midwives
6
Association québécoise des infirmières et infirmiers - Quebec Nurses Association
Natalie Stake-Doucet
présidente
7
Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba
Cheryl Cusak
8
Bayshore Healthcare
Zoe Vernham
Director Healthcare Innovation
9
Black Medical Students Association of Canada (BMSAC)
Meredith Rémy
director of communications
10
Black Physicians of Canada
Modupe Tunde-Byass
President
11
British Columbia Nurses Union
Christine Sorensen
President
12
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Irving Gold
Chief Executive Officer
13
Canadian Association of Midwives
Alixandra Bacon
President
14
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy
Hélène Sabourin
Chief Executive Officer
15
Canadian Association of Optometrists
François Couillard
Executive Director
16
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
Cynthia Baker
Executive Director
17
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Joan Davis-Whelan
President
18
Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA)
19
Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA)
Alison Dantas
CEO
20
Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association
Carrie Foster
President-Elect
21
Canadian Dental Assistants' Association
Stephanie Kavanagh
Executive Director
22
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
Ondina Love
Chief Executive Officer
23
Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Melanie Bechard
Chair
24
Canadian Federation of Medical Students
25
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Linda Silas
President
26
Canadian Health Coalition
Pauline Worsfold
Chair
27
Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative
Sharla King
Chair
28
Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance
Michael Feraday
Executive Director
29
Canadian Medical Association
Ann Collins
President
30
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Lisa Calder
CEO
31
Canadian Nurses Association
Mike Villeneuve
Chief Executive Officer
32
Canadian Nursing Informatics Association
Glynda Rees
President
33
Canadian Phlebotomy Technicians Group Inc
Sharif Khan
Director
34
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
John-Paul Cody-Cox
Chief Executive Officer
35
Canadian Psychology Association
Karen Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
36
Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science
Christine Nielsen
Chief Executive Officer
37
Canadian Society of Physician Leaders
John Van Aerde
Exec Medical Director
38
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Francine Lemire
Chief Executive Officer
39
Dietitians of Canada
Nathalie Savoie
Chief Executive Officer
40
Embrace Health Foundation
Arlene Lusterio
CEO
41
HealthCareCAN
Paul-Emile Cloutier
President & CEO
42
Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Caroline Lidstone-Jones
CEO
43
International Council of Nurses
Lisa Little
1st VO
44
Internationally Trained Physicians of Ontario ITPO
45
LEADS Global
Graham Dickson
Principal
46
Manitoba Nurses Union
Darlene Jackson
President
47
New Brunswick Nurses Union
Paula Doucet
President
48
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
49
Nova Scotia Nurses Union
Janet Hazelton
President
50
Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada
Lenora Brace
President
51
Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba
Cindy Fehr
CEO
52
Ontario Anestheiologists, A section of the OMA
53
Ontario Black Nurses' Network
Shelly Philip LaForest
Executive Director
54
Ontario Medical Association
Allan O'Dette
CEO
55
Ontario Nurses Association
Vicki McKenna
President
56
Pan Canadian Association of Nurses of African Descent
57
Pediatric Chairs of Canada
Emily Gruenwoldt
Executive Director
58
PEI Nurses Union
Barbara Brookins
President
59
Registered Nurses Union of Newfoundland and Labrador
Yvette Coffey
President
60
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce
Chief Executive Officer
61
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
Lori Johb
President
62
Saskatchewan Health Coaltion
Karen Wasylenko
Chair
63
Saskatchewan Nursing Informatics Association
Pamela Farthing
President
64
Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
Tracy Zambory
President
65
Service Employees Union International (SEIU) Healthcare
Sharleen Stewart
President
66
Société Santé en français
Eve Laframboise
67
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
Dawn Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
68
United Food and Commercial Workers, Locals 175 & 633
Shawn Haggerty
President
69
United Nurses of Alberta
Heather Smith
President
70
Workforce Edge Advisory Services
Shawn C. Drake
Chair
71
World Education Services
Shamira Madhany
Managing Director
As an individual (in alphabetical order)
1
Susan Abercromby, Psychotherapist
2
Ibrahim Abughori, PhD Student, University of British Columbia
3
Tracey L. Adams, Professor, The University of Western Ontario
4
Monica Aggarwal, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
5
Karyn Agyepong Registered Nurse
6
Nabeelah Ahmed, Data Analyst, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
7
Houssem Eddine Ben Ahmed, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa
8
Ahmednur Ali, PhD Candidate, McMaster University
9
Debra Andersen, Site Manager, Bethany Sylvan Lake
10
Ruolz Ariste, Adjunct Professor, Laval University
11
Cheryl Armistead RN, MScN, Faculty Lecturer, McGill University
12
Hugh Armstrong, Carleton University
13
Pat Armstrong
14
Sylvie Arseneau, PhD, CCC, CTA, Professeure, Université de Moncton
15
Jelena Atanackovic, Senior Research Associate, University of Ottawa & CHWN
16
Katie Aubrecht, CRC Health Equity & Social Justice, Assistant Professor, StFX University
17
Cristelle Audet, PhD, RP
18
Pamela Austman, Registered Nurse
19
Michael Balas, Medical Student, University of Toronto
20
Lesley Barron, General Surgeon
21
Chris Baumeister, Registered Nurse
22
Pamela Baxter, Associate Professor McMaster University
23
Sheila Bear
24
Jacinthe Beauchamp, PhD, professeure associée, Centre de formation médicale du NB
25
Jean-Luc Bédard, Professeur agrégé, Université TÉLUQ & CHWN
26
Cecilia Benoit, Professor & Scientist, University of Victoria, CHWN Member
27
Heike Berger, Registered Midwife, Midwives Grey Bruce
28
Vandna Bhatia, Assistant Professor, Carleton University
29
Beverley Biggs, Primary Care Social Worker
30
Aline Bogossian, Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal, École de travail social
31
Lady Bolongaita, RN, PhD Graduand, University of Toronto
32
Susan Bondy, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health
33
Allyson Booth, Registered Midwife
34
Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Montreal
35
Barb Bouchard, Registered Nurse
36
Dax Bourcier, MD MSc, IWK Health Centre
37
Ivy Bourgeault, Professor & Research Chair, University of Ottawa and CHWN lead
38
Myriam Breau, Universite de Moncton
39
Dina Brooks, Vice Dean , McMaster
40
Sylvain Brousseau inf. Ph.D professeur UQO
41
Paula Brunning
42
Stirling Bryan, Professor, UBC
43
Venise Bryan, Assistant Professor, Athabasca University
44
Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Alba DiCenso Chair in Advanced Practice Nursing, McMaster University
45
Judy Buchanan
46
Jacqueline Buckley, CD, CCC
47
Amanda Burri, Registered Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Ottawa Ontario
48
Barbara Byers, C.M.
49
Eric Cadesky MD CM, CCFP FCFP
50
Erin Cameron, Associate Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
51
Paula Cashin-Kennedy, Radiologist
52
Caroline Chamberland Rowe, Phd (c) Health Systems Management, University of Ottawa & CHWN Co-Lead
53
Ming-Ka Chan, Pediatrician and Clinician Educator
54
Leigh Chapman Registered Nurse
55
Janice Chisholm, Professor and Head, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University
56
Patrick Chiu, RN, PhD Candidate University of Alberta
57
Katie Churchill - Rehabilitative Care Alliance
58
Kathleen Clements, Principal, Clements Consulting
59
Krista Connell (retired)
60
Melissa Corrente, Research Associate, University of Ottawa
61
Kayla Côté
62
Ronaye Coulson, Certified Clinical Counsellor
63
Gail Creaser, Lecturer, Dalhousie University
64
Rob Crisp - former Director Student Health University of Victoria
65
Natasha Cromwell, Registered Nurse , New Brunswick (Horizon Health Network)
66
Valorie Crooks, Professor & Canada Research Chair, Simon Fraser University
67
Edward Cruz, Assistant Professor, University of Windsor
68
Tamara Daly, Professor of Health Equity, York University
69
Jean-Louis Denis, Professor & Canada Research Chair, Université de Montréal-CRCHUM
70
Faith Donald, Professor Emerita, Ryerson University
71
Becky Donelon, Paramedic Education and Research
72
Raelynn Douglas, Founder, Raesoleil Consulting
73
Susan Drouin, Associate Professor, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
74
Mary-Kathleen Dunn, Policy Analyst
75
Joy Dunphy, RN Newfoundland and Labrador
76
Cheryl Dyke MN RN
77
Marie Earl, Assistant Professor, Physiotherapist, Dalhousie University
78
Nancy Edgecombe, Retired from Academia and Remote Nursing
79
Laura Eilers LPN MNU
80
Aderemi Ejiwunmi MSc, RM Mississauga, Ontario
81
EL Kebir Ghandour, PhD, scientific advisor, Health Policy and Servies research
82
Dana El-Mughayyar, Clinical Trials Lead Horizon Health Network
83
Kim English, Professor, Trent/Fleming school of Nursing
84
Josephine Etowa, Professor, University of Ottawa
85
Jennifer Farnham, RN, Health PEI
86
Jennifer Finestone, Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
87
Lucie Filteau, MD, Vice President, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
88
Michael Fitzgerald
89
Alana Flexman, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, St Paul’s Hospital/Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia
90
Colleen Flood, University Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, University of Ottawa
91
Caroline Foster Couple and family Therapist, Psychotherapist Provate Practice (CCPA member, OTSTCFQ)
92
Jodi Found, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, CNIA co-director of Education, CASN Chair, Digital Health Interest Group
93
Angela Freeman, Registered Midwife
94
Tracey Frimpong, Registered Dietitian
95
Susan Fryer-Keene, BScN, Chair GTA Chapter CCHL
96
Laura Funk, Professor of Sociology, University of Manitoba
97
Brenda Gamble, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University & CHWN Co-Lead
98
Rebecca Ganann, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
99
Charlotte Garvin, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Ottawa Counseling and Psychotherapy Center
100
Leslie Gaudette MSc (Epidemiology)
101
John Gilbert, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia & Founding Chair, Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative
102
Marie-Andree Girard, anesthesiologist and law doctoral candidate
103
James Goertzen, Associate Dean, Continuing Education Professional Development, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
104
Christine-Anne Goodyer
105
Cindi Gould
106
Mike Gould
107
Sarah Gover, Family Physician & Chair Maternal & Newborn Committee, Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
108
Dea Graessli Wise, Faculty, Saskpolytechnic
109
Jennifer Grandy
110
Chris Green, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
111
Michael E Green, Professor, Depts of Family Medicine, Public Health Sciences and Policy Studies, Queen’s University
112
Kelly Gregory, BPH, MSc candidate, University of Waterloo
113
Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University
114
Ron Griffith, Psychologist, Private Practice
115
Alisa Grigorovich
116
Jeremy Grimshaw, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Professor, University of Ottawa
117
Sarah Groom Registered Nurse
118
Neeru Gupta, Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick & CHWN Co-Lead
119
Joanne Guimond Conseillère Thérapeute Agréée
120
Gloria M. Gutman, PhD Professor Emerita, Gerontology Dept Simon Fraser University & President, North American chapter International Society for Gerontechnology
121
Gayle Halas, Rady Chair in Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, University of Manitoba & CHWN Co-Lead
122
Jane Hampson
123
Sarah Hanafi, Resident physician, McGill University
124
Hanieh, social worker, CIUSSS
125
Lorraine Hanley
126
Lorian Hardcastle, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
127
Brenda Hardie, Family Physician, Vancouver BC
128
Emma Harrison-Trainor, Quality Specialist - CQI Coach, Hamilton Health Sciences
129
Miranda Harvey, student counsellor (MC candidate), City University in Canada
130
Lindsay Hedden, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University & CHWN Co-Lead
131
Sarah Hewko, Assistant Professor, University of Prince Edward Island
132
Kendra Higgs, Canadian Certified Counsellor, CCPA
133
Jack Hill
134
Sheila Holden
135
Kim Hollihan, CEO, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
136
Kathryn Hollis, Pharmacist and Director CHEOWorks & Operations Support, CHEO, Ottawa, ON
137
Janyse Hrynkow, MA CCC Psychotherapist /Critical Incident
138
Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Interprofessional Care Researcher, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
139
Emilie Hudson, PhD student, McGill University
140
Sophie Huot, psychotherapist
141
Damilola Iduye, Dalhousie University
142
Jennifer Jackson RN PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
143
Sandra Jalonen
144
Jessica Johnson, Registered Psychotherapist, Stradwick Clinic
145
Alan Katz, Professor and Director, University of Manitoba & Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
146
Allan Katz - Principal, Allan Katz - Health System Planning and Consulting Services, Inc.
147
Satinder Kaur, Advanced Practice Nurse
148
E. Kevin Kelloway, Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology, Saint Mary’s University
149
Kim Kelly, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta
150
Dennis Kendel, Health Policy Consultant, Self-Employed
151
Hiba Khatkhat, Registered Psychotherapist, Hiba Khatkhat Multicultural Counselling
152
Amy Kirubakaran, MLT, B.Sc.
153
Jennifer Kitts, Vice President, Advocacy and Policy, Canadian Medical Association
154
Megan Klammer, MPH BScN RN, Director of Special Projects - Underserved, Island Health, BC
155
Manal Kleib, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alberta
156
Janna Klostermann, Carleton University
157
Karl Koziura, Shift Coordinator-Masters Student
158
Wanda Krywiak, RN/NC Canadian Blood Services
159
Ron Labonte, Distinguished University Research Chair, University of Ottawa
160
Robert Lalancette
161
Alika Lafontaine, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta
162
Margrieta Langins, Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy
163
Amanda Laprade, Addiction Counselor, Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services
164
Francinie Laurencelle, Senior Instructor, University of Manitoba
165
Julie Ann Lawrence Nurse Practitioner London Health Sciences Centre
166
Martin Lauzier, Professeur titulaire, Université du Québec en Outaouais
167
Joseph LeBlanc
168
Kathy LeBlanc Registered Nurse Public Health NB
169
Leanne Leclaire, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, University of Manitoba
170
Debra Lefebvre,Podcaster, 2RN1MD; Brockville General Hospital & Limestone City Mental Health
171
Kate Leslie, Assistant Professor, Athabasca University & CHWN
172
Louis Levesque, Counselling Therapist. Service de Counselling Meunier-Levesque
173
Andrew Liston
174
Chantal Longobardi
175
Joam Lopez, RN, HSC
176
Michelle Lui, MLT educator, College of New Caledonia
177
Amy Ma, Patient Leader
178
Danielle Macdonald PhD RN, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University
179
Johnathan MacDonald, Canadian Forces Health Services
180
Andrew MacDougall, Executive Director (Health PEI)
181
Joanne Maclaren, RN, BSN, MN, CHE, Nursing Director
182
Martha MacLeod, Professor, University of Northern British Columbia
183
Kathleen MacMillan, PhD, FAAN, FCAN, retired nurse
184
Mohua Malik, Therapist Fraser Health
185
Stan Marchuk, Nurse Practitioner and Adjunct Professor
186
Renata Mares, Public Health Consultant
187
Emily Gard Marshall, Dalhousie University, Family Medicine
188
Bernadette Martin, UAlberta Rehab Med - Associate Dean
189
Donna Martin, Prof, RN, University of Manitoba
189
Gina Martin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University
190
Maria Mathews, Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
191
Leatitia Mbassegue, Chair of English Communications for BMSAC
192
Colin John Lindsay McCartney, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa
193
Karen McCoy, RN -Bargaining Unit President-CHEO
194
Rita McCracken, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family Practice, UBC
195
Craig McDonald, M. Ed., RCT, Clinical Therapist
196
Allan McDougall, Qualitative Researcher, Canadian Medical Protective Association
197
Dolores McKeen, Professor & Chief Dept of Anesthesia IWK Health Centre
198
Lori McKenzie Registered Nurse
200
Eileen McMahon
201
Kim McMillan, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
202
Shauna Michaud, psychotherapist qualifying
203
Barb Mildon, CNA Past President and CEO, Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
204
Heather Mills, Registered Nurse
205
Kate Miller, Assistant Professor, Dept Fam Med, McMaster
206
Renee Misfeldt, Scientific Director Work Wellness Institute
207
Sandra Moll, PhD, OT Reg (ON), Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
208
Wesley Moore, Registered Psychotherapist
209
Lisa Morgan, Adjunct professor, University of Ottawa
210
Rosemary Morgan, Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
211
Steve Morgan, Professor, University of British Columbia
212
Nick Moroz
213
Danielle de Moissac, Professor, Université de Saint-Boniface
214
Kaitlyn Munn, School Counsellor, CCPA NB Board Member
215
Alex Munter, President and CEO - CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario / Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre)
216
Sue Murphy, Head, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia
217
Lesley Myles, Carewest Director of Opterations, Calgary AB
218
Sophia Myles, MERLIN Postdoctoral Fellow, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
219
Alison Nachtegaele, Registered Nurse, Saskatchewan
220
Maisam NAJAFIZADA, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
221
Dave Neary, Registered Psychotherapist C.R.P.O
222
Elena Neiterman, University of Waterloo
223
Nadeane Nelson
224
Sarah Newbery, Assistant Dean, Physician Workforce Strategy, NOSM
225
Stephanie Ngo
226
Jason Nickerson, Respiratory Therapist and Investigator, Bruyere Research Institute and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics
227
Wendy Nicklin, Healthcare Consultant
228
Behdin Nowrouxi-Kia, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
229
Sophie Nunnelley, Associate Director, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics
230
Julianah Oguntala, Ontario Regional Director, Black Medical Students' Association of Canada
231
Kathleen O’Grady, Research Associate, Concordia University
232
Lisa O'Grady, Registered Psychotherapist, MHASO
233
Brieanne Olibris, University of Ottawa
234
Mia Omara, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Lotus-Psychotherapy
235
Beverly Orser, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto
236
Kyla Oshanek, Registered Dental Hygienist
237
Gigi Osler, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
238
Jane M. Oxenbury
239
Nathalie Pambrun, Advocacy and Policy Advisor for the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
240
P. Alison Paprica
241
Sophia Park, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
242
Martha Paynter, Dalhousie University
243
Lisa Pawlowski, Registered Nurse-Emergency, Trillium Heath Partners-M site
244
Annie Perreault, psychologue (Québec)
245
Meghan Perrin
246
Deborah Petrie, Registered Nurse, Prairie Mountain Health
247
Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
248
Sandra Pilote, Registered Nurse, Nursing Officer - Canadian Armed Forces Health Services Group Manager Clinical Readiness & Continued Professional Education Programs
249
Mitch Podworny, RNBN, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
250
Lorraine Poirier RN (registered in Manitoba)
251
Marie-Eve Poitras, registered nurse and Professor/Researcher
252
Nathaniel Pollock, Research Associate, Labrador Institute, Memorial University
253
Paul Preston, Physician
254
Claire Provencher, psychologue en pratique privée
255
Kaylynn Purdy, Resident Doctor- University of Alberta, MSc Health Policy- Stanford University
256
Adria Quigley, Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University Health Centre
257
Mateen Raazi, Provincial Head Anesthesiology, University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Health Authority
258
Helen Ramirez
259
Mike Ravenek, Health Sciences Manager, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
260
Mateen Raazi, Provincial Head Anesthesiology, Saskatchewan.
261
Danyaal Raza, Family Physician & Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
262
Emily Read
263
Ann Rhéaume, Professor, Université de Moncton
264
Julie Richardson Professor Assistant Dean School Rehabilitation Science McMaster University
265
Nicole Roach, Registered Midwife Association of Ontario Midwives
266
Andria Robin, Registered Psychotherapist
267
Sue Robinson Registered Counselling Therapist
268
Charlene Esteban Ronquillo, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University
269
Emily Rowland, nursing student and PhD candidate Dalla Lana School of Public Health
270
Alan Ruddiman - Rural Generalist Physician - Oliver, British Columbia; Co-Chair BC Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues; Director, Rural Coordination Centre of BC.
271
Alison Rushton, Professor and Director School of Physical Therapy, Western University
272
Derek Rutherford Associate Professor Dalhousie University
273
Verne Saari, ONA paramedical
274
Jehanne St Coeur infirmière reseau de sante vitalite
275
Bukola Salami, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alberta
276
Tanya Sanders TRU School of Nursing
277
Firat K. Sayin, Assistant Professor, Saint Mary's University
278
Cynthia Schoppmann, Registered Psychotherapist, CJS Psychotherapy & Consulting Services
279
Olga Scibior, Counselling Therapist in Nova Scotia
280
Natali Senechal, Psychotherapist NSS Counselling Services Ottawa
281
Jay Shaw, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
282
Blythe Shepard, PhD, professor, University of Lethbridge
283
Nicola Sherwin-Roller MA CCC RCAT Private Practice Therapist
284
Tammy Skomorowski, Canadian Certified Counsellor, Solopreneur at True S3lf: Wellness for Mind, Body & Spirit
285
Sarah Simkin, Physician, CHWN Health Workforce Planning Co-Lead
286
Chantal Singh, Clinical Educator & Registered Nurse - LHSC Children’s Hospital
287
Steve Slade, Director of Research , College of Family Physicians of Canada
288
Reetu Sharma Sogani, (Public Health)
289
Anna Socha, RA Swiss Tropical and Public Heath Institute
290
Meagan Spoerri RN. CHEO
291
Kelli Stajduhar, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
292
Jennifer Stephens, FHD Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs, Athabasca University
293
Karin Stewart, Private practice at New Perspectives Psychotherapy
294
Linda Storm, MACP Student, Yorkville University
295
Javeed Sukhera, Associate Professor, Western University
296
Aleesa Sutton (RCC, CCC), Cinnamon Counselling
297
Arthur Sweetman, Professor, School of Economics, McMaster University
298
Amy Tan, Palliative Care & Family Physician, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
299
Elizabeth Tanguay, Director Ottawa East OHT
300
Marta Tataryn
301
Justin Tennant
302
Vidhi Thakkar, Post-Doctoral Fellow CIHR HSIF, Lecturer
303
Kellie Thiessen, University of Manitoba
304
Roger Thiessen
305
Lorraine Thirsk, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines
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Bill Tholl, Author & Former Senior Health Executive
307
Scott G Thomas, Professor, University of Toronto and Registered Kinesiologist
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Meaghan Thumath, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC School of Nursing
309
Carla Tilley, RN, MN, PhD, EDD, Professor of Nursing, Vancouver Island University, BC
310
Lee Toner
311
Jessica Tombari
312
Jennifer Tran, Primary Care Advisor, Ontario Health Central Region
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Andrea Tricco, Director & Scientist Knowledge Synthesis Team, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
314
Lynne Trottier
315
Rachelle Trudel, Telecounsellor, LifeWorks
316
Peter Tugwell, Professor, University of Ottawa
317
Anne-Marie Tynan, Research Program Manager, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Unity Health Toronto
318
Meredith Vanstone, Associate Professor, McMaster University
319
Deborah Viel
320
Sandra Venneri, Dietetic Intern, MAN Candidate
321
Molly Verrier, Associate Professor Emeritus Department of Physical Therapy University of Toronto
322
Monic Vokey
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Mark Walker, University of Ottawa, Interim Vice Dean Globalization and Internationalization
324
Margaret Walton Roberts, Professor, Wilfred Laurier University, Balsillie School of Intl. Affairs & CHWN Co-Lead
325
Karen Watts Registered Nurse
326
Sharada Weir, OMA
327
Dorothy Wigmore, Occupational Health Specialist
328
C. Ruth Wilson, Professor Emerita, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University
329
Kathi Wilson, Assistant Professor, Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University
330
Tanya Wilson, NBASW
331
Maegan Witherell, Registered Nurse
332
Tracy Wolbaum, Executive Director of Human Resources, Health PEI
333
Sabrina Wong, RN, PhD, Professor, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and School of Nursing, UBC
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Brianne Wood, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
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Katherine Zagrodney, Research Associate, University of Ottawa
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Aider nos héros des soins de santé maintenant!
Un appel à l’action pour une meilleure planification, de meilleurs soins, et un meilleur travail grâce à de meilleures données
Les travailleurs de la santé du Canada ont été là pour nous pendant toute la pandémie de COVID-19. Il est temps pour nous d’être là pour eux. Nous demandons au gouvernement du Canada d’offrir un soutien aux travailleurs de la santé en faisant immédiatement des investissements substantiels pour améliorer l’infrastructure des données dont ont besoin les provinces, les territoires et les régions, ainsi que les programmes de formation, pour mieux planifier et soutenir la main-d’œuvre du secteur de la santé.
Nous, chercheurs, éducateurs, associations, syndicats du secteur de la santé, et membres de réseaux suivants, sommes unis pour exprimer notre gratitude aux travailleurs de la santé du Canada. Nous sommes aussi très inquiets par rapport à leur santé et à l’avenir des soins de santé au Canada.
Même si la COVID-19 a augmenté nos inquiétudes, plusieurs problèmes liés à la planification de la main-d’œuvre en santé étaient présents bien avant la pandémie. La COVID-19 a mis à nu l’absence de réponses claires aux questions les plus fondamentales au sujet des travailleurs de la santé du Canada. Que savons-nous d’eux et d’elles? Jusqu’à quel point reflètent-ils la diversité du Canada, notamment l’identité autochtone ou raciale et la langue de service? Que savons-nous de la portée de leur travail? Comment travaillent-ils ensemble et comment peuvent-ils travailler ensemble? Comment peut-on les recruter, les former et les maintenir en poste où ils sont le plus nécessaire? Dans certains secteurs critiques, par exemple les soins à domicile, les soins de longue durée et les services de santé mentale, on ne connaît même pas le nombre de travailleurs.
Avant la pandémie, nous savions que la main-d’œuvre en santé était débordée et qu’il y avait de plus en plus d’inquiétudes par rapport à l’accès aux soins, en temps opportun et près de son domicile. Les pénuries de travailleurs de la santé sont souvent à la source des longs délais d’attente.
La pandémie a exacerbé les pénuries criantes de personnel et engendré des charges de travail excessives; c’est le résultat direct d’une planification inadéquate. Les travailleurs de la santé portent un énorme fardeau en matière de santé mentale. C’est pourquoi nous risquons de voir un nombre sans précédent de départs au sein de la main-d’œuvre en santé. Inévitablement, cela diminuera l’accès à des soins sûrs et de grande qualité et augmentera les délais d’attente pour les patients.
Des soins sûrs et de grande qualité pour les patients sont intimement liés au travail de grande qualité des travailleurs de la santé
Tant que nous n’aurons pas éliminé les obstacles à la planification efficace de la main-d’œuvre en santé grâce à de meilleures données plus accessibles, nous pouvons nous attendre à une planification inadéquate pour répondre aux besoins de la population maintenant et dans l’avenir, nous continuerons d’observer un déploiement inefficace des travailleurs de la santé, une mauvaise distribution des services, et la perpétuation des injustices actuelles.
Nous pouvons faire mieux.
Le temps est venu pour le Canada de prendre l’initiative d’offrir un soutien aux provinces, territoires, régions, ainsi qu’aux programmes de formation, grâce à de meilleures données inclusives et à des outils pour faciliter la prise de décisions. Ces outils sont nécessaires pour prendre des décisions éclairées par rapport à la dotation, pour optimiser la contribution de la main-d’œuvre disponible, et favoriser la sécurité dans les milieux de travail.
Sans données essentielles sur la main-d’œuvre en santé, nous allons continuer à prendre des décisions dans le noir, en se basant sur des informations incomplètes, trompeuses, non normalisées, et qui ne sont pas fondées sur le vécu, en monde réel, des personnes aux points d’intervention.
Urgent appel à l’action
Nous demandons au gouvernement fédéral d’exercer un rôle de leadership plus ferme en créant un organisme de coordination spécialement chargé de trouver des solutions aux lacunes importantes dans les données sur la main-d’œuvre en santé. Se basant sur les pratiques internationales exemplaires, il pourrait s’agir d’une agence de la main-d’œuvre en santé, apparentée à l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada.
Cela devrait améliorer, de façon appréciable, l’infrastructure actuelle des données sur la main-d’œuvre en santé, permettrait de normaliser la collecte et l’analyse des données pour les travailleurs, les secteurs, les provinces et les territoires, et s’accompagnerait de liens aux renseignements pertinents sur les patients, aux données sur l’utilisation des soins de santé et à celles sur les résultats des patients. Ainsi, la planification serait mieux adaptée à l’échelon provincial, territorial et régional, et aux programmes de formation.
En attendant, nous demandons au gouvernement fédéral de fournir des fonds ciblés aux provinces et aux territoires pour qu’ils puissent régler, immédiatement, les pénuries criantes.
Une meilleure planification du système de soins de santé grâce à de meilleures données sur la main-d’œuvre en santé peut faire toute la différence pour les travailleurs de la santé et la population canadienne.
Veuillez consulter
https://www.hhr-rhs.ca/images/Webinar_Series/Fact_Sheet_FR.pdf pour la fiche d'information ci-jointe
