Stephanie Dubois
Producer covering all things health with CBC's podcast and radio show, White Coat, Black Art. | Want to share something about health care in Canada? stephanie.dubois@cbc.ca
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- "You cannot play Tetris if you have no open squares. So you cannot flex if every single thing is rigid and packed." That's what nurse Jayme Hack, who works in the ER at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital, has to say about the work. Listen to her White Coat, Black Art interview here: bit.ly/45sNvok
- This week on White Coat, Black Art: Registered nurses Valerie Evanishen and Jayme Hack share what they see on shift at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital. Jayme describes the # of people and the constant motion as “an anthill.” Their interview w/ @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social here: bit.ly/45sNvok
- If you want to share your story or think we should look into something health-related in either Alberta or elsewhere in Canada, get in touch. Always willing to chat. ✉️: stephanie.dubois@cbc.ca or whitecoat@cbc.ca 📭: My DMs are open ☎️: I'm on Signal at SDubois.01
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- This is an incredible behind-the-scenes feature of a baby's heart transplant and the team that made it happen. Worth your time: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
- An interesting read: www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
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- Reposted by Stephanie DuboisSCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
- District Medical, one of Montreal's largest family medicine clinics, has lost nine of its 51 family physicians since the Coalition Avenir Québec government first tabled its health reform legislation last spring. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- As of Monday, 263 QC doctors had applied to be licensed in ON since Oct.23. “More than half of these applicants are family physicians, while the remainder practice across a broad range of specialties, including general practice, pediatrics, radiology, anesthesiology and others." More: bit.ly/4nPZDWw
- Enjoyed producing this episode about a diabetes mobile clinic in Calgary for those without stable housing or who are low income: www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... #yyc #yeg
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- An AHS spokesperson confirmed the "one-time measure" is impacting some of its non-unionized staff but did not say how many employees are mandated to take the 15.5 hours of unpaid leave. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- I spoke to Dr. Markland a few times over the years. He was always very generous with his time and willing to help out. He will be missed by many: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- A post on Health Canada's website says no conclusive evidence using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes autism www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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- A shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists and other maternity care providers in British Columbia has meant that some expectant patients are travelling hundreds of kilometres to give birth. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
- An interesting read: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-...
- A city outside Victoria is making family physicians municipal employees: www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
- What would you do to pay for a new hip or knee? I spoke with Canadians who are emptying their retirement savings, using GoFundMe to pay for joint replacement surgery at private clinics because wait times in the public system are too long for them. Here's Linda Slater's story: cbc.ca/1.7626166
