More than one in five Canadians – an estimated 6.5 million people – don’t have regular access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Behind the statistic is a deeper crisis: Canada simply doesn’t have enough healthcare professionals to meet demand. Burnout is rampant. Emergency rooms are overwhelmed. Entire communities are going without care.
At Impact Live – Under the scope: Canada’s healthcare workforce crisis, Ivey professor Lauren Cipriano moderates a panel of the country’s leading healthcare voices to examine the critical workforce shortage threatening the future of Canadian health care. From understanding why talent is leaving the system, to exploring bold ideas for recruitment, retention, and redesign, this event will offer an unflinching look at what it will take to rebuild a sustainable, people-powered healthcare system.