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May 28, 2026

The Urgent Call for Reform in Surgical Policy Making in Canada

Healthcare Policy Editorial by Jason Sutherland

Surgery policy is significantly undervalued from a health systems perspective as it affects millions of Canadians. A focused issue on surgery policy is one effort to draw policy makers and researchers to advances and identify additional topics where policy attention and additional research are needed to improve health and well-being.

Events

Friday, June 12, 2026  - Toronto, Ontario Leadership Discussion

Building on Progress: Charting the Future of Canada's Rare Disease Strategy

Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD),
Dr. Rebeccah Marsh, Senior Director, Strategy, Innovation, and Outreach, Institute of Health Economics,
Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, Healthcare Professional and Clinician Scientist, Interim Co-CEO, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba,
Alexandre White-Brown, Clinical Genetic Counsellor, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and ThinkRare and
Moderator: Karen Heim, General Manager, Alexion Canada

Articles

News

Jun 01, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
The Canadian Dental Care Plan is expanding, but access challenges remain

2026-06-01 from durhampost.ca Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system has long been considered one of the defining pillars of the country, yet dental care has historically existed outside th [...]

May 31, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?

2026-05-31 from cbc.ca Should you still be able to buy cigarettes in British Columbia drugstores? It's a question that prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week. "Cig [...]

May 31, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
National AccessAbility Week: May 31 to June 6, 2026

2026-05-31 from canada.ca This year's National AccessAbility Week theme is "Building a Strong, Accessible Canada." It invites all of us, including governments, businesses, organizatio [...]

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This paper argues that improving surgical outcomes while controlling costs requires viewing surgery as one step within a full episode of care, from pre-operative optimization through post-operative recovery. We contend that Canada's current fee-for-service and block-funding models fragment this continuum, reward volume over value and misalign incentives between ministries, hospitals and surgeons. Drawing on agency theory and international bundled-payment experience, we propose an episode-of-care [...]