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WIRED -- Data shows the true productivity cost of the city exodus

BY VIVIANE CALLIER (FGJ ‘19) --  When Kodak began its slow slide towards bankruptcy from its peak in 1996, the community of scientists and inventors working at the company’s headquarters in Rochester, New York, dwindled and vanished. But their exodus caused a ripple effect: since then, the inventors in the city who were not associated with Kodak produced around 20 per cent fewer patents, and the ones they did devise were of lesser quality. READ MORE.  

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THE GLOBE AND MAIL --  Injections of hope: B.C. health workers share stories of the first few months of the vaccine rollout

BY INDERVEER MAHAL (FGJ ‘19) -- A Microsoft Teams notification appears on my phone from the staff at our Downtown Eastside clinic. READ MORE. 

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Physicians and technology innovators discussed strategies to build on momentum

THE GLOBE AND MAIL -- Digital health care for the long term

Dr. Inderveer Mahal (FGJ ‘19) participated in a panel discussion hosted by The Globe and Mail and webcast on November 5 to discuss lessons learned, strategies and next steps for virtual care in the digital era. READ MORE. 

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The pandemic compounds the opioid-driven public health emergency in B.C.

Dr. Inderveer Mahal, a family physician with a practice on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, talks with the CBC's Andrew Nichols

CBC NEWS --  The pandemic compounds the opioid-driven public health emergency in B.C. 

Dr. Inderveer Mahal (FGJ ‘19), a family physician with a practice on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, talks with the CBC's Andrew Nichols. WATCH HERE. 

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THE MORNING SHOW - GLOBAL NEWS 

Our Priya Iyer (FGJ ‘19) appeared as a guest on The Morning Show for Global News. Show highlights: No snap election, presidential debate, community approach to COVID testing and changes to Ontario child care. LISTEN HERE.

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TVO --  What does a community approach to COVID-19 testing look like?

BY PRIYA IYER (FGJ ‘19) --  Most Septembers, Kellie McIntosh and her daughter, Dana, help organize the annual back-to-school community barbecue at their social-housing complex in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood, in northwest Toronto. This year, they had a very different task: helping the Black Creek Community Health Centre and its partners arrange its first pop-up COVID-19 testing event: the nearest assessment site, run by the local hospital, has moved to an online-booking system and is two bus rides away. READ MORE. 

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THE SPECTATOR --  A medic’s case against another lockdown

BY MATT STRAUSS (FGJ ‘19) --  Do no harm' are three words all doctors must follow in the course of their work. These words make me convinced that Covid-19 lockdowns are the wrong approach, and a growing number of doctors are on my side. READ MORE. 

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THE FUTURE ECONOMY --  Physician-Patient Consultation is Critical in Developing Sustainable Telemedicine Infrastructure

BY INDERVEER MAHAL (FGJ ‘19) --  The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically shifted how Canadians access healthcare. The era of telemedicine has swiftly and abruptly been ushered in. Telephone visits, video conferencing and a plethora of emerging virtual care apps have become the ‘new normal’ for patients and physicians alike. But unlike the worlds of e-commerce and fintech—which have been connecting consumers and products for well over a decade—the link between the digital world and healthcare is only in its infancy. Ensuring we develop the right kinds of links early on is key to longer-term digital healthcare development. READ MORE.