Meet Mac McMillan, a Professional Clinical Counsellor with over 30 years of experience in empowering individuals to overcome medical...

Navigating the complexities of the Canadian healthcare system can be daunting, especially during times of illness. A recent Global News...

Balancing Responsibilities, Ensuring Quality: Advocating for Aging Parents in Hospitals Caring for aging parents while managing your own...

Dealing with a chronic illness is a challenging journey that involves coordinating medical specialists, treatments, and information. As...

Travellers from Canada may find themselves accessing medical care in other countries due to a medical emergency as a result of an injury...

We know how scary it can be to fall ill while travelling. Read through the below story about how Paige, our founder, CEO and devoted...

A medical appointment may cause strong emotions: anxiety, frustration, anger, and even terror. How do you manage those strong feelings...

Canadian Health Advocates has a growing network of health advocates across Canada. Our advocates have years of experience in different...

Healthcare Navigation Oftentimes, the biggest challenge with healthcare is dealing with all of the "little stuff". Perhaps it is ensuring...

Navigating the Canadian healthcare system can be challenging, especially if you are currently ill, hospitalized, or at a distance from...

As a business owner, employee health is your business, no matter the industry. Your employees are key contributors to the success of your...

It’s hard to imagine that Canadian hospitals were already at 125% capacity during the pandemic before anyone had heard of COVID-19. With...

How one local nurse-turned-entrepreneur is changing patient’s lives By Karen Kornelsen Kootenay Association for Science & Technology...

by: Paige Lennox Canadians are proud of their health care, and rightly so. Unfortunately, it is a one size fits all system, so all...

As a seasoned health advocate, I’ve met with many Canadians who find themselves suddenly responsible for overseeing the medical care of...

by: Kirstin Veugelers of Navigate Your Health Last month I reflected that my Grandma has avoided elderly care isolation, and this has...

by: Paige Lennox Whether it’s been by choice or simply due to circumstances, the solo life suits you. You wouldn’t have it any other way....

by: Nikita Parikh of in4MED As Canadians, we are blessed to have access to universal healthcare. I am not saying that our healthcare...

by: Paige Lennox We don’t know what we don’t know. Knowledge is power. Especially when it comes to your health and the options open to...

By: Paige Lennox As a seasoned patient advocate, I understand the importance of communication between doctor and patient. In order to...

By: Paige Lennox First things first – your health is the most important asset you have. In many cases it pays to invest some money to...

By: Paige Lennox British Columbia has the second highest readmission rate after hospitalization of any province in Canada. Many of these...

By: Paige Lennox The BC Medical Journal recently published a study (see link below) about patients rights in the hospital after a...

By: Paige Lennox dig·ni·ty noun The state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect A sense of pride in oneself; self-respect One of...