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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Steven Lewis: This Just In: Systems Designed to Fail, Fail :: Longwoods.com (apology, inquiries, restitution....)



Blogger's Note: Steven Lewis is always worthwhile reading, this particular essay discusses several widely known national traumatic events of which harm was caused to many due to system failures, in part;  Longwoods Publishing (sometimes) requires registration (free/sometimes free)

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This Just In: Systems Designed to Fail, Fail
Steven Lewis

"First there is the disaster that comes to light long after the fact. Then there is the inquiry. Then there is the scathing report that meticulously unearths the causes of the disaster. Then there is the apology (they're allowed now - it's the law!). Then there is restitution. Finally there is the commitment: never again. And then the same thing happens, somewhere else, again, and again, and again....."

"It is delusional to believe that everything is now out in the open, with nothing more to uncover. It's not just the outliers who cause harm; because medicine is so fraught with unjustifiable variations in practice, it is certain that the errors resulting from "satisfactory" practice far outnumber the misdeeds of the visibly incompetent. The graveyards are filled with anonymous victims whose stories will never surface in a public inquiry." 

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Canadian Doctors for Medicare - deadline to sign pledge to support Canadian health care system (re: federal election)



Sample Email To Federal Candidates

Dear ,
I am writing to ask that you make a commitment to our health care system and sign the Canadian Doctors for Medicare Health Care Protection Pledge.

The pledge was emailed to you last week and simply asks you to offer your commitment to protect our health care system. That commitment involves:

 Sustaining the Canada Health Act with all its protections and all five principles now and after the 2014 Health Accord and enforce it across Canada.
 Continuing to fund health care through Federal transfer payments tied to compliance with the Canada Health Act.

Please confirm your commitment to our health care system by signing the pledge and sending it to Canadian Doctors for Medicare by April 29th, 2011.

Canadian Doctors for Medicare will be publishing a list of candidates who signed, and who did not sign the pledge before voting day.

If you haven’t received the pledge, you can contact Canadian Doctors for Medicare at info@canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca or download a pledge form from their website www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca.
Sincerely,

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2011 Federal Candidates (separated by province/territory)
Alberta: AB_Federal_Candidates.pdf
British Columbia: BC_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Manitoba: MB_Federal_Candidates.pdf
New Brunswick: NB_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Newfoundland: NL_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Northwest Territories: NWT_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Nova Scotia: NS_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Nunavut: NU_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Prince Edward Island: PE_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Saskatchewan: SK_Federal_Candidates.pdf
Yukon: YK_Federal_Candidates.pdf