Dr. Sandor DemeterSep 32 minOutsource Contact Tracing?????Source: Adelaide circa 2019 After working as a public health officer for over a decade I can attest to the fact that Public Health has alw...
Dr. Sandor DemeterAug 141 minPandemics are a Bad Time for Health Care Erosion Management The Progressive Conservatives party has held power in MB since 2016. Ideologically they are about fiscal austerity, reducing the deficit,...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJul 265 minCOVID-19 and Societal Values“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJul 53 minThe Saga ContinuesFirst a recap. People with chronic stomach aches may be suffering from a treatable infection called Helicobacter pylori gastritis which i...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJun 92 minTime to Face Up To How We Really Treat Our SeniorsSculpture by John Hooper - St John NB After I read a recent CBC I-Team story on Personal Care Home (PCH) inspections in Manitoba I felt c...
Dr. Sandor DemeterMay 181 minRight Brain - Left BrainFollow the link for a thought provoking CBC documentary (The Divided Brain) on left versus right brain thinking and how each side functio...
Dr. Sandor DemeterMay 93 minStaffing Personal Care Homes - Time for a New NormalWhy do health care workers work at multiple facilities? It may be that workers have to cobble together multiple part time or causal posit...
Dr. Sandor Demeter Associate Prof U o MMar 303 minProud To Be CanadianThere have been stark international differences on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategies range from strict state driven lock downs ...
Dr. Sandor DemeterSep 30, 20191 minA must readI recently read a book by a Winnipeg Dr. recounting his experiences with working with the homeless at Siloam Mission (Wisdom from the Hom...
Dr. Sandor DemeterSep 11, 20195 minFailed Execution - Update 2 - Good NewsThere appears to be a plan in place to manage variable wait times for UBT. In the short term blitzes at various hospitals will be done to...
Art work by S DemeterSep 5, 20193 minForced Overtime - Say What?In an abundance of caution during the election period I am repeating my disclaimer which can be found on the home page: The views and opi...
Dr. Sandor DemeterAug 14, 20191 minThe Interview - Don't Judge by AppearancesI came across this video on LinkedIn and I had to share it!
Dr. Sandor DemeterAug 8, 20191 minExciting New Cancer TherapyThe Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Care (CADTH), via the Pan Canadian Oncology Drug Review process, has recently re...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJul 4, 20194 minFailed Execution - Update 1July 6, 2019 I followed up with the Mb Medical Director for Dynacare and MB Health. MB Health replied promptly and said that they would p...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJun 23, 20193 minCall Me Old SchoolI have had the privilege to teach medical and graduate students about critical appraisal of the medical literature, health technology ass...
Dr. Sandor Demeter Associate Prof U o MJun 14, 20191 minLong Time Coming but Good News for Stroke Patients in MBStrokes are the third leading cause of death in Canada (Statistics Canada 2011) and, as the saying goes, "time is brain"! MB is the last ...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJun 11, 20193 minFailed ExecutionAn example of failed execution in Manitoba’s health care system. What part of this is “patients first”? People with chronic stomach aches...
Dr. Sandor DemeterJul 19, 20182 minGreetingsI am engaging Manitobans in a dialogue about health care. I am most interested in how health policy decisions impact your quality of life...
