agoldstein160Nov 18, 20184 min readPart 2 - Vulnerable Populations: Comparing Alberta and Nova ScotiaThis week, my colleague Geraldine Young and I met online to discuss health care for vulnerable populations, within the context of our...
agoldstein160Nov 13, 20183 min readPart 1 – Vulnerable Populations and the Social Economic Inclusion and Exclusion FrameworkGoogle dictionary defines the term vulnerable as being ‘susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm’ (Google, 2018). Extending...
agoldstein160Nov 1, 20188 min readCanary in the Coal Mine? Considering Frailty using the Social Ecological ModelDefining Frailty There is no consensus definition of frailty. It is agreed that frailty can be conceptualized as an increased state of...
agoldstein160Oct 14, 20185 min readDeterminants of Health Determinants of Health – A Federal Focus According to the Government of Canada, there are many factors which influence one’s health...
agoldstein160Oct 6, 20184 min readWhat is Health?WHO definition of health In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social...
agoldstein160Sep 16, 20182 min readWho are you as a health care professional when you no longer practice hands-on care?I consider myself as being in a transition phase in my career, and as such, am experiencing tension with respect to my professional...
agoldstein160Sep 15, 20182 min readSocial Media PlanReflection To date, I have approached Social Media as a tool for personal use, with no consideration given to potentials within a...
