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  • Who is Black?

    Who is Black?

    Defining the Black Population in Canadian Health Research: A Critical Need Marie Claire Uwamahoro The presence of Black people (“Blacks”) in Canada can be attributed to historical factors such as slavery, colonization, and migration. Some have been here for centuries, while others have been here for merely days to months and are from different countries…

  • Welcome!

    Welcome!

    The Canadian Collaboration for Complex Care welcomes you to our new website! Through our engagement with communities, collaborators, and partners, we have created a web presence strategy that we hope addresses the information and communication needs for our community engagement initiatives and our academic affiliations.  As we exist in both academic and community spaces, we have…

  • Healthcare in Alberta:  The hidden truths provide the most promising solutions

    Healthcare in Alberta:  The hidden truths provide the most promising solutions

    Doreen M. Rabi, MD, Clinical Researcher Fobete Dingha, Community Advocate On behalf of the Canadian Collaboration for Complex Care There is an ancient, Eastern parable about blind men encountering an elephant.  Having no knowledge or concept of this creature, the men each approached the animal from a different angle, using their sense of touch to…

  • Exploring limitations in the current standard of care for thyroid hormone replacement therapy in thyroid cancer survivors

    Exploring limitations in the current standard of care for thyroid hormone replacement therapy in thyroid cancer survivors

    Members of the C4 team with lived experience of thyroid cancer are working with thyroid cancer specialists to learn about thyroid cancer patient experiences, treatment satisfaction, and opportunities to improve thyroid cancer care for future patients. This work is the first step in a multi-step program of research, design, and evaluation based on the observation,…