Conversations in Complexity

Conversations in Complexity


Latest Episodes

Better Dementia Care: Connecting Science to Action
February 18, 2020

In this podcast, Ross Upshur interviews Gail Elliot about dementia care and the state of dementia care and how it can measure up to expectations that will provide the kind of care which takes into acc

What it Means to be a Good Academic Citizen – Part 2
December 10, 2019

The academic research environment is changing and researchers report struggling to adapt in order to be successful. Funding shortfalls are perennial, but what systemic shifts should occur to enable re

What it Means to be a Good Academic Citizen – Part 1
October 29, 2019

Upon publishing “Healthy research ecosystem – healthy researchers? The researcher as an organism of focus within a ‘research ecosystem’ in Academic Matters in mid-March 2019, Ross Upshur and Michelle

Health Leadership Perspectives to Deploy a Seamless Integrated Care for the Older Adults in Catalonia
September 06, 2019

In this podcast, Ross Upshur, interviews Marco Inzitari, discussing the mechanisms and nuts and bolts of integrated care provided to the elderly population in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Dr. Inzitari

“I was there for her”: A Caregiver’s Story
June 04, 2019

Gordon MacGregor, a member of the Alternate Level of Care Patient and Caregiver Council, in an interview with Ross Upshur reflects upon his personal experience taking care of his wife in a span of nea

Striving for a Better Healthcare for the Elderly in Canada; An interview with Jane Barratt, the Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing
February 11, 2019

Jane Barratt in an interview with Ross Upshur reflects on different aspects of elderly care and explains how it could be improved in Canada. In the interview, she gives an example of other countries a

When All Roads Seem to Lead to Healthcare Complexity
November 27, 2018

ST: A Palliative Approach to Decision Aids to Help Improve Patients’ Medical Choices Pete Wegier in this interview with Ross Upshur discusses complexities of the end of life care and how coordination

The Need for Intra- and Inter-sectoral Collaboration in Healthcare, in Interview with Michelle Nelson
September 18, 2018

Michelle Nelson in an interview with Ross Upshur discusses the importance of intra- and inter-sectoral collaboration in healthcare and explains how the voluntary sector could be engaged to support imp

Simplifying the Complexity of Palliative Care
July 10, 2018

Jeff Myers, in this interview with Ross Upshur, discusses the evolution of palliative care and the evidence that has accumulated outlining its impact on outcomes for patients, families, and systems. W

Safer Opioid Prescribing and Non-opioid Alternatives for Chronic Pain
May 22, 2018

Abhimanyu Sud, in an interview with Ross Upshur, talks about the current opioid crisis, the challenges and the opportunities to respond to the crisis at different levels including improved prescriber