Made in Canada

Made in Canada? In search of a national research identity.

To even the most casual observer of nursing internationally, the embracing of research by nurses as a guide for practice decisions over the past decade has been nothing short of remarkable. But a common response to the absence of “home-grown” research in many countries has been to borrow thinking and writings from the West, in particular from the United States.That is, up until now. Automatic r...

Made-in-Canada accreditation coming for medical schools.

Science and Society: Some “Made-in-Canada” Options for Improving Integration

In this article, the authors describe relatively recent efforts by scientific research agencies to promote, through various funding programs, the integration of social sciences and humanities with the natural sciences. This "integrated" approach seeks to study science through a broader interdisciplinary lens in order to better anticipate, understand, and address its ethical, legal, and social i...

Universal Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Equity in Healthcare

Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare system that does not include universal coverage for prescription drugs. In the absence of a national pharmacare plan, a province may choose to cover a specific sub-population for certain drugs. Altho...

Comparative Comparison of Policy Making in Nursing Education in Iran, Canada, USA and Nepal

Introduction: Paying attention to efficient policies in the field of nursing education and checking their quality will lead to the institutionalization of an efficient educational system in the field of nursing. For this purpose, a comparative study was conducted in this field with other countries in order to find out the existing strengths and gaps. This study was conducted with the aim of com...