Why Science Needs Philosophy
While science aims to provide an explanation, philosophy of science specifies what constitutes an explanation (Bechtel et al., 2001). ...
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Alexandra Thomson
Apr 1, 20217 min read
Future Directions in Healthcare: COVID-19 and Beyond
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had disastrous consequences worldwide and required rapid implementation of virtual care solutions to...
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Alexandra Thomson
Mar 18, 202116 min read
Mental Health in BC & Ontario: Vulnerable Populations
Good mental health helps your creativity, productivity, personal well-being, interpersonal relationships, and physical health (Ministry...
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Alexandra Thomson
Mar 12, 202110 min read
Indigenous Peoples' Health & Cultural Safety
Canada has been criticized for underlying and overt racism in governing legislation and public policy (Richmond & Cook, 2016). Since the...
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Alexandra Thomson
Mar 9, 20217 min read
Chronic Disease Prevention & Management in BC
In 2000, all of the provinces/territories received funding through the Primary Health Care Transition Fund (PHCTF) to support...
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Alexandra Thomson
Mar 8, 20219 min read
Chronic Conditions in Neurophysiology: Epilepsy, Dementia & Stroke
In my field of practice, three of the most common chronic conditions I encounter are epilepsy, dementia, and stroke. I’m a...
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Alexandra Thomson
Feb 20, 202113 min read
The Fix: Applying a Social-Ecological Model to the Opioid Crisis
Canada has seen a staggering number of deaths and hospitalizations due to opioid misuse. The increase in overdose deaths started around...
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Alexandra Thomson
Feb 17, 20219 min read
Levels of Influence for Health
Generating solutions to complex problems requires an in-depth analysis of the different levels of influence. An approach that...
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Alexandra Thomson
Feb 13, 20213 min read
Comparison Between BC and Ontario
Although there are similar concerns across Canada when it comes to health inequity and improving accessibility to health services, each...
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Alexandra Thomson
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Health Determinants for Canadians
A top priority for the Government of Canada is using a social determinants approach to generate data sets, write reports, and create...
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Alexandra Thomson
Feb 8, 20218 min read
What is Health?
Capturing the complexity of health in a single, succinct definition is extremely difficult since health has many dimensions. A useful...
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Alexandra Thomson
Jan 31, 20216 min read
Modernization of the Canada Health Act
Universal healthcare is based on need and not ability to pay. Most Canadians consider MediCare, a publicly funded system, to be a point...
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Alexandra Thomson
Jan 30, 20214 min read
Curation of Health Information
The internet can be a questionable source of information given the overwhelming amount of multimedia with a lack of referencing and...
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Alexandra Thomson
Jan 24, 20215 min read
Consequences of Social Media
I highlighted some of the benefits of professionals utilizing social media in “Growing on my Masters Degree Journey: My Reflections.” The...
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Alexandra Thomson
Jan 23, 20214 min read
Growing on my Masters Degree Journey: My Reflection
Being a Millenial means I’ve grown up in the digital age and I’m very familiar with social media. I consider myself tech-savvy and see...
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