Maritime Morning: AIMS’ upcoming health conference
In this Maritime Morning interview with Jordi Morgan of News 95.7, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill discusses AIMS' upcoming health conference.
Beacon- September 18, 2012
AIMS is bringing together leaders and policy makers from the private, public and non-profit sectors at the World Trade and Convention Centre for Open for Business- Creating Wealth Through Better Health, a conference that will change the way you look at healthcare.
Beacon August 17, 2012
Premiers; Growing Up or Growing Restive? Power Pool may be Atlantic Answer, Eye on the Economy - A shrinking private sector is bad news. Economic Action Plan? Just watch him. Open for Business: Creating Wealth Through Better Health. AIMS is Hiring! AIMS in the Media
Health care for Nova Scotia: It’s about government, not patients
AIMS Fellow in Healthcare Policy, David Zitner, argues that the draft Health Services and Insurance Act does not address the key problems afflicting medicare in Nova Scotia. Instead, it continues the heartrending story of delayed care, lack of accountability and failed governance, including tolerance for errors leading to unnecessary discomfort, disability and death.
Beacon – July 18 2012
This Beacon covers several important issues and introduces AIMS next big event: Open for Business, creating Wealth Through Better Health.
Beyond Face-to-Face Doctors Visits
AIMS Fellow in Health Policy, David Zitner, argues on behalf of heath care co-ops.
Beacon: May 3, 2012
The special AIMS Luncheon with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is 60% sold out, Picard on Health- Mixed Medicine and Messages, Robing Peter to Pay...Peter? Financial Reality is Needed in Maritime Canada, An Atlantic Canadian Perspective on the Drummond Report, AIMS is looking to hire a Research and Operations Manager, the AIMS on Campus Student Fellowship Application Deadline Extended, AIMS in the Media.
Time to consider health-care lodgers
In this op-ed, AIMS Senior Fellow Don McIver makes the case for Canada to actively encourage inbound medical tourism to help curb some of the financial pressures facing our public healthcare system.
Importing health care, by exporting domestic patients
In this op-ed, AIMS Senior Fellow Don McIver explains how the principles of free trade apply to Canada's healthcare system.
Incidental Findings in Genomic Research
This paper, originally published in GenEditorial (2011) 9:1 GenEdit 1, explores the balancing of competing priorities - personal health and personal liberty - a necessity if we are to realize on the promise that genome mapping offers.