Matters of Engagement

Jan 03 2024 42 ep. 37 mins 27
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Matters of Engagement examines issues at the intersection of health, health care and society. Including: how people in Canada access and experience health care service delivery and distribution; how those experiences impact both individual and community health; and the multitude of environmental, systemic, and political factors that favour some and disadvantage many. Jennifer Johannesen and Emily Nicholas Angl produce each episode with the aim of illuminating difficult or confounding issues, to provoke much-needed critical dialogue among all stakeholders.

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Caregiving and Work

Jan 03 2024 55 mins  
We're doing something a little bit different! We're taking a shot at making video along with the podcast! You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel, or as always, you can listen in your favorite podcast app. This episode has two parts. We're first going to feature a short talk Jennifer gave at the Canadian Caregiving Summit in Ottawa a few weeks ago, which was specifically

”How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project

Jul 12 2023 68 mins  
What exactly is the best way to engage patients in a healthcare research project? Well, it's hard to say definitively. Funders like CIHR often require patient involvement, but very little direction is provided beyond general frameworks and guiding principles. Often project teams just have to sort things out on their own. So we were curious to find out how this one particular health

Spring Update 2023: Checking in with Jen and Em

Jun 12 2023 8 mins  
It's been a while since we've published an episode! We have lots on the go these days. Come hang out with Jen and Em as we wrap up the Health Policy series and share what's next. [download transcript] Mentioned in this episode: Public Engagement in Health Policy Project Supporting equity-centred engagement - A step-by-step guide with tailored resources Matters of Engagement prese

Beyond Mandates: The Essential Input of Residents in Long-term Care Policy (Health Policy Series)

Feb 15 2023 48 mins  
A widely-held assumption is that all residents of Long-term Care (LTC) homes are frail, elderly and in need of sweeping protections as determined by government, policy-makers and LTC home management. The reality, however, is that residents of LTC homes comprise a diverse demographic and have a wide range of needs, interests and concerns. And across the spectrum of needs, residents

Critical Reflections on Public Engagement (Health Policy Series)

Dec 15 2022 47 mins  
We're bringing conference vibes to the podcast and presenting a short series of critical work on public engagement from members of the Public Engagement in Health Policy team. We noted themes of: community exclusion from formal engagement processes; misalignment of goals; questions of legitimacy; and challenges of conducting community-engaged research in institutional settings. We

Transformative Public Engagement: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Promise - keynote by Dr. Jamila Michener (Health Policy Series)

Nov 28 2022 46 mins  
On September 22, 2022, the Public Engagement in Health Policy project team at McMaster University hosted a one-day conference, Reimagining public engagement in a changing world. Community members, engagement practitioners, researchers, and policymakers gathered virtually and in person to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of public engagement and to envision a way forward. Atte

Understanding Legitimacy in Public and Patient Engagement, with Katherine Boothe (Health Policy Series)

Nov 17 2022 39 mins  
What makes an engagement process legitimate? How do technical experts feel about engagement, and how have their ideas of legitimacy changed over time? These are just some of the questions we explore with our guest, Katherine (Katie) Boothe, Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at McMaster University. A recent paper of Katie's (Redefining Legitimacy in Canadian Dr

Deliberation, Democracy and Public Engagement: A Conversation with Kim McGrail (Health Policy Series

Sep 15 2022 45 mins  
Kim McGrail is the Scientific Director of Health Data Research Network, a CIHR funded initiative whose work in the health data space has implications for, well, everyone living in Canada. And they're keen to involve the public not just in getting input, but in providing guidance into key decisions. HDRN's work is both technical and somewhat conceptual: their aim is to support resea

The Business and Politics of Engagement, with John Perenack of StrategyCorp (Health Policy Series)

Jul 25 2022 49 mins  
In previous episodes we've talked a lot about high-level rationales for engagement, like democratic principles and moral or ethical obligations. But we haven't really got into some of the operational nuts and bolts, like the fact that there's a whole fee-for-service industry out there - agencies hired by healthcare organizations to support engagement strategy and activities. Join u

Black Communities, Medical Mistrust and COVID Response, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George (Health Policy Series)

Jun 15 2022 36 mins  
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George! (Haven't heard the first conversation yet? Listen here!) This time, we talk about Black communities' response to COVID, and public health response to Black communities. ----------------- During a public health crisis is the exact wrong time to try and build relationships and trust with communities