Kidney care with Janet Graham and Dr. Jolanta Karpinski
K idney disease is a major health problem that affects around 4 million Canadians and 11 – 13 per cent of the population globally. Dialysis...
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On Call: The Ottawa Hospital Podcast
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20 of 22 episodesHow to get the most out of your doctor's appointment with Dr. Erin Keely and Alicia Hilderley
It's normal to get nervous before a doctor's appointment. Talking about personal health situations can be difficult. But it doesn't need to...
Dr. Gonzalo Alvarez on Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) was once one of the most common and deadliest infectious diseases in the world. Even to this day, it still impacts million...
Body esteem and the COVID-19 pandemic
While everyone has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic from a different situation, many of us have had one thing in common: weight fluctuation...
First anniversary of the COVID-19 vaccine: Memories of a historic day
On December 15, 2020, The Ottawa Hospital administered the very first COVID-19 vaccinations in Ottawa. The day is still vivid in the minds o...
Cameron Love on COVID-19 and the future of health care
President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Cameron Love talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the health-care system long-term, what we might...
Sexual assault and intimate partner violence - Interview with Dr. Kari Sampsel and Dr. Katherine Muldoon
Content warning: This episode features discussion about sexual assault, intimate partner violence, self harm, and other topics that listener...
What is moral distress?
Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is a popular and important topic of conversation. Moral distress is not a phrase we hear a lot, b...
Opening the COVID-19 Brewer Assessment Centre, Part 2
In Part 2 of our podcast series on the COVID-19 Brewer Assessment Centre, you'll hear from experts at The Ottawa Hospital and regional partn...
Opening the COVID-19 Brewer Assessment Centre, Part 1
On March 11, 2020 Ottawa confirmed its first case of COVID-19, and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Two da...
Cameron Love on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and what rising cases could mean for The Ottawa Hospital
With the new year comes signs of hope on the horizon in the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine is here, and being rolled out in Ottawa and acros...
How to maintain your mental health during COVID-19
Our mental health has been challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us are experiencing cognitive struggles like trouble concentrati...
Cameron Love on becoming President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital... during a global pandemic
In January of 2020, The Ottawa Hospital announced that Cameron Love would be stepping in as President and CEO in June of this year. No one c...
Healthy Conversations: Racism in Health Care
The Ottawa Hospital does not exist in a vacuum - it is a microcosm of the greater community. As such, the events that affect our community,...
Dr. Jack Kitts on retirement, his career and the future of health care
Before Dr. Jack Kitts officially enters retirement, he sits down with us to discuss his time as President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, ho...
Medical Assistance in Dying
As the government launches public consultations on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), we take an in-depth look at what MAiD looks like for...
Episode 6: What is malnutrition?
Clinical Dietitian Sophie Wannamaker joins to discuss how The Ottawa Hospital treats and recognizes malnutrition, and what can cause it in p...
Episode 5: Mental health in health-care workers
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jocelyne McKenna about her experience with mental illness, and the challenge of caring for your own mental h...
Adapting in times of change
Get all the latest news and stories from around the hospital with On Call: The Ottawa Hospital Podcast. In the latest episode, three psychol...
Nellie the Therapy Dog
Claire Laroche talks about her therapy dog Nellie, and how pet therapy can help patients, including one patient in particular, who formed a...