Question 1

Which key theme related to transforming health care in Canada continues to emerge across multiple reviews, consultations, and reports?&#10;A) Poor Canadian health care standards&#10;B) Lack of service integration&#10;C) Need for more for-profit care providers&#10;D) Need for more nonprofit care providers

Accepted Answer

Multiple reviews, consultations, and reports regarding Canadian health care over the years continue to highlight the lack of an integrated and patient-centred health care system. Care standards, nonprofit, and for-profit services are not commonly mentioned.

Question 2

What key influence on health that lies outside the health care system must continue to be considered to support the health and well-being of Canadians?&#10;A) Age-stage development&#10;B) Service access&#10;C) Environment&#10;D) Genetics

Accepted Answer

The conditions of everyday life (the environment in which we work, live, learn, and play) have a greater impact on our health than health care services access, genetics, or age-stage of development.

Question 3

Which of the following conditions is required for us to achieve good health nationally?&#10;A) Effective partnerships&#10;B) Minimized immigration&#10;C) Increased health spending&#10;D) Provincial autonomy

Accepted Answer

Effective partnerships are required to achieve good health nationally, given the complex network of legislation and population diversity. Provincial autonomy can create dissentions instead of solutions; increased health spending holds limited value and is unsustainable; and immigration is still needed, given the demographic transitions in Canada.

Question 4

How should we guide the direction of future health care services in Canada to ensure greater equity in health care?&#10;A) Equal access to care needs to be prioritized by governments.&#10;B) Establish population-level approaches to improve health status.&#10;C) Focus on individual behavioural change to improve health status.&#10;D) Provide more community autonomy in addressing health care needs.

Accepted Answer

Equity at a population level would entail a focus on improving health status with the goal of reducing the inequities among particular groups. The individual behavioural focus, equal care opportunity, and community autonomy hold limited promise in the context of equity.

Question 5

How is Canada emerging as a global leader in health care innovation?&#10;A) Food manufacturing standard improvements&#10;B) Vaccine research&#10;C) Artificial intelligence&#10;D) Food safety enhancement

Accepted Answer

Canada is emerging as a global leader in developing artificial intelligence technology through partnerships between academic institutions and industry partners. Food manufacturing and safety, as well as vaccine research, are areas that Canada continues to develop; however, the advancements in these fields are not sufficient to make Canada a global leader.

Question 6

Which new trends and advancements in health care can we expect to see in the near future in Canada? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Improved strategic planning&#10;B) Changes to the health care delivery system&#10;C) Increased jurisdictional boundaries&#10;D) Implementation of new technology systems&#10;E) Advancements in medicine

Accepted Answer

The expected new trends and advancements in Canada in the near future are likely to include changes in health care delivery systems (as there is further movement in transitioning from acute care services to chronic care and aging services); the implementation of new technology systems for information provision, security, and consultation options; and advancements in medicine, especially in relation to noncommunicable diseases.

Question 7

What processes can governments use to determine important health system reforms or changes that can improve the health and well-being of Canadians as well as improve health system management? (Select all that apply.)

A) Royal Commission reports
B) Media inquiries
C) Senate reports
D) Background forums
E) Health care structure reviews

Accepted Answer

Royal Commission reports, health care structure reviews, Senate reports, and background forums are all common processes that are used by governments to explore health care reforms. While media inquiries may be a catalyst for such processes, they are not an official process used by the government itself.

Deck 18: Looking Forward