CBC “Keeping Canada Alive” aired on Nov. 1
“It’s such an honour to be able to see a patient in their home – actually then they’re not a patient but a person” – Dr. Tia Pham, South East Toronto FHT In its six-part series, Keeping Canada Alive, CBC filmed health and home care stories in 24 Canadian cities over a 24-hour period in May 2015, providing a snapshot of Canadian health care. One of those stories features South East Toronto FHT’s Dr. Tia Pham and her work treating homebound patients using telemedicine among other tools.
- “Dr. Tia Pham, Keeping Canada Alive” – CBC.ca (videos featuring her work)
- “Keeping Canada Alive– Episode 5”, CBC.ca, Nov. 1, 2015 (full episode)
Toronto Star features on homecare
Dr. Pham’s home visits to seniors were featured in a pair of Toronto Star articles listed below. Done as part of Health Access Thorncliffe Park, a community effort to improve access to health care, these visits are performed with a CCAC coordinator and seek to reduce the high rate of emergency room visits by seniors. Few Thorncliffe Park residents have regular family doctors and visit walk-in clinics instead. The Health Access Thorncliffe Park partnership includes the South East Toronto Family Health Team, Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, Toronto East General Hospital, Midwives’ Clinic of East York-Don Mills and Flemingdon Community Health Centre.