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BC Respiratory Therapists & Patients - Workforce Shortage Impact

Last week I shared that British Columbia ranks last among Canadian provinces for respiratory therapists per capita. Several of you asked: how is that possible? Here's the honest answer - and it's more complicated than it first appears. BC has exactly one publicly funded Respiratory Therapy training program. One! For the entire province. It graduates approximately 35 students per year from Kamloops - meaning if you live on the coast or in the Fraser Valley, this career requires leaving your community for three years, if you can even get in. TRU, like every BC public institution, has had domestic tuition capped at 2% annually since 2007 - well-intentioned, but it hasn't kept pace with the real cost of running equipment-intensive clinical programs. Simulation labs, ventilators, specialist faculty - none of this comes cheap. The result: one program, in one city, constrained by funding pressures, while demand keeps growing. BC reported 104 vacant RT positions in 2021. Projections estimate 600 unfilled by 2027. Nearly 20% of Canada's RTs are already over 50. And BC would need to nearly double its RT workforce just to reach the Canadian average of 32 per 100,000 - we sit at roughly 17–18. RTs manage ICU ventilators, care for premature newborns, support seniors with COPD and aspiration pneumonia, and keep surgical suites running. COVID-19 put them on the front page for a moment. But the shortage predates the pandemic, and it hasn't improved since. We're still running on one program. I am working on a project focused on health workforce solutions in BC - and the more I learn, the more surprised I get. Workforce planning is complex, with many intersections that a system built on silos makes harder to navigate. I haven't got to the root of it just yet - though I think I'm getting close to that final "why." The most important part of getting there is learning from the people actually living this - so please, keep sharing. More to come. But I'd love to hear from RTs, health authority leaders, or anyone navigating this as a patient or with a loved one - what's the impact the data doesn't capture? 👇 #RespiratoryTherapy #AlliedHealth #BCHealthcare #HealthWorkforce #HealthHumanResources #PostSecondaryEducation #HealthPolicy #WorkforceDevelopment #HealthcareBC

Family Recipe Keepers in Canada - At-Risk Heritage Recipes

Looking for interview subjects for a book proposal - serious replies only! Hi all, I have a book concept that I’d like to bring to life in the next 3-6 months and I would love input from anyone willing to share a little family history and perhaps invite me into your family’s kitchen for an afternoon. I’m in the process of putting together a proposal for a literary documentary project with the intent of sharing family recipes from across Canada. I’m interested in the preservation of tradition as it relates to food, and the very real threat of certain dishes being lost to time. To share what’s inspiring me, I have a family recipe that exists nowhere on the internet and is extremely specific to the ethnic group my immigrant great-grandparents belonged to. The elder members of my family are aging and without commitment to documenting this recipe and cooking technique, it’s highly likely it will disappear from history. But the thing about this recipe is, it’s not just a dish brought to Canada by immigrants. It’s a recipe that exists because of diaspora, necessity, and tradition as it directly relates to Canadian heritage. I’m not just looking for cultural dishes from immigrant families, I’m searching specifically for recipes tied to your personal Canadian heritage through the stories of immigrants, indigenous groups, and multigenerational Canadian families. If you have a family recipe or cooking technique with links to your cultural roots that’s at risk of being lost to time, I would absolutely LOVE to hear from you. I know this is incredibly niche, and there’s no pressure on anyone who responds, but I would really like to get a conversation going if anyone is interested in sharing.

North American CEOs & C-Suite Executives - Leadership Journeys

I'm writing a book! It's called The CEO's Chair (for now). The concept is simple: I'm sitting down with CEOs and C-suite executives across North America and asking them questions on how they became the person they are today, finding out what they did AND what they avoided in their journey. I have 2 goals with this book 1.) To highlight advice that top executives would have for young professionals 2.) To highlight that networking isn't daunting, and that you'll learn so much by speaking to those senior to you The interviews are already underway. Here's who's confirmed so far: → Duncan Sinclair - Chair of Deloitte Canada & Chile → Ali Zahedi - CEO of Infinite Investment Systems ($120B+ AUA) → C-suite executives from a top NBA franchise and major media companies → Former CEO of a Big 5 bank (very excited!!) And this is just the beginning. The goal is to speak to as many leaders as I can and see how my professional/personal skills develop as a whole. Every second I'm speaking with these people, I'm learning something new. I conducted my first interview with Ali (CEO of Infinite Investment Systems). Hearing his story firsthand reminded me exactly why I wanted to start this project - there's a version of leadership you only understand when someone who's lived it tells you the truth about it. He's also a very, very sincere and down-to-earth person. The book is in the works, I'll be providing more updates about the journey ahead. If you happen to know a top C-suite executive open to being part of this project, or an author who has experience in publishing books, my DMs are open. I'd love to hear from you.

French-Speaking Millennials - Living With Parents & Homeownership

More Millennials Living at Home & Not Buying Homes Hello! Bonjour! My name is Laura and I'm a reporter with Radio-Canada (CBC French) in Toronto. I'm working on a story on Stats Canada's new report which found that more millennials are living with parents and not buying homes. A CTV clip on the same report made the rounds on this subreddit a few days ago and it got a lot of people talking so I'm interested in hearing what anyone has to say! I'd love to chat specifically with millennials and hear some stories, especially in you speak French! Have you been able to buy a home? How? Have you had to put your home-ownership goals on the backburner, or given up on them completely? Please feel free to reach out to me at [email redacted]. Thank you! Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Laura et je suis journaliste à Radio-Canada à Toronto. Je travaille actuellement sur un reportage consacré au nouveau rapport de Statistique Canada, qui révèle qu’un nombre croissant de milléniaux vivent chez leurs parents et ne deviennent pas propriétaires. Un reportage de CTV sur ce même sujet a fait le tour a fait le tour de ce subreddit il y a quelques jours et a suscité beaucoup de réactions ; j’aimerais donc connaître votre avis ! J'aimerais particulièrement discuter avec des milléniaux et écouter leurs témoignages, surtout si vous parlez français ! Avez-vous pu acheter une maison ? Comment ? Avez-vous dû mettre vos projets d'acheter en pause, ou y avez-vous complètement renoncé ? N'hésitez pas à me contacter à l'adresse [email redacted]. Merci !

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