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Quick Takes: A podcast by physicians, for physiciansAuthor: CAMH, Dr. David Gratzer: Physician and Educator at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Every year physicians and residents encounter a growing number of patients and a shrinking amount of time to keep up-to-date on new practices or legislation surrounding the field of mental health and addiction. Now, with the help of Dr. David Gratzer, co-chief of the General Adult Psychiatry & Health Systems Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, you can receive your clinical education on-the-go as he and his guests take these current policies and practices and summarize them for you. As an educator, Dr. David Gratzer has been recognized by students and peers alike for his ability to take complex topics and present them in a concise and interesting way. Hes been doing this with a variety of articles related to psychiatry since 2012 in his popular blog, Reading of the Week. Now, in this new show, Dr. Gratzer brings his analytical skills on-air and, with the help of other experts, presents them in short, easily digestible, podcasts. Give him just a few minutes of your time for each episode and come away with strategies and insight on how each topic could affect your practice and your patients. Language: en-ca Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, How To, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Building a better mental health care system
Episode 42
Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
“Good systems just work. They don't need to be navigated.”On this episode of Quick Takes, I spoke with Dr. Paul Kurdyak about how mental health care differs from other areas of the health system—especially when it comes to access, quality of care, and the need for a more structured and accountable approach.Key takeaways from this episode:our mental health care system lacks coherence and accessthere are pockets of excellence in mental health careimproving access requires structural changesa playbook to accomplish change already exists. THANKS FOR LISTENING!Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca and on the CAMH Global Learning Academy.Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEduFollow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.
