Despite the Canadian healthcare system's enormous achievements of the past 50 years, the system is now at a crossroads. The healthcare world in Canada in 2025 will be a confluence of five transformational forces, including social ecological paradigm shifts, virtual e-care, e-management networks, transnational systems and humane caring environments. What follows is a glimpse into the underlying forces that will reshape healthcare by 2025.
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