It’s the largest fundraising campaign in the history of Canadian healthcare. Princess Margaret Hospital aims to raise a billion dollars for personalized cancer treatment. As Libby Znaimer tells us, the goal is to be a game changer in cancer care:
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November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month , and awareness of this deadly disease is low. Dale will have an exclusive look at an eye-opening poll on the subject from Ipsos-Reid. He’ll chat with AM 740’s Libby Znaimer, who is also the spokesperson from Pancreatic Cancer Canada about the results – a day before they’re released to the public.
On the Tuesday edition of Goldhawk Fights Back, Dale talks to Bryan Smale, Director of Canadian Index of Wellbeing, regarding the first-ever CIW Composite Index.
On Wednesday’s GFB at 11:30 – Mr. Sunny Lalli, director of pharmacy at PharmaTrust, will talk to Dale about the Medcentres, the first remote dispensing pharmacy to receive accreditation.
They provide patients with remote, face-to-face consultation with pharmacists. In more basic terms, they much resemble an ATM machine – but for prescriptions.
On Monday’s GFB: Dr. Zach , GFB house Doctor, will talk to Dale about diabetes.
From the Canadian Diabetes Association – Over 3 million Canadians have diabetes and the number is increasing. It is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and non-traumatic amputations in Canadian adults, and is a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke. The good news is that we do have some ability to prevent it, and that effective treatments are available. People with diabetes can have healthy active lives. It is important to know the facts.
On Monday’s GFB at 11:30 – Dr. Roman Jovey, an Ontario-based physician working in the area of pain, will discuss inadequate pain care.
A new report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) highlights the lack of quality care for a major health issue – chronic pain. There are many factors contributing to the issue of inadequate care including:
- Incomplete training of healthcare professionals in pain
- Limited access to specialized pain clinics, especially in rural areas
- Gaps in availability of multi-disciplinary pain care
On Thursday’s GFB: Dr. Zach, GFB house doctor, will discuss methods of prevention and treatment for dementia as well as ways to help caregivers of those who suffer from this illness.
500,000 Canadians have dementia today. This number could double within 20 years. It is the most significant cause of disability for Canadians over the age of 65. We are constantly learning about better ways to prevent and treat dementia (Numbers from Report by the Canadian Alzheimer’s Society).
On Wednesday’s GFB at 12:30 – Dr. Zach, GFB house doctor, will discuss Cancer Screening.
Cancer touches everyone’s life. There are some effective treatments available, and the earlier cancer is diagnosed the better the chances of cure. Screening tests are tests done to identify a disease process before there are symptoms. Several cancers have effective screening tests, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. Screening tests exist for other cancers as well. It is important for all of us to discuss cancer screening with our doctors to know how we can catch cancer early and defeat it.
On Thursday’s GFB at 12:30 – Dr. Zach, GFB house Doctor, will talk about pain management.
From statscan: Chronic pain affects more than one-quarter of seniors living in households and close to 4 out of every 10 in institutions, and it can have a profound impact on their quality of life. For seniors in private households, it was more common than diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease, among others. In institutions, only incontinence, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease were more common. However, multiple treatment modalities are now available. Pain is not a “normal part of aging”! If you or someone you love is suffering from pain, see your doctor .
Tim Donovan and Diana Price, co-directors of The Beyond MS Association of Canada, react to the the federal government approval of clinical trials for the CCSVI treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
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