Patient Care
Mount Sinai's Tai Chi Story
By The Health ProfessionalFall 2011 Issue - The Wasser Pain Management Centre (WPMC), one of the leading interdisciplinary pain clinics in North America, is collaborating with the Rehab and Wellbeing Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital to offer medical Tai Chi classes for individuals with chronic pain.
An MD Seeks Alternatives - A Global Quest
By The Health ProfessionalFall 2011 Issue - Travel has always been a great source of insight and an impetus for progress. More important than the places we see, the people we meet and the experiences we have, the true value of travel is the way all these things help change the way we see ourselves and our home. As an emergency physician who has worked in many settings in our multicultural society, my approach to clinical care was shaped by a life of travel. Among other things, it helped me to really listen to my patients and connect with them in a way that transcends culture and background. Perhaps the most important milestone in my career was a two-year break from medicine that I spent learning about traditional healing while backpacking around the world.
Better management of chronic pain care for all
By Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)August 23, 2011 - Chronic pain is no respecter of age, wealth or status. Ramage-Morin has estimated that 500 000 Canadians aged 12 to 44 years, 38% of seniors in long-term care facilities and 27% of seniors living at home experienced pain on a chronic basis.
Why Don't More Doctors Do House Calls?
By Healthy DebateAugust 11, 2011 - Over the last fifty years, doctors have been making fewer and fewer house calls. There is little doubt that patients value physician house calls, particularly from a doctor with whom they have an ongoing relationship.
Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees
By Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)July 26, 2011 - Canadian doctors now have their largest, most comprehensive reference guide yet to use in treating immigrants and refugees.
Snapshot of a LHIN
By The Health ProfessionalIn demographic terms, the Central West LHIN (from Melancthon and Mulmer townships in the north to Caledon, Brampton and north Etobicoke in the south) is home to the highest proportion of visible minorities in Ontario, at almost 50%. It currently has one of the youngest populations (with a median age of 35 years). However, over the next decade the number of seniors in the region will increase by 50,000 (68%), so that by 2019 the Central West LHIN is expected to have the highest percentage of seniors in all 14 LHINs.
What’s Demographics Got to Do with It?
By Mandeep Singh, MAMany of us find it difficult to share our feelings with a complete stranger, especially when this stranger is probing our lives and emotions by asking personal questions. This is often true of survivors of motor vehicle accidents or other traumatic events, who might be assigned to an array of health professionals, including chiropractors, physiotherapists, massage therapists and psychotherapists.
A Contrarian Debunks a Myth
By Alan Cassels, CD, MPAFor two decades, politicians, think tanks and media commentators have warned Canadians that an impending “demographic tsunami” in the form of a large and growing cohort of Canadians over 65 will carve a path of destruction through Canada’s universal health care system. Problem is, it ain’t true.
Boom, Bust and Echocardiogram
By The Health ProfessionalThe Health Professional asked Dr. Foot to comment on the implications of demographic changes for rehabilitation professionals. Following is a summary of his insights.
Giving Priority to Seniors’ Health Care and Rehabilitation Needs
By Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term CareMaking sure that Ontario’s seniors have the supports they need to avoid lengthy stays in our hospitals is one of our government’s top priorities. We think it’s important to help seniors stay at home as long as possible because we know it’s where they want to be. That’s why, over the last seven years, we have increased support for community-based programs and launched brand new initiatives that are helping Ontario seniors continue to live independently.
