Podcasts about Humber River Hospital

After 25+ years as a family physician, Dr. Fan-Wah Mang closed her practice because she burned out. Now, she's at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, teaching the next generation of family doctors how to avoid the pitfalls that made her leave. Two of the residents know what they'll need to be a family physician long term, and it may surprise you.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO PROPOSES EMPOWERING NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD MEDICAL CARE IN LTC FACILITIES Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Ontario's new long-term care bill proposal would allow nurse practitioners to oversee residents' medical care, replacing physician medical directors. The bill also mandates dementia care programs and addresses abuse. Funding for adult day programs, and two innovative pilot projects focusing on emotional care and home-based services is also included. CANADA'S TOBACCO GIANTS PIVOT TO WELLNESS PRODUCTS AMID LANDMARK $32.5B SETTLEMENT Libby is joined by Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada and Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society. Canada's top tobacco companies may face a landmark class-action settlement to cover healthcare costs, damages to smokers, and fund research. Smoking rates have dropped from 27% to 12% in the past 25 years, with teen smoking falling to just 2%. Some provinces are considering age-based sales bans. FORD'S LEGISLATION TO DISMANTLE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS DELAYED UNTIL NEXT YEAR Libby is joined by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. Ontario has proposed legislation to allow the removal of homeless encampments and expand police powers on public drug use, following requests from 12 city mayors. However, the bill won't be debated or passed until early next year.

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: PM TRUDEAU'S $250 REBATE EXCLUDES RETIREES Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP,  Bill VanGorder, Chief Advocacy and Education Officer and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Activist, Political Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group. Today: we get reaction from the Zoomer Squad regarding the fact that retirees are excluded from the Trudeau government's $250 rebate for working Canadians. It's an issue that many of our listeners expressed disappointment over during last week's Free For All Friday. Bill and Anthony also give us an update on what CARP members have been saying regarding the Canada Post strike and how the disruption of service has been impacting them.  GETTING CLARITY ON AMBULANCE FEES IN ONTARIO  Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Another hot topic during last week's Free For All Friday had to do with ambulance fees: our listeners want more clarity about fees for ambulance services. Dr. Spiegelman provides more clarity on the role that paramedics play and adds more insight into the fees associated with calling an ambulance.   ANTI-ISRAEL RIOT IN MONTREAL Jane Brown is now joined by Eli Mogil, Partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Hank Topas, Quebec Regional Director of B'nai Brith Canada. Our panel reacts to the violent anti-Israel riot that unfolded in Montreal over the weekend, Second Cup taking swift action against anti-Semitism and the way Toronto Police handled the anti-Israel protest that took place at Bathurst and Sheppard-a neighbourhood that is home to a large Jewish community. 

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  WHAT IS THE ONE MEAL A DAY DIET? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto,  and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Have you heard of the one meal a day diet? It's a dietary trend that even high-profile figures like Bruce Springsteen subscribes to. The question is: how healthy is it for you? We discuss that and other health related topics of the week. HOW TORONTO IS PREPARING FOR TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERTS     Libby Znaimer is joined by Stuart Green, spokesperson with the TTC, Trevor Brodie, Director of Operations at Amsterdam Brewhouse and Tony Elenis, President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) Our local restaurants, hotels, and public services have been in preparation mode ahead of Taylor Swift's concert series and the wave of fans coming into town for that. THE STATUS OF TORONTO POLICE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION     Libby Znaimer is now joined by Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association. Toronto Police Services is hiring! Their board adopted a motion for a five year plan. The TPA discusses recruitment and also the resources they require as they deal with auto theft and more.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: FLU SHOTS AND COVID-19 SHOTS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN ONTARIO  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. It's time to get vaccinated - against both COVID-19 and the flu. They are now available for everyone - not just older people and those who are immunocompromised, and the recommendation is to get them both together. Another topic today is the Canadian Medical Association is calling for an end to the requirement for doctor's notes for employees grappling with brief illnesses. QUEBEC'S PLANS FOR ADVANCED REQUESTS FOR MAiD  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, and Ron Posno, a patient with dementia and an advocate for advance requests for MAiD. We discuss Quebec's plans for advanced requests for MAiD for patients dealing with health conditions that will limit their ability to make such a decision when their condition worsens. And we also discuss how the federal government has responded to Quebec on this issue.   SHRINKFLATION IMPACTING HALLOWEEN CANDY?   Libby Znaimer is joined by Libby Znaimer is joined by Bruce Winder, a Retail Analyst & Author and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Why and to what extent is "shrinkflation" impacting Halloween candy this year? Our guests explain.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: AT-HOME PATIENTS IN ONTARIO ARE REPORTING DELAYS IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Why are at-home patients in Ontario reporting delays in medical supplies and drugs for their care? We also discuss the issue of the primary care shortage across the province. A STAGGERING NEW REPORT SHOWS HOW MUCH FOOD IS BEING WASTED (AND THE COST) BY CANADIANS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and Dr. Mustafa Koç, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University specializing in food security and food policy. A new report by Second Harvest shows the extent of our food waste, as well as the staggering cost of it among Canadians. Are we in need of rethinking our approach to the foods we buy and consume? IS THE PARTY OVER FOR PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant and Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President at Enterprise. Will PM Justin Trudeau face a leadership challenge at today's federal Liberal caucus meeting? Our guests weigh in on the latest.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SCURVY   Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor in Toronto and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Scurvy - a disease we thought was consigned to the history books - has reappeared and food insecurity seems to be the culprit here according to a study published in in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. And, what a study out of the University of Waterloo tells us about breakfast. CRTC WANTS CANADA'S BIG CELL PROVIDERS TO LOWER THEIR INTERNATIONAL ROAMING FEES Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jean-François Mezei, a telecommunications consultant based in Montreal and Carmi Levy,  a technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario The CRTC wants Canada's three big cell companies--Bell, Rogers and Telus--to reduce their international roaming charges. We take a deep dive into what these companies are currently charging customers and how it compares to other countries in the world. HAVE YOUR GROOMING HABITS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC?  Libby is joined by Bernadette Morra, the former Editor-in-chief of FASHION magazine and now a luxury lifestyle writer, as well as Derick Chetty, a fashion professional with Zoomer Media. A Globe and Mail article on this very topic piqued our interest. If you are working from home, has that changed anything about your grooming practices? And what about those of us who are retired?

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHY PREMIER DOUG FORD WANTS TO SPEED UP THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Data Informed Healthcare Improvement at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants the approval process for life-saving pharmaceutical drugs to be sped up. And a new study out of the American Cancer Society indicates that nearly half of cancer cases could be prevented by better lifestyle choices. WAS TORONTO TRULY PREPARED TO HANDLE THE SEVERE RAIN STORM   Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford,  Ward 19 Beaches-East York and Constable Scott Stratton of the  OPP Highway Safety Division. Yesterday's epic rain dumped about a month's worth on Toronto in just a few hours. How prepared was the City of Toronto for the storm, what kind of service disruptions did we see, how many calls did emergency services respond to and how were residents and drivers impacted? Our guests react to the latest. HOW THE MAJOR TORONTO RAIN STORM IS IMPACTING RESIDENTS' INSURANCE Libby Znaimer is joined by Anne Marie Thomas, Director, Consumer & Industry Relations at the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). In the aftermath of the major rain storm from yesterday, some residents faced flooding and damage to their basements and vehicles. Our guest details what you should consider based on insurance coverage.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN TATTOOS AND BLOOD CANCER Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Today, our panelists discuss how the amount of coffee we drink and how it affects us individually might come down to our DNA according to research. And, what a study out of Sweden tells us about tattoos and a potential link to a type of blood cancer.   EYLON LEVY, FORMER ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON, WEIGHS IN ON ANTISEMITISM IN CANADA  Libby Znaimer is now joined by Eylon Levy, Co-Founder, Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office and Former Israeli Government Spokesman & International Media Advisor to the President of Israel. Eylon is in Toronto this week to, as he explains, strengthen the friendship between Israel and Canada. He also weighs in on the rise of antisemitism including attacks on synagogues here. COURT RULING GRANTS UOFT INJUNCTION TO EVICT ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT  Libby Znaimer is now joined by Eli Mogil, Partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP who has experience with injunctions but is not involved at all with UofT's legal proceeding against the encampment on their campus, and Rabbi Seth Goren, Chief Executive Officer of Hillel Ontario.  The anti-Israel encampment has been given a court-ordered deadline to leave the UofT grounds by 6 PM this evening. And, Toronto Police issued a statement that says that they will "enforce the court's order...while we won't disclose operational details the court order states that police action is at our discretion". So, what happens next? 

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HOW SOME MEDICATIONS DON'T MIX WELL WITH HEAT WAVES & WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A NEW INSULIN SHOT FOR DIABETICS Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency, Dr. Alisa Naiman, family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. A first of its kind, one-every-week basal insulin shot will be available to Canadian diabetic patients starting June 30th and what you need to know about certain medications that don't mix very well with heat waves like the one Ontarians are facing this week. AN UPDATE ON HOW UOFT AND MCGILL UNIVERSITY ARE ADDRESSING THE ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENTS Tasha Kheiriddin is now joined by Eli Mogil, Partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP who has experience with injunctions but is not involved at all with UofT or McGill University's legal proceedings against the encampments on their campuses, as well as Hank Topas Quebec Regional Director of B'nai Brith Canada. Our guests provide an update on the efforts by both UofT and McGill University to get rid of the anti-Israel encampments on their respective campuses. IMMIGRATION IN CANADA: WHAT IS OTTAWA'S PLAN FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS Tasha Kheiriddin is now joined by Guidy Mamann, a Toronto immigration lawyer and Partner at Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP Immigration Lawyers. Immigration policy is back in the news as the federal government awarded Quebec 750 million dollars to compensate the province for the costs of housing and social services for migrants. That's in addition to $100 million the province got in January. Ontario bagged $260 million as well, but BC has received nothing, prompting their premier to loudly complain that Ottawa is ignoring the West. But Quebec still isn't happy and Premier Francois Legault is now calling for a referendum on getting full immigration powers for the province.  Is Ottawa's open door immigration policy fueling the next national unity crisis?

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICK BITES Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. As of July 31st, Ontario will end its wastewater surveillance program which played an important role during the height of the pandemic and has proven useful in tracking other infectious diseases out there. Meanwhile, it's tick season and our doctors explain the importance of protecting yourself from potential bites. ATU LOCAL 113 PRESIDENT MARVIN ALFRED ON WHERE THINGS STAND WITH THE TTC AND POTENTIAL STRIKE THIS FRIDAY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager Beck Taxi Limited and Sid Khan with Toronto Pearson Airport Taxi and limousine followed by Marvin Alfred, President of ATU Local 113. This Friday, there's a chance that TTC workers could be going on strike and with so much uncertainty about how long that could go on for, commuters are having to prepare for alternative methods of transportation to get to work and everywhere else. Wheel-trans will reportedly continue to operate if a strike does indeed take place. Meanwhile, we hear from the union president about what their demands are.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE TREND OF CANCER DIAGNOSES AT ONTARIO HOSPITALS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency, Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. We examine why there's a trend in patients receiving cancer diagnoses in Canadian hospitals (part of the reason being the primary care shortage) and more. NUTRITION AND THE PREVALENCE AROUND EATING ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS Libby is now joined by Rob Hobson, a nutritionist based out of the UK and Mark Schatzker who is the writer-in-residence at the Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center at McGill University and  the author of "The End of Craving". Today our guests discuss the latest research around ultra-processed foods, how it impacts our health and why we crave it so much. GOOGLE MAPS MAKES A SANKOFA SQUARE NAME CHANGE Libby is now joined by Toronto Councillor Brad Bradford of Ward 19 Beaches-East York and Daniel Tate, a concerned citizen, taxpayer and co-organizer of an online petition to reverse the name change of Yonge-Dundas Square. Apparently Google listed Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto as Sankofa Square and we get an update on the petition to reverse the name change. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

THE BIG SYSTEM OUTAGE AT THE UHN If you have an appointment today at any of the University Health Network hospitals, you have likely been made to wait even longer than usual due to a system outage caused by the spring storm. Then on the program, the ability of artificial intelligence to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses. Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a Medical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Data Informed Healthcare Improvement at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, is an Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. AN ONTARIO/QUEBEC AUTO THEFT CRACKDOWN SHOWS PROMISING RESULTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THIS KIND OF CRIME Everyone is talking about auto theft especially if your insurance rates have gone up because you drive a car that is on the list of most stolen vehicles. And, of course you're talking about it, if you actually have had your vehicle stolen, possibly from your own driveway. Some people in Toronto aren't waiting for it to happen and have hired private security to make sure their vehicles aren't stolen. That's where Tom Doyle comes in.  He's the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Protection and Investigative Services which provides security for those who want to pay for it. Joining him to discuss the results of the OPP's Project Vector is Detective Inspector Scott Wade with OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau. AN UPDATE ON TORONTO'S HOUSING MARKET Jane Brown is now joined by Jason Mercer, Chief Market Analyst & Director of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TREB) and Karen Yolevski, COO, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. A new report from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says there was enough competition among buyers that the average home price rose moderately from March of last year to March of this year to 1.12 million dollars. But overall sales were down 4.5 percent year over year.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: CONCERNS ABOUT INTERMITTENT FASTING; A LOOK AT HEALTH PRIVACY; AND AN EARLY ALLERGY SEASON A new study suggests intermittent fasting may radically increase the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Dr. Alisa Naiman, family physician and founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto; and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital to discuss this issue and more. WHY AREN'T CANADIAN POLITICIANS DENOUNCING INTIMIDATING DEMONSTRATORS? Libby Znaimer is joined by Joanna Baron, Executive Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation for a discussion about the seeming lack of will in Canadian politicians to denounce intimidating pro-Palestinian demonstrators. NIAGARA FALLS BRACES FOR IMPACT AHEAD OF ECLIPSE Libby Znaimer is joined by Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jim Diodati to discuss next month's total solar eclipse, and the anticipated one-million-plus people heading to The Falls to see it.

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  WHAT IS THE "MAN FLU"? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Jason Profetto,  Family Physician with Profetto Savatteri Family Medicine in Hamilton,  Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Today we kick things off by discussing the phenomenon popularly known as the "man flu". Meanwhile, now that we are experiencing greater levels of snowfall during the Winter, our health experts weigh in on the risk of a heart attack and overall cardiovascular health when shoveling the snow. And, what we know so far about AI and the role it can play in detecting early signs of hidden Pancreatic Cancer in scans. HIGH PARK AND OTHER TORONTO PARKS NOT SO RESIDENT FRIENDLY ANYMORE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Gil Penalosa, a popular urbanist and the Founder of 8 80 Cities who formerly ran for mayor of Toronto and Diane Buckell, founding member of petition 'High Park-Access for All' and a 40+ Year resident and supporter of High Park. Is Toronto becoming the city that fun forgot or is there more to it than that? Yesterday, we had a big reaction to the city's move to ban tobogganing in 45 parks. There's also been lots of protest around the decision to ban cars from High park making it inaccessible for many older people, new parents and people with disabilities. And we just heard about another area in the park that will be closed to people altogether. That's the place where there was a labyrinth. And remember the delays last year in opening washrooms - another factor keeping people away. Who is responsible for these decisions? Is it bureaucrats? Where are the politicians? And is there a move to keep people out of our parks? WHO IS FUNDING THESE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS IN TORONTO? Libby Znaimer is joined by Warren Kinsella, a Toronto-based lawyer, author and consultant. Who is behind these aggressive pro-Palestinian protests taking place in Toronto and who is giving them funding? Warren Kinsella has been following the money and he joins us to discuss what he's found and advocate against the rise in antisemitism here at home.

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  MULTIVITAMINS MAY PLAY A ROLE IN BOOSTING MEMORY OF OLDER ADULTS ACCORDING TO STUDY Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an  Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. It's Wednesday: time to talk about your health and it is our first medical panel of the new year. Many of us have made health related New Year resolutions - what are the most sensible changes to start and how best to keep them. And before the holidays we talked about the expected increase in heart attacks and overcrowding in emergency rooms. How did this actually turn out? Paediatricians are complaining that a lack of government data on childhood flu is hampering them. And if you listen to weather reports, one of the big questions is when will we see some sunshine? Is the lack of it getting you down and has it reached the level of SAD? We'll also touch on the latest on multivitamins and brain health and the Ozempic scam. THE CONTROVERSIAL SECOND-HAND CLOTHING MARKET Libby Znaimer is now joined by Megan McPhaden, Managing Editor at Cottage Life Magazine who wrote her thesis on this topic and Baniyelme Zoogah, an Associate Professor at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. It's almost a seasonal ritual: purging our closets at the start of the new year and donating the items we no longer want. It may make us feel like we are doing something good but the opposite is true. Most of that stuff ends up in Africa if not in a landfill. And with the increased trendiness of thrifting, people who really need  those cheaper things often don't have access. HARVARD'S PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS Libby is now joined by Michael Poliakoff, President of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. After months of pressure, the president of Harvard resigned yesterday. First there was that disastrous Congressional hearing where Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black woman president, could not bring herself to say that calling for the genocide of Jews violated the school's policies. After that she was accused of plagiarism in her academic work - or at best the failure to properly cite her sources. Yesterday she stepped down also citing personal attacks which she claims were motivated by racism. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

THE MEDICAL RECORD: OTTAWA'S $13 BILLION DOLLAR DENTAL COVERAGE PLAN Liz West is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Our panel reacts to Ottawa's $13 billion national dental coverage program and what that means for Seniors specifically. RABBI WOLPE RESIGNED FROM HARVARD'S ANTISEMITISM ADVISORY GROUP Liz West is now joined by Rabbi David Wolpe, a visiting scholar at Harvard's Divinity School who resigned from the university's Antisemitism Advisory Group followed by federal Conservative Deputy leader Melissa Lantsman. Last Thursday, Rabbi Wolpe publicly announced his decision to resign from Harvard University's Antisemitism Advisory Group. The reason for his decision in his own words from a post he made on X (formerly Twitter): "the system at Harvard along with the ideology that grips far too many of the students and faculty, the ideology that works only along axes of oppression and places Jews as oppressors and therefore intrinsically evil, is itself evil. Ignoring Jewish suffering is evil. Belittling or denying the Jewish experience, including unspeakable atrocities, is a vast and continuing catastrophe. Denying Israel the self-determination as a Jewish nation accorded unthinkingly to others is endemic, and evil." So, first of all, what exactly is the antisemitism advisory group and what has been Rabbi Wolpe's reaction to the testimony of America's elite universities at Congress on the topic of antisemitism. Then on the program, Deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada reacts to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to support a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Some MPs in his own party disagreed with this decision including MP Marco Mendicino who said: "At present, that would only place in further jeopardy the safety and security of Israelis & Palestinians in Gaza.". NEW REAL ESTATE POLICY ON OPEN BIDDING Liz West is now joined by Steve Jelenic, Toronto Real Estate Agent with Sage Real Estate and Phil Soper, President of Royal LePage. A new real estate policy on open bidding has taken effect in Ontario starting December 1st. The policy will allow for sellers to publicly disclose submitted bid prices. But just because it is now possible to do so, how many sellers will actually want to do this? And, what is even the benefit of this new policy?

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  THE EXTENT OF HOSPITAL CLOSURES IN ONTARIO + ROSTERING IN PRIMARY CARE Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an  Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. According to a new report from the Ontario Health Coalition, a healthcare advocacy group, found that there were 1,199 closures at Ontario Hospitals between Jan 1st and Nov 24 of this year and that it was primarily urgent care centres that were affected. To be specific:  "868 temporary or permanent emergency department closures (one is permanent)". Meanwhile, we take a deep dive into the patient roster system in the context of primary care. Dr. Naiman explains how rostering typically works and what you need to know. BRAMPTON MAYOR PATRICK BROWN CALLS INTO FIGHT BACK Libby is joined by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. Is Premier Doug Ford on the verge of cancelling the breakup of Peel Region? It was a promise he made to former Miss mayor Hazel McCallion on her deathbed but there are mounting fears that it will lead to big tax hikes and service cuts in Brampton and Caledon. THE AG REPORT ON THE ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE + URGENT CARE IN HOSPITALS Libby is joined by NDP MPP France Gelinas (Nickel-Belt) and health critic and Floyd Ruskin of Save Ontario's Science Centre. The AG's report was tabled just over an hour ago and it is focussed on healthcare and the plan to build a new Science centre at Ontario Place. There are no surprises in the healthcare findings: that one in five patients who went to ER were only there because they did not have a family doctor, that there was no province wide strategy to prevent ER closures and that there has been too much reliance on expensive staffing agencies because of doctor and nurse shortages. The acting AG also found that the province's case for moving the Science Center was missing key information.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ALBERTA'S NURSING STRATEGY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family Physician as well as Founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Today: we kick things off with a discussion of both the province's wastewater signal and COVID-19 hospitalizations reaching a one-year high. It's a clear sign that the pandemic still poses a very significant public health threat. Meanwhile, we examine the use of virtual care in the context of urgent care. And, Alberta's plan to give nurses the ability to open up their own publicly funded independent practices as part of a strategy to address the primary care shortage. CONSERVATIVES WANT FURTHER CARBON TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FARMERS Marissa Lennox is now joined by a cattle, grain and soy bean farmer based in Elgin County in Ontario and Glenn Wright, who has been the National Farmers Union's point person on Bill C-234 and the carbon levy on agricultural fuels. We hear directly from farmers across Canada about how they are being directly being impacted by Ottawa's carbon pricing policy. CANADIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION + HOUSING Marissa Lennox is now joined by Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, Insights at Abacus Data and David Ambroski, Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University. According to a new survey by Abacus Data, 67 per cent of Canadians believe that accepting 500,000 permanent residents a year is too high. There are many factors that contribute to this shift in Canadians attitudes towards immigration with one key factor being the availability of affordable housing. Our panel weighs in on the latest.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A SAFE HOME TEST TO CHECK FOR HPV Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. It's Wednesday time to talk about your health. Following yesterday's economic update there are questions about what is not there. There was nothing about an expansion of the dental care program, something that would be critical for many Zoomers and also not a word about Pharmacare, even though the agreement with the NDP states explicitly that that file must be Acted on by the end of this year. Also, Zoomer women will remember the very uncomfortable routine of regular Pap smears. Canada is moving away from them and there is apparently a safe and effective home test to look for HPV. ISRAEL'S HOSTAGE AGREEMENT WITH HAMAS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Amos Guiora, Professor of Law at the University of Utah and a former Legal advisor to the IDF in Gaza. The truce and hostage release between Israel and Hamas is set to take place tomorrow. Families still do not know exactly who will be released but the first group of about 50 will be mostly children and women. REACTION TO OTTAWA'S FISCAL UPDATE Libby Znaimer is now joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Council, National Public Relations, and Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist, President at Enterprise. This week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland released Ottawa's fiscal update. Our panel reacts to the highlights and what it did not include!

THE MEDICAL RECORD: TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH LAUNCHES FLU/COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Toronto Public Health has launched a flu/COVID-19 vaccine campaign and has a phased approach to the administration of vaccines with first priority in the rollout going to adults 65 and older, immunocompromised individuals among others. The campaign comes amid flu season. Meanwhile, the war in Israel has led to mounting casualties and deaths among innocent civilians. Our panel discusses trauma medicine and how it works during times of emergencies and also weighs in on Israel's robust medical services programs that are specialized in dealing with situations like this. So far, the death toll in Israel has reportedly reached 1,200 people. SEGMENT 2: NDP MPP JAMA FACING PARTY BACKLASH FOR HER OFFENSIVE COMMENTS ON ISRAEL 12:30-12:40 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by John Fraser, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Mr. Fraser is calling for the removal of NDP MPP Sarah Jama's from caucus after she made offensive comments about Israel in the wake of the war. Part of her statement on social media platform X reads:  "We must look to the solution to this endless cycle of death and destruction: end all occupation of Palestinian land and end apartheid.” MPP Jama has made numerous offensive and public remarks about Israel in the recent past which makes these statements all the more concerning. Meanwhile, NDP leader Marit Stiles says her party did not approve of Jama's remarks. SEGMENT 3 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE WAR IN ISRAEL FROM THOSE LIVING THERE 12:40-12:50 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Aseel Gadban, a Druze Israeli who served in an IDF combat unit. We reach Aseel in Israel where he weighs in on his personal account of what has been happening in the country since the war began last Saturday. He tells us how he is managing and how this conflict has been impacting Israel's Druze community. We then hear another personal account, this time from Simcha Jacobovici on how the war has impacted his own family and loved ones. SEGMENT 4: SIMCHA JACABOVICI ON THE HORRORS OF HAMAS ATTACK 12:50-1 PM Libby is joined by Simcha Jacabovici who lives in Israel and gives a very personal account of how the war has impacted his family. Simcha is an Israeli-Canadian journalist and New York Times best-selling author and documentary filmmaker.

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  FOOD BANK REPORT GIVES FAILING GRADE TO PROVINCES OVER POVERTY MEASURES 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore,Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. This week: a new report from Food Banks Canada has been released. Meanwhile, The European Commission has approved marketing for ritlecitinib to treat adults and youth 12 years of age and older who suffer from severe alopecia areata. And, demonstrations took place at Queen's Park this week against the privatization of healthcare in the province. THERE'S A LOOPHOLE WITH CITY PARKING LOTS BUT THAT COULD CHANGE SOON 12:30-12:45 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre and Coun. Paul Ainslie (Ward 24, Scarborough Guildwood), who chairs the general government committee. Some Toronto drivers have been using City parking lots without paying their fare because of a loophole whereby parking violation fines are cheaper (costing $30) than paying the posted rate in many cases. But that could soon change. Stephen Holyday explains what the City wants to do to close the loophole. THE AFTERMATH OF SPEAKER ROTA'S INVITATION OF A NAZI WAR VETERAN TO PARLIAMENT 12:45-1 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by John Capobianco Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. This week, house speaker Anthony Rota resigned from his position after he invited a Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka to the house of commons during Zelenskyy's address. But even after an apology and his resignation, the event remains an international embarrassment for the country, and hurtful to Canada's Jewish community. The question we have is should more people be held accountable for what took place including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? And why has the PM not apologized yet?

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore,Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. If you've been buying over the counter meds in the hope that they will unstuff your stuffy nose - you've been wasting your money. The U.S. authorities have ruled that the main ingredient - phenylephrine - does not work. It replaced an older ingredient in 2006 and it is in up to 250 medications. So my big question for the panel is: do these pills do anything else? Anything useful? Also a disturbing study that finds that older people bear the biggest burden of the opioid crisis. ---- DINE-INS AT TORONTO RESTAURANT ESTABLISHMENTS ARE ON THE DECLINE Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tracy Macgregor, Vice President, Ontario, Restaurants Canada andAnita Thompson, Founder and owner of Zitto Zitto, an Italian restaurant on College Street in Toronto. According to data from OpenTable (a reservation system), Toronto restaurant establishments have been seeing a major decline in dine-in patrons for three straight months. So, why is that happening? And, Libby has a bone to pick with OpenTable. ---- IT WILL TAKE 20 YEARS FOR ONTARIO AND OTTAWA TO BREAK EVEN ON EV SUBSIDIES Libby Znaimer is now joined by Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer. According to a report from Mr. Giroux, it will take 20 years for Ontario and the feds to break even on $28 billion in government subsidies in electric vehicle plant subsidies in St. Thomas and Windsor. He breaks it down for us. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre,  Dr. Alisa Naiman,  Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Today: we have a much needed discussion about the problematic method through which family doctors are getting paid and how it's impacting both physicians and patients. We also discuss MAID in Quebec. ----- TORONTO TO RELEASE SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE NAMES FOR DUNDAS STREET THIS FALL Libby Znaimer is now joined by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth followed by Jennifer Dundas, Chair Person of Chairperson of Henry Dundas committee of Ontario and a descendent of Henry Dundas. It appears Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Finance Minister are at odds about a renaming of Dundas Street. She wants it to get done. But when asked lately about whether the province will provide more funding to the City due to its budget shortfall, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy mentioned Dundas St. and whether that's a priority she wants to fund. Meanwhile, Toronto has plans to release suggested names for the street this Fall. What are your thoughts as we revisit this debate? Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Liz West is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Today we kick things off with a Journal of Clinical Oncology study indicating that women who are screened for breast cancer before age 50 have a higher chance of survival. Meanwhile, there is cause for concern over a new COVID-19 variant called "EG.5". ---- THE ONTARIO AG REPORT ON DOUG FORD'S GREENBELT PLANS Liz West is now joined by Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario. The Ontario Auditor General's highly anticipated report on Doug Ford's Greenbelt plans is finally out and what we are learning from it is that developers had a role in influencing the government's decision on where to open up the land for housing development. And, as the 95-page report indicates, these developers could see an $8 billion increase in the value to the land that's being developed. So, what will come from these findings and will the Ford government be held accountable? ---- MORE REACTION TO THE ONTARIO AG REPORT ON DOUG FORD'S GREENBELT PLANS Liz West is now joined by Bob Richardson, Liberal Strategist - Senior Council to National Public Relations. Now that the Auditor General's report into the Ford government's plans for the Greenbelt has been publicized, Bob reacts to what we've learned and the fallout, if any, this could have on the Ford government. And, we get reactions from listeners about the report. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Aaron Schimmer, I am the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre where I am also a staff physician and a senior scientist, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto. In the news: Libby and the panel discuss the rise of invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS), how that came about and what the associated symptoms are. And, we continue the discussion about the upcoming Minden ER closure that has residents in the community very worried. ---- TORONTO RESTAURANTS FRUSTRATED WITH CAFETO PROGRAM APPLICATION DELAYS  Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tony Elenis, President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA). Some Toronto restaurants are still waiting for approvals to come through as part of the CafeTO program and it has them feeling frustrated as patio weather finally arrives in the city. ---- PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER REPORT ON OAS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO has released a new costing note on the estimated cost of amending the Old Age Security Benefit. Yves provides the details. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Peggy Nash, a former NDP MP for Parkdale-High Park and David Tarrant, Vice President, National Strategic Communications at Enterprise. Today: Ontario MPPs are returning to Queens Park as the legislature resumes. What can we expect will be the main questions coming from the opposition? For starters, there's the ongoing question about the Ford government's relationship with developers and the Greenbelt. And, then there is the big button issue of expanding services in private healthcare clinics like cataract surgeries. Next we get our panel's take on the explosive Globe and Mail report about CSIS documents revealing the extent of China's influence on our 2021 election. ---- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONTARIO'S CONCERNING NUMBER OF ER CLOSURES Marissa Lennox is now joined by Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital and NDP MPP and health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt). The Toronto Star published an explosive story this morning about the concerning number of ER closures that have taken place in the province. To be specific, ERs had to close 158 times in the past year (from February 2022 to February 2023) which translated to about 4,430 hours (or 184 days). The ER with the most shutdowns this past year (38 overnight closures) was Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, Ont. So, what is contributing to all of this? Is it just because of a staffing shortage of professionals like nurses? The province is reportedly working with the College of nurses to expand seats in college nursing programs and make it easier for overseas-trained nurses to work in our hospitals. But is that enough? ---- PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SURPRISE VISIT TO UKRAINE & PUTIN'S RESPONSE Marissa Lennox is now joined by Dr. Andriy Zayarnyuk, Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg who teaches about the Soviet Union, Ukraine, nationalism and other topics. Together, they discuss President Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine and his announcement of additional arms support for the country as the war between Ukraine and Russia ramps up. Our expert also weighs in on Russia's Vladimir Putin announcing that Moscow will end its nuclear treaty deal with the Americans and the implications of all of that. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: The report on the use of the Emergencies Act during the Ottawa protests in 2022 has dropped, and it found that the use of the EA was justified. Several rules implemented at lower levels of Baseball in recent years will now be used in the big leagues this season. The City of Hamilton announced yesterday that in its role as the Consolidated Service Manager for the Canada-Wide early learning child care plan, it can confirm that Hamilton families have saved approximately $3,600 per child in 2022. According to The Globe and Mail, CSIS reports were shared among senior government officials and Canada's Five Eyes intelligence allies that showed the Chinese Communist Party employed a sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada's democracy in the 2021 federal election campaign. The Public Order Emergency Commission has concluded that the federal government met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the "Freedom Convoy" protests and blockades. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa's National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group. Rod Pedersen, host of The Rob Pedersen Show on Game+ TV. Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Dr. Sonu Gaind, Mental Health Advocate and Medical Leader; Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto; Chief of Psychiatry at Humber River Hospital; Chair of the Ontario Medical Association Relativity Advisory Committee; Past-President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Ken Mann Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

Albert will be giving us an overview of the digital transformation initiative at Humber River Hospital and how this has translated into pharmacy automation. He will explain how he and his team have built a pharmacy department with an innovation lens (what was the process, what areas were prioritized). He will also discuss the benefits from a workflow perspective and what the future roadmap looks like for the pharmacy department at HRH. Please visit https://www.ivtherapymadesimple.ca/en/content/past_events.html for previously recorded iConnect webinars. For more information, please contact iCONNECT@baxter.com  

Over the holidays, we're looking back at some of the best episodes of 2022. With disturbing recent developments in the federal Liberals' medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime, including government workers pushing it on injured veterans, and doctors pondering euthanizing babies, we're revisiting our interview with Dr. Sonu Gaind. He's supporter of MAID for those suffering terminal illnesses. He's even the physician chair of the MAID team at Toronto's Humber River Hospital, where he's chief of psychiatry. But he's grown alarmed since Canada stopped requiring a reasonably foreseeable death for euthanasia, as he tells host Anthony Furey. People who are poor, lonely or battling mental illnesses, whose lives might get better with help, are being offered a lethal injection instead. And children could be next. (Recorded May 12, 2022) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libby Znaimer is joined by Charles Sousa, The former minister of finance for Ontario and MPP for Mississauga South, Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, and Howard Hampton, former leader of the Ontario NDP. It's Tuesday - time to talk politics: And we begin in Alberta where Danielle Smith will be sworn in as the province's 19th Premier. She of course is the former head of the right wing Wild Rose party and she has promised to challenge the federal carbon tax and to introduce an Alberta sovereignty act that would reject federal laws deemed against the province's interests. This has some people wondering if Alberta is the new Quebec. --- THE LATEST ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE AND IS CANADA DOING ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WAR EFFORT? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Maria Popova, Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University as well as Dr. Eric Ouellet, Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. Russia's latest retaliation against Ukraine has sparked condemnation around the world. President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered the largest aerial assault since the early days of Moscow's invasion, raining missiles down on at least 11 cities and killing at least 14 people. Dozens of missile strikes — from Lviv in the west to Mykolaiv in the south and Kharkiv in the northeast — In Kyiv,  residents took shelter in subway stations. All this targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. This after escalating nuclear threats from Russia. --- CANADA'S GUIDELINES ON BREAST CANCER SCREENING Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. David Jacobs, a radiologist at Humber River Hospital in Toronto and President of the Ontario Association of Radiologists. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the president  of the Ontario Association of Radiologists is saying that breast cancer screening all across the country should be expanded to include women in their 40's and that the current guidelines are costing lives. Currently, only 4 provinces--not including Ontario--offer this to women of average risk in the younger cohort. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

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In 2023 Canada is set to allow medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness and health struggles with the passing of Bill C7. In this episode I speak with Dr. Sonu Gaind, U of T professor, Chief od Psychiatry at Humber River Hospital and Physician chair of that hospitals MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) team. We discuss the dangerous precedent it sets in Canada, how one with mental health issues gets MAiD, and the problem of the wording in who is eligible to be MAiD. You need to listen to this episode and you need to share this episode with everyone you know. Follow Bunny Hugs and Mental Health on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Bunny-Hugs-and-Mental-Health-103055408571486 on instagram https://www.instagram.com/bunnyhugspodcast/ Twitter https://twitter.com/HugsMental TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLwSf2JX/ Check out my children book at https://www.amazon.ca/Sometimes-Daddy-Cries-Todd-Rennebohm/dp/0228834678 Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health podcasts list! https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_mental_health_podcasts/ And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! https://blog.feedspot.com/mental_health_podcasts/

Dr. Sonu Gaind is a supporter of “medical assistance in dying” (MAID) for those suffering profoundly with terminal illnesses. He's even the physician chair of the MAID team at Toronto's Humber River Hospital, where he's chief of psychiatry. But he's grown alarmed since Canada stopped requiring a reasonably foreseeable death for euthanasia, as he tells Anthony in this week's episode. People who are poor, lonely or battling mental illnesses, who's lives might get better with help, are being offered a lethal injection instead. And children could be next. What once threatened to be euthanasia's slippery slope, says Gaind, has turned out to be a cliff. (Recorded May 12, 2022) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you spend any amount of time with your eyes open, you'll see an advertisement for some gambling site. Does constantly getting bombarded by these ads at all time of day make you want to place a bet or change the channel? Guest: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton & The 5th Quarter, News Director & Sports Director, 900 CHML - With Mother's Day only days away, Scott welcomes Dr. Jean Chamberlain who's done incredible work to improve women's health in developing nations. How is this being accomplished and how can you help this Mother's Day? Guest:  Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese, M.D.; Obstetrician, St. Joseph's Healthcare; Professor of Obstetrics, McMaster University; Co-Founder of Save the Mothers - Canada's rules surrounding who can access Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) may be changing in the not too distant future and that's made for a lot of controversy. What should qualify someone for MAiD and are morals something that should be considered in this conversation? Guest: Dr. Sonu Gaind, Chief of Psychiatry & Medical Director of Mental Health, Humber River Hospital; Co-Director of Adult Psychiatry Health Systems Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Kyle Waldman is an Anesthesiologist from Humber River Hospital.  Continuing the discussion from a previous episode we will explore some of the additional details required to have a successful regional anesthesia program.  Patient inclusion and exclusion criteria reviewed and the benefits of moving to a multi-modal pain management program.    If you missed part one of the interview, you will find the link in the library.    Please visit https://www.ivtherapymadesimple.ca/en/content/past_events.html for previously recorded iConnect webinars. For more information, please contact iCONNECT@baxter.com

Dr. Kyle Waldman is an Anesthesiologist from Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, leading the ambulatory orthopedic surgery program.  In this episode Dr. Waldman introduces us to the use of Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks as part of their strategy to provide improved pain control, a shift from recovery in hospital to home, while minimizing and mitigating opioid use post-operatively.   Please visit https://www.ivtherapymadesimple.ca/en/content/past_events.html for previously recorded iConnect webinars. For more information, please contact iCONNECT@baxter.com

Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and mental illness with our guest expert Dr. Sonu Gaind. This episode was originated by Dr. Urvashi Prasad for her Grand Rounds.    The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Briefly summarize the history of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada Define the present policy on Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Health in Canada Evaluate the arguments in support of and against the implementation of Medical Assistance in Dying in Mental Health Discuss the possible impact that Medical Assistance in Dying might have on the profession of psychiatry   Guest expert: Dr. Sonu Gaind  is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Chief of Psychiatry at Humber River Hospital. Dr. Gaind has testified in front of the Federal External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada, the Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying, the Special Joint Commons/Senate Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying, and the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on issues relevant to mental health and mental illness that need to be considered in the MAiD framework. Dr. Gaind chaired the time-limited Canadian Psychiatric Association Task Force on Assisted Dying, was selected to sit on the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on Mental Disorders and Assisted Dying, and has spoken across the country and internationally on the subject.   Grand Rounds Presenter: Dr. Urvashi Prasad (PGY3)   Produced by: Dr. Urvashi Prasad (PGY3) and Dr. Alex Raben  (staff psychiatrist)   Hosts: David Eapen-John (MS2), Dr. Alex Raben (Staff Psychiatrist)   Audio editing by: Dr. Alex Raben (Staff Psychiatrist)   Show notes by: Dr. Urvashi Prasad (PGY3)     Resources: Assisted Suicide in Canada https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/assisted-suicide-in-canada (Website) Council of Canadian Academies, 2018. The State of Knowledge on Medical Assistance in Dying Where a Mental Disorder Is the Sole Underlying Medical Condition. Ottawa (ON):  The Expert Panel Working Group on MAID Where a Mental Disorder Is the Sole Underlying Medical Condition  https://cca-reports.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-State-of-Knowledge-on-Medical-Assistance-in-Dying-Where-a-Mental-Disorder-is-the-Sole-Underlying-Medical-Condition.pdf References: Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. “Medical Assistance in Dying.” Health Care Professionals - MOH, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 13 May 2021, https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/maid/. Tabitha Marshall. “Assisted Suicide in Canada.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 3 Dec. 2021, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/assisted-suicide-in-canada. “Get the Facts: Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying Law.” Dying With Dignity Canada, https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/get_the_facts_assisted_dying_law_in_canada#mental_illness. Jones, Roland M, and Alexander I F Simpson. “ Medical Assistance in Dying: Challenges for Psychiatry.” Frontiers in psychiatry vol. 9 678. 10 Dec. 2018, doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00678 Thienpont, Lieve et al. “Euthanasia requests, procedures and outcomes for 100 Belgian patients suffering from psychiatric disorders: a retrospective, descriptive study.” BMJ open vol. 5,7 e007454. 27 Jul. 2015, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007454 Gaind, KS. (2020). What does “irremediability” in mental illness mean? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Online first May 22, 2020. pp 1‐3. doi: 10.1177/0706743720928656 “Maid Volunteer Advocacy Council.” Mental Illness and MAID, https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/432/LCJC/Briefs/MentalIllnessandMAID_e.pdf. Canada, Health. “Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2020.” Canada.ca, / Government of Canada Gouvernement Du Canada, 30 June 2021, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2020.html#highlights.  Komrad, Mark S. “Oh, Canada! Your New Law Will Provide, Not Prevent, Suicide for Some Psychiatric Patients.” Psychiatric Times, 1 June 2021, https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/canada-law-provide-not-prevent-suicide.      CPA Note: The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA). For more PsychEd, follow us on Twitter (@psychedpodcast), Facebook (PsychEd Podcast), and Instagram (@psyched.podcast). You can provide feedback by email at psychedpodcast@gmail.com. For more information, visit our website at psychedpodcast.org.

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer at CARP, Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. Today: a discussion about Ontario's restrictions on long-term care homes. Those homes with an outbreak have to be locked down and it is leaving residents feeling angry as they must resort to living in long periods of isolation once again. The squad and listeners weigh in on the toll of these measures on the well-being of residents. ---- COVID-19 IN ONTARIO HOSPITALS AND HOW YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BE ADMITTED IF YOU EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Eyal Golan, An intensive care doctor at a GTA hospital and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Another week of Omicron passes by and the situation at Ontario hospitals remains serious as COVID-19-related hospitalizations increase. But, as more people get the virus, we ask: how might one who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms know whether or not they should be admitted to the hospital? Today, the province is reporting 2,467 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 438 people admitted to ICU and at least 9,706 new confirmed cases of the virus in Ontario. ---- TENNIS STAR NOVAK DJOKOVIC FACES OFF AGAINST AUSTRALIA OVER HIS VACCINATION STATUS

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by

Working as a busy Chaplain at Humber River Hospital sets up a wonderful privilege and challenge. I find myself working in an environment and meeting patients, families and staff who are experiencing high levels of anxiety, worry and stress. Thriving in this environment requires me to actively experience Jesus as the controller of my to do list. In this sermon I will focus on: God's command, not to worry Lessons from creation and The impact of letting Jesus take control of my to do list.

Evan Solomon discusses the farewell speeches by departing MPs.  On today's show:  Barb Collins, CEO of the Humber River Hospital, talks about a cyberattack that is impacting patient care. Barrett Swanson, a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, discusses his experience in a TikTok mansion.   Jim Stanford, economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, shares a new report on how technology and AI will impact jobs in Canada.  Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays Overhyped vs. Underplayed. 

Libby Znaimer is joined by MPP Sarah Singh (Brampton Centre), Deputy Leader of the official opposition NDP and critic for seniors, home care and long-term care followed by David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media, and Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. Two important developments this week: Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released her report on the long-term care sector this morning. We get reaction to the findings. And, we are now learning that Ontario hospitals have been given an emergency order to be able to move patients into long-term care homes without their consent, if needed, in the latest effort to alleviate hospital pressures amid the third wave. ---- THE CRISIS AT ONTARIO HOSPITALS AMID THIRD WAVE ACCORDING TO A CRITICAL CARE DOCTOR Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. We've been hearing about it for weeks: the third COVID-19 wave has resulted in increased hospitalizations and has been burdening ICUs. Dr. Spiegelman joins the program to provide a first-hand account of what is happening in his own hospital and details the lack of nurses on staff to support COVID-19 patients. He also comments on the province's plan to move alternative level of care patients to nursing homes in an effort to alleviate pressures in the health care system. ---- ONTARIO PSWs TO BE REGULATED BY PROVINCE Libby Znaimer is joined by Miranda Ferrier, President and Founder of the Ontario Personal Support Worker Association (OPSWA). This week we learned that the province is introducing a regulatory model for personal support workers. Miranda explains just what this milestone decision means for this particular group of front line staff. The province also announced that it will be allocating $86-million towards training 8,000 PSWs through private career colleges and district school boards. Is that enough? Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

New modelling warns that Ontario could see 30,000 daily new cases of COVID-19 by late May, but restrictions announced by Premier Doug Ford sparked an angry public reaction Friday and led to rollbacks over the weekend. We talk to Robert Benzie, Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto Star; Dr. Tasleem Nimjee, an ER physician at Humber River Hospital; and Dr. Ann Collins, president of the Canadian Medical Association.

The Bill Kelly Sghow Podcast: Ontario physicians have been urged to ration one of only two drugs known to reduce mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients, a harbinger of what lies ahead for other provinces if the third wave keeps rising and Canada cannot secure more of the medication. A shortage of the anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab is just one of the challenges Canadian hospitals face as faster-spreading and more dangerous variants overtake older versions of the coronavirus. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Ontario all have more COVID-19 patients in their intensive care units than at any other time during the pandemic. GUEST: Kelly Grant, Health Reporter for The Globe & Mail - COVID-19 hospitalizations are climbing, younger patients are filling up intensive care units, and health care staff are in short supply. Jeff Semple reports from the front lines at Toronto’s Humber River Hospital, where variants of concerns are pushing facilities to the brink. GUEST: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global National - Vaccine passports are already being used in other parts of the world. In Israel, a “Green Pass” that confirms vaccination status has become an essential passe-partout for daily life, allowing access to gyms, movie theatres, restaurants and other public spaces. Europe, which has fallen behind Canada in the race to vaccinate its population, is a testing ground for myriad new technologies that could be applied in much the same way. Whether we like it or not, experts say, Canada will be pressured into coming up with a system to verify that Canadian travellers have gotten their shots. After decades of government failures in nationalizing and digitizing health data, the development of that system is all but guaranteed to be a logistical nightmare. Its potential applications in a broader post-pandemic world are ethically fraught. And we are already falling behind. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed Canada is among the countries considering a vaccination requirement for international travellers, as of early April. His health minister, Patty Hajdu, has called it a “very live” issue among G7 nations, and said there will need to be “some consistency and some collaboration” among the countries. GUEST: Scott Gilmore, Editor-At-Large for Macleans and a Senior Fellow with the Munk School Of Global Affairs And Public Policy at the University of Toronto - Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99 on Friday. Philip was a pivotal figure in the British royal family. He was the longest-serving consort to a monarch in British history, having been in the role for more than 60 years. GUEST: Redmond Shannon, Europe Correspondent for Global News - A new survey suggests Canadians aren't very confident in the Canadian military's ability to change its workplace culture following reports of sexual misconduct and discrimination within the forces. According to the latest survey from Nanos Research, just 13 per cent of Canadians are confident the Canadian Armed Forces can “change its workplace to be welcoming to everyone,” while 29 per cent are “somewhat confident” and 56 per cent are either not confident or somewhat not confident. ALSO: Contradictions pile up in the federal government's approach to military misconduct. GUEST: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Karandeep Sonu Gaind, associate professor at the the University of Toronto and Chief of Psychiatry at Humber River Hospital

Today, more than 215 of Ontario’s doctors and researchers have come together to form “Doctors for Justice in Long-Term Care’, a province-wide campaign to express doctors’ collective grave concern for the safety and well-being of Ontarians who reside and work in long-term care (LTC) homes.  ALSO: With no new Pfizer vaccines in Ontario this week, the Ford government is switching up the strategy. Residents in LTC, high-risk retirement homes and First Nation elder care will be prioritized over staff, essential care givers and front-line health care workers.  The government says it's aiming to vaccinate all residents in these facilities by Feb 5. Officials within the Ford government -- speaking on a not for attribution basis -- say the province is expecting 26,000 doses of Pfizer the week of Feb 1.  Ford gov't officials said of the 67,000 residents in LTC about 47,000 have received their first dose.  About 17-18,000 residents remain.  3,000 have refused the vaccine. GUEST: Dr. Amit Arya, Palliative Care physician, specializing in long-term care and Co-Founder of Doctors for Justice in Long-Term Care which launches today - Yesterday, #ScienceUpFirst was launched -  a social media movement developed by a team of independent scientists, health care providers and science communicators to stop the spread of misinformation around COVID-19. Our goal is to put science first and we need your help! GUEST: Dr. Tara Moriarty, Co-Founder of Science Up First and Associate Professor at the Faculty of both Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Toronto - The emotional toll on nurses as another dies by suicide. The severity of the COVID-19 health crisis has placed acute care nurses in dire work environments in which they have had to deal with uncertainty, loss, and death on a constant basis. It is necessary to gain a better understanding of nurses’ experiences to develop interventions supportive of their emotional well-being. On Sunday, Humber River Hospital announced the unexpected passing of Stefanie Van Nguyen, Occupational Health Nurse on Thursday January 21, 2021.  Stefanie had been with Humber River Hospital as an Occupational Health Nurse since August 24, 2020. Although Stefanie was a Humber colleague for a short period of time, she embodied the values of our hospital in every interaction she had with colleagues. She left an indelible impression on everyone she met. GUEST: Dr. Jennifer Lapum, Professor with the School of Nursing at Ryerson University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ken speaks with Kwame McKenzie, CEO of the Wellesley Institute about how COVID-19 is affecting the Black community. Dr. Tasleem Nimjee joins in from Humber River Hospital where she is an ER doctor. And Carol Hopkins from the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation speaks about the impact on Indigenous peoples.

Show Opening... But first (0:39); Brandon's rant: Do you trust critics? (3:15); UW student creates video game to fight COVID-19 misinformation (22:15); Ford announces fast-track long-term-care home at Humber River Hospital (42:52); Home prices continue to soar in Kitchener-Waterloo, realtors say (1:03:17); Tuesday Tech Spotlight. GUEST: Iain Klugman, CEO, Communitech (1:46:57)

Dr Michael Gardam, Chief of Staff, Humber River Hospital, infectious disease expert on could cluster busting be the key to beating the pandemic?

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Joshua Tepper, President and CEO of North York General Hospital. In the news: two GTA hospitals, Humber River Hospital and North York General Hospital, have both claimed a victory last Friday by announcing that they had zero COVID-19 patients in ICU. Libby speaks to the CEO of one of those hospitals to discuss the latest. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Andrew James'; security company was hired by the municipality of South Bruce Peninsula to enforce restrictions. He talks about what kind of problems he and his staff have encountered; Michael Morden of The Samara Centre For Democracy offers his observations about the country's first attempt at a virtual meeting of the House of Commons; Our Haydn Watters profiles some other unsung front line workers: cleaners and garbage collectors; Author and professor Peggy Kleinplatz talks about the new book she co-wrote: "Magnificent Sex"; Dr. Michael Gardam is an infectious disease specialist and chief of staff at Humber River Hospital. He talks about the benefits and risks involved when we get the urge to go outdoors as the weather warms up; Mike von Massow, a food economist at the University of Guelph discusses the outbreaks of COVID-19 at two of the country's main meat processing facilities and the implications for farmers and consumers; Ayla Fenton of the Kingston Community Gardens Network talks about how they will be operating during the pandemic - and how the gardens contribute to the community at large.

Life began returning to German streets this week as the country took small steps to slowly re-open the economy. New Zealand is set to follow suit by bringing back businesses and school for young children next week. Here in Canada, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has announced plans to reopen his province in five stages starting in May, and many other political leaders are starting to talk about how and when strict COVID-19 restrictions might be phased out. Today we’re asking about what benchmarks need to be hit for Canada to re-open, with help from Jeremy Konyndyk, Senior Policy Fellow at the Centre for Global Development, and Dr. Michael Gardam, an infectious disease specialist and chief of staff at Humber River Hospital.

On this episode, we talk with Kevin Kirkpatrick. Kevin is the Manager of Recruiting at Humber River Hospital, a major acute care hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. People are the key resource in healthcare. Technology is rapidly advancing and enabling people to do more but we are still reliant on good people to provide safe, quality, consistent care.

The COVID19 pandemic is moving quickly, as is the news and information around it. That's why our team on the 2020 Network is focused on giving you some balanced perspective on the story as it develops. For the next few weeks, Jodi Butts will host a special series going deeper into the scientific, policy, public health and economic forces at play with COVID-19. On this episode, Jodi Butts speaks with Dr. Michael Gardam, Humber River Hospital's Chief of Staff, and the Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto about how you can stay safe during a pandemic.

This week on Exponential: Amanda talks pandemics with Dr. Michael Gardam, infectious disease expert and chief of staff at Humber River Hospital

Dr Michael Gardam, Chief of Staff, Humber River Hospital, infectious disease expert Ontario shifts policy on precautions for health workers in coronavirus outbreak 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a number of economic and health measures to respond to COVID-19. Peter Van Dusen welcomes Dr. Michael Gardam, an infectious disease specialist and chief of staff at Toronto’s Humber River Hospital. And MPs debate the government’s plan: Sean Fraser (Liberal), Matt Jeneroux (Conservative), and Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP). AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde discusses the coronavirus threat and the upcoming first ministers’ meeting.

Humber River Hospital's Dr. Michael Gardam and the British Columbia Nurses Union's Christine Sorensen talk about our health-care system's ability to respond to COVID-19. The CBC's Jeremy Allingham, the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit's Dr. Shelina Babul, and the G.F. Strong Rehab Centre's Noah Silverberg discuss concussions.

Dr. Michael Gardam, Chief of Staff, Humber River Hospital, COVID-19 and quarantining passengers on a cruise ship 

Dr. Michael Gardam, Chief of Staff, Humber River Hospital and infectious disease specialist talks about how Canada is much better prepared for the coronavirus than it was for SARS, 

In Episode 02, “Next Gen Imaging Operations with an AI Command Center,” Zahava Uddin, Managing Director with GE Healthcare, is joined by Scott Jarrett, Executive Vice President and Chief of Clinical Programs at the Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Canadal, along with Jeff Terry, CEO of Clinical Command Centers at GE Healthcare as they discuss how the Command Centre at Humber River Hospital has improved imaging turnaround time for CT, MR and U/S by 7 percent. This is in addition to improvements in ED patient waiting and excess days, despite increased ED and inpatient imaging volumes. Listen as leading experts share their insights and knowledge about innovation, ideation, and more.

“Physical illness begins a very serious journey where there is a disconnect between one’s sense of embeddedness in one’s own body, to all of a sudden being contained within a persecutory object.”   Description: Harvey Schwartz welcomes Dr. Dr. Gavril Hercz to the podcast. Dr Hercz  is both a practicing nephrologist and a practicing psychoanalyst. His nephrology practice is at the Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Canada and he is a member of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society. This combination of skills is of course unusual and will form the basis of our conversation today. Dr. Hercz is also an associate professor in the University of Toronto and he is the founder of psychonephrology.com. Dr. Hercz will describe how he had brought his psychoanalytic sensitivities to his work in nephrology and in dialysis units. Through his writings and lecturing worldwide he has had an important influence on how dialysis is understood and carried out, not only in Canada but around the world.   Key takeaways: [2:45] Dr. Gavril Hercz winner of the IPA and Health Committee award. [5:15] Listening to the inner life while attending the physical health. [6:06] It is not only the individual but the family that becomes ill. [8:44] Bringing psychoanalysis to dialysis units. [9:37] Cognitive dissonance. [10:28] Chronic physical illness begins a journey of disconnection within the body. [11:25] The changes in the relationship with one’s body. [13:50] Group and one on one interventions. [15:12] The challenges of the frame. [17:48] Integration as a physician and psychoanalyst. [20:03] Generating quantifiable data about quality of life. [22:00] Psico-social model of care. [25:45] Asking nurses to write down conversations with the patients. [26:26] Patients having the experience of being known. [28:50] The foundations of  Psychonephrology.com.   Mentioned in this episode: IPA Off the Couch www.ipaoffthecouch.org Psychonephrology.com   Recommended Readings: Hercz G.  The trauma of dialysis Initiation.  J Am Soc Nephrol 28: 2835-2837, 2017 Garland C. External disasters and the internal world : An approach to psychotherapeutic understanding of survivors. In: Textbook of Psychotherapy in Psychiatric Practice, edited by Holmes J, London, Churchill Livingstone. 1991, pp 507-532 Aisenstein M. The indissociable unity of psyche and soma: A view from the Paris Psychosomatic School. Int J Psychoanal 87:667-680, 2006 Winkley L. Living with chronic illness: Consultation to a children's renal dialysis unit. J  Child Psychother 16:49-62, 1990  

Alan is recovering from the Raptors loss... Sorry - you didn't hear? We were one point away. One tiny basket. But Alan will join guest host Peter Shurman to tell you all about the heartbreak. Not to fear, we'll cover the next game.. and the next game.. if it takes that long to find our way to victory. In the meantime, Peter Shurman also covers concussion awareness with Humber River Hospital's head of the ER Dr Leon Rivlin. This subject is being brought to the forefront from the ads after the Raptors games in honor of Rowan Stringer and attention from MPP Lisa MacLeod and others in the government. Peter also discusses the important topics of Liberal election voting with former MPP Stephen Del Duca, and receives an education on YouTube stardom from Global's own expert, Meghan Collie. He will never un-hear Jojo Siwa's voice! 

Ensuring that today’s organizations deliver a positive candidate experience means HR professionals have to land in a happy medium – one that incorporates technology and people. A candidate experience, according to Humber River Hospital’s Director of Talent Management and Workforce Analytics, Paul Hamilton, “refers to the sum of every interaction a candidate has with your organization during the attract, recruit, hire and onboarding experience. You need to have a candidate strategy that defines and outlines all of the actionable and measurable plans in place to deliver a positive, meaningful and engaging experience across each of those touch-points and interactions.” “We have to remember that [technology] is an enabler and not the silver bullet solution that some folks are making it out to be,” Hamilton said. “It’s about finding the right balance of leveraging technology solutions and creating an environment that still allows for human connection.” This podcast reveals how a winning candidate experience strategy works when balanced, why candidates should be treated like customers, and how to organically measure your candidate experience. Find Paul Hamilton on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulanthonyhamilton/ To learn more about the sponsor of this podcast please visit: https://www.clearcompany.com/

Bob Komsic fills in for Libby Znaimer. The 90th Academy Awards this week. The much sought after gold statuettes will be awarded to those who have achieved the very best in filmmaking from 2017

Bob Komsic fills in for Libby Znaimer. The 90th Academy Awards this week. The much sought after gold statuettes will be awarded to those who have achieved the very best in filmmaking from 2017 – and it's no surprise there are quite a number of Zoomer nominees in the running. Bob talks to Zoomer Magazine's Mike Crisolago to give the Zoomer perspective. And – It's a technological milestone! Canada's first Humanoid Robot “Pepper” has taken up residency at Toronto's Humber River Hospital. Bob talks to Vanessa Burkowski, Chief of Nursing Executive at the hospital to find out about what “Pepper” can do for patients.

Awake 2 Oneness Radio with Dr. Nauman Naeem MD., physician and author on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 7:00 PM EST. This program has been pre-recorded. Dr. Nauman is a physician specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine whose intellectual journey has taken him far beyond the confines of conventional medicine. After completing medical school at Iberoamerican University, he did his training in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University’s MetroHealth Medical Center and his training in pulmonary and critical care at University Hospitals of Cleveland. After his training he practiced pulmonary and critical care in Northwestern Ohio for six years before moving to Southern Ontario where he practices the same at Humber River Hospital and Guelph General Hospital. To learn more about Dr. Nauman visit his website: https://naumannaeem.com/

The final weekend of the longest election campaign in Canadian history is upon us. And it all seems to be coming down to the wire. Today Libby takes a look at where things stand in the final edition of our special Zoomer Radio election panel.Plus , It's North America's first fully digital hospital and it's right here in Toronto. The brand new Humber River Hospital is a state of art facility and this week, Libby gets a private tour and interview with the hospital's CEO Dr. Rueben Devlin.