1999 - 2000 Archive
Program #5:
The cure for repetitive strain injury is to stop doing the repetitive thing that injured you. But what if that thing is playing an instrument? And what if you're a professional musician whose performances pay the bills? We visit a one-of-a-kind clinic in Hamilton, Ontario where musicians are turning for help. Most people don't like to think about their parents having sex, let alone having sex with other people. But this is becoming a huge issue for staff and families of people in long-term care facilities.
Like anyone else, the elderly -- even those with dementia, want to experience intimacy. So what should staff do when they find two residents in bed, or a patient masturbating in the hall? This week to discuss issues around sex in nursing homes, is Meg Reich, a program manager of the Geriatric Assessment Consultation Program at the Windsor Regional Hospital and Dr. Dorothy Cotton, the chief psychologist at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. Canada is on the verge of a critical shortage of doctors. The Canadian Medical Association estimates there will be just one doctor for every 700 patients by the year 2021, unless we find a way to attract more. But some communities are already suffering. They can't get even a single doctor to set up a practise in their village or town.
Second Opinion
Dr. Paul Caldwell, a family physician in Coburg, Ontario, talks about how these smaller centres can attract physicians.
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