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The Health Care Crisis IV: Dementia
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
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As stretched as our health-care system is right now, it may be nothing compared to what will test it in the years to come. Even if we've handled the worst of Covid, and no new disease emerges, Canada still has to reckon with an aging population. And a new landmark study details just what we'll be grappling with.As our elders age, many of them will develop symptoms of early dementia. And thanks to a lack of resources, many of the early signs will go unnoticed or untreated. Eventually, these people will need a lot of care, and as things stand right now, we don't have the people, or the facilities, to provide it. So how long do we have and what should we do? Unlike Covid, this is a crisis we can clearly see coming. So are we going to meet it?GUEST: Dr. Brian Goldman, Host of The Dose, ER physician, author of the foreword for the landmark study
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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