THE MEDICAL RECORD

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. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.

Ontario's Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson's office has received a 33 per cent jump in complaints and he highlighted a concerning trend about challenges accessing primary care in the province. Meanwhile, the provincial government is getting stricter on masking rules in long-term care homes amid the current respiratory virus season and due to the threat of COVID-19. There have been over 100 deaths of long-term care residents from COVID-19 since late August. Our panel has the latest.

TODAY MARKS WORLD COPD DAY

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Henry Roberts, Member of the Executive Committee at COPD Canada.

Today marks World COPD Day and Henry is here to raise awareness about the horrible impact of this disease. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung condition that leads to airway obstruction and breathlessness. It affects as many as 380 million people around the world is the third leading cause of death globally. Here in Canada, according to Statistics Canada, over 830,000 Canadians live with COPD. One of the major ways of developing COPD is through smoking but there are plenty of other factors that can play a role as well. Henry sheds light on the illness and we hear from you about how it has affected you or your loved ones.