Media Coverage 2005

Canadian Healthcare Technology
December, 2005
“Canadian medical centres forge ahead with computerized physician order entry”

Baycrest implements ground-breaking system for long-term care, to improve prescribing decisions and reduce adverse drug events.

Canadian Press
November, 2005
“Obesity could lead to poor memory for diabetics”

CP reports on a rat study by Baycrest and Trent University which looked at the impact of type 2 diabetes and obesity on learning and memory.

CBC Radio, “Here and Now”
November 14, 2005

Senior social worker Ruth Goodman talks about a free online publication by Baycrest, Visiting with Elders, that will help families who are going through the emotional roller coaster of visiting an elderly loved one who has Alzheimer’s or other dementia.

The New York Times
October 18, 2005
“Can brain scans see depression?”

The Times reports on landmark research conducted by Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute and Toronto Western Hospital that tested deep brain stimulation on severely depressed patients who weren’t responding to other treatments; with promising early results.

CBC Radio, “Metro Morning”
October 21, 2005

Senior social worker Paula David is interviewed about Baycrest’s world-renowned expertise in caring for aging Holocaust survivors.

The Globe & Mail
September 13, 2005
“New anti-psychotic drugs worrying, study shows”

Baycrest scientist and geriatrician Dr. Paula Rochon led a study with the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences which found that newer, more expensive anti-psychotics (known as atypicals) are just as likely to be associated with Parkinson’s-like symptoms as the older drugs. Her research was the cover story of The Medical Post (Sept. 27).

The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Canadian Press, PBS Online News, NOW magazine, Eye Weekly, North York Post
September, 2005
“Unforgettable: King creates powerful new doc”

Baycrest was the site of a new documentary by Canadian filmmaker Allan King, “Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company”. The film received rave reviews after debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival and is sure to become a powerful teaching tool for healthcare professionals who work with older adults who have Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia.

The Montreal Gazette
August 29, 2005
“Anti-psychotic drugs often over-prescribed: study suggests”

Baycrest’s director of the Mood and Related Disorders Clinic, Dr. David Conn, is interviewed about the over-reliance on sedation drugs for residents in long-term care facilities; new study from Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Cote St. Luc that reduced the use of neuroleptic drugs in six-month pilot study.

Canadian Living Magazine
July, 2005
“Will food make you smarter?”

Baycrest scientist and nutritionist Dr. Carol Greenwood is interviewed.

The Globe & Mail
July 2, 2005
“Things Canada does best: neurology”

Rotman Research Institute scientists Drs. Endel Tulving, Donald Stuss and Helen Mayberg are among a select group of Canada’s top neuroscientists.

The Jerusalem Post
June 27, 2005
Videoconferencing boosts Israeli-Arab medical contacts

Baycrest is part of milestone initiative to link Israeli and Arab physicians and researchers in medical rounds via telehealth videoconferencing.

Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun
June 19, 2005
“Don’t forget…strategies to help with memory loss”

Baycrest psychologist Dr. Angela Troyer is interviewed.

Canadian Press, CFTR-680 News
June 15, 2005
“Friends key to long life: study”

Baycrest geriatrician Dr. Howard Dombrower offers reaction/comment on an Australian study that found that having a strong network of friends seems to help seniors live longer; more so, even than family. Baycrest’s VP of Medicine, Dr. Michael Gordon offers reaction to Global News.

Canwest Newswire
May, 2005
“Link found between faith, good health”

Report on research from Baycrest showing a possible link between high levels of spirituality and a slower rate of decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The research has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The story was also reported by The Toronto Star, Medical Post, and Science & Theology News.

CBC The National
May 13, 2005

Exclusive story on innovative Baycrest-palmOne rehab program to help people with severe amnesia regain their independence. Psychologist Dr. Brian Richards and several of his clients are interviewed.

CFTO-TV
April 8, 2005
How seniors can get the most out of their checkup with the doctor

Interview with geriatrician Dr. Howard Dombrower and a patient.

CBC Sunday Report, CBC Radio
April, 2005
Investigative series on seniors and drug prescribing

Baycrest geriatrician and scientist Dr. Paula Rochon is among the experts interviewed about troubling prescribing practices, adverse drug events, and ways to promote safer prescribing of drugs to seniors.

The Globe & Mail
March 12, 2005
“My brain needs Viagra”

Reporter and aging boomer Jan Wong worries about her lapses in memory, especially with a hectic, busy lifestyle. She talks to the brain experts at Baycrest: Rotman scientists Drs. Fergus Craik and Morris Moscovitch, and psychologists Drs. Angela Troyer and Kelly Murphy.

Newsweek, The Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, CTV, Canadian Press, The Medical Post, March, 2004
Brain pacemaker: new treatment for treatment resistant depression

Major media report on a breakthrough study by Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute neurologist Dr. Helen Mayberg and Toronto Western Hospital brain surgeon Dr. Andres Lozano. Deep brain stimulation shows promising early results for severely depressed patients: experimental study.

CH-TV, Prime TV
Feb. 22, 2005

More geriatricians are needed to care for Canada’s aging population.
Interview with Baycrest geriatrician Dr. Terumi Izukawa.

Toronto Star, CP
Feb. 25, 2005
“Drug reactions harm,, even kill elderly: study”

Baycrest part of landmark international study that compiled statistics on adverse drug events among older adults in long-term care facilities.

TVOntario, “Planet Parent”
Jan. 26, 2005
Youth volunteers at Baycrest

Teens who volunteer their time to visit with elderly residents at Baycrest, or provide feeding assistance, are interviewed along with youth volunteer coordinator Janis Sternhill.

CBC Sunday
Jan. 23, 2005
Caring for aging Holocaust Survivors

To mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, CBC visits Baycrest to learn about the healthcare organization’s expertise caring for aging survivors. Interviews with survivors and with Holocaust Resource Project coordinator, Paula David.

Global TV, “Body and Health”
Jan. 19, 2005
Art therapy at Baycrest

Residents of Baycrest’s nursing home, who attend art classes at Baycrest, are interviewed, along with staff member Brenda Lass.

TVOntario, “More to Life”
Jan. 10, 2005
Seniors and health care

Baycrest social worker Ruth Goodman and geriatrician Dr. Fabio Varlese are part of a panel discussion.

Pulse24
Jan. 10, 2005
McGuinty opens new brain health clinics at Baycrest

Premier Dalton McGuinty officially opens the Brain Health Centre Clinics at Baycrest.