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Toronto Star
Sept. 21, 2004
"For Alzheimer's day, grim stats, fresh hope"
Baycrest clinician-scientists Drs. Tiffany Chow and Paul Verhoeff are interviewed about what the future holds for more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Canadian Jewish News
Aug. 26, 2004
"Baycrest harnesses technology to provide better care"
Tim Patterson, Baycrest’s telehealth coordinator, is interviewed about Baycrest’s embrace of cutting edge telehealth technology to deliver its healthcare expertise to remote communities.
Investment Executive
July 2004
"Can't remember where you parked the car?"
Baycrest psychologist Dr. Angela Troyer is interviewed about changes to memory as we age -- what's normal and what's not normal.
CFTO-TV
July 9, 2004
"Newer class of anti-psychotics need more study"
Dr. Paula Rochon, Baycrest geriatrician and senior scientist, is interviewed about her study in the British Medical Journal showing there is strikingly limited evidence that the newer class of anti-psychotic drugs -- which are being increasingly prescribed to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the elderly -- provide more benefits than risks.
CBC Radio "Here and Now"
July 12, 2004
Baycrest philosopher-in-residence Sholom Glouberman talks about alternative therapies and healthcare systems.
CTV The National
June 14, 2004
"Seniors and Suicide"
Baycrest's director of Psychiatry, Dr. David Conn, comments on a disturbing new Canadian study that links medical conditions to suicide in seniors.
Washington Post, Newswise, Science Daily
June 14, 2004
"Bilingual speakers get brain benefit"
Rotman Research Institute visiting scientist Dr. Ellen Bialystok is interviewed about a study she led, published in the Journal of Psychology and Aging, which found that being bilingual may protect against some age-related cognitive changes.
MD Canada and Hospital News
May/June 2004
Baycrest launches new manual -- first of its kind in the world -- to help healthcare workers and families care for aging Holocaust Survivors. Baycrest senior social worker and co-author Paula David is interviewed.
Canadian Healthcare Technology
June 2004
Baycrest is the first nursing home in Canada to use computerized physician order entry to improve appropriate prescribing of drugs to the elderly and reduce adverse events.
Canadian Press
June 2004
Baycrest geriatrician and senior scientist Dr. Paula Rochon is interviewed about a study she co-authored which found that nursing home residents in Ontario are less likely to be prescribed "potentially inappropriate" drugs compared to seniors living in the community.
Canadian Press, CBC Radio "Here and Now"
May 2004
"Many seniors sedated shortly after entering nursing homes"
Study co-authored by Baycrest geriatrician and senior scientist Dr. Paula Rochon finds one-quarter of seniors are prescribed sedating drugs within a year of admission to Ontario nursing homes.
The Globe & Mail
May 25, 2004
"Researchers neglect deadliest diseases"
Study led by Baycrest's Dr. Paula Rochon finds a troubling disconnect between what researchers are studying (what gets published in leading medical journals) and the leading causes of death and illness around the world.
Toronto Star
May 8, 2004
"Coping with the horrors of war"
Baycrest nurses have expertise in caring for aging Holocaust survivors.
Global TV Money Wise
"Moms on the go"
May 7, 2004
Story on the sandwich generation -- moms caring for toddlers and aging parents. Baycrest senior social worker Ruth Goodman is interviewed, along with a mom who visits her father every day at Baycrest Hospital with her little girl.
CFTO-TV
May 9, 2004
Daughter and husband make a $5-million donation to Baycrest in honor of her father Reuben Cipin who lives at Baycrest's 2 Neptune seniors' building -- now re-named the Reuben Cipin Healthy Living Community.
The Walrus
April 2004
"Mapping the blues"
Major story on Rotman scientist Dr. Helen Mayberg and her world-renowned research to uncover the mysteries of the depressed brain. Her work is leading to major discoveries and new hope for more targeted and effective treatments in future.
Global TV
April 29, 2004
"Seniors and safety at home"
Baycrest senior social worker Mona Munro shares tips for helping seniors to live safely at home.
CBC Radio "Sounds like Canada"
April 5, 2004
Parenting Up - new series on caring for aging parents
Baycrest's Dr. Michael Gordon and crisis communications expert Bart Mindszenthy are interviewed about their book, "Parenting Your Parents". Baycrest director of Psychology, Dr. Guy Proulx, is also interviewed in the series.
CBC Radio – Calgary, Regina, Cape Breton, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Whitehorse and Vancouver
March 4, 2004
“Seniors and Depression”
Dr. David Conn, Director of Psychiatry at Baycrest and Persident of the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry, is interviewed by CBC affiliate radio stations about seniors and depression.
Toronto Sun, London Free Press
February 2004
Book helps families care for loved ones stricken with Alzheimer’s
If you didn’t understand Shakespeare, there was always Coles Notes. Baycrest unveils the second edition of its popular book, Caring for Your Loved One, for caregivers who face the daily challenge of looking after a relative or spouse with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. The book is designed with easy-to-navigate, color-coded sections that provide invaluable practical tips and strategies on everything from dressing, eating and medication to handling difficult behaviors.
Global TV, National Post, Canadian Press
February 2004
Baycrest launches world's first practice manual to help healthcare professionals and families care for aging Holocaust Survivors and victims of other war trauma. Senior social worker and co-author Paula David is interviewed, along with nurse Lucie Holynaty.
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CTV National, Discovery, The Globe & Mail, National Post, Canadian Press, CBC Radio “Quirks and Quarks”
January 2004
“Patients recovering from Depression with ‘talk therapy’ show a distinct pattern of brain changes compared to those recovering with drugs”
Rotman scientist and world-renowned depression expert Dr. Helen Mayberg attracts world attention for a study she led showing cognitive behavioral therapy and medication are regarded as equally effective in treating depression. But they work in very different ways.