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The Huron Expositor, 1995-02-22, Page 3Lifestyle Polkaroo comes to hospital on video BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor A child's stay at Seaforth Com- munity Hospital may be a little brighter thanks to Polkaroo. The popular character from the Polka Dot Door TV show will be available on six videotapes and as a hand puppet which were all donated to the hospital this month. TV Ontario has been distributing the videos and hand puppets to almost 150 hospitals around Ontario, thanks to Novopharm Ltd. and the Wood Gundy Charitable Foundation. "A hospital stay is never easy, especially for children and any way to brighten up their time is greatly appreciated," says Ray Dilling, a Member of TV Ontario's South- western Regional Council. He was in Seaforth on Monday delivering the donations to Chief Executive Officer Bill Thibert and Nursing Manager Janice Lconhardt. The non-profit provincial broad- caster is also taking the videos and puppets to hospitals in Exeter, Clinton and London. This year TVO will be observing its 25th anniversary. Public funding of broadcasting in the United States is coming under fire and, in Canada, commentaiors anticipate deep cutbacks in overall spending. Dilling says he doesn't anticipate TVO will be any better or worse off than other non-profit institutions when cuts are made at the provin- cial level. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, F•bvuary 22, 111026-3 Fresh Frozen - Individually Wrapped CHICKEN BREASTS 2.691b Individually Fresh Frozen - Approx. 21/2 Ib. Bag CHICKEN WINGS 1.991b SALMON STEAKS 6.29 Ib Lean GROUND BEEF 2.591b Bruce Packers BACON 2.99 lb Schneiders OLD FASHION HAM 5.291b Winter hours: Monday - CLOSED, Tuesday - Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5 TIM CCMUMING PHOTO POLKAROO! POLKAROO! - Janice Leonhardt, nurse manager at Seaforth Community Hospital, holds a hand puppet of the popular Polkaroo TV character which was donated to the hospital. Ray Dilling, of TV Ontario, and hospital Chief Executive Officer Bill Thibert hold Polka Dot Door videotapes which were also donated by the Wood Gundy Charitable Foundation and Novopharm Ltd. He says the management of TVO is emphasizing more self-suffi- ciency, less reliance on government funding and more cooperation with the corporate sector. He says , that TVO had the greatest ratings of its existence during the hockey strike when Saturday Night at the Movies with Elwy Yost had a larger audience. "There's good grassroots support for TVO and its programming." The educational broadcaster also receives many donations from the TIM CUMMING PHOTO MEDICINE IN SEAFORTH - Steve Chao, 23, is a medical student who is leaming about practical medical care in Seaforth. He says' doctors must look at the whole person, not just the individual conditions, when dealing with a patient. Learning medicine, Seaforth-style BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor A medical student from London is learning more about hands-on fam- ily medicine by working for a month in Seaforth. "I think I have started to get a feel for how practice is different out here in a rural community from the city," said Steve Chao, a 23 -year- old in his third year in the medicine program at the University of West- ern Ontario. "Family doctors here have to fend more for themselves than a city where specialists are available at the drop of a hat...out here they're doing a broader base of medicine." The senior medical student has been working as a medical clerk at Seaforth Medical Clinic. He started on Feb. 13 and continues until March 10. As part of his medical education the lifelong resident of London will take part in six medical 'rotations' where he will sec the practice of medicine. Seaforth is his second rotation. His first rotation, in Inter- nal Medicine, was at St. Joseph's in London. Chao has been staying with the family of Dr. Ken Rodney. While living and working in Seaforth Chao says he has been warmly received by his host family and patients. "Everybody's been very friendly, very receptive and very gracious." New doctors arc learning to treat 'the whole patient', said Chao. "I think right now what we're seeing in medicine is a patient - centred approach," he said, noting that doctors must view the patient "more as a whole, not just a chest or heart...what we do affects them, affects their family." Chao is expecting to finish medi- cal school in 1996. His residency program will take an additional two to five years. He is not yet sure if he will pursue family medicine or the more specialized Internal Medi- cine. Doctors have a great deal of responsibility and power,said Chao. There is also a very privileged relationship between doctor and patient. "You hear things many people wouldn't tell their own spouses or families." Chao says that as someone who is about to become a doctor,.rumoured restrictions on new doctors are "worrying." OREOOR CAMPBELL PHOTO BATTERING FISH - Kindergarten students from St. James' School In Seaforth were given a tour of Spa y's Family Restaurant on Main Street last week, and leamed the messy part of making fish and chip public, many of whom donate $75- $150 during campaigns. There are more than 5,000 TVO members in London. Dilling said he once talked to someone from Massachusetts who donated to the channel. Store condoms in cool place. but not re I erator Condoms should be stored in a cool, dry place but not necessar- ily in a refrigerator, according to health officials. The advisory is in response to ' information distributed at a meeting in Seaforth recently where a group was told condoms could be stored in a refrigerator: Officials with Health and Wel- fare Canada say condom manu- facturers advocate room tem- perature or cool places to store the condoms, but not refriger- ators. • The most important thing is to nut let condoms ,be exposed to (Meat or to temperature extremes. Condoms should never reach temperatures above 30° C and should not be stored near, sun- light or in pant pockets. Rae writes to town council on MSA's Ontario Premier Bob Rae has defended the Long -Term Care Act in a letter sent to Seaforth Council. Multi -service agencies (MSA's) proposed in the legisla- tion will help consumers find the services they need, said Rae. The MSA's aren't run by government and aren't govem- ment agencies, said Rae. "They will -be operated and managed by community boards," he said. "In fact, for the first time ever, consumers will be given a place on these boards." Rae `disagreed with the criti- cism that MSA's will hurt the network of volunteers who ident- ify themselves with individual care organizations. "They're volunteers because they like to be with people and they like to serve people in their community," he argued. "That isn't going to change just because they are volunteering on behalf of an MSA." • HEALTH ON THE HILL A Review of activities at SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Upcoming Programs: PALLIATIVE CARE IN HURON: Planning Session to be held: Wed. February 22, 1995, 1:30 - 3:30, Board of Education Bldg., Clinton, Ontario. For further information, please call: Yvonne Kitchen, SCH 527-1650 Karen Lehnen, Home Care Program 482-3411. SEAFORTH & AREA LONG TERM CARE MEETING: Public is requested to attend Thursday, February 23, 1995 at the Hospital Board Room, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Agenda topic: Funding for Long Term Care Reform. SEAFORTH PERINATAL INFORMATION SESSION: Dr. Mark Woldnik and Kay Mailloux, Reg. N., will host Hospital OB Tour Thursday, February 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Please meet in Conference Room 2. For further information, call Hospital, Seaforth Medical Clinic or Drs.Carolin & Robert Shepherd. EVERYONE WELCOME It's Our 31st ANNIVERSARY STARTING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 :nether Maair WALLCOVERiNGS yf 4O'c ALL BOOK ORDERS SUNWORTHY Come in and Save even more on ourin-store specials HUNDREDS OF ROLLS INSTOCK Moore PAINTS •iE r i4AM IO SPAIN Save Now With These Cash Prices Sale ends Tuesday, February 28 , HI.LDEBRAND PAINT AND PAPER "interior and Exterior Decorators" Main St. Seaforth 527-1880 SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Dave Cooke, Minister of Education and Training invites you to attend a PU D LO© PONUFA OO C DM©Qfi]©N REFOOOK QUI onarrao Wednesday, March 1, 1995 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM The Royal Commission on Learning recently unveiled a new vision for education in Ontario. You are invited to hear the Minister's remarks and participate in an evening discussing the upcoming changes to the education system in Ontario. Following his comments and a question and answer period, you are welcome to join in an information session, in either English or French, with Ministry officials. Anyone interested in education - parents, students, taxpayers, trustees, educators - is welcome to attend. Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School 125 Sherwood Forest Square London RSVP via: Voicemail (519) 472-8660, Ext. 234 or 1-800-731-9010, Ext. 234 Ministry of Education and Training Western Ontario Regional Office Date, time, and location of the Windsor Public Forum will be announced at a later date. Sign language interpreters available. Wheelchair accessible French translation available.