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Ides inKindergarten -and the
junior gradeswhen young
minds are most irn-
Apressronah1e; still more
thought this work must be done
irk the home and so teenagers
should be educated in paren-
01004' courses to prepare them
for the life ahead of them.
This line of discussion
Brought up, in Dr. Humphrys'
mind at least, the need for
doctors to spend more time
,With their patients:
"Instead of treating , a
patient's ulcer over and over
. again, why not treat the cause
of the ulcer?" Dr. Humphrys
reasoned, He said that in , a
great many instances, a heart
to heart .talk between doctor
and patient could be as,
beneficial as medication .... in
some cases, more beneficial.
DOCTORS' SALARIES
Dr. Humphrys charged that
since doctors are now being
paid for services by the
provincial government, the
most fins 'hcially r"ewarding
situation mis to see as many
patients as possible in one day
:. and to keep them coming
back for additional care and
treatment. •
••"And the health care con-
sumer has no way of knowing
just how much investigation .of
a certain problem is really
necessary," said Dr,, Hum-
phrys .
, He stressed his belief that
some change in the method of
payment of physicians would of doctors' fees ,under the
alleviate the complaint of many proposed. Mustard Report
health care consumers that system, was the "toughest nut
doctors are too busy to talk to of all to crack". He further
tients who really have 'adntitted• that the vague
problems. guidelines in the Mustard
The whole area of doctors' Report "for paying all health
care workers under the
salaries. was explored to some proposed system were not
degree during the session. One getting a whole lot clearer even
suggestion was made. that g g
after months.of'deliberation.
perhaps doctors should be Mrs. Pat Wheeler, speaking
renting facilities at hospitals as a health care consumer and.
where they earn a good portion a wife and mother, said she
of their salary - such as liked to believe that the 24. -hour
operating rooms where ex- a day, seven-day a week ser -
pensive equipment is provided vice to which the Mustard
to doctors free of charge, paid Report referred was practical
for through the taxes of the and possible. She did question
people.. the period of time that was
it was pointed out that at one suggested for the evolution of
time, doctors did buy their own the system --10 - 15 years. She
equipment for use in the wondered if the system would
hospitals, but this practice -
like many others - was
discontinued when the
provincial government began
footing the bills.
It was also made clear •that
before OHIP, doctors were
being paid directly by their
patients and in some cases,
provided many services
without remuneration. Now
that the government picks up
the physician's tab, so to speak,
the doctor gets paid for nearly
every visitin his office. It was
suggested that since paying
customers are no longer sub-
sidizing the doctor for those
who do not pay, the fee. per
patient (visit) should be
reduced.
Dr. Humphrys admitted to
the audience that the payment
New association
Dr. A.G.'MiUer
on Exec. Council
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The u London Regional
Psychological Association has
been recently founded. -Its
purpose isto represent
'Psychology in a : five county
region surrounding London.
The Executive Council bf the
Association consists of the
" bllowing .people: Dr. David_R:
Evans, president; Dr. K.
Csapo, vice-president; Dr.
Harold Lobb, secretary; Dr.
Peter M: Carlson, chairman,
committee membership; Dr. F.
`Munn, treasurer; Dr. Brian
--Shaw, chairman,, program
survive the evolutional process
or would it be drastically
altered as time went by.
• Mrs. Wheeler took the op-
portunity to point out that
health cane volunteers are an
inexpensive source of man-
power.
"The
committee; Dr. ,.,.. Jane
Hamacher nominations
committee chairman; and Dr..
Anthony G. Miller, chairman .
public relations.
The London Regional
Psychological Association's
first major function was a
dinner which the Honourable
Gordon Walker, MPP .
Parliamentary Assistant t� the
OntarioMinister of Health,
attended'. Mr. Walker ad-
dressed the Association on the,.. -
general topic' of Psychology
and Government.
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inistry helps
municipalities
control noise factor
The Ontario Ministry of the
Environment will, conduct the
first of 'six regional workshops
for municipalities on its model
municipal noise control by-law
an May 14 in the Ontario,Room
of : the Macdonald Block, 900
Bay Street, Toronto.
The workshops to be held
7' dyer the next two months will
give municipal .officials the
opportunity to meet with
Ministry personnel to study the
implication, scope and details
of the by-law.
"Environment Ontario is
prepared to assist
municipalities in the adoption"
and implementation, of this by-
law and to assist with the ,
development of courses- for ,
municipal noise cbntrol of-
ficers," said ° Environment
Minister William G. Newman.
In addition to the regional
noise workshops, a special
workshop will be held May 27 in
the Ontario Room for industrial
representatives, professional
groups and. the general -public.
r- Ministry . staff will explain the
. by-law and its enforcement:
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right, ` said Mrs. Wheeler. ``We
may not be trained
professionals lilt we have
experience in many fields and a
good deal of common sense."
And the seminar had i
moments of levity. Medical
Director at GPH, Dr. Michael
Conlon,• spoke only briefly
during one of the question
periods and urged "moderation
in all things".a
He pictured the aging, portly
gentleman dressed in the garb
of ; a teenager huffing and
puffing* his way on a jogging
course in an effort to keep fit.
Dr. Conlon pointed. out that
.while good health is desirable
and longer life is certainly
possible because of modern
medicine, a measured amount
of ill -health must be expected in
life.
He warned that peopleseem
to be looking for `,`eternal
youth" these days. He alluded
to the age of instancy in which
we live, touching on the
ridiculous demands , of people
for miracles.
"Some aging men expect, the
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virility of a 21 year old," the
doctor contended:
SOME PERSONAL
OBSERVATIONS
Some things came through
loud and clear throughout the
day's deliberations.
NUMBER ONE : Though it is
widely accepted that money
won't, buy good health, it is
definitely money that is the top
priority where modern jealth
care services are concerned.
As medical knowledge grows, .
so. grows the medical bill.
Science_ knows how to keep,
people healthier longer, but
society can't afford to .buy the
ser''ice. Now that money could
buy a great measure of health.
'per capita, the price is too high
even for ,something as• basic
and vital as glowing health.
NUMBER TWO: Better
health may not be what the
average citizen' wants out of
life. He may much rather drive
too fast rnd smoke too much -
risking injury and death with
'every breath - than to modify
his , life style. Health care
professionals may be selling 4-•
commodity which isn't as
popular with the people as they
thought. Health may not`be
priority item in today's world.
Life may not be as worthwhile
as it once was.
NUMBER THREE : If it can
be assumed that life isn't as
worthwhile to people, then it
may also be assumed that
people are searching for
son'iething that the modern
lifestyle no longer holds. One of
the over-riding Concerns ,of the
seminar atop GPH•• -last Wed-
nesday was for the .emotional
well-being of pepple.
Everybody was talking about
counselling people in the value
of life; of teaching morality
where lost morals -are
destroying homes and' -human
relationships; of fostering
awareness . of self and the
preservation of the body. These
lessons were once taught by the
church and ,caught. from God-
fearing parents. Could it be that
people are searching for the
God society tells us is dead?
Stat. ar
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