Clinton News-Record, 1984-03-21, Page 14H5
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Y JOANNiI BUCHANMA:N •
Aleiaodra Maiineaand General,Hpspital
Goderich here IC eived a 12 -week
Canada Wptks im. t ' Development
Rati• grant $ 6, to undertake a
—Study.,d d tergtine i ere is a need for a
hospice•intheHurett. area.
Connie Osborn,. coordinator of the
alliativ.,f care Service at AM&G hospital
and manager of the remora project,
explains: •`Arie purpose of this project into
study, the feasibility of the need for a free-
standing hospice in the Huron County
area, to better meet the needs of the ter-
minally ill patients and their families, as
well as to assess the needs of families
facing -a terminal illness and to explore the
need for a home bereavement support
program."
While Mrs. Osborn will oversee the
entire project, she will be assisted by Mrs.
Joanne Sproul, R.N.A., of Auburn who will
assess the family needs and usefulness of a
home bereavement support program;
Mrs. Ann Beane, Reg.N., of Clinton who
will be interviewing hospital personnel;-
and Eiizabeth- Konarski,-- .A.,,.,of...Blyth-...
who will be exploring the feasibility of .-
hospice structure, including tax liabilities,
leagalities involving incorporation, and
funding from municipal, provincial and
private sources.
The area surveyed besides Goderich will
include Grand Bend, Bayfield, Port
Albert, Kincardine, Lucknow, Wingaham,
Blyth, Brussels, Benmiller, Clinton,
Seaforth, Varna, Hensall;, Zur-ich and
•
Exeter.
The project will conclude on April 13
with a written report based on research
findings. This report will be then sent to
government health officials to act upon.
Mrs. Osborn says the project was in-
spired by Michael Owen of Bayfield, a
cancer patient and volunteer with the
Palliative Care Service at AM&G hospital.
He felt a hospice would serve a great need
in the area and although he died last
September, a Hospice Committee followed
up on his dream and applied for the
research grant which was approved just
before Christmas.
Hospices became prominent in the1960s
in England and came'to North. A>oierica .in.
the 1970s with the development of Hospice
of New Haven in Connecticut Hospice
means a way of •caring, of nurturing dying,~
patients as they pass through the final.
stage of livrng.
Hospice is an integrated program of.,
services for managing physical pain and
• =either symptoms, as well as the emotional,
social and spiritual concerns of the patient
and family. The primary goal is to
maintain the quality of life for the patient
and • family throughout the patient's last
months and days. Care continues to be
offered to the family through the period of
bereavement.
Bereavement follow-up is a form of
preventative medecine, explains Mrs.
Osborn, as studies show that the bereaved .
are a high risk population with a high
morbidity and mortality rate compared to
the general population.
Mrs. Osborn says that hospice can mean
many different things. One aspect of
hospice is Palliative Care Service .thiel•
u _ rt to the _ tPrrninall _ill,._•1111.
• theiriamilies. bath .within the hospital and
atiioiile7Tfiis service fins beeivaffered-at
AM&G since March of 1982 with the help of
13 volunteers co-ordinated by Mrs. Osborn.
Another aspect of hospice is a special
unit within a hospital. This usually consists
of a room with a home -like atmosphere,
offering privacy for families.
The free-standing hospice is a separate
building, usually near a hospital, staffed
with medical personnel and volanteers but
with a more home -like appearance and
without the regimentation of a hospital.
"This is not meant to be a reflection on
our hospitals," says Mrs. Osborn who sees
hospice and hospitals as two separate
ideas with separate goals.
Approximately 70 per cent of Canadians
Council sets
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-four. goals-- of a, general hospital to ixi-
vestigate, diagnose, care and prolong life.
Dr. Balfour journeyed to England where
he studied concepts of hospice and brought
them back to Canada.
The Canadian government is extremely
interested in palliative care and hospice
since many studies have shown that
,millions of dollars could be saved using
such services.
Mrs. Osborn says there are some basic
goals involved in palliative care and
hospice. These are: to keep the terminally
ill patient at home as long as possible; to
supplement and not duplicate existing
services; to educate health professionals
and lay people; to- support'thefamily-.as a--
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unit of sire; to help the-t..v*?n,�_aLy
patient to -live as folly asp sible d focus onn
the last days of living instead of dying)
and to keep costs down. •
"Basically, our research project will
identify the needs of the terminally ill, if
these needs are being met and if not, how
they can be met," says Mrs. Osborn. .
If the project reveals the need for a free
standing hospice in the area, Mrs. Osborn
_:says she -would nor -be worried so°mueh-
about the costs of establishing one as she
would be about the funding for its ongoing
operation.
If • anyone has any . comments,
suggestions or other input, Mrs. Osborn
would welcome a call. She can be reached
at AM&G hospital, 524-8323, ext. 223.
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WINGHAM - Town council has aaoptea a
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criticism by members of council of other
councillors or council as a whole.
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Under. the new policy, any member of
council who levels accusations at the council
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council or the entire council, will have to
back up his charges, withdraw them or face
eviction from the council chambers.
The policy states that anyone making
such accusations will be given an opportuni-
ty, at the next council meeting, to
substantiate them. Failing this, he or she.,
will have to withdraw the charges and'
apologize or be removed from the council
chambers until council decides to lift the
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The policy grew' from anger from some
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ore money saes to computer studies
By Stephanie Levesque
Huron County Council has so far approved
spending about 20 per cent of the cost of a
computer system on studies alone.
Council agreed to spend up to an addi-
tional $20,000 to have the Toronto consulting
firm of Woods Gordon finish the process of
selecting a computer system. Council decid-
ed at the meeting that it will go ahead and
computerize three county departments.
Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle said the county
has already spent $19,500 on a computer
feasibility study.
"How much money are we going to spend
in consulting fees?" asked the concerned
reeve who noted the percentage being spent
on studies.
The Woods Gordon firm told the county
that a computer system for Huron would
cost approximately $150,000, but Reeve
'Mickle suggested it would end up in the
neighborhood of $200,000 if study fees are.in-,
eluded.
Grey Reeve Leona Armstrong was one of
several councillors that spoke in favor of the
further computer study.
"I think it's (compufers) in the direction
we have to go," she said.
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She did question the consultants to'find out
under what conditions a computer system
would have to be stored.
Woods Gordon representative Peter
Ashby said that all that is needed is a three -
prong plug and an anti -static carpet, except
for security. The firm, he said, would
recommend a room with a door which would
provide limited access to the computer.
Hensall. Reeve Harry Klungel asked if a
common computer, such as the "Com-
modore 64" would be sufficient for the
county's needs.
Walter Benko, of the Toronto firm, in-
dicated it wouldn't,, because the "64" means
that only 64,000 pieces of information can be
placed in that computer. •
"We're talking about a much larger
system," said Mr: Benko.
• The consulting firm has suggested two op-
tions for placing a computer system in the
county. One . is to have a central processing
area with a single computer. The other op-
tion is to have two smaller, computers, one in
Goderich and the other in Huronview. Both
options would have a base computer with
terminals which are a video screen with a
keyboard. .
The Woods Gordon study indicates that a
•computer is needed in the finance and ad-
ministration, road and Huronview depart-
ments. A computer for the finance and ad-
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ministration departnent- will handle -.., ,
general ledger, budgets and financial repor-
ting, accounts payable and thepayroll of all
county departments.
In its study, Woods Gordon narrowed
down potential computer packages to five
companies which deal specifically with the
needs of smaller municipalities.
The five companies are Quantel of Lon-
don, which has a computer system in Oxford
County; MAI of Kitchener which has a
system in Wellington County; Computer
Solution of Kitchener which has a system in
Brockville; Adnet of Hamilton has a system
in Owen Sound and NCR of Kitchener has a
system in Stratford.
Mr. Ashby said the county would not have
to do any of its own prograniming because
necessary programs are already available.
')The next study by the Toronto firm will in-
volve visiting the aforementioned
municipalities and viewing theircomputer.
systems. From there, the consulting firm
will assist the county in preparing tendering •
specifications and evaluating the proposals
sent in by the five companies.
Woods Gordon will also assist in the selec-
tion of which computer the county will ac-
tually purchase and help in negotiating pur-
chase terms such as staff training. The firm
suggests it will take 18 to 22 weeks before
this second study is completed.
onestogalaoege features
microcomputer course
Although March 12 is the final winter term
starting date in Huron County for BITS AND
BYTES, Conestoga. College will again offer
the popular ,six-week course on microcom-
puters beginning the week of April 23.
Offered in,Huron County for the first time
this winter, this series of 12 three-hour
classroom sessions is based on TV Ontario's
Academy on Coirlputers in Education. To
date, five separa le sections of the course
have been offered at the Radio Shack Com-
puter Centre in Goderich. This will also be
the location for the jspring course sessions.
Although BITS $ND BYTES focuses on
educational use of computers, it is suitable
for anyone whb wants to learn more about
the nature, function, operation and applica-
tions of microcomputers. .
Working in small groups; participants ac-
quire one hour of hands-on skills with a TRS -
80 computer during each session. Each ses-
sion also features a 30 -minute videotape
from the TV Ontario Academy;. plus a one -
Second hand
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According to the Huron Chapter of the
Ontario Heart Foundation, out of the 12
minutes or so that a cigarette burns, the
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