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Wednesdsay March 8, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A5 C lin ic m o n it o r s h e a r t fa ilu r e v ic t im s A new section in O akville T rafalg ar M emorial H ospital's Cardiology D epartm ent, is aim ed at keeping heart disease victim s bet ter inform ed about their condition. The H eart Function C linic (H FC ) is an o u t-patient program w hich ed u cates and closely m onitors patients w ith heart failure. "H eart failure is an abnorm ality o f heart function w hich causes insufficient blood to be pumped to the body's organs and tissues," explains `Dr. D onald Peat, one o f H H S ' cardi ologists. Dr. Peat together w ith Ellen Ireland, manager o f the C ardiology D epartm ent o f OTM H, was instrum ental in the developm ent o f the H eart Function Clinic. "H eart Failure is the m ost com m on reason for hospital adm ission and readm ission among adults over 65 years o f age," explains Dr. Peat. "A s the baby-boom ers in our com munity age, the utilization o f the clinic could potentially increase." The clinic is operated by tw o nurse cliniB lo o d d o n o r c lin ic M a r c h 2 2 n d A blood donor clinic is being held on Wed. March 22nd at The Croatian Parish Hall, 2110 Trafalgar Road North.. The clinic is open from 1 p.m . to 7:30 p.m. to healthy donors betw een 17 and 70 years of age. According to the C anadian Blood CervicesToronto Centre, blood donations traditionally drop and the dem and increases at this tim e o f year-- due to M arch break. The Toronto B lood Centre needs to collect an average o f 650 units o f blood per day in order to m eet the needs o f patients in the 59 hospitals in central Ontario. ENNISCLARE INTERIORS "Heart Failure is the most common reason for hospital admission and readmission among adults over 65 years of age. As the baby-boomers in our community age, the utilization of the clinic could potentially increase." -Dr. D o n a ld Peat, cardiologist cians under the supervision o f the referring cardiologist. The clinic also has a m ulti-disci plinary team o f healthcare professionals at its disposal, w ho play an im portant advisory and educational role in the patient's care. Still in its infancy, the clinic is currently running two to three h alf days per week, however, this is expected to increase to three h alf days per w eek as the dem and increases. Patients are referred to the clinic by the patient's cardiolo gist. G enerally, patients will com e to the clin ic on the days their cardiologist is available for consultation. T he goals o f the clinic are: · To m axim ize the quality o f life. · To provide education to patients and their families. · To decrease num ber o f visits to the em er gency room . · To decrease a cardiac patients' length o f hospital stay, if adm itted. "T hese goals are achieved by m onitoring the patient on a regular basis by ensuring that the prescribed treatm ent in term s o f diet, med- Cdn. C lub m eeting on g overnm ent reform M unicipal restructuring will be the topic of discussion at the next O akville C anadian Club meeting on M arch 20th. G uest speaker is D avid O 'B rien, City M anager for the City o f M ississauga and a spe cial advisor to the M inistry o f M unicipal Affairs and H ousing regarding local govern ment reform for Ham ilton-W entw orth. O 'Brien will discuss various aspects of m unicipal restructuring including delivery of services, im pact on property taxes and m unic ipal adm inistration. The m eeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Oakville R am ada Inn and is preceded by an open bar at 6 p.m.. C ost is $27.50 for m em bers and $37.50 for non-m em bers. Reservations m ust be made advance by calling the secretary at 845-2862 ication, and exercise is follow ed. We hope to increase quality o f life by stabilizing the patien t's condition as m uch as possible," explained Dr. Peat. "T here's a huge educational com ponent to the successful treatm ent o f these patients," explains Dr. Peat. Patient and fam ily-focused educational program s underscore the patien t's need to understand heart disease, its effect on the body, and the signs o f heart failure. Patients also need to m onitor them selves in term s o f daily w eights and blood pressure. A bove all, patients are taught how significant ly their diet, exercise, and m edication affect their overall health. W hen necessary, the clinicians can draw on the expertise o f a m ulti-disciplinary team o f health professionals from Cardiac Education, Social Work, Pharmacy, and D ietary as well as from the Palliative Care and the Cardiac R ehabilitation program s. W hile clin ician s counsel all patients on their diet and their m edications, some patients may need addi tional assistance o f counselling in certain areas o f their lives. For instance, a diabetic patient m ay need a one-on-one consultation with a dietician, w hile a social w orker may intervene to assist a patient in resolving a liv ing situation. "Som etim es, in order to really help the patient, we need to see the bigger pic ture. W ith this team approach, we can call on health professionals from any o f these disci plines for advice, education, and assistance for those patients that need it," explains Ellen Ireland. The HFC at O TM H is part o f a netw ork o f 11 H eart Failure Centres across Canada. This clinic w ill be involved in a m ulti-centre research data collection research project to evaluate and define the m ost favourable treat ment, approaches, and outcomes. In the clinic's developm ent phase, Dr. Peat and Ellen Ireland visited and studied a num ber o f H eart Function Clinics in the Toronto area and they consulted with Dr. M alcolm A rnold from the H ealth Sciences Centre in London, O ntario. "We researched a lot o f clinics in Southern O ntario and custom ized this clinic to m eet the needs o f the O akville com m unity," concluded Dr. Peat. Look for the Ennisclare Interiors WINTER SALE FLYER in S elected Editions of to d a y 's Oakville Beaver O A K V IL L E Police looking for information on shooting The Halton Regional Police Service is investigating the shooting o f an O akville resident in the T ow ne Boulevard and Sixth L ine area. If you can solve his crim e, C rim e Stoppers w ants to hear from you. H arecharan Singh Brar, 39, was shot dow n in front o f his M arch C rescent tw o-storey hom e in O akville on Saturday, Feb. 26th in the early evening hours. The victim, w ho is the ow ner o f Halton Taxi, O akville's only taxi com pany, was shot several tim es, but is expected to live. T he victim drove his black Lincoln N avigator to his residence and parked in the double-car driveway. A fter park ing his vehicle, he took note o f a dark blue or black C hevrolet L um ina style vehicle w hich was parked on the oppo site side o f the road w ith occupants. Mr. B ar w as m et at the front door by his w ife, at w hich tim e he turned back tow ards the drivew ay. As he turned he en countered a m asked m an dressed in dark clothing. T he suspect fired and struck the victim w ith m ul tiple gun shots as M rs. B ar looked on in terror. The gunm an fled in a 1995-1997 dark coloured L um ina style car. If you have any inform ation that leads to an arrest in this or any other m atter, you m ay be eligible for a cash rew ard. You need not give your nam e w hen you tell us your inform ation and you w ill rem ain anonym ous. 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In his m otion, Flynn asked C ouncil to express its "d is pleasure" w ith O akville H ydro and O ntario H ydro for the lack o f back-up pow er to P etro-C anada and to ask that rep resentatives appear before C ouncil to provide reasons for this. Flynn also w anted both entities to provide " firm plans to avoid this situation in the future." H e also asked for a com m itm ent that such m ishaps w ill not happen again. Ward 1 councillor R alph R obinson questioned the need for the second part o f F ly n n 's m otion, that o f the utilities com ing before C ouncil to explain them selves. Flynn co u n tered by saying such incidents have happened not only once, but tw ice, and reoccurrences m ust be prevented. "I d o n 't think it's a lot to ask ," he said. Ward 6 councillor K urt Franklin disagreed com pletely w ith F lynn and said the onus is on P etro-C anada to handle em issions. "I think it's ludicrous to bring Ontario H ydro before us for a public flogging," said Franklin. Flynn responded by saying that Franklin's com m ents w ere the "stu pidest" thing h e 's heard in C ouncil, then im m ediately retracted his choice o f words. S p eaking o f la n g u ag e , W ard 5 councillor Stephen S parling su ggest ed to Flynn that he m ight tone dow n his m otion. In th e en d , C o u n c il approved o f the first part o f F ly n n 's motion - to "express its displeasu re" but voted against the rem aining po r tions. W orker safety and im pact to the environm ent are m ost vulnerable du r ing periods o f shutdow n and startup o f the refinery, said F lynn. If planned in advance, both can be acco m m o d at ed safely. "The sudden lack o f pow er leaves absolutely no tim e for planning and em issions typically increase, to the detrim ent o f the com m unity," said Flynn. 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