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26 economist suntribune health thursday oct 3 2002 complete and partial dentures dentures over dental implants repairs relines of existing dentures new patients welcome no charge for consultations ed edwards dd denturist 6212 main street just east ofthe train station stouffville 905 6427474 morale of frontline workers at alltime low panel says from page 3 that have been historically underfunded in york the healthcare system that most of us here grew up with is not serving us as well as in the past she added she said politicians should focus more on pre venting illness rather than just treating patients once they get ill several panel members pointed to the deteriorating morale of frontline health care providers such as doc tors nurses and homecare workers the frustration level among doctors is very high think of us as personal trainers for your car and the morale is very low dr zatzman complained adding many physicians are burning out and leaving the profession while ottawa and queens park bicker about how to save medicare its almost like nero who fiddled while rome burned to die ground it would be easier to tell you what you want to hear but thats not my job the amount we are spending on health care today is not sustainable but mr klees argued rather than just complaining about drawbacks in the sys tem doctors must be part of the solution although only 2 per cent of doctors have enrolled in a provincial plan to establish family health clinics offering patients onestop shopping for medical services mr klees urged physicians to embrace the system it would be easier to tell you what you want to hear but thats not my job the amount we are spending on health care today is not sus tainable he said mr klees warned ontario will be paying 75 per cent of its budget on health care in 15 years if funding challenges arent addressed im here to tell you it aint possible even if the federal government comes to the table with increased fund ing it aint possible he said few people have not had to change the way they do things doctors will have to do the same thing the wake- up call is just around the cor ner audience members also offered some solutions to healthcare challenges a nursing student for example urged hospitals to recruit new graduates rather than jetting around the world to entice nurses to ontario meanwhile a foreign- trained doctor said there should be a way of allowing physicians such as himself to contribute to the system while waiting to get their canadian medical licences neighbourhood employment resource centre f we can help through our year round no cost facility visit us at our new location 28 sandiford dr tp stw r october 15 2002 we provide many services resume critiquing computer internet access accessing the hidden job market trained personnel who listen and advise fax photocopying knowledgeable employment facilitator opportunities to net work with peers or likeminded individuals marketing yourself we provide no cost year round employment services to all members of the community for more information call 9056402856 operated by m a funding partnership with human resources development canada j canada egion we are located in sdss parking available in south parking lot