Obesity in children is a worrisome problem. Just look at the recent statistics. The Canadian Community Health Survey (2004) showed that based on height and weight, 18% of Canadian children between the ages of 2 and 17 are overweight and 8.2% are obese.
Dr. Laurent Legault, endocrinologist at the MCH, explains the factors involved in this epidemic and outlines some solutions to address it.
Read Obesity in children, a worrisome problem on the MCH Website
Dr. Legault - Part 1 (in French) [5:37m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Dr. Legault - Part 2 (French) [4:06m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Why wait times are so long and why the problem is so difficult to fix?
In the past year, The Montreal Children’s Hospital’s (MCH) ER has been busier than ever. The ER has enough doctors, nurses and space to ably treat 180 patients a day. But on average some 240 patients pass through its doors every single day, seven days a week. This means the staff is working extra hard day-in and day-out to make sure all children receive the care they need and deserve.
Why are so many children coming to the ER? Why can’t the hospital simply hire more doctors and nurses to cope with the extra patients? Why on earth do patients and parents have to wait so long to see a doctor? These all sound like easy questions with easy answers. Unfortunately when it comes to health care, there are never any easy answers or easy solutions. The following podcast is a two-part audio interview by Dr. Harley Eisman, Director of the MCH Emergency Department. He explains why our ERs are so congested and why health care workers are struggling to come up with solutions.
Read Congestion at the ER on the MCH Website
Dr Eisman - Part 1 [5:08m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Dr. Eisman - Part 2 [5:54m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Published by Denisse October 10th, 2007
in Safety.
Halloween Safety Tips
As Halloween is just around the corner, we are launching our media portal with some tips from the MCH Trauma Department on how to make sure your children remain injury free while out trick or treating.Read 8 tips for a safe Halloween on the MCH Website
Halloween Safety Tips [0:48m]:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Entries RSS
