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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Sunday House Call, #430, February 17, 2013: An interview with Dr. Ben Goldacre about his new book Bad Pharma

    February 17, 2013

    Sunday House Call, #430,  February 17, 2013 When Dr. Ben Goldacre was last on Sunday House Call, we were discussing his international bestseller, Bad Science. His recent book released on February 5, Bad Pharma, exposes the multitude of problems inherent in the drug approval process, the manner in which clinical studies are conducted, how negative…

  • Sunday House Call, #404, July 8, 2012: Fizzy Sugar Water for the Masses

    July 8, 2012

    Sunday House Call, #404, July 8, 2012: Fizzy Sugar Water for the Masses Last month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his intention to introduce a restriction on soda pop (sugary drinks) cup sizes to no greater than 16 ounces that would affect locales such as city restaurants, stadiums, food carts and movie theatres. This proposal has…

  • Talk Ottawa with Mark Sutcliffe – Health care fee cuts and impact on patient access to medical services

    June 20, 2012

    Talk Ottawa, May 31, 2012 Mark Sutcliffe discusses the impact of physician fee cuts with Dr. Barry Dworkin and on the effects on nursing care with Ann Clarke of the Ontario Nurses Association  

  • Sunday House Call, #400, June 3, 2012

    June 3, 2012

    Sunday House Call, #400, June 3, 2012 On May 28, 2012 the Association of Ontario Neurologists (AON) expressed its concern that the McGuinty government’s cuts to payments for certain laboratory tests will result in diminished access to testing for patients suffering from neurological conditions. Joining us today is Dr Ranjit Singh, President of the Association…

  • Association of Ontario Neurologists concerned how fee cuts for neurologic tests will affect patient care

    June 3, 2012

    On May 28, 2012, the Association of Ontario Neurologists (AON), expressed its concern that the McGuinty government’s unilateral cuts to payments for certain laboratory tests will result in diminished access for patients suffering from neurological conditions. Joining us today is Dr Ranjit Singh, President of the Association of Ontario Neurologists [display_podcast]

  • Late night with John Counsell: Losing Family Doctors thanks to McGuinty's health care decisions

    May 17, 2012

    Late night with John Counsell, May 17, 2012 We discuss my reasons for posting this and how patient access to care and their doctor will suffer [display_podcast]

  • How much does it cost to run a family practice? The answers Premier McGuinty won't tell you because he doesn't know

    May 14, 2012

    Madely in the Morning with Mark Sutcliffe May , 2012 [display_podcast] Mark Sutcliffe is joined by Dr. Barry Dworkin, who is speaking out against the Ontario government slashing several hundred fees paid to doctors and its attempt to cut doctors’ pay. A discussion of the real costs to run a family practice and how looming…

  • Sunday House Call, #395, April 29, 2012: The House of Cards is Collapsing

    April 29, 2012

    Sunday House Call, #395, April 29, 2012 A discussion of what the latest Ontario Government decree will do to a patient’s access to family doctors and the health care system in general. It is not a pretty sight.

  • Sunday House Call #293, February 28, 2010

    February 28, 2010

    An interview with Dr. Yoni Freedoff regarding his article published in the CMAJ about Health Canada’s intention to allow fortifcation of food products without any evidence that it will benefit public health. Instead, Dr. Freedhoff states that the beneficiaries are the food corporations. Read more about this on his blog. [display_podcast]

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