According to a recent report, nearly two-thirds of Canadian adults 65 and older were prescribed 5 or more different drugs.
With multiple doctors and specialists, a variety of dosage instructions, and coordinating refill schedules, managing a medication regimen can be daunting.
If not handled correctly, it could lead to devastating consequences.
Guest: Jeremy Grant, Home Instead Senior Care.
In Hamilton, like many communities across the country, substance use continues to be a growing concern. People from all walks of life are impacted by their own or someone else’s substance use – and the costs for people, families, and communities is significant.
Guest: Lisa Colbert, who has lived experience and now is a peer support worker with Indwell. What would a kidney transplant recipient like emergency goalie and Zamboni driver David Ayres face after the surgery? What would a kidney donor like his mom go through physically?
Guest: Dr. Seychelle Yohanna, Transplant Nephrologist, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton
