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Collaborative Forums In Mental Health 2009

The Collaborative Forums In Mental Health is brought to you by the Canadian Psychiatric Association and supported by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

“A unique opportunity for family physicians and psychiatrists to network, dialogue and establish collaborative working relationships in an educational environment.
An intensive, practical one-day update covering a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
State-of-the-art educational programs and workshops on the latest biopsychosocial approaches in treating mental illness.”

I attended the conference in Montreal yesterday and now I understand why mental illness exists in our society…
Breakfast and booth visits starting at 07:30.
Conferences and workshops starting at 08:00.
Fifteen minute nutrition breaks at 09:45, 14:30, and 16:45. During these breaks, time to visit the pharma booths and have the drug reps stamp your passport for a chance to win a book. (I believe it may be about obsessive-compulsive disorder).
The luncheon presentation is at 12:00, eat while you learn about Practical Strategies for Managing Tobacco Use in Psychiatric Patients. No time for a little walk after lunch in downtown Montreal.
More conferences and workshops at 13:00.
If you are still conscious at 17:00, it is time for Mental Health Issues in the Workplace.
And at 17:45, after sitting in non-ergonomic chairs all day, Fibromyalgia: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Closing remarks at 18:30.

Could Cymbalta™  have helped me get through this day?

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Cancer Prevention with Soy and Ginseng

Protective effects of Asian dietary items on cancers – soy and ginseng.

The isoflavones genistein and daidzein are phytoestrogens found in soy. Phytoestrogens bind to estrogen receptors which may reduce breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancer.
Ginseng contains polyphenol compounds and saponins which may reduce gastric cancer.

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention. 2008 Oct-Dec.

Canadian scientitists decode swine flu genetic sequence

Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg First to Decode Genetic Makeup of Mexican and Canadian H1N1 Flu Viruses – Public Health Agency of Canada.

Canadian scientists have decoded the genetic makeup of the influenza A, H1N1 virus. The virus in Mexico and the virus in Canada are genetically the same, so other factors must explain the difference in swine flu mortality between the two countries.

Patient-centered e-health records

Telus, Microsoft hope Canada will buy into patient-centred e-health records [CBCnews.ca]

“Under the proposed Telus system, if patients consent, they could have information from electronic systems belonging to their health-care providers imported into their personal health space.”

And if doctors consent, the proposed Telus system should be open-source and non-proprietary.

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Telus Healthcare Solutions

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Canadian students quarantined in China

A group of 25 students from Montreal are quarantined in a hotel in northern China because of the fear of swine flu. They went to China to learn Mandarin. [Radio-Canada.ca]

How to consult a doctor in Mandarin – flu, fever, stomach ache, cough, sore throat…

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Influenza A(H1N1) on Google Maps

Confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) (swine flu) cases on Google Maps created by CBC news.


View Confirmed swine flu cases in a larger map

As seen in Google Earth:

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