Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 9, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free april 1983 internal memo fuels fight to save obstetrical units seven Oaks and Concordia hospitals Are not about to let their obstetrical units close without a health minister Larry Desjardins has promised to discuss the matter with representatives of seven and executive director of has requested a meeting to discuss obstetrical before those meetings can take political pressure to retain the services at both hospitals continues to Desjardins March 15 statement to the Manitoba legislature outlined the government it also raised a Battery of a March 18 internal memo from John a University of Manitoba professor arid chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology and head of that depart ment at the health sciences to All full time and Par time faculty members and resident staff has added sufficient fuel to keep the political Bonfire in announcing the obstetrical con Desjardins told the legis lature of a Pilot project at Boniface Hospital to assess the feasibility of an Early postpartum Dis charge program with followup care being provided in a patients in other instead of the Normal fou Day stay in a maternity the Mother will Likely be released on the second at on the third Desjardins made no mention of what the health sciences the cites largest would be doing about the increased obstetrical Tyson outlined that in his under the present Circum the unit has been evaluated and has been found Able to handle deliveries per this Case Load will not place undue Strain on the provided each and every faculty member involved in obstetrical care adheres to the Basic policies that have been Laid Down i Tyson refused to discuss what he called an internal memo and demanded he not be dont put yourself afoul of he warned before he went on to explain that the memo simply pre pares my people in the eventuality that it consolidation takes parts of his memo Are providing ammunition for Board members of both seven Oaks and Tyson memo states that policies dealing with admissions of patients to the unit will be strictly in patients will be screened in the evaluation room on labor and Deli while it is hoped that the individual physician will have an Opportunity to examine his if this is not possible or of the time Frame Between the patients arrival and attendance by her physician is Barry Mullin deemed to be too Long by the an examination will be performed by a designated physician and a decision will be made As to whether the patient remains in the should the patient fail to under stand the memo explains that the Mother Tobe will be provided a copy of the policy for in anticipation of an increased Tyson suggests that it May become necessary to implement a More rigorous program of Early his memo adds it is recognized that there May be albeit inconvenience to the obstetricians Are once again advised that the duration of prenatal care is sufficiently Long for the patient to be adequately in formed and prepared to make appropriate arrangements for Early it will be up to the obstetrician to notify necessary support agencies before his patient is Many doctors do not have admitting privileges at the health sciences if their patients Are admitted they will lose the fees for delivery of the an expectant Mother could wind up with a total stranger delivering her then she will be hustled out the door a couple of Days later and the onus will be on her obstetrician for follow up Home 1he Manitoba medical association will present a Resolution to its annual meeting next month supporting the Community concept of obstetrical when Abe chair Man of the seven Oaks and other representatives meet with they will object to the removal of a reliable obstetrical system and its replacement with an untested were not trying to hang on to unit just for the Sake of Yanofsky but you cant find room for incoming patients by Dis charging others our medical people have real concerns for the Mother and the not All cases can be suited to a some doctors May not want their patients Dis Yanofsky added that seven Oaks would like to see the system tried on an experimental if its Mothe Stobe would be advised to discuss the matter with their Doc tors and to understand the ramifications of the proposed i to new worker clinic booked solid Pawley cuts ribbon on labor federations occupational health clinic by Manfred Jager Linda Murray just opened the doors to her occupational health clinic but Shes already booked solid for the next two after two years of planning and the Manitoba federation of labor finally opened its the first of its size in with Premier Howard Pawley cutting the most of the in Startup funds for the clinic came from the resources of organized labor in this Murray says one of the clinics main functions will be in where there Are people who think they Are ill or injured because of something that happened to them on the i want to hear from them and look into their the Mil decided to establish the Centre partly because it Felt the work ers compensation Board was rejecting too Many employment related claims because of inappropriate medical assessment and Murray says physicians have to become patient advocates because the individual faces an Uphill Battle in proving their health broke Down As a result of something in the the main question Murray will Pur sue is whether disease or injury Are related to the victims current or past once this is she will determine appropriate treatment and suggest Long Range assistance and we will not duplicate other Excel Lent medical services already existing in this but we will use them by referring patients where this is Neces she Well help the patients with whatever bureaucratic things need to be done for them to obtain the treatment and rehabilitation most appropriate to their we will also have a list of doctors to refer patients to who have come to see us but require a family doctor More urgently than they need a clinic specializing in occupational the clinics other role will be in preventive health that the other Way we can be come the advocate of our Murray we can determine that they should change their diet or lose weight or go on exercise programs or make occupational most physicians dont have the time and Opportunity to spend that extra 20 minutes chatting with their patient and therefore identifying potential health problems related to places like this Are very important in that the at Sherbrook Street and Westminster will be open 10 to 5 weekdays with evening hours on wednesdays clinic officials say they think More evenings will be added this executive director Lissa Donner said they will not charge fees of patients or the Manitoba health services commis and staff doctors will not be paid on a Feero service we have applied for bloc funding from the but the province has not yet told us How the operation is going to be we Hope to hear from the government she said the clinic will Cost about to operate the first judge urges lawyers to become More accessible to Middle class Murray patient advocacy boys believed drowned after Canoe flips in River two Rural Manitoba boys Are missing and believed drowned after their Canoe apparently capsized on the Morris River near Riverside an ramp spokesman said Patrick and his brother both of were canoeing on the River with a third boy when the boat ramp by Glen Mackenzie lawyers should try to make them selves More accessible to the Middle class in these Tough economic says Justice Brian Dickson of the supreme court of he told about 400 people at the Samuel Freedman Public lecture series at the Winnipeg convention Centre yesterday lawyers should Start providing their services More efficiently to Middle class canadians who Lack the resources of the Rich and the right to publicly funded Legal Aid services of the in an judge Dickson suggested storefront Law offices and prepaid insurance plans As alternatives which could help Middle class canadians facing Tough times but needing Legal As he endorsed lawyers specializing in certain areas of the As Many doctors to Tell the Public about their specific qua Ifica judge Dickson denounced lawyers who say ing he supports the professions traditional role of serving not competing among themselves in an undignified a Canadian bar association com Mittee is studying specialization and association president Yves Fortier said yesterday the two go and that he favors advertising be cause the practice is a and the sooner we recognize the better off we will judge Dickson said the supreme court will hear its first charter of rights cases when it resumes sitting later this one involves a conflict Between the provi Sion of the control act Wayne toe Fless chief Justice Samuel Freedman seated greets with the principle of the judge Dickson said the Canadian Legal system traditionally involved the sovereignty of an elected Parlia ment Over non elected How he noted the practice of judges ruling Federal Laws invalid on grounds of provincial jurisdiction and vice versa has always been part of the Canadian Legal he said the charter makes it Clear judges can overrule he praised the charter As being among the Best in the sir Robert a British said that while judges Are appointed by the government of the they must serve the he cited one description of a judge As an official who sits there Majes like a also like the he is paddling madly under the lectures Are being held to Honor chief Justice Samuel freed who retires from Manitoba court of Appeal next weather City Calendar the Alder association of Manitoba will hold a workshop from 9 to 4 april 16 to acquaint people with leadership Skils and techniques in teaching systematic training for effective parenting step in the University University of Manito registration at the a Multi discipline symposium on childrens rights will be held april 20 to sponsored by the University of Manitoba continuing education the Manitoba working group on emotional abuse of and the Manitoba association of rights and scheduled speakers include Laurier and Elliott president of the Canadian society for prevention of cruelty to for Contact Atlanta continuing education University of our mistake a Story thursday said wrongly that was collect during the Shine Rama Campaign last in fact the total raised was including by Winnipeg school division students Winnipeg area forecast sunny today with afternoon and evening Cloudy High near a few Clouds tonight with a Low near mainly Cloudy by tomorrow morning with a High near probability of precipitation 10 per cent tonight and Southern Manitoba Clearing mainly sunny tuesday and temperatures below Normal All three Davs Normal High is Normal Low is Northern Manitoba Clearing mainly sunny tuesday and temperatures below Normal All three Davs Normal High is Normal Low is mainly sunny tuesday below Normal All three Days deaths classified death Northwestern Ontario Clearing and temperatures Normal High is 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