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To promote/protect the rights & quality of life of Canadian Seniors. To provide practical recommendations for issues it raises – through advocacy, benefits, community & the dissemination of information, money saving services & programs for the 50 plus.
 

Thursday, October 16, 2008 Zoomer Show   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4

CONTENTS CARP wants to invite all Zoomers to the Aspirin.81mg ZoomerShow   SUBSCRIBE Enter your email address in the box below to receive an email each time we post a new issue of our newsletter: Add Remove Send as HTML   ARCHIVE CARP Advocacy April 9, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 3   CARP Comment and Analysis on Ontario Budget March 26, 2008 Special Budget Report February 26, 2008

CARP wants to invite all Zoomers to the Aspirin.81mg ZoomerShow Don't Miss the Aspirin.81mg Zoomer Show www.zoomershow.com CARP wants to invite all Zoomers to the Aspirin.81mg ZoomerShow, November 1st and 2nd at the Direct Energy Centre on the grounds of the CNE, Toronto. The Aspirin.81mg ZoomerShow is Toronto's First Consumer Show & Lifestyle Expo for men and women 45plus. Sample, learn, discover and play as over 150 Exhibitors provide information, products, services, advice, lots of great giveaways, and scintillating free entertainment. See the Royal Regiment of Canada 22 Member Band open the show at 9am on November 1, 2008 Experience the Zoomer Fashion show with Canada¹s leading designers ­ free with your ticket. See, hear and meet cast members from The Sound Of Music, Dirty Dancing, A Chorus Line and We Will Rock You ­ free with your ticket. Kick back in the Zoomer Lounge; and just in time for the cold season, Flu Shots for Zoomers courtesy of Toronto Public Health. Hear special Musical Performances from the American Songbook and Quartetto Gelato If you¹re 45plus, or love or are responsible for someone who is - plan to attend and take them to the ASPIRIN® 81mg ZoomerShow! Admission is FREE for CARP members: All you have to do is show us your CARP Card or number at the door, or print this email, or better yet, click here and print your ticket passes. CARP members are invited to bring a guest. CARP is also proud to present the First Annual CARP Conference‹A New Vision of Aging, hosted by Moses Znaimer, October 30, 2008. For conference information visit www.zoomershow.com

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PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE UPCOMING

GENERAL MEETING OF THE GREATER SUDBURY CHAPTER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

BEGINNING AT 2.00 P.M


The meeting will take place at the Parkside Centre OACS (Former Older Adult Centre)

140 Durham Street, Sudbury, Ontario


TOPICS FOR THE SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING INCLUDE:


“HEALTH CARE SERVICES” – Presented by Frankie Vitone, Senior Director, Client Services, North East Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)

The presentation will have particular emphasis on Home Care & Placement Services, relating to Seniors.

“VOLUNTEERING AT SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL” Presented by Natalie Hortness, Mental Health & Addictions Volunteer Advisor.


“CARP UPDATES” - BY DARWIN BRUNNE,CHAIRMAN - SUDBURY

 
                PLAN TO ATTEND – EVERYONE WELCOME





“Seniors Helping Seniors – You’ve Got The Power”



For Carp information on membership, benefits, contact Darwin Brunne @ 866-2145


 

September 4, 2008 Welcome to our new issue of CARPAction Online! With so much going on now in the public policy arena, and with so many exciting new developments at CARP, we're increasing our e-newsletters to two issues each month to help us keep you fully informed and up to date. Stay tuned – and if you like what you see, tell a friend!     ARCHIVE August 15, 2008 August 1, 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 What's New at CARP At CARP we mean Action. Our team is working hard to improve the quality of life for all Canadians as we age. Here are just some of the ways we're working for you. CARP calls on Ministers of Health to address overpaying for generic drugs that seniors need Toronto August 18, 2008: CARP is calling on Canada’s Ministers of Health to explain whether taxpayers have been ... Read more. CARP's National Caregiver Strategy Family Caregivers contribute billions of dollars' worth of unpaid work to ensure their loved ones get the care ... Read more. Your rights: Zoomers and the new retirement What should businesses be doing to keep valued older workers? Read more.     Your health: CARP Calls for National Caregiver Strategy to be included in Federal budget for 2009 Most of us want to age at home as long as possible. What can the government do to help?Read more.   Your finances: Figuring out Pension Splitting Are you trying to decide if pension splitting is right for you? Check out these FAQ's for some useful information. Read more.     Your health: Building an Emergency Plan that works for you When considering the variety of dangers that could place you and your family in an uncomfortable/life-threatening situation, the need for an emergency plan becomes very important.Read more.     SUBSCRIBE Enter your email address in the box below to receive an email each time we post a new issue of our newsletter: Add Remove Send as HTML   Send to a friend   Click here to send this newsletter to a friend Zoomers Working/Retirement 1) Are you retired? Yes No (Skip to Q4) 2) Would you have kept working if conditions had been different at your workplace? Yes No (End Poll - Thank You) 3) Which one of the following changes at your workplace would have allowed you to keep working past retirement? Reduced hours/days/flextime Extended health benefits More respect for senior employees Give me a mentoring/teaching role Age-neutral hiring policies More personal development opportunities Time off for elder care Other (End Poll - Thank You) 4) (ANSWER ONLY IF YOU ARE STILL WORKING AFTER AGE 65) Which of the following incentives did your employer offer to induce you to continue working?5? Reduced hours/days/flextime Extended health benefits More respect for senior employee Give me a mentoring/teaching role Age-neutral hiring policies More personal development opportunities Time off for elder care OTHER   See Results Published by CARP Copyright © 2008 CARP, A New Vision of Aging for Canada. All rights reserved.

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August 21, 2008 Welcome to our new issue of CARPAction Online! With so much going on now in the public policy arena, and with so many exciting new developments at CARP, we're increasing our e-newsletters to two issues each month to help us keep you fully informed and up to date. Stay tuned – and if you like what you see, tell a friend!     ARCHIVE August 1, 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 What's New at CARP At CARP we mean Action. Our team is working hard to improve the quality of life for all Canadians as we age. Here are just some of the ways we're working for you. CARP gets apology from Robert Thibault for Ageist Comments Toronto August 8, 2008: We were able to secure an apology on air from Liberal MP Robert Thibault. Read more. CARP calls for retraction and apology for ageist remarks Toronto August 7, 2008: CARP is calling on Liberal MP Robert Thibault (West Nova, Nova Scotia) to retract... Read more. Your rights: Exploring Age-friendly Communities As the world's population ages, more countries are adopting policies that support Ageing in Place. Read more.     Your health: Your Health Update CARP advocacy brings you a brief update on current advocacy health issues such as out-of-country medical expenses, pill packs and pet scans. Read more.   Your finances: Consumer/Investor Information and CARP's New Forums CARP will be providing important articles from various consumer information and protection agencies. You will also want to check out our new Finance, Health & Rights Forums. Read more.     Your voice: Online readers agree that health care in Canada hasn't improved According to our last survey, the majority of CARPAction Online readers agree that health care in Canada hasn't improved since the federal and provincial governments pledged $77 billion to address shortfalls and waiting times in 2003. Read more.     SUBSCRIBE Enter your email address in the box below to receive an email each time we post a new issue of our newsletter: Add Remove Send as HTML   Send to a friend   Click here to send this newsletter to a friend Published by CARP Copyright © 2008 CARP, A New Vision of Aging for Canada. All rights reserved.

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                                Memorandum

To: CARP Sudbury Chapter Members

From: CARP Sudbury Board

Date: 5/20/2008

Re: Annual General Meeting, Luncheon & Entertainment

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CARP CHAPTER



CARP Sudbury AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 04 2008 @ 12 Noon at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 50 Brady Street, Sudbury.



Guest Speaker will be His Worship Mayor John Rodriguez.

Topic: Seniors’ Issues, i.e. Seniors’ Housing, Tax Relief.



Election of Board Directors.



Entertainment by: Sudbury’s Rising Stars



Tickets are $13.00 each. Seating is limited so order A.S.A.P.



For tickets: Call Millie Facca 522-1947 OR Irene White 566-5686

OR

Email Irene White: igwhite@sympatico.ca














 

                            Memorandum

To: CARP Sudbury Chapter Members
From: CARP Sudbury Board
Date: 5/9/2008
Re: P.E.T. Scan Lobby

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL CHAPTER IN ITS LOBBYING EFFORTS TO MAKE P.E.T. SCANS AVAILABLE FOR ALL CITIZENS OF ONTARIO.

THE ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN OFFICE IS NOW LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE, AND IS REQUESTING PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT A PERSON, OR PERSONS, WHO ARE SERIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FREE P.E.T. SCANS IN OUR PROVINCE.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE IN THIS POSITION, PLEASE CONTACT:

JOANE DE VARENNES
OFFICE OF ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN
BELL TRINITY SQUARE
483 BAY ST. 10th FLOOR
SOUTH TOWER
TORONTO, ON M5G 2C9

PHONE: 1-800-263-1830
FAX: 1-866-863-2560 (toll free)
Email: info@ombudsman.on.ca

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CARP CHAPTER

May 9, 2008

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: CARP Sudbury Chapter Members
From: CARP Sudbury Board
Date: 5/12/2008
Re: Annual General Meeting & Luncheon
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CARP CHAPTER

CARP Sudbury AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 04 2008 @ 12 Noon at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 50 Brady Street, Sudbury.

Guest Speaker will be His Worship Mayor John Rodriguez.
Topic: Seniors’ Issues, i.e. Seniors’ Housing, Tax Relief.

Election of Board Directors.

Tickets are $13.00 each.

Seating is limited so order A.S.A.P.

For tickets:
Call Millie Facca 522-1947 OR
Email Irene White igwhite@sympatico.ca  





 

THE VOICE FOR SENIORS - WE’VE GOT THE POWER



Carp’s Mandate/Mission:

To promote/protect the rights & quality of life of Canadian Seniors. To provide practical recommendations for issues it raises – through advocacy, benefits, community & the dissemination of information, money saving services & programs for the 50 plus.



PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE UPCOMING  GENERAL MEETING OF THE GREATER SUDBURY CHAPTER



THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008  BEGINNING AT 2.00 P.M.


The meeting will take place at the Parkside Centre OACS (Former Older Adult Centre)

140 Durham Street, Sudbury, Ontario



TOPICS FOR THE APRIL GENERAL MEETING INCLUDE:


“ONTARIO SENIORS SECRETARIAT” – Presented by Mr. Geoff Quirt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry Of Culture, Ontario

The presentation will center on the Ontario Seniors Secretariat & the work they do advocating for seniors in Ontario. Reference will be made to the latest budget proposals & what they did/didn’t contain as well as questions & answers from the attendees.





“CARP UPDATES” - BY DARWIN BRUNNE,CHAIRMAN - SUDBURY



PLAN TO ATTEND – EVERYONE WELCOME





“Seniors Helping Seniors – You’ve Got The Power”



For Carp information on membership, benefits, contact Darwin Brunne @ 866-2145


 

                                            CARP

            THE VOICE FOR SENIORS - WE’VE GOT THE POWER



Carp’s Mandate/Mission:



To promote/protect the rights & quality of life of Canadian Seniors. To provide practical recommendations for issues it raises – through advocacy, education, dissemination of information, money saving services & programs for the 50 plus.

Carp Action Online Latest Issue



PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE UPCOMING GENERAL MEETING OF THE GREATER SUDBURY CHAPTER



THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008

BEGINNING AT 2.00 P.M.



The meeting will take place at the Parkside Centre OACS (Former Older Adult Centre)

140 Durham Street, Sudbury, Ontario



TOPICS FOR THE MARCH GENERAL MEETING INCLUDE:



“SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW” – Presented by Dr. Amanda Hey, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Clinical Lead, Preventative Oncology & Screening, Sudbury Regional Hospital, Regional Cancer Program. In 2007, an estimated 7,800 Ontarians were diagnosed with colorectal cancer & 3,250 will die from the disease. Ontario is one of the highest & is the second leading cause of death. Early detection, colorectal can be cured. Colon Cancer Check is a new province wide screening program – learn about the early detection methods.



“GIVE UP PAIN – LEARN HOW TO CONTROL YOUR PAIN WITH OUT DRUGS”

- Presentation/video by Dan Brooks pertaining to healing oneself without drugs.



“CARP UPDATES” - BY DARWIN BRUNNE,CHAIRMAN - SUDBURY



PLAN TO ATTEND – EVERYONE WELCOME





“Seniors Helping Seniors – You’ve Got The Power”

For Carp information on membership, benefits, contact Darwin Brunne @ 866-2145


 

2/1/2008

WHAT IS POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (P.E.T.) ?

- Positron Emission Tomagraphy is an advanced technology that is safer and more powerful in diagnosing cancerous cells in the body, than any other known diagnostic test.

- PET is a test that uses a special camera and special test medicine (radioactive tracer) to look at all organs of the body. PET is an advanced cancer scanner that images the metabolic function of your body and the cancer. This is extremely valuable information that can potentially save your life!

- All other cancer scanners such as CT. MRI, Mammogram, X-Ray, and Ultrasound only take a picture of the structure (anatomical) locations of your cancer. Unlike PET Scan, these cancer scanners cannot determine if a suspicious tumor is cancer or not.

- A PET Scan will scan your whole body for cancer, show if you have a suspicious tumor, whether it is cancer or not, show if your cancer has spread anywhere else in your body, and provides proof that your cancer treatment has been effective, and monitors your body for cancer recurrence.

- PET is done to study the brain's blood flow and metabolic activity. It will help a doctor find nervous system problems, such as Alzheimers disease, Parkinson's disease, mutiple sclerosis, transient ischematic attack, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, stroke, schizophrenia and elipesy of the brain.

- PET will find some cancers, especially of the breast, brain, lung, colon, prostate or lymphoma.In its early stages, cancer may show up more clearly on a Pet Scan than on a CT scan or an MRI. It helps a doctor to chose the best treatment for cancer, and determine whether surgery can be done to remove the tumor.

- PET can find blood flow to the heart, which may be able to determine cornary artery disease. It can find damaged heart tissue, especially after a heart attack. It will help choose the best treatment for a person with heart disease, such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

- Pet Scan will eventually replace many of existing diagnostics such as CT and MRI once doctors are familiar with the use and positive results from this diagnostic.

- Over 90% of the world wide use for PET is now used in the investigation and management of cancer and is the accepted world wide standard diagnostic for cancer patients.

- The Province of Ontario believes that the diagnostic is still experimental, and does not fund PET Scans for it's citizens. The Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine has determined that the current tests of the Ministry Of Health are unethical, and the MOH is fully aware of their concern. Quebec, on the other hand has an average of 209 scans per 100,000 population and are expanding the use of PET. All other provinces are in the process of funding PET Scans. It is unacceptable that this technology is not funded and available to all Ontario citizens.

- It is now generally accepted that 60-80% of residents have some form of cognitive impairment. In 2005, 140,000 Ontarians had Alzheimers disease or related dimentia.The number is expected to double to 307,000, in next 25 years. ( Alzheimer Society of Ontario, Position Paper on Casa Verde Recommendations, Sept.2005).In an earlier study conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2001, 53% of Ontario's LTC residents were diagnosed with Alzheimer/dimentia. Implementation of PET scans will enable early detection of the disease and outcomes will be better, thereby reducing number of patients in LTC.

- The people of Ontario have for many years donated funds for the purpose of eliminating the significant loss of life related to cancer! When a technology has proven to better effect the outcome of the diagnose of this scourge, and other diseases, citizens expect that the government will implement the use of equipment or drugs, that will alleviate the problem. The current government's failure to act in the face of irrefutable evidence is unprecedented, and will surely affect the future donations to cancer research and others, as well as undermine the confidence of the Liberals to act in our best interests.

- The Province of Ontario must immediately make the PET Scan available to all citizens and provide the neccessary funding to hospitals for equipment and cost of the scans. Last year the Province had a surplus of $2.3 billion, and we urge the government to immediately fund PET Scans and to finance the purchase of PET Scan equipment and strategically placed Cyclotrons at all major hospitals. In particular, NorthEastern Ontario with it's unusually high incidents of cancer, require this diagnostic in the Sudbury Regional Hospital in conjunction with the current construction phase.

Information and Resources:

- Letter from Dr. David Webster,MD, FRCPC, Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine, Sudbury Regional Hospital
- WEB MD http://www.webmd.com
- Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com
- TRIUMF Positron Emission Emission Tomography
http://www.triumf.ca/welcome/petscan.html
- Medisys Health Group Private CT Scan in Montreal
http://www.medisys.ca/medical-imaging/ct-scan.html
- Nuclear Medicine www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=Pet&bhcp=1
- CareImaging PET Scan Clinic
www.careimaging.com/adwords-cancer.html?gelid=CNi9rJrRo
- YOU STAYING YOUNG: The Owner's Manual For Extending Your Warranty
Authors - Dr. Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
#1 on New York Times Bestsellers List

Quote from "You Staying Young", page 27
- "While many diseases and conditions have genetic elements to them, memory conditions have some of the strongest genetic indicators. For example, a PET (positron-emission tomography) scan, which records images of the brain as it functions, reveals evidence of early Alzheimer's when it identifies that the brain is misusing energy. This abnormality is caused by illness of the mitochondria which is genetically determined. But the truth is that even if your genes have decided to give you a life of serious forgetfulness, you do have the ability to control these genes so your mind is strong, your brain functions at full power, and you remember everything from the crucial details of your life to whether or not you turned off the oven -- even when your birthday candles reach triple digits."

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CARP SUDBURY CHAPTER – FOR THE FIFTY- PLUS

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008

2:00 P.M.

PARKSIDE OLDER ADULT CENTRE
(in YMCA Building , Durham St.)

PROGRAM: “DRIVEWISE”
(Driver Safety Program for seniors presented by Sudbury Police. An excellent video followed by Question Period)

DOOR PRIZES & 50/50 DRAW


PRIOR TO THE MEETING, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A SOUP AND SANDWICH IN THE CAFETERIA (COST: $3.50)

ENTERTAINMENT

12 NOON – 1:30 P.M.


SEE YOU THERE NEXT THURSDAY!
 

THE VOICE FOR SENIORS - WE’VE GOT THE POWER

Carp’s Mandate/Mission:
 

To promote/protect the rights & quality of life of Canadian Seniors. To pro