Video, 2009, 8:02 minutes
Dr. Amy Ship gives a short talk on giving and receiving compassion in her roles as a primary care physician and mother of children with disabilities. “There is no billing code for compassion,” Dr. Ship says.
2009 Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver of the Year
Vidéo, 2009, 8:02 minutes
La Dre Amy Ship donne un bref exposé sur la compassion quelle donne et qu’elle reçoit comme médecin de premier recours et mère d’enfants handicapés. « La compassion, ça ne se facture pas », observe la Dre Ship.
Keeping Dignity Alive: The Struggle to Support Seniors in Their Own Homes
CBC Radio Town Hall Series, 2010
Pendant une semaine, la radio anglaise de Radio-Canada a offert un forum de réflexion sur les problématiques complexes du vieillissement assorti d’une assemblée publique avec le Dr Mark Nowaczynski, un médecin torontois qui fait des visites à domicile. Le site internet présente les efforts du Dr Nowaczynski’s afin d’améliorer les soins aux personnes âgées à Toronto; on peut en outre y entendre les voix des aînés et y lire des lettres d’auditeurs. Le site présente aussi des photos d’aînés prises par le Dr Nowaczynski.
http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/kda/index.html#the-photographs
Keeping Dignity Alive: The Struggle to Support Seniors in Their Own Homes
CBC Radio Town Hall Series, 2010
Over a one-week period, CBC Radio One provided a forum to examine the complex issues facing people as they grow older, including a town hall with Dr. Mark Nowaczynski, a Toronto physician who makes house calls. The website features Dr.Nowaczynski’s work to improve the care of elderly people in Toronto, as well as the voices of seniors and letters from listeners. The doctor’s photography of the elderly is also profiled.
http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/kda/index.html#the-photographs
House Calls
National Film Board of Canada, 2004, 55:34 min
Ian McLeod’s award-winning film is about Dr. Mark Nowaczynski, a Toronto physician who visits seniors who are too frail to go to their doctor’s offices. Without the home visits, most of his patients would be forced to move into retirement or nursing homes. The film profiles three of his patients as they struggle to age in place with dignity.
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?lg=en&id=51478
