September 25, 1985 COMMUNITY NEWS Riley with a‘hand carved borscht spoon on behalf of FERRARO'S a Western Canadian Company ; YOUR SATISFACTION : * IS OUR MAIN CONCERN.’ 2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU * CASTLEAIRD PLAZA %* DOWNTOWN euiee Until 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Prices effective until Saturday, September 28, 1985 September 25, 1985. Cc High yie Convers Ask us! ' KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION RHOSP Id. a J ion options. D Where You Belong Alban’s recent ordination. SPECIAL GIFT . . . John Charters presents Father Alban ~ “the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society at Father ti — Photo for CosNews by Father Lowrence Priest presented with spoon Last Sunday, Frater Alban Riley, a monk at the Benedic- tine. monastery of St. Jo- seph’s of Westminster jj Mission, was ordained pries' Castlegar, and a full congre- gation. Dr. Riley, a faculty head at Queens University in King- ston, was unable to attend due to ill health. The i i service was conducted in the new and beautiful Abbey Church by His Excellency the Very Reverend Bishop James Car- ney and witnessed by Father Alban’s mother, Mrs. An- thony Riley, his sister, a number of invited guests including John Charters of i the service, on behalf of the Kootenay Douk: hobor Historical Society, Charters presented Father Alban with a hand carved borscht spoon, given speci- ally for the oceasion by car- ver. Pete Oglow, vice-presi- dent of the society. In his letter of acknowl- edgement, Father Alban wrote: “Thank you for com- ing here and presenting me with the Doukhobor spoon. It is_a_ beautiful thing. Please convey my thanks and those of the (monastery) commun- ity to ‘Mr. Oglow and the Kootenay Doukhobor Hist- orical Society. It was sad that the museum was burned. We must pray for-those who did it, and also that it may survive the misfortune.” Father Alban will offer his first Solemn Mass next week in St. Mary's Cathedral in Kingston and then return to Rome for another year to write his thesis. * Chattérs, an oblate in the Order of St. Benedict also attended the first vows of a former pupil, Brother An- drew. in a special Saturday service. Charters returns to the Abbey next month for the second of his twice yearly teaching. sessions for the seminarians. Recreation news Our fitness classes started last week in leaps and bounds. Our new circuit weight training program is a class that will give you a new angle on fitness. It happens Tuesday and Thursday at the complex. In fact if you are still procrastinating on regis- tering for a class don't delay. -any longer. Get fit today, we have openings in most of our aerobic fitness classes. Adult Classes If you would like to try something a little different this fall why not join one of —the_following adult _classes. Interior Decorating — Learn wate your h mative classes will give you new ideas on drapes, wall paper, color schemes, etc. Drawing and Painting — An introduction into the fun- damental skills of beginning art. Ballroom Dancing — Learn the rumba, fox trot, jive and polka in an evening of social fitness. We also offer Dog Obedi- ence classes,’ Bellydancing lessons, German Cooking, Color Coding sessions and many other activities. Regis- ter today and stay active this— fall. Children’s Classes For the children we still have openings in our cooking classes, skating fundamen- tals, mini basketball, Care Bear Crafts, face painting, Pair elected to board Two Castlegar business- men have been elected to the board of directors of the Southern Interior Construc- tion ‘Association. Elected to represent the Kootenays are Mike Semen- off of Woodland Construction Ltd. and Louis Hoolaeff of Hoolaeff Electric Ltd. Both companies are located in Castlegar. —— Fhe-election took place at the 1985 annual meeting of the association Sept. 12 at Vernon's Village Green Inn. jonemnn N f RENT-A-BOBCAT Hy i (With Operator) creative costumes. If you would like information on any of our classes just call the recreation office at 365-3386. Rebels Start Up Junior hockey exhibitions will be from 4-6 p.m. Come on down. Do your knees knock and your palms get sweaty when you have to stand up in front of a group of people? Then the games are this week. On Thursday come down and watch the Rebels play host to Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs, while on Saturday the Beaver Valley Nighthawks will be in town. Game time for both these games will be 8 -m. Public S! skating Public skating this Sunday _ Caters may be the work- shop for you. The event is taking place Oct. 25 and 26 in Creston and will deal with public speaking, future trends in community services and the roles that politicians, volunteers, commissioners reational services. The keynote speaker and seminar .leader. is Gerry Bruce. Bruce, a popular con- ference and seminar speaker in Western Canada, speaks on values, principles and philosophical beliefs. These two one-day work- shops are geared towards any person interested in the delivery of recreational ser- vices in their community. For brochures and all the regis- tration information contact the C. an P' play in the delivery of ree-—partment. GRADE "A" cut from Canada grade A beef ‘wing or T-bone steak 7.23 kg Ib. cut from Canada grade A beef sirloin steak boneless 2. one steak ; Bolt, Gi 8 5.91 kg. . With Ove. 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A year later, licensed to treat patients on their own, many will start practice. They will be expected to possess the emotional and scientific skills needed to treat patients. for the next 40 years. But today’s physicians are being confronted by they. are ill i to handle, says a 30-month study of 127 medical schools;in the United States and four in Canada, the most comprehensive review in 75 years. Patients are better informed and more demanding; cost-conscious politicians are cutting health spending and expect doctors to do the same; huge elderly population, MED SCHOOLS REVISING CURRICULUMS The University of Western Ontario, inspired by the ~report, has just begun its first major curriculum revisions in 13 years. “We'd like to emphasize concepts, attitudes and skills and get away from trivial bits of data,” said Dr. James Silcox, assistant dean of undergraduate medical studies at the university. IG! subject supervisor for “selectives,” such as the emotional aspects of cancer. society wants from them, he said. “There's not enough © ‘ES EVIDENT “The wind of change is blowing through medicine at the moment,” said Dr. Niall Byrne, professor of community health at the - University of Toronto. He is a course begun in March 1984 offering classes on less technica] subjects However, Dr. Douglas Waugh, who taught at five Canadian medical schools and was executive director of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges for eight years, is not as convinced. Medical schools neglect their “social contract” with patients and governments by not teaching students what between the = such as helping physicians to deal with stress are ceqeirina extra care and dge, will place an and _ still-unk demand on institutions and health-care workers, with whom ici: will have to EDGED OUT Medical “school carriedlams sare constantly being revised and updated by in-house i But with so ged out, educators say. While experts agree that simply to a and the public it serves.” Other topics that still receive little attention in medical ‘schools, according to the report, are such of the Physici i last™ November. “The present system of general p ional important issues as ethics, law, economics, practice and nutrition. patient still offers more accurate information than batteries of tests, medical schools still teach students to rely on high-technology equipment. “We perceive a continuing erosion of general much science to learn, the softer — but crucial — topics an erosion that . . .- (or accelerating,” concluded the report, the General for will become increasingly inadequate unless it is revised.” ets The report said students need teachers who are humane, empathetic role models. They also need less data — current courses are overstuffed with facts. Studies such as the report appear ta be having an effect. DESPITE POTENTIAL EARNINGS Lytton not attractive to "GARY KINGSTON nnn LYTTON (CP) — Just above this tiny Fraser Canyon community, transport trucks thunder along the moun- tain-hugging Trans-Canada Highway, the odd driver pulling into the roadside cafe for a. quick coffee and a sandwich. A stone's throw down the hill, there is a medical parallel to this whistle-stop treatment of Lytton — the revolving door at the doctor's office. In one 4-year stretch, 28 physicians shuffled in and out of 20-bed St. Bartholomew's, the decaying white stucco hospital at the end of a sleepy six-block Main Street. For two months this summer, the town of 450 — with another 1,000 people living on nearby reserves and rural areas — did not have a full-time doctor. In early June, letters were sent to every teaching hospital in Canada- _You’ve never seen B.C. like this before! 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She pulls out a job listing that contains numerous medical vacancies in British Columbia a lot more attractive than Lytton. “The other problem in attracting a physician is that it is a solo position . . . and physicians are trained as social beings,” she says. “They're trained in_ groups in large institutions and for someone to go from a 500-bed teaching hospital to a —20-bed-hospital_with no one there to say you're doing a good job or you screwed up, no immediate gratification of whatlyor're The town is a victim of its own size, with no decent _ doctors Every Canadian medical school (except for the University of Calgary which integrates it in all programs) teaches a course in ethical and legal issues. Only in eight schools, however, are such courses compulsory. = And students already trying to absorb reams of scientific information often skip what they consider a non-essential course, educators admit. Things appeared to be looking up earlier this year. Dr. Raj Bhatti, an East Indian schooled in Alberta, had taken over the practice Jan. 1, gained the respect of the natives who make up 80 per cent of the population and within five months raised his patient load to 30 a day from 15. WANTED TO STAY A compassionate man who grew up in a tiny Indian town, Bhatti felt a jnoral obligation to put in some time in a small community. He was ready to give the hospital board a two-year commitment until the government introduced Medical Services Act amendments restricting doctors to geographical areas. Bhatti feared getting trapped in rural B.C., unable in a few years to transfer to a major centre. With an opportunity waiting to open a practice in Abbotsford, he | ~Jeft June 30, only to discover last-month after-numerous to-me it really——telephone calls and letters to-Victoria~that— his bling Bhatt residency at Vancouver General Hospital, decided she needed a break, to work in‘the field and “get a general overview of what's happening in my life.” The soft-spoken 27-year-old applied, and was quickly accepted, at St. Bartholomew's. But she has given the hospital board only a four-month commitment. CAN BE PROFITABLE Basran said there is money to be made here. “if somebody was dedicated they could gross $175,000 to $225,000 . . . and expenses are minimal.” “The only other plus, the reason we attracted the physician we've got now is because of the diversity. You're -exposed- to everything from maternities “to traumatic motor-vehicle accidents on the Trans-Canada Highway.” Of course, the flip side of diversity. is overwork. 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Among those r PARLIAMENT SYMPATHETIC TO NON-SMOKERS OTTAWA (CP) — A survey of 190 of 282 federal MPs, including half the cabinet, shows that more than half think non-smokers deserve more respect in the workplace. “This just goes to show that the movement is gaining momentum from all sides.” says, Bernard D'Eon, past i of the Ni of Ottawa- Hull. “Judging by these findings, I think we can get the kind—of-anti-smoking legislation we need without too much trouble.” The association has spent the last five months polling The MPs were less enthusiastic when asked if they, support forcing \o‘provide non-smoking ‘work areas. for their'employees, wherever feasible, if such legislation. also contained a method to solve disagreements on the matter. Only 68 of the 144 MPs who responded to that question would support such a law. Another 44 MPs would not and 32 MPs aren't sure. © They were equally non-committal when asked if they'd be prepared to introduce, or support, a private member's bill addressing the issue of smoking in workplaces under federal jurisdiction. Only 71 of the 148 MPs who answered that question said yes. Thirty-three MPs said no, while 44 MPs are undecided. Etobicoke-Lakeshore Tory MP Patrick Boyer plans to introduce a private member's bill on the issue. Treasury Board approved guides last February ~ outlining measures to reduce the effects of tobacco smoke in the workplace. The guides say non-smoking areas should be ding were O; Leader and smoking areas should be near return John Turner, who smokes.a pipe ly, and NDP Leader Ed Broadbent, known to take the odd after-dinner cigar. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, a chain smoker until Easter 1984, did not reply to the survey. The association said 163 MPs (86 per cent) either support or are sympathetic to non-smokers’ rights in the workplace. Only seven MPs opposed non-smokers’ rights and 20 were uncertain. The survey asked: ‘e Is the establishment of non-smoking areas in the workplace a good idea? e Should Treasury Board, which sets the conditions of employment for the Public Service, order all deputy ministers to establish non-smoking work area for public servants, wherever feasible? e Should the government establish segregated smok- ing areas? to help prevent smoke from being sucked through the entire ventilation system. Labor Canada is also examining the matter. Gary Gurbin, Tory MP for Bruce-Grey, said the issue is being considered by the national Conservative cauéus. The 20 cabinet ministers who responded to the association (some through aides). were cautious and tended to offer general support in a letter while avoiding the questionnaire. Regional Industrial Expansion Minister Sinclair Stevens, Employment Minister Flora MacDonald and Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Michel Cote filled out the questionnaire. All three ministers support non-smoking areas in the workplace. Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp said Treasury is considering recommendations by the National Joint Council of the Public Service of Canada concerning ‘© And, would you be p' duce a private member's bill dealing with the problem of smoking in workplaces under federal jurisdiction? The majority of MPs who responded to questions agreed th ‘eo Ni ki g areas in the place are a good idea. e Treasury Board should order all deputy ministers to establish non-smoking -work area for public servants, where feasible. e Treasury Board should establish an appear ie arbitration mechanism to solve cases where 's rights in the workplace. MOST FORTHRIGHT But Simcoe South Tory MP Ronald Stewart and Tory Whip Chuck Cook were unquestionably the most forthright. PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME Authors think they _- have answer to problem By FELICITY MUNN MONTREAL (CP) — Not long ago, most doctors believed either . that premenstrual syndrome was a non-illness and women who complained of symptoms were neurotic, or that it was purely a psychological problem related to fear of menstruation. But fortunately-forthe 80_per eent-of h ilk the nutrients all month long, and what happens is that you're preventing the symptoms, you're not treating them.” Symptoms of PMS — widely recognized by the medical profession only in the last decade — can include weight gain, abdominal bloating, thirst, breast pain, anxiety, tension, depression, anger, paranoia, loss of sex drive, food cravings, che zs elias zed at suffer to some degree from the syndrome during their lives, there is a third — and rapidly growing — view: that PMS is a body chemistry disorder leading to physical and psychologi- cal problems. There has been little agreement on what that disorder is, but the authors of a new book think they have the answer. Dr. Ann Nazzaro and Dr. Donald Lombard, co-authors with Dr. _ David Horrobin of The PMS Solution, say their itisa -y of fatty acids — essential nutrients — which stems from a dietary problem. Their solutian is a program of nutritional supplements they say prevents premenstrual symptoms in 70 per cent of the women who suffer. “Bodies make the essential fatty acids that people need from vegetable oils, and what happens is that because of diet and lifestyle and stress we're not converting it properly,” Nazzaro said in a telephone interview from North Hampton, Mass., where she and Lombard practise. MORE SENSITIVE : “We' 're getting an excess of essential fatty acids at one level and a deficiency at another,” she said. “And that essential fatty acid deficiency is making’ women more sensitive to their natural hormonal changes.” Most simply, the authors say, PMS can be described as a prostaglandin E-1 problem. Prostaglandins are hormone- like substances found in almost every cell of the body, and prostaglandin E-1 plays a central role in the female san - TIMING CRUCIAL But the syndrome is actually identified by when the symptoms occur. They develop or worsen in the two weeks before menstruation is expected and disappear or-improve dramatically within 48 hours — often within one or two hours — after menstrual-blood flow has begun. The book has information on the symptoms, case histories and main treatments to date as well as the authors" theory on the causes of PMS anda lengthy chart on personal health and menstruation history for a woman to complete and take to her doctor. It also supplies full details on the authors’ basic nutrient program, including dosages, but they recommend strongly that women work with their own doctors to develop a program that works best for them. And they warn symptoms will not subside immediately. “Usually it takes two, three, four months to get the optimum,” Nazzaro said. “It’s not an overnight. thing.” Nazzaro and Lombard were treating patients for depression when they read about Horrobin’s work in 1979. The applied his findings, trying nutrients on both male and female patients. “What happened was our women came back and said: ‘Not only is my depression gone, but I had the best period I ever had. I didn’t even know it was coming,’ “Nazzaro recalled. TRIED IT HERSELF Stewart, who answered no to every. scribbled across the questionnaire that “I'll fight it (any_ anti-smoking legislation) with every bone in my body and that whoever had devised the survey “should be ‘fired. Added Cake “I am in favor of segregated and disag on ity of such areas in the workplace. e The government should establishsegregated smok- ing areas. e-Treasury Board should issue a directive banning smoking at meetings unless everyone consents. I do believe those of us who smoke have certain rights in terms of our filthy habit. “Have kers ever the great benefit to Canada that smokers provide? Smokers pay enormous taxes, they die normally 10 years earlier, and they provide tremendous pension benefits savings to the country.” t: ive cycle. It was Horrobin, a Montreal r who discovered in 1973 that Progiagiandins a are related to “PMS. The key component in the authors’ nutritional program is evening primrose oil — seed oil from the evening primrose plant — which supplies gammalinolenic acid, a precursor of prostaglandin E-1. Evening primrose oil has been shown to be effective in three types of trials, they say. In order for conversion to take place, the authors say, certain co-factors are necessary — vitamin C, the B vitamins, vitamin B6 and zinc. “The nutrients all work together,” said Nazzaro. “As a group, the effect is one of the entire biochemistry. You take ig because she suffered herself, Nazzaro began using the nutrients. “We began to work at it from the clinical aspect, and Horrobin began to work at it from the research aspect, and it's sort of all come together inthe last two or three years.” Nazzaro said she has problems with progesterone supplementation, the main treatment for PMS to date“One is that we doWt know what the long-term effects of hormone supplementation will be. It’s messy: it has a lot of side effects. And it doesn't work for everybody. “Our program doesn't work for everybody either; it only works for about 70 per cent of women who have the problem.