Profiles
- Ray Winterfield is working his way back to the dance floor after heart disease arrested his life.
- Technological advance benefits increasing numbers of Canadians with a less invasive and safer method of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- After losing his active lifestyle to Atrial Fibrillation, John Livey is regaining his strength and once again enjoying his challenging job, time with family and healthy recreation.
When Calgary resident Patrick Shouldice collapsed on an Arizona golf course, his trusted cardiac health team assessed his heart from 2,500 km away.- Olympic rower Chris Jarvis is focused on two goals: keeping his blood sugar in balance, and winning gold for Canada.
- Raja Ramanathan manages his diabetes by eating well, making healthy choices and with help from a hand-held blood glucose monitor.
- Dr. Robert Jackson uses modern Arthroscopic technology and techniques to visualize, diagnose and help treat problems inside of joints in order to preserve them.
- Dr. Paul Slavchenko once again enjoys being active thanks to a commonplace surgical procedure that eliminated his pain and increased his mobility.
- Doctors Gerald Baker and David Psutka bring relief to long-suffering patients with painful, debilitating jaw disorders.
- Dr. Emil Schemitsch can offer new hope for patients with severe traumatic fractures or fractures of fragile, osteoporosis-damaged bone.
- Cataract surgery lifts the veil and gives Nora Shoebridge back her sunny days, her evening drives and her freedom to live independently.
- Dr. Claude Fortin uses new balloon therapy technology to reduce the number of hysterectomies required by women suffering from Menorrhagia.
- Dr. Richard Kalbfleisch offers relief to women suffering from the last real medical taboo.
Agonizing wait for biopsy results reduced to a matter of hours, instead of days.- Dr. David Valenti uses new technology to treat patients with otherwise inoperable tumors.
Dr. Brigitte Ala can now provide more accurate diagnostic information for patients faced with breast cancer.- Cervical cancer is almost 100% cured when diagnosed early.
- Dr. Anne Matlow leads the charge to keep tiny patients safe from bloodstream infections - things "can be done" to make hospitals safer.
- Rapid test for MRSA "Superbug" helps Edmonton's Dr. Mark Joffe keep patients, healthcare workers safe from killer infection.
- Dr. Mark Crowther and pharmacy owner James Dumont hope patients on blood-thinners can improve their health through faster, easier monitoring of their condition.
Innovative infusion pumps with medication error software help busy healthcare workers and prevent harm to patients.- Vivian Shepherd is thankful for her second chance to enjoy Saturday mornings with her granddaughters.
- Dr. Nicolas Christou is passionate about helping morbidly obese people lose weight and gain health.
- Science fiction becomes fact as Dr. David Urbach uses high tech surgical tools to seal and cut blood vessels during complex surgeries.
- For five years, Dr. Peter Munk has been helping to free patients from the agonizing pain associated with spinal compression fractures.
- Lower back pain will rob millions of Canadians of enjoyable work and recreation. Dr. Michael Gofeld helps them return to pain-free lives.
The world's first patient-friendly test for colon cancer could save thousands of lives and allocate scarce healthcare resources efficiently.- Rehabilitation Robot may extend reach to more physiotherapy patients.
