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May/June 2009 Contents
MAY/JuNE 2009
Editor and Art Director Barb Sligl
Editorial Assistant Adam flint
Contributors Dr. Dara Behroozi
Dr. Susan Biali
Dr. Mel Borins
Dr. George Burden
Dr. holly fong
Dr. Marlene hunter
Tiffany Jarva
Dr. Stan Kutcher
Dr. Chris Pengilly
Dr. Neil Pollock
Manfred Purtzki
lisa Richardson
Dr. Kelly Silverthorn
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from the editor
family adventure
T
ypically vacations are with family. the conference) and while strolling
That’s the whole point—to travel through the old town sightseeing.
with the people we love, and to Perhaps the best type of family
explore places together, share experi- escape is a romantic one, like Dr. George
ences and create new memories. Burden’s sailing adventure off the coast
And travelling with family can add of Nova Scotia with his wife (yes, some
immeasurably to a trip, offering insight “rocking” was likely involved). A leisurely
and personal growth. This is what getaway with a partner—away from the
Travelling Dr. Stan Kutcher found out when he usual domestic worries—can work
with family climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his wonders (page 21).
is a great
adventure. son Matt (page 14). As he puts it, the Dr. Kelly Silverthorn took on a more
from top mountain taught him many lessons. challenging adventure with his wife: the
Sitting in I fondly remember a trip with my Targa Newfoundland rally-car race (page
an outdoor sister, Dr. wendy Sligl, to Brussels, 12). They survived unscathed with a new-
café in the
old town of
Belgium. She attended a medical found respect for each other (and as navi-
Brussels (me) conference and I tagged along, ex- gator and driver). when’s the next race?!
and taking in ploring the beautiful city while she Another challenge: sky-diving out of
the beautiful presented work and networked with a plane thousands of feet above earth. Dr.
architecture of colleagues (I relished the glimpse George Burden tackled this leap with his
w. sligl; B. sligl
la Grand Place
(my sister). inside her professional life). our teenage niece (page 18). unforgettable.
bond grew—both during the stress Take on a family adventure!
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books | food | shows | festivals | places | getaways | gear…
mix
san
antonio
mission
The Convento Cloister at Mission Concepción
is a tranquil, shady spot shielded from the hot Texan sun in the midst
of San Antonio. Thick walls hold hundreds of years of stories from
the days when the mission was one of five (including the far-more-
famous Alamo) built in Spanish territory in the 1700s. Today the place
church is an active parish, a tourist draw in a National historic Park,
and a beautifully preserved example of Spanish Colonial architecture.
Sit still and imagine the missionaries, vaqueros (cowboys) and tejanos
(Texans) of days gone by (and see some modern-day ones).
B. sligl
nps.gov/saan/ For more on San Antonio, see page 25 and go to visitsanantonio.com. —B. Sligl
May/June 2009 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS 5
mix may/june
cele-
brate D-DAY
65 years later
This June is the 65th
anniversary of D-Day,
when the beaches along
the Normandy coast of
France were stormed
by Allied troops during
WWII. Celebrations and
commemorations—with
some of the last remaining
veterans—will take place at
the Britsh-, Canadian- and
American-led landing spots
(Gold Beach, Juno Beach,
Omaha Beach, Utah Beach).
And on the evening of June
5th 25 fireworks displays will
be set off simultaneously
along 50 miles of coastline,
illuminating this spectacular,
stark and pathos-filled
landscape. —B.S.
normandiememoire.com; clockwise from top left The remains of Mulberry “B” harbour dot the coast off of Arromanches, where Allied soldiers unloaded after D-Day. • German gun batteries at
normandie-tourisme.fr the Longues-sur-Mer clifftops. • Memorial sculpture at the Canadian Juno Beach Centre. • Over 9,000 graves overlook Omaha Beach at the American Cemetery.
charity getting to better on a wing, a prayer,
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rocky retreat
get-
away
“The tourists go to Banff, the locals go to Kananaskis,” claim many Albertans. So do G-8
leaders. They held their Canadian summit at Kananaskis Village’s Delta Lodge in 2002, because,
as Sales & Marketing Director Reto Nigg puts it: “We have a strategic location, beautiful
surroundings, an advanced communications system and all the amenities.”
They also have a track record, having hosted the APEC
Finance Minister’s Conference four years earlier, as well as
Where DOes
plenty of CME events. The NAMe COMe
K.C., as the locals affectionately call it, is a 4,200-square- FrOM? It was
kilometre multiple-use and recreational area consisting of Captain John
one ecological reserve, five Wildland Parks and five Provincial Palliser, on his ex-
Parks. Thirty-one years ago, Premier Peter Lougheed officially ploration through
dedicated the largest of them, a 500-square-kilometre area the area 150 years
around the Kananaskis Lakes that now comprises Peter ago, who gave the
Lougheed Provincial Park. Located just half an hour west of river and surround-
Calgary on the southeast slopes of the central Rockies, the aerial of highway 40leadingintoKananaskis Country
ing area its Cree
area offers hiking trails and backcountry camping, mountain
name, Kin-e-a-kis,
biking, downhill and cross-country skiing, horseback riding
and golfing in phenomenal mountain settings. You can’t find a
after he heard
better place for relaxation and recreation. about a Cree
Built in 1987, Delta Lodge seems to be in the centre of warrior who had
Kananaskis country. Hiking, biking and X-country trails extend survived an axe
like wheel spokes with the hotel at its hub. Looming over all blow to the head.
of this are the 10,000-foot peaks of the Rockies. Nakiska, built
for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games, offers uncrowded skiing five minutes away, two
legendary 18-hole golf courses are within a short distance, and a five-minute drive leads to
Boundary Ranch.
a trail runs along it
The Ranch employs over a hundred sure-footed, obliging horses. Take the 2-hour trail ride,
which climbs up to the ridge over narrow, steep trails, to deliver mile-high mountain views
before dropping into verdant forest trails. Now combine that with the Ranch’s Western style
barbecue and enjoy a little luncheon of steak, baked potato, beans, and corn, followed by
homemade pie.
And then, combine it yet again with a little surf. The Boundary Ranch offers a full day trail ridinginKananaskis Country Kananaskis Country Golf Course
“Surf and Saddle” adventure that rounds out your day with a little white water rafting.
a river runs through it hikinginPeter LougheedProvincial Park
And on another day, two renowned side-by-side 16-hole golf courses await your irons. Will
it be Mt. Kidd, Mt. Lorette, or both? At 1,500 metres, these mountain courses are overlooked
by their namesake mountains, but not by “gourmet” golfers. The Kananaskis River is an
ubiquitous presence in the courses’ combined 243 hectares of fairways, bent grass greens and
bunker bliss.
a road leads to it
Now you might be ready to head back to the Delta’s Signature Club, a separate hotel wing with
trail, river, road
its own restaurant, concierge, and lounge with honour bar and hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. If
it’s a “spring rolls” day, you won’t need dinner. In the mornings, a complimentary continental
breakfast awaits you, with yogurt, fruits, muffins and killer cinnamon buns.
The Lodge is also a popular conference venue, with 65% of its business coming from
conferences. “Last year we hosted the doctors’ I Care Network,” says Nigg. “Another annual
conference is the University of Calgary’s Cabin Fever.” (A three-day professional development
conference for rural and regional preceptors, organized through the Faculty of Medicine,
and the largest event of its kind in Canada.) “In Kananaskis venues and attractions are easily
combined to vary the scene for conference delegates, and that’s a real boon for organizers.”
For those who like their pleasures on the rocks, Kananaskis is the getaway. —Cherie Thiessen
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d o c t o r o n a s o a p b o x d r . c h r i s p e n g i l ly
Dr. Chris Pengilly is Just for Canadian Doctors’
current affairs columnist. Please send your
comments to him at peng2004@telus.net.
too much news?
we’re inundated and oversaturated with news
I
am a family physician. As such, of does one have to hear the heartrending judgment is questionable, and in some
course, I see a wide variety of illnesses. recording of Mrs. Dziekanski crying and remote part of the world 20 people were
Two diagnoses that seem to be sounding inconsolable? killed in a bus accident.
coming up more and more frequently are what is the news value of watching having thought about this I tried a
311—depression—and 50B—anxiety. Australian families distraught as they look at limited unblended clinical trial. I suggested
I began to ask myself why this is. Am the smouldering remains of to patients that they listen
I over-diagnosing the condition or is the their houses? to the news just once a day
incidence truly increasing? I think it’s the
latter. So then I asked myself what is causing
Is there any relevance
of a bus crash in Venezuela
There is (that should be enough to
make sure that the world
this increase. If we have some idea of the
cause, then maybe there is a way of treating
resulting in 20 deaths?
finally, the frequency. excessive hasn’t stopped spinning). I
also told patients to never
it without prescriptions for Prozac and
xanax.
we should not be ostriches
burying our heads in the hyperbole watch the news; preferably
they’d get news from a
in news
I don’t think there is any one answer; the sand. on the other hand, to print medium, and pick
one which I will focus on here is that I think be told this news every hour, and choose from headlines
we are over-saturated with news. I suggest on the hour (and in some on only those matters they
there is excessive hyperbole in its delivery.
It’s often too graphic in its presentation—
commercial radio stations
every half an hour) amounts
delivery wanted to be informed
about. Any electronic
and it’s presented in excess. to brainwashing. There media should be used only
News presenters have never shied away are radio and television stations entirely to play recorded music, audible books or
from using hyperbole. And the current dedicated to the news. good escapist movies.
economic chaos has really given them an Every hour a person can be regaled It worked. This is not for everybody, but
opportunity! The fact that the unregulated by the fact that the world finances are it has certainly worked for several of my
banks in the uS have precipitated a plunging, our national police force’s patients. It could be classified as modifying
correction in an overinflated economy—a lifestyle, like getting the overweight and
little more than is comfortable—is unfit to exercise more and eat less. In this
presented with such terms as spiralling case, getting the mentally stressed to
down, plummeting, catastrophe. A readiness modify the information they receive and
to report on the days the stock markets are then have to deal with. It is so simple and
falling is matched by a reticence on the yet effective.
days when there is “green on the screen.” I had the gratifying experience of a
Nowhere are there reports or nurse asking me what I had done
comments concerning the positive for her housebound aunt. She had
aspects of this correction. The no prescription for tranquilizers or
falling Canadian dollar can only be antidepressants but became much
good for an exporting country like more tranquil.
Canada. The more realistic real This is one of the joys of
estate prices have enabled several medical practice. There are
of my younger patients to enter still areas in which one can
the housing market. This would experiment. There is still the
not have been thinkable six opportunity to practice and
months ago. The falling cost develop the art as well as the
of oil has put dollars back science of medicine.
into most households that I would be very interested
own a car. likewise the cost if any other readers have had
of transporting goods is less a similar experience in this or
prohibitive. other fields of medicine.
No matter what the rights
ISToCK
or wrongs of the situation at
the Vancouver International
Airport, how many more times
8 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS May/June 2009
aqueous humour dr. dara behroozi
Dr. Dara Behroozi is Just for Canadian
Doctors’ humour columnist. He practises
medicine, plays soccer and enjoys single-malt.
bedside manners walk
the !
plank
we’ve softened—from crusty old docs to young, iPod-toting ones
A
s I walk the wards with the Sitting at the end of the bed, they
young residents these days I am would say things like...”It’s not looking
always impressed by how polite good old chap…er…I wouldn’t start
they are—even to the most difficult, reading War and Peace...You know...
personality-disordered patients. A far cry get your affairs in order.” And with
from when I trained, when the Gods who that they would be up and off,
ran the teaching hospitals would talk before the patients had any time
down from their pedestals to the patients, to express “excessive” emotions or
or dispense wisdom to us students, ask unnecessary questions. of course,
laced with sarcasm and disparaging a nurse was quickly dispatched to deal
remarks about our intellectual prowess. with the quivering unfortunate in the
In England, where I trained, the medical bed. The ward was run by a Sister or chief fight against the Nazis.
hierarchy has long nurtured a reputation nurse who was constantly telling patients Back to that hypercalcemia episode.
for humiliating the next generation of to “Pull yourself together,” when they did It happened on a wet November day, on
doctors. not meet pain or bad news with a stiff a ward round in my forth year of medical
once you have been destroyed in upper lip. school. God settled his eyes on me and
front of your peers and patients for not Things are much better now…or asked for five causes of hypercalcemia.
recalling the five most common causes of are they? well, we are much nicer to I could only come up with three. I was
hypercalcemia, you never forget it. everyone, even when there is nothing then asked to “walk the plank,” as we
The crusty old docs out there will wrong with them. we treat everyone with minions called it. That was when the
remember the characters I am talking respect. what could possibly be wrong Professor sent you home to read up, since
about. They would march imperiously with that? Nothing, except you don’t get you obviously did not know enough to
down the ward, followed by a flock of far using a carrot alone. be on his ward round. It was worse if it
fawning (or at least frightened) students, we no longer judge (rightly so) but happened at the end of the long Victorian
residents and nurses. rather hold hands wards, as you would have to walk
They would pause while patients shamefaced like a latter-day oliver Twist
before a recently Once you have drink, drug, gamble, past all the inquisitive glances of the
admitted patient,
who just played a
been destroyed philander, or
malinger their way
patients, cleaning staff and care aids.
from that day on I could—and
supporting role in
the theatrical drama,
in front of your through life. like a
priest, we are there
still can—recall All the causes of
hypercalcemia, and hypocalcaemia, and
and wait. peers and patients for them; but unlike many other much more obscure facts.
one of us would the priest, we are to I have often asked my residents the
stutter out the for not recalling be silent witnesses. hypercalcemia question. Sometimes I
history and then God of course, for some get a couple of causes, and occasionally
would examine the the five most this can be too none can be recalled. however, today’s
patient. “who made
this wound?” he common causes much. An old doc,
long gone, who
residents quickly remind me that all
these things can be looked up in a matter
would say looking at
the appendectomy
of hypercalcemia, I had met in my
youth, was telling
of seconds and no longer have to be
committed to memory like a parrot. True
scar. we all looked
at the quickly
you never forget it me of a patient who
had come to him
enough, but what sits in the memory is
like an old friend who is much easier to
reddening senior yet again to pad reconnect with.
resident. “what’s the matter Dr. Smith, a car accident claim with “pain diaries,” Just like the pendulum that has swung
can’t you cut straight? Did you have too and whiney complaints…eventually too far to one end and needs to be
many beers the night before?” After a my old friend had had enough: “what centred, we too need to find something
quick patronizing pat on the patient’s exactly makes you think I am in the least between the sociopathic doctors of the
head, we would be off to the next bed. interested in every twinge and ache that past and the enabling, iPod doctors of the
ISToCK
watching the crusty old docs trying besets you?” To add effect, he tapped future.
to break bad news was distinctly painful. his pen on his glass eye, a souvenir of his
May/June 2009 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS 9
the wine doctor dr. neil pollock
Dr. Neil Pollock is a member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada; visit his website
on wine at vinovancouver.com or send feedback to drneil@pollockclinics.com.
He practises no-scalpel, no-needle vasectomy and infant circumcision.
beyond port + green wines Vinho Verde translates as
“green wines,” but these wines didn’t get the name from
their standard yellow to golden colour. They’re green
because the grapes need to be consumed young, while
There’s a Portuguese wine renaissance going on fresh with bright flavours. Besides crisp acidity and vivid
fruit flavours, Vinho Verde wines also have some fizz. Before
the advent of modern winemaking techniques, the wines
A
s a medical student I backpacked herbs—and they can age
underwent a slight secondary fermentation in the bottle.
through Europe and toured the exceptionally well. Locals consider any Vinho Verde without carbonation
beaches of the Algarve along Quinta da Cortezia flawed. Vinho Verde is white or red, but the whites are
Portugal’s coast. I remember motoring along 2005 (about $18) is deep much better—and true bargains that range from $6 to
rough roads on a moped with the hot sun in colour, showing tons of $10. They’re the perfect accompaniment to shellfish, mild
and warm wind on my face, searching for the fleshy plum. It ages 300 days cheese, fruit, pasta, salads and other summer fare.
next beautiful beach to set camp on. I also in french-oak barrels and
remember being totally unimpressed with 120 days minimum in the
Portuguese wines. But that was 25 years ago bottle. with a nice layering
and I’m amazed at how things have changed. of spicy aromas, its structure
for hundreds of years Portugal has is firm and powerful. It’s best
preserved its rich heritage of indigenous served with fine meats and
grape varieties to become the world’s strong-tasting cheeses. Also
eighth-largest wine producer. And now a from the Douro is Quinta
new generation of winemakers is marrying dos Quatro Ventos (about
modern winemaking technologies with $20)—deep purple, per-
traditional craftsmanship to produce wine fumed with spice, coconut
that is making the world’s wine connoisseurs and oak aromas, and laced
take notice. with sunny black fruits. It’s
left Thewineterraces of theD uorovalley inPortugal, longknownfor port but
I met Marcio ferreira, North American soft with a seasoned texture
nowalsofor its wine. right Thetownof Pinhãocom tolifeduringtheannual
es
marketing manager for Viniportugal (a trade and a rich-yet-dry aftertaste. n,
grapeharvest intheautum attractingpickers fromall over Portugal.
association promoting Portuguese wines), at The Meandro Douro Rd by
a recent wine-tasting event showcasing close f. olazabal filhos (about $15)
to 50 of Portugal’s top wine producers to is also dark in colour with a
prove that the country’s wines are undergo- saturated blueberry and licorice nose. with minerals. This robust red finishes smooth and
ing a renaissance. As ferreira puts it, “Portugal lots of blueberry, blackberry, black current, fruity with good tannic structure and is best
has a great advantage because its wines are chocolate liquor and vanilla on the palate, it’s paired with a braised meat dish.
undervalued at all price points.” clean, rich and powerful. At the wine tasting I also met Domingos
Two well-established wine regions (from In Southern Portugal, the Alentejo region Alves De Sousa. This affable man epitomizes
a long list) are the Douro and Alentejo. wine is a vast rural area of flat planes and occasion- today’s Portuguese winemakers. his family
terraces have tamed the slopes of the Douro al low hills marked with cork, oak and olive has been making wines in the Douro for
valley for centuries. one of the wildest wine- trees. The soil here is rich lime with granite, generations, but now, instead of selling wines
growing landscapes in the world, its soil is schist and marble. Popular grape varieties are in bulk to the major port houses, he’s produc-
schist—poor, rocky soil with low yields. The Roupeiro, Aragones and Trincadeira. Alentejo ing, bottling and marketing wines under his
main grape varieties are Touriga Nacional, was the source of Portugal’s wine revolution, own label. The Alves De Sousa name is one to
Tinta Roriaz (Aragones) Touriga franca and adopting modern wine-growing methods look for, especially on higher-end bottles like
Tinta Amarela. Despite the rocky soil, these with impressive results and international Abandonado 2005 (about $65). Domingos
vines flourish and sink their roots deep. acclaim. It’s best known for red wines that are and I did a lot of smiling and nodding at
Port may be Douro’s most famous prod- full-bodied, fruity and suitable for aging. each other; I couldn’t speak Portuguese and
uct, but its table wine is produced in greater Esporao Reserva 2005 (about $20) he couldn’t speak English, but after clanging
quantities and is capturing consumers with is a deep-red wine matured one year in glasses filled with his top vintages more than
its dark colours—inky, opaque, ripe blackber- American oak barrels and another year in the a few times, it didn’t matter much.
ries—and notes of rockrose. Touriga Nacional bottle. with blackberry flavours and a tarry, whether you’re a Portuguese wine virgin
fRoM lEfT: RuI CuNhA; João PAulo
is the dominant and best-appreciated red- savoury element, it’s best paired with any or avid collector, there’s a bottle to please
wine grape variety here. Growers all over the stewed, braised or roasted red meat or fish your palate. This new wave of Portuguese
country have discovered its potential. The dish. lush, with an evident oak footprint, this wines is proof that great quality is still avail-
grapes are small with a high concentration agreeable red comes from the well-respect- able at great prices. Instead of reaching for
of sweetness, aroma, extracts, tannins and ed herdade winery. Also from the Alentejo familiar varieties from france or California, go
colour. Its wines are aromatic, bursting with region, Cortes de Cima Chamine 2006 by for the Douro or Alentejo. Saude!
dark berry fruit, with floral notes of violets Casa Agricola (about $17) has sweet blue-
and rockrose pine with eucalyptus and and-black fruits with mellow oak and earthen
10 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS May/June 2009
t h e f o o d d o c t o r d r . h o l ly f o n g
Dr. Holly Fong is a practising speech-language
pathologist with three young children who is
always trying, adapting and creating dishes.
it’s lobster season
Time for some drunken lobster and mangos
S
pring is one of my favourite seasons. Maritimes, coinciding with an abundance
The days are longer, the weather of mangos and the first peas at the farmers’
is warmer and who isn’t markets.
happier with the abundance lobster, in season, is
of yellow, purple and pink priced comparably with
flowers in yards and other meats, and given a
public spaces? It also choice between steak
heralds the return of and lobster, I’ll choose
some of my family’s the latter. As long as
favourite foods. The I can serve it shell
big spring lobster free (or I’ll find myself
fishery opens in the constantly peeling
shells at the table
for my ravenous two-
lobster mango salad year-old twins while my
(serves 4) own dinner goes cold).
Removing raw lobster from
dressing
the shell is very difficult and
1 garlic clove, minced
not recommended—trust me, I’ve
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
tried; it’s much easier to remove meat from
zest of 1 lime, grated
boiled lobsters. But I find boiling renders
juice of 1 lime
the meat tough and dry compared to stir-
1 tablespoon of honey
frying. The solution: the Chinese cooking
1 teaspoon of dijon mustard
method for a succulent and moist “dunked”
¼ cup of olive oil
or “drunken” bird. Put the lobster into a big
salt and pepper
pot of boiling water flavoured with carrots,
—
onion and celery. when the water returns to
1 package of baby spinach, 5 oz
a roiling boil, cover the pot and turn off the
2 large ripe ataulfo mangoes (flat, yellow
mangoes) heat so that the lobster cooks gently in hot
4 lobster tails, cut into 1 inch rounds water (a two-pound lobster will cook in 18
minutes). Cut up immediately or cool under
C binethefirst 7 ingredients for thesaladdressing
om ice water to stop further cooking.
ina largem easuringcupor bowl. Whisk toem ulsify. An added bonus of this cooking
Addsalt andpepper totaste. Refrigerateandre- method is that I get two meals from one
em ulsify beforeusing. lobster. The tail meat combined with
Peel them angos. O a largebowl, scorethe
ver mango and spinach makes a colourful
m angoes lengthwiseinto5 strips by cuttingtothe salad for a light lunch. And I use the lobster
central pit. Thenscorecrosswiseinto8 or 9 slices. shells to make stock for a delicious risotto
Sliceoff thechunks fromthecentral pit. Toss with2 containing peas and the remaining meat.
tablespoons of saladdressing. when serving these dishes during
Rinseanddry baby spinach. Toss with2 lobster season, splurge by serving
tablespoons of dressing. D spinacham
ivide ongst 4 champagne or go with a more economical
plates. Put thelobster tail slices inthecentreof the accompanying wine like a well-balanced
+
spinachoneachplate. Scatter thedressedm ango Chenin Blanc. Try the 2005 vintage by
chunks over thelobster andspinachoneachplate. the Raats brothers from the Stellenbosch
region of South Africa. This Chenin Blanc
D Holly Fong’s lobster risotto recipeis on
r. has intense pineapple, citrus and honey
DR. hollY foNG
page37; her dunked lobster recipeis at spice flavours with a well-balanced acidity
justforcanadiandoctors.com. to cut the richness of the lobster. It’s elegant
without overpowering fruit and has a finish
that lingers. Enjoy.
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motoring d r . k e l ly s i l v e r t h o r n
Dr. Kelly Silverthorn is a radiologist
and Just for Canadian Doctors’
automotive writer.
rocking The Rock
Targa Newfoundland newbies tell all
F
or years I’ve yearned to tour the Equipped class. Thus, our
the Granite Planet. The ideal Giannou Motorsports Porsche
Newfoundland CME event just never 944 Turbo had a rally computer
presented itself. when the CME approach secured to the navigator’s side of
falters, my fallback is to find a motoring the dash. The computer’s odom-
event. Targa Newfoundland had long eter reads to the tens of metres,
captured my imagination on
TV. I’d assumed the event was
beyond my scope of (motoring)
practice. A little web surfing and
two quick phone calls later, I was a
bewildered Targa Newfoundland
rookie.
The modern Targa format
debuted in 1992 in Tasmania.
Since then, the Australian, New
Zealand, and Newfoundland
events have offered intrepid
motoring adventurers competi-
r.
clockwise from left D Silverthornsits over
tive tarmac rallies. They traverse have further safety
a seafood-chowder lunch(his second
1,500 – 2,000 km of transit stages, bowl of“thebest I’veever had”) withrace equipment, including full
and an additional 500 – 700 km of course workers. • The amazing scenery and roll cages and five-point
closed-road Targa stages. In the twistingroads of theG ranitePlanet and safety belts. To encour-
Targa stages teams of drivers and Targa Newfoundland. • A bonus of the race age vehicle diversity, the
co-drivers (navigators) compete experience: C hildrenwholinethetransit various Targa classes have
against the clock (one car starting routes, cheering, seekingcom petitor handicapped closed-
every 30 seconds). “cards”(think of a hockey card, only road target times based
My expectations for our bigger) andteamautographs.“However on: i) car age, ii) engine
ble
hum your car or driving, you’reaT arga size/induction systems,
mid-September week at Targa
r.
star,”says D Silverthorn. and iii) modifications
Newfoundland were lousy
weather, friendly people, interest- from stock.
ing roads, and an occasional adrenaline- as do the stage notes (actually diagrams The twisty roads chosen for the event
infused spat with my recalcitrant co-driver/ called “tulips” that the navigator translates to rarely allow 200 kph. The fastest cars are
wife. As less of a gearhead than I, Michelle the driver: “left in 30 metres and into crest the professional gravel rally teams from
was ambivalent about co-driving from the over square right in 50 metres, don’t cut…”). Subaru, Mitsubishi and Audi. factory teams
outset. I may have undersold the nature of Touring division target speeds and time- from lexus and Dodge (460hybrid and
the event just a little. her suspicions were arrival windows start out slow and easy and Challenger respectively) are also quick.
heightened by the two sets of crash helmets progress to fast, precise and unobtainable… Though, thanks to the handicap system, the
and fire suits she found in the luggage. even for fellow Targa Newfoundland rookies overall 2008 Targa Newfoundland winners
Normally, Michelle refuses to read maps and Canada’s first-ever formula one driver were, again, in an old privateer BMw from
while moving, and is barely tolerant of my Eppie wietzes. Eppie and wife Barb are the Nixon era.
penchant for press-on driving. But the lure competing in their speedy Porsche 996 C4S. To curry favour with the spectators, most
CouRTESY TARGA NEwfouNDlAND
of touring Newfoundland won out. She has we all become fast friends. closed-road stages utilize some residential
no regrets about her Targa experience, and The 15 cars making up the Touring segments. The tightest, in Brigus, is primarily
excelled in the job. our event expectations division are an eclectic mix of old and new, one-lane alleyways meandering through the
were exceeded with: sunburns, amazing cheap and expensive, including Porsche, Victorian-era village. Even the veterans were
roads, real Canadiana, the welcoming Targa BMw, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, lotus, American anxious about Brigus. I overhear three-time
community, a sense of accomplishment, and muscle, and Japanese econoboxes. overall winner Bill Arnold warning one of
a stronger partnership. And no spats! Starting each stage after the Touring his teams that they have to be millimetre
As first-time Targanauts, we chose division are 50 teams in the Targa classes. perfect just to fit through the alley widths.
the more accessible Touring division in These cars must be both street legal and A third of the way into the Brigus stage
12 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS May/June 2009
ta l e s f r o m t h e t r e n c h e s
we’re in trouble. Michelle is lost tulip-wise. Dr. Neil Pollock writes about wine
Paroxysms of laughter echo through for Just for Canadian Doctors.
the car but our pace is undiminished. See his column on page 10.
Between guffaws I mutter, “I can’t believe
road to Rwanda
this is legal…every gearhead should get
to do this once.” I’m still giggling as we
exit the stage. I thank the local course
marshal effusively for sharing his amazing
community. A physician shares his work in sub-Saharan Africa
The faster, non-residential, portions
of most stages feature many elevation
“N
changes with blind corners and crests, ever doubt that a small group of ceptance of infant circumcision (pain, viable
dips, or gravel just where you don’t want thoughtful, committed citizens technique) softened once people saw and
them. Mistakes here come with enhanced can change the world. Indeed it’s learned about the new options for infant
the only thing that ever has.” The truth of circumcision presented by the BCCDC team
this quote (by anthropologist Margaret of doctors. “My contribution was to teach
I can’t believe this Mead) was confirmed for Dr. Neil Pollock
after a recent trip to Rwanda with a team
my African colleagues a 30-second virtually
bloodless, painless surgery with anesthetic,”
is legal…every of physicians assembled by the BC Centre
for Disease Control (BCCDC) and its project
says Dr. Pollock. “They were using a 20-minute
gearhead should partner, family health International (fhI).
Statistics can be grim: An estimated 1.9
get to do this once million people were newly infected with
human Immunodeficiency Virus (hIV) in
sub-Saharan Africa in 2007 (for a total 22
consequences. five Targa division cars million). Two thirds of the global population
have You Tube-worthy offs—both rookies with hIV live in this region, with 75% of the
and past champions. fortunately, no in- world’s AIDS deaths in 2007.
juries are sustained (Targa Newfoundland But there’s also hope: Studies in Africa
has an unblemished safety record to date). show that circumcised men are up to 60%
we survive to finish the six-day event less likely than uncircumcised men to con-
despite many mechanical gremlins. we tract the AIDS virus from heterosexual sex
drive as fast as we are comfortable and with an infected partner. The world health
have a blast. Apart from one Mulligan in organization and the uNAIDS program now
Gander, we have no close calls (missed recommend adult male circumcision as part
the turn completely and slid harmlessly of comprehensive AIDS reduction programs.
Dr. Pollock wanted his participation in this r. cised
D Neil Pollock holds anewlycircum babyboyat KingFaisal
under red tape!). The days are long, from Hospital inKigali, Rwanda. Herecentlytravelledtotheregiontoteach
before 6 am to around 8 pm, not counting mission to add to the positive stats. having
local surgeons his virtuallypain-free“M ogen”circumcisiontechnique.
vehicle servicing or navigator homework. done over 30,000 infant circumcisions using
This childnowhas asignificantlyreducedchanceof contractingthe
fortunately, there’s a fair bit of idle time the Mogen technique (developed in 1954 by a S
AID virus as anadult, accordingtostudies conductedinAfrica.
within each day, where one gets to bond rabbi in New York), Dr. Pollock devised his own
with the larger Targa community. teaching models. Before travelling to Rwanda, scissor/scalpel technique with sub-optimal
At Targa Newfoundland’s closing it’s he asked the head of King faisal hospital in anesthetic, if any, requiring sutures.”
easy to tell that every competitor has ap- Kigali to choose two top physicians and book what’s more, for Dr. Pollock, this trip
preciated the challenge, cultural exposure, 20 babies a day for three days so that he could made an impact in reducing mortality. “I took
comradeship, and scenic beauty of the pass on his surgical technique to physicians this little thing that I do, which is circumci-
event. (I’m holding back a tear as I type who could then use it themselves and be sion—a small, relatively insignificant thing in
this.) we all plan to return. skilled enough to teach it to other physicians. the whole scheme of medical technology
You could complete the Touring side he prearranged everything from home. today—to another country, and that small
of the event with a rental car, $20 worth “You think it’s hard to book a surgical schedule intervention will reduce the risk of AIDS trans-
of stopwatches/calculators and a strong in Canada? Try doing it when you’re in Canada mission by about 60%. As doctors we dream
sense of adventure. Although installing a and booking it for Africa,” says Dr. Pollock. “My about having an impact—to improve the
$600 rally computer adds enormously to colleagues all said, ‘You’re going to do what?!’” quality of life for people and help save lives.”
the experience…The racers amongst us he pulled it off and ended up with a big group Africa had an impact on Dr. Pollock too.
are now thinking of putting roll cages into watching each procedure while he focused on on his road to Rwanda, he found the African
a Porsche GT3 (Eppie) or Nissan Skyline teaching the two physicians. They’ve followed people invariably happy and smiling, despite
CouRTESY DR. PolloCK
GTR (me) and chasing Targa glory. But up to tell Dr. Pollock that the Mogen clamp is less-fortunate living conditions—whether
how does one slide either of those into in good use and that there have been no com- in the city, countryside or jungle. And in
the luggage, past a wife, unransomed? plications. The Rwandan Ministry of health the jungle, Dr. Pollock had another nice
also announced that it was making infant surprise…he literally rubbed shoulders with
circumcision a priority in its fight against AIDS. a huge silverback. Even the gorillas were
Potential barriers to widespread ac- happy and welcoming. —B. Sligl
May/June 2009 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS 13
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on my weary shoulders at the mountain’s top. That is ian utch
the salutation from uhuru peak, at 5,896 metres above sea and er
level, the highest freestanding mountain in the world—
forests
fath
the roof of Africa.
and green-
tree hills, sharing
er
My son and I have summitted, and are standing on
backgrounds, joking
the snow-capped ridge of Kilimanjaro. Thirty years of
together, telling stories, mixing
age separates us. one young and fit and just beginning
climbing partners, learning local knowledge.
to explore Africa. one older, much less fit and enjoying
The miles fly by. The faster climbers drop back to help
continued exploration of Africa. A shared challenge and
the slower ones. Matt carries my extra pack. And has the
now a shared goal realized. five days of steady climbing.
good grace not to comment on his father’s slower pace. All
five days of father-son bonding. five days of lessons from
for one and one for all.
the mountain.
Lesson 2 The world is a small place and groups
Day 1 A long bumpy and red-dirt dusty ride over of strangers can work together to achieve a common
goal. We all become stronger as we help each other.
winding rural roads bound by a narrow band of mud-
wattle and then thatched buildings, produce sellers, water Funny how sometimes that truth seems so hard to
carriers and constantly moving people. Villages merge into grasp.
villages. Each is filled with scores of young children, running,
laughing, waving at our jeep convoy. No shoes. Some wear Day 3 My legs are aching. My lungs are not providing
flip-flops. Most are barefooted. All are caked in the choking enough oxygen to the muscles. The path is steep,
red dust. But everywhere is laughter. Excitement. Grins from crumbling shale. Always upwards. Vast expanses of broken
ear to ear. volcanic rock stretch to the horizon. Broken rock is studded
out of the jeeps for lunch. Everyone in our climbing with patches of brilliant white flowers. like vanilla yogurt
group consumes more calories in our pre-packed lunch drippings on our granite kitchen counter. how do they
boxes than any family we passed along the road would eat grow in such a harsh and barren place?
that day. “Terrible sandwich and the banana is so bruised,” My backpack is getting heavier as we go higher. I
is overheard from a climber in a sister group. “Can’t they am sweating in the cool air. The trail leads steeply up—
provide better food?” Meanwhile, little faces watching. disappearing into the clouds. The young and more fit seem
Noses running. we share our chocolates and fruit. Smiles to be doing better. Matt comes by frequently to check on
and shouts of laughter as little feet run off to hide with their “the old man.” lots of jokes between older and younger
treasures. climbers. I begin to shuffle as I climb. I should have trained.
fewer glasses of Bordeaux and more time on the jogging
Lesson 1 We have so much yet take it for granted trail. Should have spent more time exercising and fewer
and complain. Be appreciative and share. I need to hours at the desk.
live that, not just think that.
Lesson 3 Be prepared. The mountain, like life,
Day 2 Thick frost and cold wind welcome us before the requires readiness.
sun rises to warm. It seems Matt and I have come to Africa
to escape the heat of Canada. our climbing group sleeply Day 4 Cold crisp day—brilliant sun again. The flower
stumbles to break camp. we come from many places— patches give way to rock and gravel. occasional volcanic
Canada, uK, the uS—and are parent-child pairs, husband- lava tubes, lava caves, extinct for centuries. The greens are
wife pairs and singletons; 11 climbers and four Tanzanian gone. Browns and blacks are now the dominant colours,
guides. It’s a full day of thorn-filled scrambles through scrubby often wrapped in a soft off-white green mist of clouds. The
14 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS May/June 2009
above Trekkers tent camp on the low slopes of Kilimanjaro. below Dr. stan Kutcher and his son Matthew at the summit.
travel the world
dust is swept by the wind, blurring the shapes of the hills. Barren.
Silent. An occasional raven appears in the sky. wild dog droppings
dot the trail. No sight of any other life. Desert. The sunset pinks the
dirt. Now we are above the clouds—in violets and blues. higher
there’s a clear indigo sky, crowned by a full moon. water freezes in
the washing bowl. A stark and barren beauty.
Lesson 4 There is beauty everywhere. Learn to see it.
Day 5 we are up at midnight. fumbling, dressing in the warm
tent while outside the temperature is well below zero. we make
sure the water bottles are full and tucked inside the down. Time to
leave Kibo hut camp—ours is the last of five groups departing on
the night push to the top. we joke and wisecrack as we set off, like
teenagers at a first dance. Excited and uncertain.
Now we are all moon shadows moving. flashlights help
smooth out the rough rocks. our route is straight up into the
darkness. Blinking stars and headlamps from those who left earlier
above saying goodbye—the guides, porters and trekkers at
point the way ahead. Shouts and far-off calls in the night. “Pole,
the trip’s end. below The saddle of Kilimanjaro. bottom Dr. stan
Kutcher and his son at the glacier-laced shoulder of Kilimanjaro.
pole” (slowly, slowly) says Meke our guide. we think we can push
faster. No, asserts Meke—“pole, pole.” Then there are the casualties
of the mountain. Some of those who left before us are slumped by
the trail or being helped down the dark slides. The altitude can kill.
one man is delirious—fighting with those who only wish to help.
A young girl is having trouble breathing—lung gurgles. She’s been
pushed beyond her limit by her overbearing father. hopefully she
gets down in time. The altitude can kill.
“Pole, pole.” Now we scramble over rocks—big rocks—like by
the ocean at our home. I lag a bit behind. will I be able to make
it? Meke’s words echo—“pole, pole.” Set your own pace. Sunrise
appears in a crimson sky; crayoned and paint-spilled reds and
blues. we’re well above the clouds, like glaciers floating and soft
amidst sand and rock. And finally the fullness of the sun. A final
push from Gilman’s Point. The sky is white, blue, silver. with an arm
over Matt’s strong back, I make the peak. The world is at our feet.
Lesson 5 Slow and steady wins the race. March to the
beat of your own drum.
Day 6 we’re down and breaking camp again. Thank you to the
guides. Thank you to the porters. Thank you to each other. African
songs are sung by a male choir with the snows of Kilimanjaro as
the background. The track descends steeply. Desert gives way to
forest. Dust to damp.
My right foot pains with every step. There’s blood in my boot.
I dare not take it off. But more than that is the feeling of success,
of pushing past my limits. There’s the freedom of new friendships
and the collective of shared participation. And most of all, the
privilege of watching my son take on the challenge. Not only the
challenge of the mountain, but the challenge of watching over a
slower, older climbing partner. Respectfully and quietly.
he met these challenges. he set his own relationships with
climbers, guides and partners alike. he reached the summit. he
helpfully hovered when necessary and moved at his own pace
when not. he stood well. The mountain was his.
Lesson 6 I have grown up to be father to the man.
Kwaheri, safari salama (goodbye, travel well).
Dr. Stan Kutcher lives and practises in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has
served as the Associate Dean of International Medical Development
& Research with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. At
Dalhousie, he has been chair of the Department of Psychiatry.
16 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS May/June 2009
it.
Lesson 4:
earn to see
erywhere. L
s beauty ev
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above Breaking camp above the clouds—it’s cold out here! below left The summit glimpsed through clouds. below right The summit ahead—days of trekking to go.
prescribing r & r
Dr. George Burden is a general practitioner in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. He’s also an avid travel writer; he
won a merit award for his travel feature in Just for Canadian Doctors September 2008 issue in both
the Family Travel and Cruising categories of the North American Travel Journalism Awards this year.
taking a dive by dr. george burden
A physician defies eons of genetic conditioning and hurls himself out of a plane
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ou don’t really feel the rush until the Association. wilson, the Canadian record-
aircraft’s door opens at 10,000 feet. holder for the most jumps in 24 hours
Then reality hits. There’s nothing (an incredible 150!), was working on if you dive
between you and the ground but two parachuting from every skydive-site in the
skydive AtlanticSchool of Skydiving
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the door seems a sentient force, struggling of his dives au naturel. But not this one. info@atlanticschoolofskydiving.com
to rip you from the cockpit. Rather than our pilot, Ron, welcomed us aboard the find out more CanadianSport
fighting it, you embrace it, hurling yourself single-engine aircraft. As it climbed skyward, ParachutingAssociation> cspa.ca >
into the void. You arch your back and for the Annapolis Valley unfolded below. To office@cspa.ca
the next 40 seconds plummet in free-fall, the east the Atlantic glistened blue and in
effectively weightless. the west were the brown waters of the Bay
I hadn’t really expected to be falling of fundy with its monumental tides, the
from a plane at 120 miles per hour that shores of New Brunswick visible beyond it.
afternoon. The week-long camping holiday Alex and I began to get some appreciation
with my family was drawing to an end. of exactly how high 10,000 feet was.
As we passed the waterville Airport in Alex graciously allowed me to jump
Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, I noticed first. “Don’ worry,” Dave reassured me. “If the
a sign advertising the Atlantic School of chute doesn’t open you‘ll get a full refund.”
Skydiving…and doing a parachute jump The biggest shock comes when the
has always been on my “bucket list” (things door pops open. overcoming eons of
to do before you “kick the bucket” in case genetic conditioning, I lean forward and
you missed the movie.) throw myself out of the exit. hurtling
“hey, Alex” I said to my 19-year-old niece, downward, I arch my back and throw
“how would you like to go sky-diving?” my arms backwards as Dave had
“Are you serious uncle George? heck instructed. And, of course, he’s right
yeah!” she exclaimed. there to remind me.
The sky was crystal clear, not a cloud in Adrenaline surges through my blood
sight, a perfect day for parachuting. stream and I let out a whoop as the air
we drove down to the end of a row of whistles past me during freefall. This is
hangars and spotted the school. A mock-up probably the closest thing to weightlessness
of the plane that students use to practice you can experience without leaving the
dives stood near the main office. owner planet. After the best part of a minute Dave
Dave williamson approached, looking like releases the chute; our rate of descent
a youthful Einstein with his unruly locks. moderates and we glide at a leisurely pace
Yes, he could accommodate us both for a back toward the airport.
tandem dive that afternoon. Dave explained I’m surprised to find that today’s r.
D Burden’s
that he had been parachuting for over 33 parachute is far different from the old round nieceAlex drifts
years and had done about 6,000 dives, ones we picture from old war films. It’s back toearth
almost 1,000 of them in tandem. more like a small glider and descent can be via parachute.
A tandem dive involves the novice controlled very precisely. I expect to land inset Alex
being securely harnessed in front of an with a jolt but Dave floats us in so softly I practises her
experienced diver. It allows the first-timer to barely realize we’ve touched ground. Alex p
jum out of the
plane—scream
enjoy a higher altitude, free-fall dive without has a similarly soft landing, punctuated by
andall.
extensive training and experience—the slightly more screaming and squealing.
best choice for Alex and me, given that And all this is caught on video; Dave
neither of us had ever sky-dived before. films students during the whole dive. After
DR.. GEoRGE BuRDEN
Dave had one other customer that the chutes are gathered up Alex and I
afternoon, at entirely the other end of head back to the office to pick up our DVD
the experience spectrum, Jim wilson, a recording of the descent, ready to relive our
director of the Canadian Sport Parachuting exciting afternoon any time we want.
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t he wealth y doc tor m an fred pur tz ki , c .a .
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Associates Chartered Accountants. You can
reach him at manfred@purtzki.com.
retirement nest-egg
how much do you really need?
W
hen you graduated from medi- Assume you estimated an annual are currently at an all-time low (ranging
cal school, your ticket to success before-tax retirement income from your from 12.5% to 16.5% depending on the
was pretty much guaranteed, balanced portfolio of $100,000 for 30 province), you should invest your practice
and your confidence to create wealth dur- years. According to the table you will need surplus in the corporation. only take funds
ing your career was well founded. There $1,376,483 (inflation and CPP/oAS are not from the corporation to fund your personal
was no question you would build up the considered). and living expenses. You will need to deal
financial resources to continue the same with the personal taxes
lifestyle in retirement that you enjoyed when you eventually
while working.
APIT U
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But the reality is, according to surveys, Annual Equity8% Balanced6% G 4%
IC corporation, but there are
that less than 20% of physicians can incom needed
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actually retire and maintain their preferred available to minimize the
lifestyle without worrying about money. $50,000 $562,889 $688,242 $864,602 cost of withdrawal.
The remaining 80% are concerned that the
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them to build the nest-egg they hoped $100,000 $1,125,778 $1,376,483 $1,729,203 scale to check whether
for. Many physicians are now experiencing the weight-loss program
a significant drop in their net worth and $125,000 $1,407,223 $1,720,604 $2,161,504 is working, you should
are compelled to take a more proactive periodically prepare a net-
$150,000 $1,688,668 $2,064,725 $2,593,805
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You have known for years how
important it is to plan for your retirement,
but where do you begin?
Prepare a net-worth statement to check the
sTeP 1 Project your retirement
expenses progress of money-accumulation efforts
You need to estimate how much income
you will require to fund your retirement.
the progress of your money-accumulation
Start with your current income and reduce CAse sCeNArIO
efforts and decide what remedial action you
it by the cost of expenses for which you will Dr. Peter—53 years old and married with
need to take to get back on track to ensure
no longer be responsible, such as mortgage adult, financially independent children—just
a healthy financial future.
payments and university financing. Then paid off his mortgage. his only investment is
adjust the budget to your specific situation a combined $400,000 RRSP. his corporation
and include, for example, the cost of travel pays him and his wife a salary of $100,000
or any part-time income. and $30,000, respectively. Dr. Peter wants
to retire at age 60. Assuming maximum
sTeP 2 Pick the retirement date
RRSP contributions for the next seven
how long do you plan on being retired?
years invested at 6%, and factoring in a 2%
The longer your retirement, the more years
inflation rate, his annual after-tax income
of income you need to finance it.
will be $52,000. If he requires $80,000 of
sTeP 3 Determine the size of your retirement income, then he would need to
retirement nest-egg save $4,000 per month outside the RRSP
The amount of income you draw from your until age 60.
investments will depend on the size of Alternatively, he can work until age 66,
your portfolio. use the following factors to to receive $80,000 per year without saving
determine: the extra money.
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techworks c o r e y va n ’ t h a a f f
Corey Van’t Haaff is a Vancouver-based writer and the owner of Cohiba Communications.
She writes about technology for Just for Canadian Doctors. She can be reached at
medicalnews@cohibacommunications.com and welcomes ideas for future columns.
what’s old is new
Negative pressure wound therapy is back and better
E
verything old is new again. It’s Dyke, Director of American operations for “It’s about 60% less expensive. There’s
certainly true with fashion as styles Talley Group. a huge pent-up demand for this but very
re-appear with new twists. And it’s The technology, he explains, uses an little market penetration [because of the
equally true with adages like “do more with existing drain attached to the system. The other company’s domination]. There has
less,” which is as timely now as it has ever drain is placed in the base of the wound, been no other alternative,” he says. “It’s like
been. the gauze is wrapped around the drain and a generic drug. The physician or patient
It’s also true with wound care—and the dressing seals the entire thing. now has the ability to obtain a similar result
negative pressure wound therapy (NPwT) “The drain is attached to a collection that isn’t so costly.”
in particular. Some physicians may recall canister which is attached to a vacuum The success rate for the Venturi is quite
relatively unsophisticated wall suction pump so that excess blood or chronic high, he says, but nothing is 100%. The
being used in hospitals. Then, a company infection is sucked constantly out and Venturi shouldn’t be viewed as a definitive
patented the the dressing is answer but it does work in the majority of
technology changed every cases and usually works better than doing
to move from A highly effective 48-to-72 hours,” nothing at all.
wall suction to he said. “It doesn’t work in every case. A prudent
a pump. The method of chronic and The Talley clinician, if they are not seeing results, will
technology Venturi, he says, try something else.”
worked fine but acute wound healing uses software Negative pressure wound therapy
the problem for control, not just helps acute wounds to heal by themselves,
some was the cost. a vacuum pump, to deliver a low level of including fresh skin grafts or flaps. At the
A lawsuit over the patent was launched vacuum. It cycles on and off to maintain other end of the spectrum, chronic wounds
about five years ago. The Court ruled that optimum levels. The vacuum range is that have existed for a year or more can
the patent was valid for the proprietary between 40 and 120 mm, which is sufficient oftentimes be closed within a month or
foam and suction tube, but not for the for all types of wounds. two with NPwT, or at least reversed to the
actual vacuum system and technology. There are other benefits as well. The point where surgery can be used to further
The process went through appeal and very collection canister is sealed from the close the wound.
recently it was decided that other vacuum factory. There is no risk of spillage as it “There are a lot of uses for negative
systems did not infringe on the patent. cannot be opened. The Venturi marries the pressure wound therapy but many were
In stepped Talley Group limited, an electronics to the pump so the system will afraid to use it as it was so expensive, so
England-based company that had been shut off when the canister is full, preventing it was used only as a last resort,” says Van
in the business of wound care, treatment aspiration of fluid into the pump. Dyke. “It’s a highly effective method of
and prevention for 53 years. The Talley Perhaps best of all, says Van chronic and acute wound healing that is
Venturi, an advanced vacuum system Dyke, is the cost. available now that wasn’t before. we are
for the application of negative pressure providing an alternative with such
wound therapy, received fDA clearance in cost savings that many more
July 2008 and a health Canada license in patients can be treated.”
february 2009.
The process for NPwT, a concept where
dressing is applied to acute or chronic
wounds along with a drain, is three-fold.
first, it drains excess fluid from the wound.
It also draws blood into the surrounding
wound to enhance the healing process.
lastly, it applies dynamic pressure on the
tissue bed to improve healing time for post-
surgical, traumatic or chronic wounds.
“The wound dressing consists of a
dressing set from us or supplied from most
facilities. Typically, it is sterile gauze, a non-
permeable top dressing and a drain such as
a Jackson Pratt type of drain,” says Jack Van
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travel at home
barquentine
on blue waters
CANADIAN SAIlING ExPEDITIoNS (CSE)
Off the shores of Nova scotia, a
physician indulges in the sailing lifestyle
by Dr. George Burden
May/June 2009 JuST fOR CanaDian DOCTORS 21
travel at home
B
y an interesting coincidence the hour and
more sailing… date slated for the departure of our cruise
along the cradle of New France ship, Caledonia, coincided with the precise
time of the arrival of hurricane hannah.
and the villages of the saguenay fortunately by the time hannah reached
the port of halifax, Nova Scotia, the cooler
Tall ship sailing along the historical st. Lawrence north Atlantic waters had pacified her
and sagenuay rivers is a lovely way to discover into what was barely a tropical storm.
Nevertheless, Captain Kim Smith, paced
coastal old-world Québec villages. the bridge of his sailing vessel, a three-masted barquentine, like
sailing by the Notre Dome du saguenay statue of Lady Madonna a jungle cat. he told us that it irked him to delay leaving port, but
on a remote soaring cliff top, it feels fitting to arrive in the village he nonetheless re-scheduled sailing until the next morning.
of Tadoussac by tall ship: it is here that, struck by the steep cliffs
when cruising in a sailing vessel, even a 60-metre one sporting
and flickering waters of the saguenay Fjord, Jacques Cartier first
dropped anchor in 1535. A member of the Most Beautiful Bays a 1,500-hP diesel engine, flexibility is the key word. happily, while
in the World Club, Tadoussac, east of Québec City, is a charming this flexibility is necessary to avoid weather that a large cruise
village steeped in history. Canada’s first trading post in 1600, the ship can ignore, it also allows Caledonia to anchor or dock at tiny
village lies at the mouth of the fjord, where the saguenay feeds coves and fishing villages, Caribbean islands and Pacific atolls
into the st. Lawrence estuary and where beluga and humpback that bigger vessels could never dream of approaching.
whales come to play. Unique in North America, the saguenay is This was precisely the reason my wife Krista and I booked
part river and part fjord, where fresh water meets salt. In addition to a one-week cruise around our home province of Nova Scotia’s
the whales, it’s home to Atlantic salmon, common seal and sea-run scenic and historic South Shore. Newly and luxuriously refitted,
brook trout. the Caledonia allowed us an exotic venue departing a mere
Colourful sea kayakers congregate on the beach before heading
45-minute drive from our home.
out on to the fjord. hikers take advantage of over 100 kilometres
of extensive trails. Walk along the slightly uphill, winding road from our delay was put to good use when the ship’s purser issued
the beach to the whitewashed walls and red roof of the hôtel everyone complimentary tickets to the Maritime Museum of
Tadoussac, well known for its cinematic appearance in The Hotel the Atlantic. Documenting Nova Scotia’s nautical history, it’s
New Hampshire based on John Irving’s book. Across from the hotel renowned as the home of a variety of artifacts from the Titanic,
is The Little Chapel of Tadoussac (left), the oldest wooden church most found when Nova Scotia-based vessels participated in the
in North America, built in 1747 by Jesuit missionaries. Nearby, rescue of the doomed vessel’s survivors. And, by an interesting
dunes, massive coincidence, Caledonia’s designer, Bill Graham, was sailing with
raised beaches
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us, just as Bruce Ismay, the designer of Titanic, was aboard his
left over from the vessel.
last great glacier,
The parallels ended however, as hurricane hannah fizzled out
offer breathtaking
views and a bird into a splendid sunny afternoon, leaving us clear sailing for the
observatory. rest of the week. Departing Monday morning we commenced a
Then sail to 10-hour voyage to Port Mouton (locally pronounced “ma-toon”)
L’Anse-saint-Jean, in a heaving swell left over from hannah. Caledonia proved to
a cosy village that be stable and seaworthy, and by late afternoon we’d anchored
borders the southern in sun-dappled blue waters off a white sandy beach near Port
bank of the fjord. Mouton.
Visiting this village During the cruise I made the acquaintance of a number
is truly like stepping of fellow passengers, easy enough to do when the vessel’s
back in time: gem-
passenger capacity was a cozy 77. Jason and Julia, honeymooning
green pastoral fields
seem to flow into graduates of the famed American naval academy at Annapolis,
the water. The Great were aboard to experience something different from their
Falls is an easy usual nuclear submarines and massive aircraft carriers. Mark, a
biking destination honolulu-based anesthetist and his wife Sarah, were seeking
as you breeze past a change of scenery, while Rob, a Toronto pharmaceutical
the 1929 covered marketing executive was accompanying his lady love back to her
bridge (pictured on home province for a first visit.
the $1,000 bill for almost 40 years), past outdoor bread ovens and At the first stop we had the option of touring the historic
freshly-hung laundry blowing on outdoor lines. —Tiffany Jarva ship-building town of liverpool and visiting Thomas Raddall
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hotspots
destination travel at home
anchored sailing vessel has aphrodisiac properties…
Next morning, after a breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt, home-
baked muffins and prodigious cups of coffee, Captain Smith
announced that we would weigh anchor and head north to
the town of lunenburg, a uNESCo world heritage Site and
birthplace of the famed Nova Scotia racing schooner, Bluenose.
Caledonia has an open bridge policy so I stuck my head into
the pilot house and asked Captain Smith if I could climb the
60-metre foremast of his vessel. Before I knew it I was wearing
a safety harness and climbing the rat-lines skyward under the
coaching of Erica, a member of Caledonia’s sailing crew. Soon I
was staring 60 metres down to the deck and wondering at what
point during the trip I’d taken leave of my senses. Erica expertly
coached me downward and, adrenaline flushed, I finally reached
the deck, where Mark congratulated me on having more guts
than brains.
we docked in lunenburg and Krista and I grabbed two
bicycles (complimentary of CSE). lunenburg is a town of fine
old buildings. Churches and homes date back to the mid-1700s
when the town was settled by 2,000 “foreign Protestants,”
hardworking German, Swiss and french settlers who turned
a patch of woods into one of the world’s major ship-building
towns within less than 100 years. lunenburg’s fishery Museum
is a must for anyone who wants to develop an understanding of
the town’s history and the fishery’s role. Several kilometres out
of town, the little fishing village of Blue Rock rivals the far-more-
known Peggy’s Cove.
Departing lunenburg the next morning we headed towards
the town of Chester. wind conditions en route were perfect
and Captain Smith took this opportunity to set every sail the
Caledonia possessed—for the first time in the vessel’s history.
The ship quivered like a living thing as her sails billowed and she
heeled over about 15 degrees, making walking down the vessel’s
inner passageways both awkward and humorous. Arriving at
Chester, we anchored off shore, relying on Caledonia’s zodiacs
to ferry us back and forth to town. The shady streets are ideal
for a leisurely walk; the town has long been a favourite place for
wealthy Americans looking for a more temperate place to pass
their summers and sail their yachts.
we left Chester later that afternoon and set course back to
halifax. here we spent a night anchored in the city’s mansion-
studded back harbor, the Northwest Arm. As we sailed down
“the Arm,” sipping french wine and enjoying smoked salmon
I thought that I could certainly get used to this lifestyle. Alas,
the next day Caledonia returned to her berth on the halifax
waterfront and we disembarked. while my vacation was
ending, Caledonia was about to have a six-week holiday of her
own, going for a refit before heading south for a winter in the
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s m a l l ta l k doctors share their picks, pans, pleasures and fears
From sausages to sutures…Dr. Gordon Chapman read The History of Surgery
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has an affinity for choral music, soy milk, Sophia Loren and his table-saw.
My name: Gordon M Chapman to help people…I considered movie: Flashdance
orthopedics, then became My
I live and practise in: Saint My must-see TV show:
intrigued by the challenges secret to
John, New Brunswick Currently NCIS—a great diversion.
of anaesthesia and the instant relaxing and relieving tension:
My training: london university, gratification of a response within My favourite music: various
Choral music—listening to it and
uK, Bachelor and medical a few circulation times…plus solos by Kiri te Kanawa
singing in a choir.
degrees; Anaesthesia training the challenge and satisfaction of My first job: As a teenager,
at Nuffield Dept in oxford, caring for people at a critical time A talent I wish I had: A voice like
making sausages and delivering
uK; ffARCS, which became in their lives. Pavarotti.
meat for a butcher in my
fRCA; fellowship at harvard in hometown. My scariest moment: Going off
cardiology and ICu. My last trip: on a river steamer
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The gadget or gear I could not
Why I was drawn to medicine: Cambodia and Vietnam. Vermont, head-first down a steep
do without: My computer, or my
I read The History of Surgery when pitch among trees.
The most exotic place I’ve table-saw…
I was 14 and was fascinated— My fondest memory: holding
never looked back—and knew travelled: The Angkor region My favourite room at home:
temples in Cambodia. my first daughter soon after birth.
I wanted Study-cum-library
The best souvenir I’ve My car: Mercedes C230 A big challenge I’ve faced:
brought back from a Kompressor Surviving a divorce.
trip: Paintings by teenage One thing I’d change about
orphans in Cambodia. My last purchase: Energy-
efficient Kodak printer/copier/ myself: I’d lose 50 lbs.
A favourite place that scanner/fax The word that best describes
I keep returning to: me: Eclectic
My cottage on Prince My last splurge: A MacBook
Edward Island. Pro—a convert, at last! I’m inspired by: Personal
Most-frequented store: home achievement in the face of
My ultimate dream adversity.
vacation: To visit the Depot
lakes and mountains My closet has too many: old My biggest ego boost:
near Srinagar. shirts, pants and ties I seldom finishing my first novel.
If I could travel to wear. My biggest ego blow: Persistent
any time, I’d go to: My fridge is always stocked humiliation by a misguided
mid-19th- with: white wine, vanilla soy milk department head.
century Vienna and Becel… I’m happiest when: I’m among
My favourite My medicine cabinet is always close friends and family.
book: The last stocked with: Ibuprofen My greatest fear is: Making a
one I read… My guilty pleasure is: Sleeping fatal mistake…
usually a late, then reading the paper in
biography. A cause that’s close to my
bed. heart: Prevention of chronic
My favourite My favourite exercise/ diseases through lifestyle choices
activity: My motto is: Patience and
landscaping, perseverance.
building,
renovating—and A cause close to my
sailing. heart: Promotion of fair and
honest behaviour in large
My favourite organizations—government,
sport to watch: industry, universities.
Track and field
events, figure Something I haven’t done yet
skating that’s on my must-do list: See
Mount Everest.
CouRTESY DR. GoRDoN ChAPMAN (4); APPlE
My celebrity
crush: Sophia If I wasn’t a doctor I’d be: A civil
loren—when I was a engineer.
teenager!
from top Dr. Gordon
I’d want this item
with me if stranded Chapman cracks
on a desert island: macadamia nuts in Hawaii;
A solar-powered With his wife Ellen in
computer
Hawaii, giving the local
“shaka” greeting; At a hotel
near Rome; Holding his
youngest grand-daughter,
Rose; And his latest splurge,
the MacBook Pro.
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