September 26, 2009 1 to 3 p.m.
Doors open at 12:45
Parkdale United Church Auditorium
2918 8th Ave NW, Calgary
Guest Speaker: Carol Wodak - Eldercare activist and researcher
Healthcare in Alberta is undergoing yet another government induced
upheaval. In its wake, seniors, among others, will be affected.
Changes to pharmaceutical coverage and cuts to long-term care will
have serious consequences on seniors care now and into the future.
Carol Wodak, working for the Alberta Human Rights Commission starting
as investigations officer and culminating as Director of the Edmonton
office, has intimate knowledge and insights regarding eldercare.
"The reality of inadequate and delayed care - which both failed to
prevent and caused harm - added a new dimension to the trauma of
end-of-life disability and illness." Carol states. " Many families
who have been through this will simply try to forget it if they can,
or accept what they think they cannot change."
For Carol, it became a challenge to understand, and a mission to
change a system gone so terribly wrong.
Contact: Ted Woynillowicz, Chair Calgary FOM 403 286 9283 or
woynillt@telusplanet.net
