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WW7, [ 1 io ~ mourn) CHRONIC”: ~ Wednesday. Much is. 201 l 1 ‘ Check u * , P w it w i i . ; Pharmacrsts are part of the health-care team , , . I . l BY Cmilc’zonc Puma " \ Dallaire speaking at ; . . . . University ofWaterloo , any people may not realize that a local pharmacrst .9 .- " » _ ; can be an integral part of health care management. «a; ' Senator Romeo Dallaiie. who commanded the i Clients who take three or more prescribed medica- UN forces in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994. l [ions can get a thorough review with their phamiacist. is giving a public talk at University of Waterloo this i “We dispel myths," said pharmacist Cathesme Schill of - week.‘ Remedy's Rx on University Avenue. Dallaire won the Governor General?» award for “We use evidence~based medicine and give concrete facts , non-fiction for his book Shake Hands with the to people so they can make informed decisions." -- “‘1 ‘ ' Devil. and recently published a new book called She and her husband Mlliam have been offering the serv- v: ,,., ‘ TheyFight Like Soldiers, TheyDi'e Like Children. ice at their drugstore since the Ontario government intro- 1. A 1) Dallaire delivers the arts student union's 2011 duced the original MedsCheck program in 2007. f keynote lecture March 18 at 7 pm. in the Humani. The program was expanded in 2010 to reach residents of ,.;,-... ._ fl ties Theatre. located in the LG. Hagey Hall of the licensed long-term care homes. all people in Ontario who ,,_,, .» - Ky % . ; Humanities. Tickets are $30 for students. $35 for are living with diabetes, as well as those who are home 1...; -‘. “.- - i ' “.1 . othel'S.Call the box office at519-888~4908. bound and not able to attend their community pharmacy for ' . g t 7 w ,3 the service. \w 3, " ;. ~ :23 s1" 3" ‘ Schill does about 20 reviews a week. Each session. offered Q g .â€" l ‘ ' 4:. Paws 4 the Cause annually and paid through OHlP. takes at least halfan hour. .~â€"- â€". "" ' ‘ _ . < Many of the clients have asthma. diabetes. hypertension. fix ‘ " ReSIdents of Waterloo. Kitchener and Camâ€" or are seniors with a range of health issues ' . bridge are invited to Paws 4 the Cause. a peaceful She asks clients to bring in not just their prescription ""' _ walk for change to animal cruelty laws. 'lhe event medications. but also any over-the-counter products. . ‘ . . will also be a memorial walk to commemorate the including herbal supplements and vitamins, that they may , ”y - a. ; Whistler sled dogsMThti‘three-vlglonlietre walk be taking. ' ‘ x begins at 5:30 pm. arc 18 in ater 00 Park at “Natural health products would be most critical," she . ‘ '?= ., .,., f’ -. the kiosk by the bottom corner ofthe animal zoo, said. “During the review, we make sure there are no drug ;, ’ ‘ _ near the Seagram Drive parking lot. It ends at the interactions. that it's effective and that it's safe.‘ . V public square, where MP Mark Holland will speak Many people start taking these products after hearing ‘ ». . about his private member's bill to amend animal about them from a friend. or reading about them in a maga- Pharmacist Catherine Sdiill offers MedsChedts reviews to cruelty “I“ . , , _ zine or on the lntemet. But they may not have talked to their clients at Remedy: Rx on University Avenue. 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