THE RIPPLE EFFECT WELLNESS ORGANIZATION (TREWO) PRESENTS
IMAGINATION INAUGURAL BALL TREWO Background: Launched on April 1, 2009, the Ripple Effect Wellness Organization (TREWO) is a registered charity dedicated to educating and empowering Canadians to take control of their health through education and empowerment. Established by Order of Canada recipient Dr. Sudi Devanesen and Ravi S. Juneja, a founding member of EIPROC (East Indian Professionals Resident of Canada), the objective of TREWO is to bridge the care gap between physicians and patients through open dialogue in as many languages and platforms as possible.
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TREWO Mandate: Canada is ethnically diverse and TREWO recognizes that Canadians require customized care at the community level. Certain cultural communities are at a higher risk for specific diseases, and require specialized care - including but not limited to diabetes, high cholesterol and Multiple
Prita.Chhabra Bunny.Panesar Diyas.Arts Sclerosis. Given the enor- physician/patient dialogue mity of the Canadian health on the web through a new landscape, TREWO is com- Doctor-on-Call initiative mitted to: n Providing a communitybased perspective on n Acting as a one-stop healthcare support health resource n Caring for communities n Initiating empowerment Key TREWO Projects: through interactivity TREWO has played a key n P r o m o t i n g role in the Anjar Project, the
Shiamak Davar International Canada Roofs for the Roofless in mation to all communities India and the YWCA in Sri with respect to mental Lanka. We have participat- health, nutrition and comed in projects for the Dixie munities at risk (women, Gurdwara, the Indian seniors, youth and chilRainbow Centre and th e dren). And these are the Heart and Stroke concerns of all communities Foundation. In the process, - not just one ethnic backwe have made local com- ground, religion or race. munities aware of their TREWO has partnered efforts. with such caring and comTREWO has also proudly passionate groups such as assisted in presenting many War Child, Scarborough seminars that provide infor- Women's Shelter, CAMH
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HUDAK CONSERVATIVES PROMISE TO CUT $3 BILLION FOR HEALTHCARE. from e-health scandal to Local Health Integration Networks (LIHN) to granting hospital contracts to individuals who are believed to be Liberal insiders. Addressing e-Health questions, Minister Mathews says "e-health is vital to the future of our healthcare." More and more doctors in small com-
munity hospitals can access diagnostic images, MRI scans in their offices. E-Health records have made it possible for the healthcare community to remain interconnected without much inconvenience for patients who are already in distress. "When we took office in 2003, nobody was even measuring wait times, now
we measure and we publicly report on our website what wait times are for every procedure in the province..[we] are meeting our target [in reducing] wait times [which] have come down dramatically [with] strategic investments we have made," she says about wait times for various procedures in Ontario hospitals.
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Minister Deb Matthews notes that since 2003, on average, a healthcare professional has been added every day into Ontario's healthcare system. Stories of doctors driving cabs, nonetheless, are rampant.
" We have doubled the number of residents for internationally educated graduates..we are working with the fairness commissioner to make sure that all our trades and professions [are open] to newcomers to Canada to practice in their areas of expertise," Minister Mathews says. Ontario Minister of Government Services Harinder Takhar adds "in the last decade, we've added more than 10,000 international medical graduates into the system. In Canada, there are 380 new
Prita_Chhabra (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and CAPIH (Canadian Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage) in their fund raisers - specifically in holding seminars and the promotion of their events. TREWO recently organized and hosted a successful Health Mela on April 24th, 2010 at the Pearson Convention Centre. This mela had a special focus on the South Asian community. Activities included informational health care sessions, yoga and meditation classes, cooking demonstrations and special performances. For more information or questions: www.trewo.org positions medical positions each year. Of these 220 are in Ontario, and we have just added 75 new specialty positions..I really believe that it's a step in the right direction." MPP Bob Delaney (Mississauga-Streetsville) tells Generation Next that "the province has promised‌jobs [to medical students who study in Ontario] within Ontario..we are the province that is aging..we continue to grow and we continue to adapt with the new realities."
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