Counsellors and Psychotherapists Mark 2019’s World Suicide Prevention Day
OTTAWA (September 10, 2019) Today, we recognize World Suicide Prevention Day, an impactful day which raises awareness about the risks of suicide and discusses prevention activities. The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) proudly recognizes the significance of this day and acknowledges the important role mental health professionals play in helping save lives.
4,000 Canadians die every year as a result of suicide, according to Statistics Canada. Many of these individuals were dealing with a mental health problem or illness. Death by suicide is found to be higher among men, Indigenous Peoples, and those in the LGBTQ2+ community.
“Death by suicide affects Canadians of all backgrounds, and we as a society need to help those most at risk,” said George Maringapasi, CCPA Director for Nova Scotia. “We recognize that suicide is a significant problem in our society and that we have a responsibility in our profession to take part in this global initiative.”
World Suicide Prevention Day is an annual campaign organized by the International Association for Suicide (ISAP) which is dedicated to suicide prevention and to alleviating the effects of suicide. In conjunction with ISAP, individual organizations from across the world, including CCPA, come together to educate the public on the realities and complexities of mental illness and suicide prevention. The campaign accomplishes its goals through social media, public awareness campaigns, a strong digital presence, and community events.
“Our organization continues to advocate for more timely and accessible mental health services across Canada. We want to ensure people get access to the right resources,” said Siri Brown, CCPA Director for British Columbia and the Yukon.
If you or someone you know is looking for support, please go to www.ccpa-accp.ca where you can learn more about CCPA and search for a counsellor or psychotherapist in your region.
If you are looking for therapeutic support, go to www.ccpa-accp.ca, where you can search for a Canadian Certified Counsellor in your region.
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The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) is a national bilingual association providing professional counsellors and psychotherapists with access to exclusive educational programs, certification, professional development and direct contact with professional peers and specialty groups. CCPA promotes the profession and its contribution to the mental health and well-being of all Canadians. For more information on the counselling and psychotherapy profession, please visit www.ccpa-accp.ca.
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Displaying art in workplaces can reduce stress levels and mental fatigue by up to 40 per cent, a South Australian study has shown.
University of South Australia researcher Bridgette Minuzzo has shown how artworks in offices can reduce stress.
The three-year study by University of South Australia researcher Bridgette Minuzzo involved 91 people across 18 work sites where there were no windows or direct views of nature. It included offices at three university campuses, a student breakout space and workstations in a busy Adelaide hospital.
The mental wellbeing of participants was measured before each trial with changes in their mental fatigue and stress levels surveyed over the next month.
Minuzzo said previous research showed that access to experiencing nature – even through a window – reduced stress but she wanted to test if artworks could have a similar effect.
She said her research differed from previous attention restoration studies that were usually set in a simulated environment such as an office in a lab with simulated work tasks and views.
“I also used original artworks because my focus was particularly on looking at how people might engage with an artistic representation of a view and how that might differ from having a window,” the PhD student said.
“There’s also a lot of spaces in cities where you might have a window but the view will be into a corridor or a neighbouring building or road.
“We can’t easily change those places but you can introduce something into that environment very easily that can help bring about a 20 to 40 per cent reduction in stress and mental fatigue.
“The participants reported that landscape paintings evoked fond memories of holidays and time spent in nature. Looking at the scenes rejuvenates tired brains and helps workers to refocus on tasks.”
Minuzzo is also an Adelaide-based visual artist with more than 20 years’ public art experience and painted the landscapes for the study herself.
She worked with a neuroscientist on the project to examine the intricacies of what happens when we are looking at nature or a realistic artistic representation of it.
Her studies found that viewing a landscape painting for as little as one to five minutes cut stress and fatigue levels.
“We all have a lunch break and a coffee break but we’ve got hours between them when we’re just sitting there and our work focus tires after 25-55 minutes,” Minuzzo said.
“If you’ve got lack of sleep, deadlines, workplace restructures and all these other stressors, sometimes you need your working brain to rest for a bit and one minute is enough for you to rejuvenate a tired working brain.”
Some of the paintings used in the study were circular, providing portal views to the natural world, while others were more ...
Many Older Hospitalized Patients with Cancer Experience Malnutrition
Results from a new study indicate that older hospitalized patients with cancer may have a high risk of being malnourished and experiencing symptoms such as no appetite and nausea, according to findings published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.Many individuals with cancer experience malnutrition, which can negatively affect clinical outcomes during treatment. To study the issue, Nivaldo de Pinho, PhD, MSc, of the National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva, in Rio de Janeiro, and his colleagues evaluated the prevalence of malnutrition across different age groups in patients with cancer in Brazil. They also examined symptoms that interfere with obtaining sufficient nutrition, or “nutrition impact symptoms.” The study included 4,783 patients with cancer who were hospitalized in November 2012 in public hospitals in Brazil. The average age of patients was 56.7 years. The overall prevalence of malnutrition was 45 percent, with a higher prevalence in individuals aged 65 years and older (55 percent) and a lower prevalence in those aged 50 years and younger (36 percent). According to results from a questionnaire that assessed nourishment, patients with a high score—indicating a critical need to improve nutrition—had a higher prevalence of nutrition impact symptoms, with no appetite being the most prevalent (58.1 percent), followed by nausea (38.3 percent), dry mouth (37.1 percent), and vomiting (26.0 percent).The results highlight the need for assessments of malnutrition and underlying risk factors soon after patients with cancer are hospitalized, in order to take steps to ensure that patients have adequate nutrition. “With these findings, we can indicate to professionals that intensive nutritional counseling from the age of 50 years and older is needed to prevent and treat symptoms of nutritional impact. This can improve caloric and protein intake and prevent malnutrition and weight loss so common to these patients,” said Dr. de Pinho.Additional InformationNOTE: The information contained in this release is protected by copyright. Please include journal attribution in all coverage. A free abstract of this article will be available via the Cancer News Roomupon online publication. For more information or to obtain a PDF of any study, please contact:Penny Smith +44 (0) 1243 770448 (UK) newsroom@wiley.com Follow us on Twitter @WileyNewsFull Citations:“High prevalence of malnutrition and nutrition impact symptoms in older patients with cancer: results of a Brazilian multicenter study.” Nivaldo B. de Pinho, Renata B. Martucci, Viviane D. Rodrigues, Cristiane A. D’Almeida, Luiz C. S. Thuler, Claudia Saunders, Harriet Jager-Wittenaar, Wilza A. F. Peres. CANCER; Published Online: September 9, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32437). URL Upon Publication: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/cncr.32437Author Contact: The communications office at the National Cancer Institute. José Alencar Gomes da Silva, at imprensa@inca.gov.br. Dr. de Pinho’s email address is npinho@inca.gov.br. About the Journal CANCER is a peer-reviewed publication of the American Cancer Society integrating scientific information from worldwide sources for all oncologic specialties. The objective of CANCER is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of information among oncologic disciplines concerned with the etiology, course, and treatment of human cancer. CANCER is published on behalf of the American Cancer Society by Wiley and can be accessed online.Follow us on Twitter @JournalCancerAbout Wiley Wiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing, platforms and services, we help students, researchers, universities, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to all of our stakeholders. The Company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com.
Calling on all federal parties: Canada needs a fully-funded national dementia strategy
Alzheimer Society campaign encourages Canadians to speak out
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2019 /CNW/ - The Alzheimer Society is urging Canadians to get involved in the federal election by writing their candidates and asking them to commit to supporting a fully-funded national dementia strategy.
This past June, the Government of Canada released the country's first-ever national dementia strategy to address the overwhelming scale, impact and cost of dementia in Canada. The 2019 federal budget included a commitment of $50 million over five years to support the strategy's implementation.
"Canada's national dementia strategy is an important first step toward making life better for the more than half a million Canadians living with dementia today," says Pauline Tardif, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. "But like any strategy, it must be fully-funded to make a difference. The federal government's initial investment is a good start, but much more is needed in order to bring the strategy to fruition."
No matter which party forms government this fall, dementia must remain a top priority. Each year, dementia costs the economy and health care system more than $10.4 billion. As our population ages, we simply cannot afford to ignore dementia.
"In less than 12 years, the number of Canadians living with dementia—and the cost to care for them—will nearly double," says Tardif. "Family members, hospitals and long-term care homes are already stretched beyond their limits. We need to start implementing the national dementia strategy right now to ensure that the growing number of Canadians affected by dementia receive the care and support they deserve."
As part of the campaign, the Society has provided an online letter-writing tool along with other resources for Canadians to speak out and let their candidates know that they will be voting with dementia as a priority this October. Visitors to the website can also read stories from researchers and people with lived experience on how the national dementia strategy will make a difference.
About the Alzheimer Society The Alzheimer Society is Canada's leading nationwide health charity for people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Active in communities across Canada, the Society provides information, programs and services, and raises funds for research to better understand the causes of dementia, improve treatment and care, and to find a cure.
Quick facts
Today, over half a million Canadians are living with dementia.
In less than 12 years, this number will nearly double to almost a million.
Women over the age of 65 account for 65 per cent of all Canadians living with dementia.
For every person with dementia, there are one or more family members who provide care.
Canadians spend over $10.4 billion each year in direct and indirect costs to care for those with dementia. This number is expected to jump to $16.6 billion in less than 12 years.
In 2011 alone, caregivers devoted 19.2 million hours of unpaid care, representing a value of $1.2 billion.
SOURCE Alzheimer Society of Canada
New guideline for Parkinson's disease aims for clear communication and standardized care for the Parkinson's community
Includes new non-motor, palliative care, and treatment advances
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2019 /CNW/ - A comprehensive new Canadian Guideline for Parkinson Disease, 2nd Edition, provides practical guidance for physicians, allied health professionals, people with Parkinson's and families on disease management. CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journalwww.cmaj.ca) published the new guideline accompanied by an easy-to-reference infographic and podcast.
Parkinson's is a debilitating, progressive neurological disease that affects quality of life for those diagnosed and their caregivers.
Since publication of the first Canadian guideline in 2012, there have been significant advancements in Parkinson's disease. The new guideline, sponsored by Parkinson Canada, shows the latest evidence and advances in diagnosis, treatment and symptom management; the guideline contains a new section on palliative care. An interdisciplinary team of experts from across Canada helped develop the second edition including 13 new recommendations, which consolidate new evidence and address gaps.
"Depression and anxiety are common symptoms of Parkinson patients and can be harder to recognize. Physicians should feel more comfortable with treating the depression and anxiety as these directly impact the quality of life of people with Parkinson's and their caregivers," says Dr. David Grimes, lead author of the Canadian Guideline for Parkinson Disease and Division Head, Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute.
"Our message to individuals is 'don't wait.' There are professionals who can directly improve a person's quality of life through early and regular intervention," says Joyce Gordon, Parkinson Canada CEO. "There is a lot a person can do now to live life to the fullest, working together with their healthcare team to mitigate symptoms and improve health outcomes," she adds.
The guideline includes 97 recommendations divided into five sections for ease of use:
Communication (including families and caregivers)
Diagnosis and progression
Treatment
Non-motor features
Palliative care
"A limitation to implementing the guideline is the lack of access to healthcare providers experienced in caring for people with Parkinson's disease," says Dr. Grimes. "In addition to specialist physicians, we need more nurses, and speech, occupational and physical therapists with training in this area, as well as appropriate palliative care for Parkinson patients."
"The guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to improve the overall standard of care of individuals with Parkinson disease in Canada, not only for healthcare professionals but also for policy makers, patients themselves and their caregivers," writes Dr. Veronica Bruno, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Movement Disorders Program and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, and coauthor in a related commentary https://bit.ly/2lvRkWy.
Parkinson's is a complex disease that requires clear, standardized procedures to manage effectively. The disease affects not only those diagnosed, but also those in their family, work and social circles. More than 100,000 Canadians are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and related conditions.
About Parkinson Canada Parkinson Canada provides services and education to people living with Parkinson's disease, their families, and the healthcare professionals who treat them. Operating since 1965, the organization advocates with federal, territorial and provincial governments on issues that concern the Parkinson's community in Canada. The Parkinson Canada Research Program funds innovative research for better treatments and a cure. Parkinson Canada is a founding partner of the Canadian Open Parkinson Network. C-OPN will increase collaboration across institutions and scientists to accelerate discoveries through a shared databank and biorepository. A national registered charity, Parkinson Canada operates through the generosity of donors and is an accredited organization under the Imagine Canada Standards Program since 2013. Parkinson Canada participates in numerous coalitions and partnerships to fulfil its mission.
L’ORÉAL PARIS AND THE HOUSE OF KARL LAGERFELD ANNOUNCE IKONIC LOOKS WITH ROCK CHIC EDGE
Paris, France – L’Oréal Paris and KARL LAGERFELD are thrilled to introduce its highly anticipated makeup collection that blends the designer’s rock-chic style and love for Parisian elegance. Inspired by his original perspective and cutting edge approach to style, this unique collection celebrates the iconic life and legacy of Karl Lagerfeld.
The new cosmetics line will include a variety of products that are designed to bring your look from day to night, from Bare Faced Beauty to Rock Chic Sophisticated.
Color Riche Lipstiks – Six reinvented essentials to dress lips in nudes or pops of colour
Maskara – The Blakest Black Mascara to amp anyone’s edge
Graphik Liner – Upgrade the cat eye look with rebellious metallic
Eye Kontour - From Daytime Pretty to Smudge Rock Chic, this eyeshadow palette has it all
Kushion – Universal Goddess Glow for all skin tones
As one of the last projects Karl Lagerfeld worked on, L’Oréal Paris respectfully carries on his memory with a collaboration that honours his commitment to celebrating feminine power and quest to create the unexpected.
High-res images of the above products are available for download here:
For more information about L’Oréal Paris Canada makeup launches and products, please contact: Alexandra Scarlato, rock-it promotions, inc. at alexandra@rockitpromo.com or 416.656.0707 ext. 123
About L’Oréal Paris L’Oréal Paris, the world’s no.1 beauty brand, is dedicated to empowering women and men by offering the most luxurious and innovative products and services available in the mass market. For most, the name “L’Oréal” is immediately evocative of the brand’s signature phrase, “Because I’m Worth It.”— the tagline behind the legendary advertising campaign for the Superior Preference® hair colour launch in 1973. Today, it represents the essence of the L’Oréal Paris brand as a whole, a spirit which is about helping every woman – and man - embrace their unique beauty while reinforcing their inner sense of self-worth. For more than 100 years, L’Oréal Paris has held an unparalleled commitment to advancement in technology, innovation and research, providing ground-breaking, high-quality products for women, men, and children of all ages and ethnicities in five major beauty categories: cosmetics, skincare, hair colour, haircare, and men’s grooming.
Revolutionary new Continuous Glucose Monitoring System eliminates fingersticks* for people with diabetes
VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2019 /CNW/ - DexCom Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), announced today that it is now accepting orders for the Dexcom G6 CGM System for people with diabetes ages two years and up.
"We are thrilled to offer the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System to Canadians and are proud of this innovative technology that enables more effective diabetes management," said Laura Endres, Vice President and General Manager, Dexcom Canada, Inc. "The Dexcom G6 not only frees people with diabetes from the burden of fingersticks, but also offers real-time alerts and other features that can help people make more informed decisions for their daily diabetes management. This product changes people's lives."
The Dexcom G6 is now available and builds upon the core attributes of the Dexcom G5 Mobile CGM technology platform, while introducing new features that empower users to take control of their diabetes:
Elimination of fingersticks for calibration and diabetes treatment decisions*
Continuous glucose readings sent automatically using Bluetooth technology to any compatible smart device†, or to a Dexcom receiver, at five-minute intervals
Customizable alerts and alarms, including a new Urgent Low Soon alert which can warn users up to 20 minutes in advance of an urgent hypoglycemic event, so they can take steps to prevent it
Real-time data sharing with the Dexcom G6 app, allowing the user to share their glucose data with up to five followers to monitor their glucose levels remotely for extra peace of mind
10-day sensor allowing for longer wear (3 days longer than the previous generation Dexcom CGM)
A slimmer transmitter with a lower profile for more discreet wear ability
An auto-applicator designed to make sensor insertion simple with the touch of a button
A newly designed receiver with a touchscreen display (optional display device)
New sensor membrane that enables acetaminophen use without any effect on glucose readingsǂ
"It is an exciting time for diabetes management, as new advancements in diabetes monitoring technology allow patients to move away from the traditional fingerstick blood glucose monitoring to continuous blood glucose monitoring" said Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, Endocrinologist & Director of the Montreal Clinical Research Institute Diabetes Clinic. "Rather than multiple daily checks, patients can now have access to real-time detailed blood glucose profiles with alarms, allowing them to prevent and treat both low and high blood glucose levels - enabling easier and more informed therapeutic decisions. These devices are key to achieve recommended therapeutic goals more safely and easily. The Dexcom G6 is another advancement for glucose monitoring - allowing 10 days of wireless glucose monitoring without fingersticks, using an accurate, small and easy to use device."
In Canada, both current and new CGM users can now purchase a Dexcom G6 CGM starter kit at the Dexcom Store online at www.dexcom.com.
More information on Dexcom G6 can be found at www.dexcom.com.
About Dexcom G6 The Dexcom G6 is a stand-alone CGM system for people with diabetes who use insulin – who administer insulin either with multiple daily injections or an insulin pump. With the Dexcom G6, the sensor is worn separately from an insulin pump and is inserted under the skin to measure the level of glucose in the interstitial fluid (fluid in the tissue). The sensor is disposable and should be changed every 10 days.
About CGM CGM devices are considered the most significant breakthrough in diabetes management in the past 40 years1 and Dexcom has been a leader of those innovations. Type 1 diabetes affects nearly 300,000 Canadians2. The traditional standard-of-care for glucose monitoring has been a fingerstick meter, which is painful as some patients needed to test their blood up to 12 times a day. CGM is important because, in addition to providing the glucose level, it provides the direction and rate of glucose change at a glance and alerts users when glucose levels are too low or too high. People with diabetes who take insulin must monitor their blood glucose levels frequently to manage their condition. Uncontrolled glucose can cause serious health complications and even death3,4. To learn more about CGM, visit www.dexcom.com.
About Dexcom, Inc. Dexcom, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, CA, and has operations in Canada, is dedicated to helping people better manage their diabetes by developing and marketing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) products and tools for adult and pediatric patients. With exceptional performance, patient comfort and lifestyle flexibility at the heart of its technology, users have consistently ranked Dexcom highest in customer satisfaction and loyalty.
*If your glucose alerts and readings from the G6 do not match symptoms or expectations, use a blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions.
ǂ G6 readings can be used to make diabetes treatment decisions when taking up to a maximum acetaminophen dose of 1,000mg every six hours. Taking a higher dose may affect the G6 readings.
1 Clarke SF and Foster JR. A history of blood glucose meters and their role in self-monitoring of diabetes mellitus. Br J Biomed Sci. 2012;(3)2:83-93.
2 Canadian Diabetes Association. The prevalence and costs of diabetes. December 2009.
Want to cut your calories? Budget them by meal, study finds
Limiting the calories you consume in each meal is more effective than setting a daily allowance, researchers have found.
The official NHS weight-loss programme, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and the free app MyFitnessPal all advise dieters to stick to a daily calorie budget.
However, an international study found that people who set an allowance for each meal and snack consumed fewer calories than those who stuck to a single daily budget.
This meal-by-meal approach is already used by a smaller number of weight-loss programmes, including the paid-for version of the MyFitnessPal app.
Experts believe a similar approach could also help people to reduce their alcohol and cigarette intake and adopt a healthier lifestyle by setting themselves lower limits more frequently.
Dr Miaolei Jia, Assistant Professor at Warwick Business School, said: “Dieters are motivated to reduce the number of calories they consume.
“Every time they choose what to eat or drink is seen as another opportunity to cut calories.
“Setting a calorie budget for each meal and snack therefore provides more calorie cutting opportunities than setting a single allowance for an entire day.”
The study When Unpacking Leads to Lower Calorie Budgets by Dr Jia, from Warwick Business School, Xiuping Li from the National University of Singapore, and Aradhna Krishna from the University of Michigan, has been published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
In one of their experiments, the team instructed 100 people to budget the number of calories they were allowed the following day and take photographs of everything they ate.
One group set separate calorie limits for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. A second group set a single daily calorie allowance.
Participants with a separate target for each meal set an average budget of 1,528 calories. The second group set an average daily allowance of 2,011 calories.
Those who budgeted for each meal separately actually consumed an average of 1,417 calories, 219 fewer than those with a single daily limit.
Dr Xiuping Li said: “Those with a daily budget thought about cutting calories for meals such as dinner and snacks, where they thought they were most likely to overconsume, but did not think about other meals.
“Those who budgeted on a meal by meal approach cut the calories in all the meals they ate, which drove down their daily allowance.”
Aradhna Krishna said: “Our results are not just relevant for controlling how much one eats, but also how much one smokes or drink – any context where people have a motive to reduce their consumption.”
UUL Sent warning letter from FDA for Illegally Marketing eCigs and Vaping products to Youth
The FDA sent a warning letter to JUUL Labs for claiming e-cigarettes are safer than paper cigarettes. JUUL has 15 days to respond.
This warning comes on the heels of a recent flurry of deadly lung illnesses thought to be associated with the use of vaping products.
Prior to this, doctors including Joshua Mansour, M.D. have expressed concerns that the federal government was not taking the health problems associated with vaping seriously in that the government had allowed e-cigarette makers until 2022 to submit their plans for preventing underage access to their products.
The underage vaping problem has escalated in recent years as the providers of vaping products claimed vaping was safer than cigarettes, yet the whole vaping craze addicted millions of young people to nicotine who had not been cigarette smokers prior.
Dr. Mansour has warned that nicotine use causes irritation to the lining of the lungs. Furthermore, oils in the lungs are not considered healthy so if a person must vape they should do so with a water-based product, not oil-based.
So, we are faced with a triple danger from vaping:
1) From impurities, oils, and additives in the vape products causing lung problems.
2) Cardio-vascular strain and other health problems associated with nicotine itself.
3) Addiction.
Our children are in danger of becoming addicted to vaping and we need to do something to stop this headlong craze of addiction to unhealthy substances. So, just because certain aspects of vaping may be less unhealthy than paper cigarettes, does that mean vaping should be widely embraced?
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