American Doctors Join Sen. Bernie Sanders for Canadian Health Care Tour
Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 1:45pm
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WASHINGTON - This weekend, American physicians Claudia Fegan, M.D., and Richard Bruno, M.D., M.P.H, will join Sen. Bernie Sanders on a fact-finding delegation to Toronto, Canada. On Saturday, the delegation will tour three Canadian hospitals and speak with Canadian health care providers and patients. On Sunday, they will join Dr. Danielle Martin at the University of Toronto for a public event.
ITINERARY (in Eastern Standard Time)
Saturday, October 28:
1:00-1:30 p.m.: Tour of Women’s College Hospital (WCH) family practice clinic & chat with WCH family doctor & patient
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Round table discussion with Canadian health professionals and hospital administrators
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Tour of Mount Sinai Hospital; Overview of Mothers & Babies Program & Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
4:00-5:00 p.m.: Tour of Toronto General Hospital and University Health Network (UHN); overview of Cardiac Centre
Sunday, October 29th:
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sen. Sanders’ speech and discussion with Dr. Danielle Martin on what the United States can learn from Canada's health care system.
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2017/10/26/american-doctors-join-sen-bernie-sanders-canadian-health-care-tour