HealthBeat on CJAD Radio - October 24, 2010

Topics: diabetes, robots surgeon and anesthesiologist and corporate donor

   1) Robots in the OR – Dr. Thomas Hemmerling, an associate professor in anesthesiology at the MUHC, talks about using robots for the first time during surgery at the Montreal General Hospital.

            2) Diabetes – Dr. Rob Sladek, an endocrinologist, along with Dr. Natasha Garfield, Director of the Diabetes Clinic at the MUHC, and Dr. Gilda Bastasi, a nutritionist specialized in diabetes education, talk about how genetics contribute to diabetes and how to ward off the disease.

   3) Corporate donors – Claude Lussier, Manager at RBC Public Affairs, talks about the Royal Bank of Canada's $4 million donation to the MUHC and the CHUM.