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Podcast: Zoomer Week in Review
Episode: Filomena Tassi, Minister for Seniors & Jennifer Zelmer on Paramedics Trained For Palliative Care
Description: Six months into the job, Canada’s new minister for seniors has crisscrossed the country on a listening tour. Libby caught up with Minister Filomena Tassi to hear what older Canadians are saying as her government prepares to deliver its final budget before the fall election.
And – Thousands of Canadian paramedics are being trained to deliver palliative care. The initiative is meant to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and offer access to urgent end-of-life care. Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement is one of the organizations funding the program. Libby talks to CEO Jennifer Zelmer.