Jasper Wildfire Update, Expanding the Role of Pharmacists, and Food Poisoning vs. a stomach bug

The town of Jasper has been devastated by an out-of-control wildfire and crews worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to save the town. Melissa Story, Provincial Information Officer for Alberta Wildfire joined the show with the latest wildfire information and developments from Jasper and right across the province of Alberta. What role can pharmacists play in filling the gaps of Canada’s healthcare system? To dig into a study done through the University of Calgary, we invited Dr. Roopinder Sandhu, Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative at the Cumming School of Medicine to chat with us about the ways pharmacists might be able to help with stroke patients.  Food Poisoning versus the dreaded ‘stomach bug’…how can you tell the difference between the two and when should we see the Doctor when it comes to ‘tummy trouble’? We get the thoughts of our on call family physician, Dr. Ted Jablonski.