Thank you very much, Madam Chair,
Thank you to the witnesses.
This is my first day as a member of this esteemed committee, and I didn't realize how esteemed it was. Everybody is a doctor, it seems, around the table. I had no idea. I'm not a doctor, but I do look forward to working with everybody on the committee constructively. To pick up on Dr. McDowell's statement, we have many challenges before us in the health field, so I come to the committee with a great deal of enthusiasm.
To my colleagues, thanks for the welcome.
Dr. McDowell, you mentioned research on Alzheimer's. We heard from Dr. Kleiner-Fisman today about an interdisciplinary model dealing with neurological disorders that impact on mobility. I'm wondering if Alzheimer's stands out as a bit different among the kinds of neurological disorders we're talking about today, and whether it can lend itself to the same type of health care model that Dr. Kleiner-Fisman referred to for the movement disorders.