Ms. Irene Mathyssen at the Status of Women Committee

I thought that raising that with you might be of interest, because you talk about gathering data and how important that is.

I know there is a critical shortage of gerontologists, and very often family doctors just don't have access to the information they need, the data they need, because when they're dealing a senior individual, there are medication changes over years and there has to be a sensitivity to those changes and what aging means to an individual.

I wonder how effectively you are able to provide the information, the data, the research that these family practitioners and others doctors or nurse practitioners need in order to be effective.