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Health committee That's an interesting point. As with any health care policy, prevention is always prime above treating the disorder. However, we're here now. The evidence shows that if you can get children exercising at an early age and prevent childhood obesity and prevent early obesity, then
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee I do. In general it's obviously in the millions. The lead conditions associated with obesity—high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, cardiac disease, heart attacks—are massive components of health care costs. There are actually specific cost-analysis studies that look
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee Yes, it is.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee That's actually an excellent question. Lakeview is funded completely outside the taxpayer's purse. We funded the centre ourselves. We did not ask the provincial or federal government for any funding for the centre. In terms of the procedures that are performed there, we are to
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee No, we're totally respectful of—
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee No.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee Exactly. Of course, the challenge from an operational point of view is that if a procedure is covered by the provincial government, such as a hernia, for example, we can only bill the province for the procedural fee alone, so that the owners ourselves would have to absorb all the
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis
Health committee Thank you very much. It's indeed an honour to be invited to speak to this committee. I've been in practice now for approximately 20 years. I graduated from McMaster University, where I attended medical school. I went on to the University of Ottawa, where I trained in general an
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Emad Guirguis