Gormley Show segments, Wed. Feb. 8, 2023

8:30 – The Federal government offered $196 Billion in healthcare funding over the next 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new funding. It is not exactly what the Premiers were hoping for but is it enough to help our healthcare system. Bacchus Barua, Associate Director of Health Policy Studies with the Fraser Institute joins Gormley to explain the impact this will have with the Canada Health Transfer.

LIVE: Bacchus Barua, Associate Director of Health Policy Studies with the Fraser Institute

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines

 10:00 – Wait times to see a doctor have continued to grow in Saskatchewan. On average people are waiting 51 minutes to see a doctor and the highest wait time recorder is 78 minutes in Moose Jaw. Teddy Wickland Vice President of operations for Medimap who track wait times joins Gormley to discuss why we are continuing to see an increase in wait times.

LIVE: Teddy Wickland, Vice President of operations for Medimap

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! It’s your chance for fame, and acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, but you’ll also win your exclusive Smartest Radio Listener t-shirt thanks to Little Town Apparel available ONLY to Saskatchewan Smartest Radio Listener winners, PLUS a $50 gift certificate to Crossmount.

12:00 – The University of Saskatchewan is starting a new clinical trial to slow the progression of the Alzheimer’s disease. This trial will help develop NeuroEPO, a recombinant form of the naturally produced erythropoietin protein which prevents neuron cell death and promotes the growth and communication of neurons in the brain. Dr. Ron Geyer, Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and co-lead of the trail joins Gormley to explain the development of NeuroEPO and the impacts that trial can have in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

LIVE: Dr. Ron Geyer, Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan