Dr. Reg Mitchell

Sex, Wrinkles, Muscle – He covered it all!

If anyone was sleepy the morning of May 1st, they woke up quickly as soon as Dr. Reg Mitchell started speaking. One could certainly understand why thousands of children across BC were mesmerized by Dr. Zonk, the green-wigged “mad scientist” who made chemistry fun for over 25 years on TV and for local school groups. Now an…

Delirium or Dementia?

Our February 2013 speaker, Lori Amdam from Vancouver Island Health Authority, had attendees’ rapt attention as she described the differences between delirium and dementia. In her comparison of the two “Ds”, she illustrated how distinctly different the two are by highlighting the key difference:  time.  Delirium is a sudden change in cognition, function and behaviour,…