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Gingras, Gustave - Interview

Item number (ISN):

436487

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1977-04-02

Item number (ISN):

436487

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION MÉDICALE CANADIENNE

Accession:

1980-0006

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1977-04-02

Production company:

Canadian Medical Association

Description:

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Interview of Dr. Gustave Gingras, president of the Canadian Medical Association from 1972 to 1973. He speaks about such subjects as: receiving the Lasker Award for his work in rehabilitation; becoming Director of Rehabilitation for Prince Edward Island; the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries; his career in Montreal; his decision to leave his career in Montreal; the School of Rehabilitation he founded at the University of Montreal; his work for the Canadian Medical Association; his childhood; his parents; his education; François-Xavier Forest; his service in the Second World War; rehabilitation for injured war veterans; the Department of Veterans Affairs; medical education standards; drug addiction; training in geriatrics; the need for doctors to spend more time speaking with their patients; the tarnished image of the medical profession; the advantages and disadvantages of universal medicare; over-demand for medical services; standards for the keeping of medical records; the benefits of being a salaried physician; fee schedules; the need for governments to consult more with the medical profession on issues pertaining to health and medicine; honorary degrees; and more about his life and work on Prince Edward Island.

Language:

English / Français

Notes:

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1. Subject description is based on bilingual transcript in the collection file (parts of the transcript are in French and parts are in English).~2. Gustave Gingras died on 9 May 1996.

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Vault ISN:

563582

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0006/10

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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GENCAT identity number:

MSS 24323

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Canadian Medical Association

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