Incisive coverage of the issues important to vaping. Plus critical debate over the issues and impacts of regulation in both Canada and the U.S.
Episodes
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Ontario’s system governing insurance coverage for people injured in a motor vehicle accident may be at a breaking point as physiotherapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists struggle to provide care.
Challenges are numerous. Patient care fees have been frozen since 2014 with no relief in sight despite wild inflation. Billing for auto insurance claims force health service providers under the purview of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority or FSRA, the agency also responsible for the insurance industry, where many top FSRA officials come from. And provincial mandates require health service providers to exhaust a patient’s employer-provided extended health care benefits before billing the auto insurance company, leaving many patients surprised and angered.
Joining us today to discuss these challenges is Dr. Scott Wilson, a Doctor of Chiropractic and founder and chairman of Physiomed one of Canada’s largest chains of healthcare clinics.
Who benefits from this overcomplicated and punitive system?
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Released: June 5, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
What does Dr. Sanjay Agrawal, the Chair of the Royal College of Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group, think about the “Gateway” theory?
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Released: May 27, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
Part of our “Last Stand” Canada Coverage.
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
What does Dr. Sanjay Agrawal, the Chair of the Royal College of Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group, think about the province of Quebec’s flavour ban?
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Released: May 27, 2023
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Part of our “Last Stand” Canada Coverage.
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
The debate over nicotine vaping polarizes people “even in tobacco control,” says the chief tobacco control expert at the venerable Royal College of Physicians in the UK.
Representing over 40,00 doctors across 80 countries in the world, the RCP leads the way in public health’s mission to end the epidemic of tobacco addiction. But the RCP sits at the center of controversy over vaping since taking an early stand in support of nicotine vapes as a tool for harm reduction.
Joining us today is Dr. Sanjay Agrawal, the National Specialty Adviser for Tobacco Dependency at NHS England, Chair of the Royal College of Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group, and Consultant in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine.
Hear our frank discussion about the recently announced “Swap the Stop” program, the rationale behind RCP’s support for vaping, Dr. Agrawal’s response to flavour bans, and the gateway theory.
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Released: May 27, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
Part of our “Last Stand” Canada Coverage.
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Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Could the U.S. vaping industry be on the verge of a breakthrough in its legal battle with the FDA? The prospects are tantalizing. A recent ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court slammed the FDA over its shifting guidance and moving goalposts. Creating what the court says is a likely unlawful de facto ban on flavored nicotine vaping products. The decision is an eye-popper.
Joining us today to talk through developments in the Fifth Circuit and to outline a potential path to the Supreme Court, is attorney and well-known vaping advocate Greg Troutman.
Is the tide turning for vaping? Find out!
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Released: May 12, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
FDA’s single-minded focus on protecting youth from nicotine vaping products over the well-being of adult smokers is finally undergoing severe scrutiny. Recently a panel of Fifth Circuit judges, joining other courts across the country, took FDA to task for what it calls an unlawful de facto ban on flavored e-cigarettes. But the courts are not alone in grilling the agency over its shifting criteria and moving the goalposts for approval of vaping products in the U.S.
Joining us today is Allison Boughner, vice president at American Vapor Manufacturers. This non-profit organization recently hosted a frustrating yet revealing live interview with Dr. Brian King, the new director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products.
How did the Dr. King cross-examination go? Find out!
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Released: May 11, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
The Quebec provincial government’s plan to ban flavours in nicotine vaping products appears out of step with the science on vaping and runs in stark contrast with the UK government’s astonishing new plan to provide 1 million smokers a free vaping starter kit to help smokers in England to quit for good.
Joining us today with reaction from the UK on Quebec’s proposed flavour ban is Louise Ross, a clinical consultant at UK’s National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, the business development manager for the Smoke Free app, and chair for the New Nicotine Alliance, a registered charity dedicated to promoting issues around tobacco harm reduction.
Is opposition to vaping in Canada getting noticed? Find out!
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Released: May 9, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by STLTH
Part of our “Last Stand” Canada Coverage.
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Bureaucratic hurdles and fixed service fees could be forcing healthcare professionals in Ontario to shut practices and leave the industry. Physiotherapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists who treat people injured in car accidents have fallen under the control of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, an Ontario regulator more concerned with promulgating red tape than with patient care.
Joining us today to discuss the challenges facing health service providers in Ontario is Anthony Grande a registered physiotherapist with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and owner of Focus Physiotherapy a chain of clinics located in the Toronto area.
Could patient care be at risk? Find out!
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Released: May 4, 2023
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Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
The UK’s recently announced “Swap to Stop” program, which provides free vaping starter kits to one million current smokers, is being hailed a massive boon to public health.
Tobacco control policy expert Clive Bates says the program is a pragmatic and constructive intervention with the potential to be catalytic, hopefully tying smokers to vaping in a manner that is self-sustaining over the long term. Bates believes “Swap to Stop” should be emulated in other countries worldwide. The question is: Will it work?
Find out! Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.Released: April 28, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE
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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Quebec Minister of Health Christian Dubé announced a ban on flavours in nicotine vaping products which could go into effect in only 90 days. Under the proposed regulation, all flavoured vapes, except for tobacco flavoured, will be forbidden in the province.
It’s devastating news for the 250,000 nicotine vapers who rely on various flavours to stay smoke-free. And for the hundreds of small business owners and the thousands of workers in Quebec’s vaping industry, the flavour ban amounts to a death sentence for their businesses.
Joining us today to discuss the impact of the Quebec flavour ban is David Levesque, spokesperson for ABVQ, the association for specialty vape shops in Quebec and founding partner of Digital Smoke Supplies.
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Released: April 20, 2023
Produced by Brent Stafford
Part of our “Last Stand” Canada Coverage
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