After almost five decades in medicine, there\u0027s one sight that can still bring Dr. Andrew Pipe\u0027s blood to a boil — a hospital patient outside at 2 a.m. on a cold winter night in a hospital gown, clinging to an IV pole and smoking a cigarette.
“That patient is receiving substandard care. That should not be happening,” said Pipe, is recognized worldwide for his work in helping thousands butt out. He was instrumental in developing the “Ottawa Model” of smoking cessation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I remember thinking that it couldn’t be long before these guys were put out of business. This is an industry that knowingly addicts and kills.” have to acknowledge that smokers trying to quit are suffering from withdrawal and offer them treatment to make them more comfortable. The model is being introduced in the U.K. and has been replicated in Australia. It is not used at The Ottawa Hospital, which Pipe notes is a “very sad irony.”
“He’s such an adventurous individual,” said Mir, who met Pipe at a conference where Mir, then a medical student, was delivering a poster.Pipe invited Mir to the Heart Institute. Mir followed Pipe around for two weeks, including one episode in which Pipe folded his lanky frame into his Smart Car and the two headed to Smiths Falls, where Pipe was giving a talk.
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