In 2014 the BC Ministry of Health’s report, “Setting Priorities for the BC Health System,” outlined information management and technology as one of seven strategies to enable efforts toward creating... Read More
MDs To Be
Introduction The stethoscope has been a part of the physician’s toolkit for over 200 years since its invention in 1816 by French physician Rene Laennec.[1] Binaural, electronic, and more recently... Read More
Harm reduction It comes as no surprise to health care workers that sharing syringes and injection paraphernalia increases the risk of HIV/hepatitis C seroconversion. There is a plethora of evidence... Read More
Daily experiences in the Peruvian Amazon during a rural family-medicine elective. Things are not always what they seem. This summarizes my daily experiences in the Peruvian Amazon for a rural... Read More
“Each physician has a different nature. One believes in the principle: premum non nocere (do no harm). The other says: melius anceps remedium quam nullum (better a dangerous... Read More