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Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... or withdrawing life-sustaining therapy[ 1,2 ] suggest people may be confused about their right to make ... a response to patient experiences of poor quality dying. People were dying in hospital surrounded by machines that ... palliative care is involved in dying, its aim is to help people live as well as is possible until their natural death. ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB January/February 2016
... by physicians on the front lines—work that not enough people know about. In BC physicians are emerging as leaders ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS December 2016
... caregivers provide an estimated 70% to 75% of care to people receiving home care. That translates to roughly 8 ... on any given day. In BC there are approximately 1 million people filling this role, most of whom are caring for a ... family caregivers and, in turn, negatively impacting the people they care for and generating additional pressures on ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS November 2016
... or #physicianleadership? If you’re like many people and professionals, these social media terms may be ... forum 2 years ago. Research shows that more and more people, including professionals, are relying on social media ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS June 2016
... careers existed: medicine, law, and the clergy. The people whom each of these professions served looked for ... legitimate leadership, and a strong sense of hope. The people expected outstanding service, the safety of trusted ...
Premise / BY: A.W. Battison, MD June 2016
... higher level of care. Cape Town is a city of 3.75 million people located near the southernmost point of South Africa ... area promptly. Tragic cases of untreated AIDS in young people are a daily occurrence. As well, we were in disbelief ...