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BC Stories / BY: Lauren Lypchuk, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... medical student in Scotland, who was taking elderly people for free rides in the community on a specialized ... days/week, May through October, with 45 volunteers taking people out for free rides. We have now taken 1000+ seniors on ... out from the confines of their residences. We meet many people along the way (I counted more than 200 one ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Tiffany Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2022
... which, in addition to children, particularly affect people with sexually transmitted diseases and women who’ve ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Brian Hillhouse, MD October 2019
For most people, texting has become second nature as a fast, easy way ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi May 2019
... patients often look to their GP for care. In fact, 80% of people with mental health issues receive care in the primary ... cases of financial hardship). Each cohort accepts up to 15 people, and sessions run between 90 and 120 minutes. The ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD April 2015
... Strategies include attachment mechanisms that connect people with a family physician/primary care provider; ...
News&Notes / BY: Chris Fraser, MD, January/February 2014
... amazement I hear him thanking me: “Thank you to all the people of Canada. They have shown great leadership in the ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sean Virani, MD, May 2014
... may be affected by an inherited heart rhythm condition. People with this condition are at risk for sudden cardiac ... funding from other sources, has a steering committee of 18 people and more than 200 individuals involved. The SSC grant ...
News&Notes / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2014
... Seckel thanked all staff at Doctors of BC, commenting that people work hard and do so while enjoying each other’s ...
News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... a lifesaving procedure, it is a fortune in a country where people live on $1 or $2 a day." Just 72 hours after ... about the mission, I had the money needed--proof that many people care about the desperate situation in Haiti, and a ...
News&Notes / BY: Benjamin Brzezynski, MA, November 2014
... recommend the following principles: 1.    Separate the people from the problem. 2.    Focus on interests, not ... with a high-level discussion of outcomes (forget about the people). For example, you and your clinic manager might ...