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Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM January/February 2014
... reaching a record high in the developed world. Many more people are now surviving illnesses that were previously ... patients with multiple complex comorbidities. Elderly people in hospital are at high risk not only for functional ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, January/February 2014
... of British Columbia’s Medical Undergraduate Program, people are generally focused on three areas of interest: the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2014
... And yet above all else, it is physicians who see the people who desperately need to be physically active for their ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rebecca Gordon, BSc, March 2014
... HIV/AIDS in the community by educating and engaging young people. •    To decrease risky sexual behavior in the ...
MDs To Be / BY: Patricia Caddy, MD May 2014
... lecture halls, on the hands of strangers and the faces of people we love most dearly. There will be no unseeing. To ...
Obituaries / BY: Paul Zickler, MD, June 2014
... Life leader. Gil was a Christian mentor for many young people whose lives were deeply affected by his compassion and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2014
... illness is one of the morbidities.[ 2 ] We know that people with multimorbidity have reduced quality of life, ... person who is lost among the cognitive impairment. When people with dementia do not have family members to represent ... if the information is not good—can all be healing. People will often forget what you told them but will always ...
MDs To Be / BY: Sean McGee, BSc (Hons), July/August 2014
... ignoring the qualities that make them unique and engaging people.”[ 18 ] Standing in opposition to burnout is ... others,”[ 6 ] is clearly desirable in medical care. People will work harder at some prosocial tasks that they are ... the perception of a mixed market. The danger is that when people focus on monetary rewards this can interfere with the ...
Obituaries / BY: Dorothy Woodhouse, MD, July/August 2014
... 2014 marked the passing of a gentleman who touched many people’s lives, including mine, in numerous ways. He was ...
Obituaries / BY: John Blatherwick, MD, July/August 2014
... Marlene. Cort was happiest when making a difference in people’s lives, and he figured out that a few general ...