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Point Counterpoint / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2017
... prolonged dying with poor symptom control has made people even more fearful of the dying process. And society ... which the MAID is provided, because it is well known that people’s desire for hastened death can change over time[ 1 ... a study at a Seattle Cancer Centre[ 2 ] showed that of 114 people who inquired into the Death with Dignity program, ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2016
... and influenza experts continue to recommend that people get vaccinated against influenza if they are at higher ...
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 ...
News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... sunny day the following spring and we were hooked. People laughed when we told them we were moving away from ... were really bad, we would chain up our truck and shuttle people up from the main road after they radioed us (there was ... while in the confines of a helicopter. Since most people here live on acreages, the chopper can land in the ...
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 ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... The current abundance of health apps motivates many people to download and use these tools without any guidance ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2012
... care” can all mean different things to different people.  All of the foregoing labels can be used to describe ... we live in a libertarian society where, within limits, people have the freedom to make choices other than the most ... who will note that the Samueli Institute is headed by people trained in “mind/body methods, spiritual healing, ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Hal D. Gunn, MD, June 2012
... reduce the risk of recurrence and improve survival of people with cancer (and thus, substantially reduce overall ... since high distress levels are common among people living with cancer. In a recent study of over 3000 ...