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Beyond Medicine / BY: Judy Dercksen, MD January/February 2019
... from migraines to plantar fasciitis, and the number of people suffering from pain, currently one in five, is ... on pain can enhance chronic pain management for many people.[ 1 ] Past president of the American Academy of Pain ... diseases.” McGowan estimates that between 3000 and 3500 people participate in the program every year, and that half ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Jacob L. Stubbs, BKin May 2019
... fire and ambulance is that more often than not we know the people’s names, we’ve cared for them day in and day out, ... you? An easy way to look at harm reduction is as meeting people where they’re at. For the person with sleep ... emergency rooms have barriers for some individuals. Many people in this neighborhood cannot go through the triage ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2019
... Shannon the day of her inauguration. Speaking of young people, what are the challenges that medical students and ... later. That route’s a lot more difficult now, and people decide what they want to do early on, by the end of ... tone for the family practice being patient-centred, where people come, they feel welcome, they feel like their needs ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: David Unger, MD December 2018
... themselves are potentially harmful, and that they expose people to risks of addiction—an increasingly fatal disease. ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... Spanish. Since moving to Vancouver I try to care for people in their first language, and in return they correct my ... spot, there is a mismatch between the jobs we are training people for and the jobs that are available. That is why I’m ... their work and personal lives and continue to grow as people and healers. They want models of support that allow ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD January/February 2017
... and the BCMA before it, has been blessed with many special people who have contributed to the success of the ... doctors of the province and protects the health of the people of BC. One such person is Mr Jim Gilmore, the ... They believed such laws unnecessarily intruded into people’s lives. The BCMA organized a petition that was ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... the amazing work of these doctors. But in order to let people know about the work our physician colleagues are doing ... by a layperson to medicine or to the welfare of the people of BC or Canada. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... by a layperson to medicine or to the welfare of the people of BC or Canada. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... very active embassies in the UK at that time, recruiting people to bring their talent, come overseas, build a new ... in the 1980s, what prompted your move to Canada? Most people will probably anticipate that I chose to move because ... by how different medicine appeared to be. In South Africa people would arrive at hospitals or community clinics with ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Benjamin Millar, MD, March 2016
... as part of medical practice point to its ability to help people stay connected, reach and network with a larger ...