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President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC March 2024
... it simply makes us more alone. Yet, in the real world, people cheer when they hear someone has gotten into medical ... his sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, who had ALS. People would come to commiserate with Schwartz yet would ... Yet I find inspiration at work daily. I find it in the people who come together to look after a patient with ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... that second victim syndrome often goes unrecognized.[ 15 ] People may also be unwilling to discuss their experiences ...
Premise / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) January/February 2024
... there is a crisis in primary care. Almost one-third of people who want a family doctor can’t find one, and even people who have a family physician generally find them quite ... and emotionally. We believe greater availability to the people who count on us for care is the critical, needed ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... resources. Canada has 2.6 hospital beds for every 1000 people, which is behind almost every Organisation for ... BC has even less—a mere 1.95 hospital beds per 1000 people. Canada also has significantly fewer physicians ... to reaching the OECD average of 4.3 hospital beds per 1000 people by 2035, doubling our current operating room capacity, ...
Premise / BY: Jan Hajek, MD October 2023
... large extent within their jurisdiction.” Our concern for people faced with unjust oppression or systemic violence ... on well-planned plant-based diets.[ 7 ] Yes, there are people in the world who still depend on raising animals like cows for their sustenance. There are also people who currently depend on the trade of endangered wild ...
Premise / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC September 2023
... Even though the actual costs may be much less because some people make little use of medical services, those costs may ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD June 2023
... I come, and I appreciate the privilege I hold having these people in my life. In my human doing, I am a family ... as physicians whose profession lies in healing and helping people, it is important that we understand the impact of colonialism and its lasting effects on Indigenous people’s health and well-being. We should, as encouraged by ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD November 2023
... shape the future. This is your opportunity to ensure the people you want representing you in leadership roles at ... who is doing well, long arms to give hugs to one or more people when they are struggling, and high heels to be seen at ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD September 2023
... and implement the health-care rights of Aboriginal people as identified in international law, constitutional ... address the jurisdictional disputes concerning Aboriginal people who do not reside on reserves, we call upon the ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD July/August 2023
... I do with that power is most important. Do I hold it over people, or do I use it to help empower others? And when it comes to love, I love a few people a lot . I care about many others. And I care for many ...