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Obituaries / BY: Gillian Hodge, MD January/February 2024
... Bella Bella. In those days, evacuation of sick and injured people from remote communities was difficult. Roger had to ... assistance. He gained the trust and friendship of many people along the Central Coast—friendships that endured for ... manner made him many friends among the local Indigenous people. In the mid-1980s, Roger moved to Vancouver, where he ...
Obituaries / BY: Al Kallas, MD March 2024
... one of the smallest boats in the harbor, with the most people in the cockpit. There were many cruises, including to ...
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 ...
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, ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC Early online
... of former Lego CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp: “Many creative people are finding that creativity doesn’t grow in ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD May 2023
... but it does give me pause to think about how I recognize people in my professional life. Am I someone who takes a lot ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD December 2023
Dr Joshua Greggain “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This ...
Obituaries / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC June 2023
... of Connie Moore. Morley was a humble man who put people at ease and a loyal, staunch friend and confidant. He ...
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 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 ...