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Letters / BY: Allan Donkin, MD, January/February 2014
... entire community has to make—not just a choice that some people can make but an option that everyone else has to choose not to take. People can no longer rest in the knowledge that their ... a high level of credibility and acceptability, putting people under pressure to choose suicide. I do not think that ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC March 2014
Many people consider complementary and alternative medicine to be ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: John Dale, MD, April 2014
... conclusion that assisted suicide legislation will pressure people to choose suicide, but it will give many 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 ...
Letters / BY: Allan Donkin, MD, June 2014
... the influence that assisted suicide would have on people who consider themselves a burden on others. In an ... and it is an attempt to play on the loyalties of people who feel strongly about a different issue in order to ... comparison. What is unique about terminal illness is that people frequently find themselves increasingly dependent and ...
Letters / BY: Bill Cavers, MD July/August 2014
... the public, we found we had low name recognition. Many people didn’t know who we were or what we did. We also ...
Letters / BY: C. Eve Rotem, MD, July/August 2014
... beds are available). Seeing what Dr Lowe and many other people have had to go through, it is time to tackle and solve ... should be discussed with a broader group, not only with people who have an incurable disease or are in constant ... pain clinics, is not always relieved. There are times when people are left to face a life that is not acceptable to ...
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 ...