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Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG January/February 2005
... be lost and gone forever. Civility—the art of respecting people you probably don’t know—is something that those of ... for granted until quite recently, and I hope that a lot of people think it still exists. If it does, it’s time for a ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD March 2005
... Lower Mainland had no idea that their ERs were crowded and people were having to wait a long time for care during ... way to accomplish this is to solicit the opinion of people walking by on the sidewalk outside the TV station. In ... four of the responses (as always I wondered how many people provided answers that the reporter or the news ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD April 2005
... at home in the middle of dinner knowing that the only people who call at dinner time are telemarketers, pollsters, ... your remaining hard drive capacity. —JAW Editorials People who call at dinner time ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB July/August 2005
... deterioration that occurs when sick or injured people wait for care. With this decision Canada will move to ...
Editorials / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD July/August 2005
... is a loss of collegiality. Not because we’re bad people or have any less respect for one another than we did ...
Editorials / BY: Adeera Levin, MD, FRCPC July/August 2005
... and diabetes. Currently, it is estimated that 145 000 people in British Columbia have some kidney impairment ... year nationwide. While not all of the identified 145 000 people will necessarily require dialysis, reduced kidney ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2005
... was wrong with today. In his day, a dollar went further, people had more time to think and talk about things that ... doesn’t stop me lamenting the fact that fewer and fewer people are choosing the profession that I so enjoyed. ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD September 2005
... about the SLOW movement—an international movement of people dedicated to “calming down the hectic pace of life, ... has revolutionized communication in many ways but how many people complain about being e-mail strangled, taking 2 to 3 ... time at the bedside. Honore says in his book that many people, frustrated with conventional health care, are turning ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG October 2005
If people in influential positions say stupid things, I used to ... would assume that they were simply saying what they think people expected them to say, and that they actually knew, ... in the face of human nature. Now I wonder—don’t these people get it? People are different—trite, but true. There ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD October 2005
... re-establish those really important connections with the people who share your DNA, their respective partners, and ...