6 June 2015, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC With the Doctors of BC Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly happening in the midst of the remarkable runoff vote for president-elect between... Read More
Beyond Medicine
Retirement has joyous advantages and frustrating drawbacks, like most major lifestyle changes. For me, I enjoy working at my own pace without holding to deadlines imposed by others, and I relish the... Read More
As a physician of a certain age, I currently work as a family physician/occupational doc in Richmond, Monday through Thursday. I live on Vancouver Island (Nanoose Bay) for the remainder of the week.... Read More
While specialization is now an established part of the medical landscape, this was not always the case. In the 1920s medical specialties emerged and medical practice began to shift from home to... Read More
As outlined in a 2009 College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) discussion paper, “Patient-Centred Primary Care: Bring It On Home,” the concept of the Patient’s Medical Home[1] is built around... Read More