Prevalence of pain, particularly severe disabling pain, is greater in the older adult population than in the general population.[1,2] Research suggests that pain-related disability may be due to a... Read More
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine. In residential care it is extremely prevalent, affecting over half of all residents.[1] Costs associated with UI have been estimated at $5... Read More
Today was the day I had been waiting for since I was 6 years old. Despite the heat, I wore my nicest shirt, tie, and dress pants to my preceptor’s office. All the way there I obsessed over how to... Read More
Prior to the Second World War, highly dependent elderly people unable to live on their own received care through a number of religious orders and “poor homes” throughout Canada.[1] In BC, nursing... Read More
Status update: Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, marries Dr Priscilla Chan. Their marriage represents the ongoing integration of social media and medicine—for better or worse, for richer or for... Read More