Background More than one in five Canadians are expected to experience heart failure during their lifetime, and an estimated 600 000 Canadians are currently living with the condition.[1,2] Through... Read More
Background Canada is currently experiencing an opioid overdose crisis that is having devastating consequences for individuals, communities, and the health care system.[1] Since British Columbia... Read More
The ongoing opioid overdose epidemic in North America presents a pressing need for effective tools in managing opioid use disorder and preventing toxic opioid poisoning. In Canada, 7902 deaths in... Read More
Background Four million people currently live with chronic kidney disease in Canada, almost half of them under the age of 65.[1] Furthermore, the percentage of patients who progress to end-stage... Read More
From the time we start our medical training to the moment we embark on our careers as physicians, we are taught about the importance of empathy in patient care. In my experience, this teaching often... Read More