“The Family Room,” the triage nurse said, nodding me in and handing me a crumpled scrap of something. A receipt. Weird. I yawned and stuffed the paper in my pocket as I stepped into the windowless... Read More

Simulation-based training has been defined as the use of “a person, device, or set of conditions…to present evaluation problems authentically. The simulation participant is required to respond to the... Read More

Among the many surprises I faced was the degree of advocacy, the number of back-and-forth phone calls, and the amount of time and effort expended for patients to access the resources they needed... Read More

Health care providers are often immobilized when presented with patients who have both serious physical illnesses and mental disorders, and who deny that they are ill. In these cases health care... Read More

The 2014–2015 influenza season was very active in British Columbia and throughout Canada. Widespread influenza activity, predominantly A(H3N2), was observed throughout most regions of the province.... Read More