The winning entry from the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s 2015 Art as Adjuvant writing competition. She tumbled and tumbled, down, down, down. There was a bang, and then nothing. Instantly, she... Read More

Backgound An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity (BMI greater than 30 kg/m2).[1] In Canada, 59% of adults are overweight[2] and 25% of these adults are obese. In British... Read More

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

Health research has consistently demonstrated that active patient engagement and participation in chronic disease self-management results in significant and measurable health outcome improvements.[1... 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