Let’s consider a patient named Jack—an active 26-year-old male who developed a dependency on opioids after suffering a lower-back injury that caused him acute, then chronic, severe lower-back pain.... Read More

“Excuse me, are you wearing one of those new Fitbits?” I asked a healthy looking woman in her 40s while shopping. “Oh, yes, I am. Not only is it stylish but it tracks my activity. I do between... Read More

There are pros and cons to being part of a small community when you are a physician. Some days it seems that everyone knows who you are and what you are like, and other days you are a total stranger—... Read More

As a recent graduate of a Canadian medical school, it has been cemented in my brain that I am to wash my hands before and after every patient interaction. I’m grateful for this practice, which keeps... Read More

Over the years hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been spent on over 300 government health care task forces and commissions; 25 years ago BC’s Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs (the... Read More