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Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... that of failure to provide relief from suffering for people living with severe pain or shortness of breath. Access ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC November 2021
... but the principles of cancer pain management apply to people living with many other serious chronic illnesses.[ 2 ] ... to loss of autonomy and the ability do the things that people used to enjoy, and because of fear of a painful ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... through the bowel, but this makes them well tolerated in people on dialysis or with significant renal failure.[ 8 , 9 ... suited to Patient A’s pharmacogenomics. Up to 25% of people have polymorphisms in the genes that control opioid ... rate of ultrarapid metabolism at 21%, and Europeans and people of Jewish lineage have the highest rate of poor ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD November 2021
... review and were presented to everyone equally, imagine how people would act, and how compassion and community and ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD November 2021
... It is an eclectic bunch: colleagues on the front lines, people working in public health, politicians, government ... But why am I doing this? The reasons are multiple. I see people doing good work and I want to encourage them to keep doing it. I see people making tough calls and I want to acknowledge their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ray Markham, MB ChB, MRCGP, FCFP December 2021
... intersectional approach was also imperative. Historically, people who identify as men have dominated the health ... service sector workers.[ 11 ] Additionally, First Nations people experience disproportionally negative health outcomes ... action items. Partnership groups consisted of people from different organizations or groups coming together ...
Letters / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH December 2021
... of BC’s comprehensive physical activity strategy, Active People, Active Places,[ 1 ] and the 2020 update[ 2 ] ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2021
... and has reinforced my belief in the underlying goodness of people. On a broader level, I have been so impressed with the ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD December 2021
... all they have known. My daughter thinks it is normal for people to wear masks and that we rarely have play dates ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2021
... of burnout in the medical community. It is hard to see the people I care about suffer and toil as you have. And yet, the ... putting others first: “Give our vaccine doses to people more vulnerable, we’ll wait our turn.” I remember ... leaders in our own right, and we are entrusted with people’s very lives. Take heart that even when we are ...