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Letters / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP June 2020
... largely because family physicians are neither business people nor endowed with the upfront financial resources to ... arises whether they will have a net benefit to the people of the province. After all, it is the people of BC who pay for them through taxation and fees paid ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2020
... This is an important consideration because up to 30% of people on Vancouver Island do not have a family physician. ... expressed uncertainty in discussing it with unfamiliar people as they wished to avoid aggressive debates and/or ... providing some form of bereavement support, most referred people to resources (community programs, grief counseling, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2019
... legalization, according to Statistics Canada, 27% of people age 15 to 24 and 13% of people 25 and older were using cannabis.[ 2 ] This amounted ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2019
... musculoskeletal pain is common in our society. One in five people suffer with chronic pain in Canada. We need ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC October 2019
... cause of chronic illness in Canada. In 2016 one in five people were affected by a mental illness, nearly twice the ... psychologist typically falls under the private system for people with mild-to-moderate symptoms, making cost a major ... burden of stigma concerning mental health conditions. Many people with mental health conditions describe this stigma as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW April 2019
... and her parents. She is nonverbal and gets very upset if people talk about her in her presence. Harpreet is only ...
Letters / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC June 2019
... the prime purpose of these power structures is to employ people, not to decrease infections. A small first step in ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP June 2019
... an innovative methodology that can significantly benefit people living with chronic pain. In your December 2018 letter ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordon J.D. Cochrane, Ed. D., R. Psych. June 2019
... partner in a life-enhancing relationship as well. What people in loving primary relationships have in common is an ... their primary relationship comes first. High-performing people in many fields have to deal with the demands, time ... are created by two self-aware, emotionally healthy people. Successful physicians who want such a relationship ...
Letters / BY: Reza Afshari, MD, MPH, PhD July/August 2019
... with the issue. A picture is worth a thousand words! People may forget the text but are more likely to remember ...