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President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) May 2014
... the time to develop one. There are myriad reasons why people delay discussing the end of their own life or that of ...
Back Page / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD June 2014
... Memorial Hospital, I used open drop diethyl ether to put people to sleep. The older docs sometimes used 1, 2, 3—a ... of raw ether and a dozen amyls.”[ 3 ] Thompson urged people to “buy the ticket, take the ride,”[ 3 ] as he ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2014
... away from home in a safe and fun environment, meet other people living with diabetes, and learn skills to lead ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2014
... groups are trying to help their clients, but lying to have people collect unjustified income supplements is just plain ...
Letters / BY: Allan Donkin, MD, June 2014
... the influence that assisted suicide would have on people who consider themselves a burden on others. In an ... and it is an attempt to play on the loyalties of people who feel strongly about a different issue in order to ... comparison. What is unique about terminal illness is that people frequently find themselves increasingly dependent and ...
Obituaries / BY: Paul Zickler, MD, June 2014
... Life leader. Gil was a Christian mentor for many young people whose lives were deeply affected by his compassion and ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2014
... yourself. You want to gag yourself with a spoon when other people tell you about their insignificant injuries and you ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB July/August 2014
... democratic society, governments are elected to serve the people, not to dictate to them, limit their freedoms, and ...
Letters / BY: Bill Cavers, MD July/August 2014
... the public, we found we had low name recognition. Many people didn’t know who we were or what we did. We also ...
Letters / BY: C. Eve Rotem, MD, July/August 2014
... beds are available). Seeing what Dr Lowe and many other people have had to go through, it is time to tackle and solve ... should be discussed with a broader group, not only with people who have an incurable disease or are in constant ... pain clinics, is not always relieved. There are times when people are left to face a life that is not acceptable to ...