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MDs To Be / BY: Tristan Jeffery, BSc October 2021
... on research, often relational, being inclusive of people’s experiences, spirituality, and culture. Western ... together two ways of knowing to allow a diverse group of people to use all understandings to improve the world. ... has since been used in research projects with Indigenous people across a variety of disciplines, but applications vary ...
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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD September 2021
... What you want. We need to consider, ask, and learn how people want to be treated. In the same way that I cannot tell ... to describe as it can mean different things to different people, cultures, and generations. I describe it as a pattern of certain behaviors: honorable people keep their word, maintain confidences, tell the truth, ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD March 2021
... there is another reason why listening is so important. People do not want to follow people who don’t listen. It’s a fundamental human need to ... minutes per day to scan through the viewpoints of credible people, then I could get on with my life. I did have a good ...
Proust for Physicians June 2021
... at my home in Nicaragua. Surrounded by animals and the people I love. Staring out over the ocean, trees, birds, and ...
Proust for Physicians September 2021
... me satisfied. What is your greatest fear? Heights, and people who have nothing to lose. What is the trait you most ...
Proust for Physicians March 2021
... What is your idea of perfect happiness? The experience of people coming together in mutual understanding and respect. ... I use the word colleague a lot. It’s intentional: I want people to understand that we are working toward something ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jillian Lin, BMLSc, MBiotech October 2020
... at the palliative care unit in a hospital. What if the people there cry? What if I can’t control my emotions? What ... to guide us. RecordMeNow is a free application that allows people to create a lasting video legacy and has approximately ... creator of the RecordMeNow app, Gaby Eirew, surveyed 100 people who were younger than 16 years of age when their ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2020
... assembled to cope with the anticipated surge of ill people. Surgeries were canceled. Offices were closed. We ... my optimism. I know that this virus, no matter how many people it impacts, no matter what new obstacles it presents, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Anita Weng, BSc December 2020
The opioid overdose crisis continues to affect people in all parts of Canada. Between January 2016 and ... published interim clinical guidance on how to protect people who use drugs from COVID-19 by offering OAT initiation ... 1200 new admissions in the last fiscal year. Conclusion People in rural and remote communities continue to experience ...