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Obituaries / BY: Dan Kalla October 2022
... sets: Frank was trained as a surgeon, while Judy was a people person whose patients adored her, and vice versa. She ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2022
... grew up with. There was a great sense of community, great people. We have always had lovely neighbors. Where’s your ... Ladner Pioneer Library; I used to take out more books than people would think I could read, but medicine was my biggest ... life into the world, delivering babies, and then have people take their last breath with you in a palliative ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: BCCDC Overdose Drivers Knowledge Translation Group June 2022
... halt the devastating loss of life. Laws that criminalize people for simple possession of drugs and drug use create ... addressing the unequal impacts of overdose on Indigenous people in BC and Canada. Addressing comorbidities and ... preventing overdose deaths. We have to do better. Engaging people with lived and living experience is necessary to ...
Obituaries / BY: Lorne David Porayko, MD, FRCPC, CIM December 2022
... and this, along with his stocky build, often intimidated people. His gruff facade belied a gentle, generous heart and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC December 2022
... screened for syphilis at 28–32 weeks of pregnancy.[ 5 ] People delivering a stillborn infant after 20 weeks’ ...
Obituaries / BY: Peter Kokan, MD November 2022
... being the centre of attention wherever he went. He loved people and loved telling stories, making speeches, or singing ...
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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Vera Frinton, MD December 2021
... Marjorie and Bruce; sons, Elliot and Colin; Joan; the people of Hornby Island; as well as his many friends, will ... was described as a missionary without a religion, and the people of many BC and Northern communities benefited from his ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC May 2021
... to unprecedented levels in British Columbia. In 2020, 1724 people died of drug overdose compared to 984 people in 2019.[ 1 ] There has been a significant increase in ... 3 ] Increasing exposure to benzodiazepines puts many people who use drugs at risk for withdrawal symptoms (e.g., ...
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 ...