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Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... 2 , 3 ] Primary care physicians manage the majority of people living with diabetes, and more than 20% of a typical ... physician’s caseload will likely involve caring for people with either diabetes or prediabetes.[ 4 ] Not only is ... preferences and values are considered by consulting people with diabetes and reviewing the literature. Each ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... Spanish. Since moving to Vancouver I try to care for people in their first language, and in return they correct my ... spot, there is a mismatch between the jobs we are training people for and the jobs that are available. That is why I’m ... their work and personal lives and continue to grow as people and healers. They want models of support that allow ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... LGV infections are symptomatic, it is more likely that people living with HIV have a higher risk of acquiring LGV. ... MSM who are “out” to their health care providers or people living with HIV) are overrepresented in the LGV case ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[ 1 ] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[ 2 ] In Canada, the ... in women.[ 3 ] It is predicted that one in two Indigenous people in their 20s will develop diabetes at some point in ... communities. This is of consequence, since many Indigenous people have had adverse experiences with authorities who are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... 15 ] Mental illness is highly detrimental to these young people, delaying or preventing their education, increasing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rinette Badker, MSc January/February 2017
... meditative practices with cognitive therapy to teach people how to become more aware of their thoughts and ... way.[ 10 ] While the therapy was originally designed for people in remission from recurrent major depressive disorder ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
I never thought I would be in the business of making other people’s health better. But that changed when I met Dr Eric ... The face of change   Taking a broad view, medicine helps people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. In doing ... tradition of innovation. There are more than 7 billion people on the planet, over 3 million doctors, and tens of ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2017
... prolonged dying with poor symptom control has made people even more fearful of the dying process. And society ... which the MAID is provided, because it is well known that people’s desire for hastened death can change over time[ 1 ... a study at a Seattle Cancer Centre[ 2 ] showed that of 114 people who inquired into the Death with Dignity program, ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD January/February 2017
... and the BCMA before it, has been blessed with many special people who have contributed to the success of the ... doctors of the province and protects the health of the people of BC. One such person is Mr Jim Gilmore, the ... They believed such laws unnecessarily intruded into people’s lives. The BCMA organized a petition that was ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... the amazing work of these doctors. But in order to let people know about the work our physician colleagues are doing ... by a layperson to medicine or to the welfare of the people of BC or Canada. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of ...