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MDs To Be / BY: Kristel Leung, BSc, May 2015
... so forgiving. She was always good at that, understanding people, understanding me. When I asked how she learned, she ... fought. She knew firsthand what hatred and despair did to people, and she decided that she didn’t want it for us. It ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... a version of their population projections, known as PEOPLE, once a year. This report utilized PEOPLE 2012, which includes population projections by ... driven largely by population growth and aging, more people will have a family member affected by cancer; and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD June 2015
... loss of land that is suitable for growing crops to feed people. Soil creation occurs through the breakdown of ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, June 2015
... physicians in the area. In addition to this, I often see people who I have passed in the street on stretchers in the ...
News June 2015
... the importance of the procedures. With a growing number of people accessing health information online,[ 2 ] the BC ... the best way to communicate complex health information to people with low health literacy, and that this approach does ...
News June 2015
... and is located at a different point in time for different people. Some may never cross the line and others may cross ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Matthew, MHSc, MD, July/August 2015
Backgound An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity (BMI greater than 30 ... ABSTRACT   Background:  An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity-related ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
... oxy,” are now available across Canada.[ 4 ] While some people intentionally seek out fentanyl for abuse, others may ... sites throughout the province. Training is available for people who use drugs, as well as their families, friends, and ... Take Home Naloxone kits can be prescribed only to people at risk of an overdose. As of April 2015 over 200 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2015
... are from legal fatal prescriptions. The vast majority of people still choose to die naturally. The concern is that in ... of our society is discernible in how we treat vulnerable people. —Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP, FCFP —Maria Chung ...
News / BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP, July/August 2015
... do not read it. It explains the harms of turning people into patients—or worse, consumers—and the ... bias that more is better. “Doctors tend to be vocational people who want to do good things: if you found out that your ... care, and gathering the courage to joyfully care for people the way you’ve always known was right. —Jessica ...