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Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2019
... Shannon the day of her inauguration. Speaking of young people, what are the challenges that medical students and ... later. That route’s a lot more difficult now, and people decide what they want to do early on, by the end of ... tone for the family practice being patient-centred, where people come, they feel welcome, they feel like their needs ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW April 2019
... and her parents. She is nonverbal and gets very upset if people talk about her in her presence. Harpreet is only ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Jacob L. Stubbs, BKin May 2019
... fire and ambulance is that more often than not we know the people’s names, we’ve cared for them day in and day out, ... you? An easy way to look at harm reduction is as meeting people where they’re at. For the person with sleep ... emergency rooms have barriers for some individuals. Many people in this neighborhood cannot go through the triage ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... services to approximately 15 000 predominantly Indigenous people spread throughout roughly 100 villages. The Missionary ... affected by cataracts or pterygium, and showed that the people in the Napo region had to contend with more than ... the comparisons are not limited to rural populations; the people in the Napo region struggle with the same issues of ...
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: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... and have limited therapeutic options. With 1.4 million people impacted by prediabetes or diabetes in British ... risk in vulnerable populations, including Indigenous people and youth with mental illness. These studies have ... laboratory-based discoveries to improving the lives of people with diabetes. Islet biology is clearly a recognized ...