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Point Counterpoint / BY: Paul K.B. Dagg, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2010
... that we encounter on a regular basis in transporting people with psychiatric illness within the province of BC ... care in our PICU, adult, and geriatric programs for people from throughout the northern and southern interiors of ... of our providing tertiary services we provide care for people who cannot be cared for in general hospitals in their ...
News&Notes / BY: Eugene Leduc, MD April 2010
... provided by coffee exports and tourism. The Melanesian people who settled in Vanuatu a few thousand years ago were ... to heal itself and at the remarkable ability of the ni-Van people to cope with severe illness, pain, and even death.  ... but one constant was the friendliness of the ni-Van people and their appreciation for our small contribution.  ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2010
... leadership positions. Were there concerns that the pool of people being attracted to the Board was too small? Partly. ... medical staff meetings. That breeds apathy, so valuing people for their contributions is essential. During ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
... place of many informal exchanges among colleagues. When people stop talking to each other barriers can go up, ... group that will look at the care gaps for these young people and the professionals who work with them. The school ... the pulse of a diverse social and ethnic group of young people must be closely involved. In the school we are working ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2009
... thing you could do academically. I always wanted to help people, but I can’t really say I had a deep sense of what ... my intellectual and academic longings, I enjoyed the people, and I thought dealing with medical issues would be a nice area to interact with people.  I’ve always liked solving problems, and also I ...
News&Notes / BY: Mel Petreman, MD, July/August 2008
... break down. It is, therefore, essential that at least two people in the clinic be interested and keen in learning how ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... are always looking for ways to improve. Health promotion People in BC want to take responsibility for their own health ... • We eat better. • We exercise more than most people in the world.   • We have a world-class cancer ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2008
... do it for? From age 10 until 27—through most of school. People ask me how I trained and competed in university and ... something that really interested me. The advice I give to people contemplating going into medicine is, If your ... What’s your favorite thing to do as a doctor? Helping people maintain their health is my biggest focus. I enjoy ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... gray hair. That’s typical of medicine anywhere—young people have got a different idea of lifestyle. They don’t ... a democracy, and the majority rules. We’re not squashing people who vote for or against a particular thing—but once ... say fee issues, or a big fight with government, people come. If they don’t come, I read it as a vote of ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... for medicine. So moving all over the place like that, people always ask, “Was your dad one step ahead of the ... move to BC; in Rossland, where we live now, there are 3500 people. So it’s quite small, and Trail has fewer than 10 ... of that is this longitudinal relationship that I have with people. I know their families, I know their problems, I’ve ...