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News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... a lifesaving procedure, it is a fortune in a country where people live on $1 or $2 a day." Just 72 hours after ... about the mission, I had the money needed--proof that many people care about the desperate situation in Haiti, and a ...
News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... sunny day the following spring and we were hooked. People laughed when we told them we were moving away from ... were really bad, we would chain up our truck and shuttle people up from the main road after they radioed us (there was ... while in the confines of a helicopter. Since most people here live on acreages, the chopper can land in the ...
News&Notes / BY: Benjamin Brzezynski, MA, November 2014
... recommend the following principles: 1.    Separate the people from the problem. 2.    Focus on interests, not ... with a high-level discussion of outcomes (forget about the people). For example, you and your clinic manager might ...
News&Notes / BY: Chris Fraser, MD, January/February 2014
... amazement I hear him thanking me: “Thank you to all the people of Canada. They have shown great leadership in the ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... us become a more influential profession. In fact, once people were told what the BCMA represents, they saw a real ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) May 2014
... the time to develop one. There are myriad reasons why people delay discussing the end of their own life or that of ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) October 2013
... on end-of-life care. Due to advances in technology, many people at the end of life suffer from multiple complex ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2013
For many people, the new year is an opportunity for new beginnings, ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... The current abundance of health apps motivates many people to download and use these tools without any guidance ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD March 2013
... forefront of their minds when counseling patients. When people feel good about their lifestyle, they are more likely ...