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Letters / BY: Sarah Fraser, BSc January/February 2019
... came across a report while on a public health elective in my fourth year of medical school. Admittedly, I am new to ... of Care’ (ALC) patient, and be 54% more likely to die in hospital.”[ 1 ]  I went looking for these data because of a trend I had been seeing throughout my hospital-based electives. In my short career in medicine ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2019
... and I have been assigned as your physician during your hospital stay,” I stated as I approached a frail, ... make you better,” I explained. “What? You have to take my leg off?” he asked, somewhat surprised. “No, Mr Smith, ... was discharged with both legs intact, much to his relief. My point is that good communication is a big part of being an ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD January/February 2019
... You may not send or receive emails.” In the privacy of my office, seeing that message will almost always be ... jail!” emanating from what feels like the depths of my own motherboard. A task that should have taken 2 minutes ... In a world where physicians like me work with or within a hospital administrative structure for years or generations ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
... also explains how C. indica produces the “turning off my brain” effect that is so prized for its ability to ... me get things done. I smoke indica before bed. It relaxes my muscles and eventually helps me sleep. Psychologically, it ... to take place before having more, sometimes leading to a hospital visit. It would be helpful to know, and as such be ...
Obituaries / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2019
... biochemistry that he had set up at Royal Columbian Hospital in 1970; thus, my career in the medical biochemistry field was launched ... and provided consultative services to the Royal Columbian Hospital regional laboratory system. Ralph contributed to the ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2019
... tell me?” This is a conservation I recently had with my father. He was referring to my mother, but his addled brain often mixes things up. You ... mission. Recently friends took him to visit my mother in hospital, which is a 30-minute drive from his house. Later, I ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB March 2019
... similar demands, how can I do the same? Most of his (and my) colleagues who were at his memorial were either fully retired or had relinquished their hospital privileges years ago. None of them ever expressed ... to early Sunday afternoon, I was about to pull into my garage when my pager went off. The call was from a nurse ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2019
... when a colleague suggested I try myoActivation during my rehabilitation. A compensatory flexion and adduction contracture of my right hip was slowing my recovery. I also had weak hip ... Eastside), and the Complex Pain Service at BC Children’s Hospital. It has been shown to be effective in treating ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2019
I have spent over 25 years of my life as a family physician in Langley and have seen many changes in my community during this time. The population has more than ... to build a busy family practice while working at Langley Hospital, where I have fostered excellent relationships with ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP June 2019
My experience with myoActivation was the stimulus for writing ... studies are ongoing in BC. I felt that including them in my previous letter would turn a letter to the editor into a ... in Prince George (Dr Cameron Grose), at BC Children’s Hospital (Dr Gillian Lauder), and at Vancouver Coastal Health ...