Premise /
BY: Nikhil Rajaram, MD, FCFP, MPH, FRCPC
July/August 2024
... scenario A 25-year-old male with a 10-year history of type 1 diabetes presents with concerns that over the past few ... operates a forklift at a furniture warehouse.) Question #1: Beyond duties to the patient as part of the ... them, the public and/or the immediate environment.”[ 1 ] Careful consideration of an appropriate interval of time ...
Letters /
BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2024
I am grateful to Dr Caitlin Dunne for her editorial[ 1 ] and to Dr Ian Gillespie for his letter[ 2 ] in the May ... proposal.” Letters Closure of the CPSBC medical library (1) ...
Letters /
BY: Barry Koehler, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2024
... Dr Dunne in deploring the closing of the College Library.[ 1 ] It has been an excellent and efficient service for the ...
Letters /
BY: Tracy Morton, MD, CCFP, FPCP
July/August 2024
... that the venerable College Library closed in March 2024.[ 1 , 2 ] It’s a decision I understand, considering how ...
Letters /
BY: Margo S. Clarke, MD
July/August 2024
... of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library.[ 1 ] Additionally, I am most grateful to Dr Gillespie for his ...
Letters /
BY: Judy So, MD
July/August 2024
... e-book Am I Ableist? Disability Awareness in Healthcare [ 1 ] was written by medical students from Dalhousie ...
Letters /
BY: Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education
July/August 2024
... many managed alcohol program (MAP) service users.[ 1 ] In spite of thiamine’s efficacy as treatment ... disorder, is exclusively covered by PharmaCare Plan W.[ 1 , 5 ] Without broader coverage for over-the-counter ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2024
... compared with their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts.[ 1 ] Discrimination, stigma, and lack of access to affirming ...
Editorials /
BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC
July/August 2024
... in any occupation is to become interested in it.”[ 1 ] The problem is that many anorectal pathologies can have ... to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis.”[ 1 ] It has been said that surgeons are not always the most ... the eye to see … and the finger to feel takes time.”[ 1 ] As you reach the end of history taking, you are itching ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP
July/August 2024
... healthy choices, self-reliance, and equal access.[ 1 ] Food insecurity is “the inability to acquire or consume ... One in four Canadian children faces food insecurity, with 1.2 million children affected in 2022, impacting lifelong ...