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Premise / BY: Nikhil Rajaram, MD, FCFP, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2024
... raise concerns about how their work may be affecting their health, or how their health may be affecting their ability to work. However, many ... put patients’ needs first when addressing their health-related requests. However, in some situations, the ...
Obituaries / BY: Juliet Lau, MBBS July/August 2024
... for many years. After her retirement in 2017, her general health declined, and she passed away on 18 July 2023, at home ...
Obituaries / BY: Omar Nazif, MD, PEng, FRCSC July/August 2024
... Hospital Foundation designating Cottonwood Lodge mental health facility as the recipient. —Omar Nazif, MD, PEng, ...
Letters / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC July/August 2024
... as I have not had access to either a hospital or a health authority library. The closure of the library, with no ... library, I believe we’ve lost a valuable member of our health care team.” On the other hand, the CPSBC’s ...
Letters / BY: Tracy Morton, MD, CCFP, FPCP July/August 2024
... who helps with guideline development or advises a health authority on how to implement a new clinical service ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... patients or continue to propel the ableist voice in health care and society. Thus, it is essential that future ... of their lives. It is essential for medical students and health professionals to provide trauma-informed care to all ... BA Patient & Family Engagement Advisor, Sunny Hill Health Centre —Esther Lee, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician, Complex ...
Letters / BY: Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education July/August 2024
... is unable to regularly access oral thiamine from health care providers or MAP services, choosing instead to ... are Indigenous, the potential for oral thiamine to reduce health harms and associated costs for drinkers not presently covered by First Nations Health Benefits will remain unrealized in the absence of ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2024
... to foster inclusivity by providing equitable health care for all individuals, regardless of sexual ... values, it’s essential to acknowledge the persistent health disparities faced by those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. ... experience higher rates of certain mental and physical health issues compared with their cisgender, heterosexual ...
Editorials / BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC July/August 2024
... initiate treatment regardless. Considering the current health care constraints and wait times, it may be months ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC July/August 2024
... as a truly human calling. When it comes to equity in health care, research shows that women are more likely to ... senior leadership. But when those of us who work in the health care system value equity, there are benefits for ... and clinical outcomes. Ample data show that more diverse health care systems provide more accurate diagnoses and ...