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Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Pearce, MD, CCFP(PC) June 2016
... in the outpatient setting, but may be initiated in a hospital or care facility. Sample questions for initiating ... , 13 ] are outlined in Table 1 . In British Columbia, the My Voice workbook provides a framework for approaching ACP ... important to clarify this distinction. In addition to the My Voice workbook designed for use in British Columbia, other ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD March 2016
Last June, while attending a meeting of my colleagues, I referenced Marcus Welby to underscore a ... that underfunded maintenance of fully staffed offices and hospital participation in all its forms, fueled a business ... done in this area. The pressure is on to act quickly. To my younger colleagues I would offer the following advice. ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... policy is not based on evidence, but on an assumption that hospital-acquired influenza is a significant threat to ... compulsory policy, stating that they did not explain “to my satisfaction, or to my understanding, why masking should not be required ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS October 2016
... department (ED) or walk-in clinic and readmission to hospital.[ 3 , 5 , 6 ] Readmission rates for ambulatory ... I was able to have antibiotics without going to see my doctor.” “I found it amazing, very comforting to know my wounds were fine and not have to worry about whether they ...
Letters / BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC March 2016
... on the medical and surgical wards of a busy teaching hospital for over 20 years, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the ... ]. The algorithm they provided is consistent with my approach.  It was unfortunate that the management of the ... illness and refused treatment for either of them. In my opinion it would be important to treat his HIV infection ...
Letters / BY: Scott D. Smith, MD, CCFP, MSc September 2016
... provided a simplistic description of the growth of hospital medicine (a.k.a., hospitalist programs) in BC. It ... “patients who were cared for by their own GP had shorter hospital stays” than those cared for by hospitalists. No ... example. I have great respect for the dedication of my GP colleagues who maintain busy community practices as ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2016
... calls and take the sick to the small Fountain Red Cross hospital or transport them to the hospital in Lytton. He ... Historical Society. That same year he wrote his biography, My Sixty Years in Canada a fascinating read. Dr Miyazaki’s ... was a good guy. I know that Ma Murray would echo my words with “and that’s for damn sure.” A note on ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2016
... calls and take the sick to the small Fountain Red Cross hospital or transport them to the hospital in Lytton. He ... Historical Society. That same year he wrote his biography, My Sixty Years in Canada —a fascinating read. Dr Miyazaki ... was a good guy. I know that Ma Murray would echo my words with “and that’s for damn sure.” A note on ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc June 2015
... most major lifestyle changes. For me, I enjoy working at my own pace without holding to deadlines imposed by others, ... tasks were relevant and rewarding and if I could receive my pension. Every physician who retires possesses well-honed ... demonstration for me that appropriate medical care in the hospital can save lives. That was one of the reasons I ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2015
... of growing up there?   In terms of personal time with my family, it’s the memories of time spent working with my grandfather making electronic devices. I built a 1-amp ... ever since. We had a psychologist upstairs, we had the hospital, we ran emerg. I did some deliveries and we ...