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Letters / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC July/August 2024
... for several decades, as I have not had access to either a hospital or a health authority library. The closure of the ... which helped me stay informed about areas outside my specialty. At a time when there is a physician shortage, ... about 10 years ago. This experience only strengthened my respect and admiration for the library staff, under the ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB March 2024
After a few years in practice, I witnessed some of my older colleagues give up their hospital privileges. I recall listening to their stories at ... the term was coined in the 1970s, it was not part of my lexicon in the 1990s. I tried to avoid overworking by ...
Letters / BY: Rainer Borkenhagen, MD January/February 2024
... of women in the MD profession, but also of some men. My life partner and I married in 1969, the year I entered ... to divorce. I was (as was typical) overly committed to my practice, and she had the family burden, to the detriment ... this technology. I worked in various aspects of medicine—hospital ambulatory care and extended care for neuromuscular ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC December 2024
Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin It became clear to me early on that my most important role as president would be to bear witness ... me about leadership, humility, and service. Thank you to my colleagues at St. Paul’s Hospital, who helped me care for my patients daily. And thank ...
Letters / BY: Daniel Y. Dodek, MD, CCFP, FCFP June 2024
The 69th Annual St. Paul’s Hospital CME Conference for Primary Care Physicians was held ... patients take time to express their gratitude, it fills my emotional bucket. It is nice to hear positive feedback ... ignite! —Daniel Y. Dodek, MD, CCFP, FCFP St. Paul’s Hospital CME Conference for Primary Care Physicians, ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... the careful supervision provided by preceptors and other hospital staff. This response dismisses realistic concerns. ... tale. I can recall a case-based learning session in my first year where the discussion turned to diagnostic ... nights for Northern Medical Program students during my training, where I was struck by the pervasiveness of ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Vivek Gill, BHSc November 2024
... took place in BC.[ 2-4 ] Nearly all stillbirths occur in a hospital setting,[ 5 ] where the stillbirth journey from ... and dissatisfaction for some bereaved parents: “[My stillbirth] was not being treated with urgency. I’m ... activities of daily living from their support circle: “My people held space for me, even in silence. They fed me and ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... lack of adequate doctors, nurses, operating rooms, hospital beds, CT, and MRI, and the list goes on. How do we ... lessons have we learned from years of scarce resources in hospital-based and specialty care? How have we been creative ... capacity to see patients increased by more than 50%! In my last President’s Comment, I spoke about the necessary ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD January/February 2024
... physicians providing this type of care. While some of my family physician colleagues feel pressure to maintain the ... beds and short-term subacute care beds, transitioning from hospital to home, they feel overworked and undercompensated ... in this predicament. To that end, what would make my life as a family physician easier is a common platform ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... more intentionally and with confidence. Author C.V.: “My daughter has cerebral palsy, and I encourage both ... FRCPC Pediatrician, Complex Care Program, BC Children’s Hospital Palliative Medicine Specialist, Canuck Place ...