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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hannah Gibson, MBChB May 2023
... don’t know what the resources are, I don’t know what my options are or accessibility or anything like that. I feel ... appear to be high functioning so they think I can do it on my own, but I’m having a lot of trouble. I just don’t ... been told by clients that their experience going into hospital is night and day whether I’m with them or not. So ...
MDs To Be / BY: Madeline McKenzie, BA May 2023
... to extend hours, work harder, and be better. I wonder how my conception of resilience measures up. My mental picture is of a brutal wind lashing at my ... surgery while I was on my core rotation at St. Paul’s Hospital. On two separate days, I had coffee with a student ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD November 2023
... to seek investigations and medical care abroad. In my opinion, many patients are seeking over-investigations and ... what patients expect when they present to their clinic or hospital, especially when patients may have other places they ... ( https://choosingwiselycanada.org ) helpful in guiding my clinical decisions about whether to pursue certain tests. ...
Premise / BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD September 2023
... does. The Canada Health Act[ 2 ] guides Canada’s hospital-centric health care system. It consists of five ... to maintain good-quality care can be expensive. In my opinion, a large amount of money is already spent on ... difficult to find, but in the absence of new information, my assumption is that the percentage has not improved ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2023
Those of you who are tired of my rants about the demise of our once great health system will be pleased to know that this is my last editorial. I am retiring from the BCMJ Editorial ... state of our medicare system regarding physician and hospital services. I view the elimination of choice in the ...
Obituaries / BY: S. Larry Goldenberg, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FCAHS September 2023
... he completed his residency in urology at Vancouver General Hospital. AJ established a large and flourishing practice at ... of Medicine. I was personally privileged to have Andy as my mentor, partner, and friend. Together with the late Dr ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2023
... Care; its online platform is powered by BC Children’s Hospital. Between 2018 and 2021, 23 749 youth were served, ... . . . although I did have a general plan, I was lost in my situation due to a lot of uncertainty and did not know ... Work and Education Program specialist] helped me organize my thoughts and worked together with me to prioritize tasks ...
BC Stories / BY: Jim Petzold, MD July/August 2023
In the early 1970s, as a young man in my 20s seeking to find myself, I left Ontario and headed west ... of Canada I had never seen. With a Trapper Nelson pack on my back, I hitchhiked across the country to British Columbia. ... UBC medical school and an internship at Royal Columbian Hospital, my wife Sharon and I decided to settle on the ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2023
... and comprises care provided by Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, and ... mental well-being were “more resources available for my patients,” “higher remuneration,” “more efficient electronic medical record,” “more control of my work environment,” and “more support staff at work.” ...
Back Page / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD September 2023
... under conditions the person considers acceptable.[ 2 ] My wife’s case history might help explain the problems ... aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia—grabbed hold of my vital, healthy partner. Over a 9-year period, she was ... fell and fractured her hip. When she came back from the hospital 3 days after surgery, we had a hospital bed ...