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MDs To Be / BY: Patricia Caddy, MD May 2014
... lecture halls, on the hands of strangers and the faces of people we love most dearly. There will be no unseeing. To ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2014
... such as children, youth, pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with heart conditions, and the elderly.[ 9 ] Despite ... will be a gateway to conventional cigarette use in young people by exposing them to nicotine[ 11-12 ] and by ...
Letters / BY: Allan Donkin, MD, January/February 2014
... entire community has to make—not just a choice that some people can make but an option that everyone else has to choose not to take. People can no longer rest in the knowledge that their ... a high level of credibility and acceptability, putting people under pressure to choose suicide. I do not think that ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2014
... illness is one of the morbidities.[ 2 ] We know that people with multimorbidity have reduced quality of life, ... person who is lost among the cognitive impairment. When people with dementia do not have family members to represent ... if the information is not good—can all be healing. People will often forget what you told them but will always ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2014
... brace tip—use a mirror). I didn’t realize how often people say, “Hey, look at that,” which holds a whole new ... you are in a car. I also find it interesting that the only people I meet in the real world who ask about my brace are people who appear to live on the street. As I walk past they ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rebecca Gordon, BSc, March 2014
... HIV/AIDS in the community by educating and engaging young people. •    To decrease risky sexual behavior in the ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... house I found that knowing how to cook attracted other people. And I really enjoyed the outcome of it. I've got a ... best gig on Earth. I have the opportunity to get to know people and make a positive difference in their lives. Being ... Paperwork, and the hours involved in doing it. And, giving people bad news. Teaching runs in your family. As a doctor, ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2014
... away from home in a safe and fun environment, meet other people living with diabetes, and learn skills to lead ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2014
Practising physicians realize more than most that people’s lives can change in an instant. Accidents happen ... they know it. •    Surround yourself with positive people who uplift you and inspire you to be a better person. ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... us become a more influential profession. In fact, once people were told what the BCMA represents, they saw a real ...