October

Dr Angus Rae

In the 30-plus years that I spent at St. Paul’s Hospital I must have gone to more than a thousand medical grand rounds; fewer than a handful of them stand out in my memory. One that does was given by the remarkable man who is the subject of this article.

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I have been involved in litigation on the constitutionality of Canada’s health system since well before the Chaoulli decision of 2005. The current action—in which the majority of plaintiffs are patients—was launched almost 10 years ago.

The PulsePoint Respond smart phone app is ready to turn bystanders into potential lifesavers when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a public place in BC. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) launched the free app in January throughout the province. The app provides vital information in the case of cardiac arrest, where minutes count in reducing suffering and preventing death.

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