October

I have always been impressed by the seeming ease with which cartoonists convey complex thoughts and ideas in their limited medium. One cartoon I remember clearly shows a character, index finger pointing skyward, face awash with wonderment, and a big thought bubble containing the single word “EUREKA!” This simple, one-frame cartoon clearly communicated a sudden realization that, for whatever reason, imbued the character with understanding and instant joy.

Mr Chrétien announced his retirement, so I applied to become a Canadian citizen. 

Canada Customs and Immigration sent an eight-page application form that focused on the peripheral details beloved of governments everywhere. Photographs were taken, documents were photocopied, criminal records were expunged, and the completed application form was duly submitted.

Digoxin toxicity can result from inappropriate dosing, worsening of renal function, drug interactions, and intentional or iatrogenic overdose.

Prior to the hospitalist program implementation, hospitals in the former Simon Fraser Health Region (SFHR) found the doctor-of-the-day system increasingly difficult to staff. Concern grew among family physicians with hospital privileges, as they were caring for an ever-increasing number of “orphaned” patients, that is, patients unattached to a family or general practitioner with hospital admitting privileges.

The recently released 2001 Census data on the ethnic background of Canadians indicate that Chinese-Canadians are the largest visible minority group in this country with a total population of more than 1 million.[1] In British Columbia, 43.7% of visible minorities reported an ethnic origin of Chinese. In the Greater Vancouver region, the percentage was even higher at 47.2%.