Nothing in life is more certain than death, yet many of us are reluctant to talk about it. Now is not the time to avoid this conversation. A significant change to end-of-life care is being proposed in Alberta, and it deserves careful public attention. Since 2016, Canada’s federal framework for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)Continue reading “Living and Dying with Dignity”
Tag Archives: Health
No health without mental health
Mental health needs are receiving more attention in recent years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues. Community members often suffer in silence due to stigma that prevents people from asking for help or discussing addictions, suicide and life trauma openly with their friends, colleagues or family members.Continue reading “No health without mental health”
We are sick of sick notes
There is one thing doctors and patients can readily agree upon: we both hate sick notes. Patients loathe waiting long hours in overcrowded waiting rooms to request a note and doctors detest the added burden on the healthcare system in providing one. Sick note policies increase use of scarce healthcare resources as employees are forcedContinue reading “We are sick of sick notes”
Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis
In times of crisis, we reap the benefits of the society we have built around us. This is why knowing that I live in Canada lets me sleep better at night. Although the novel coronavirus causing the global pandemic is virtually identical in all parts of the world, it is having dramatically different consequences inContinue reading “Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis”
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