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How Do We Address Addiction in Long Term Care Facilities?
Last year, I was invited to speak at the Catholic Health Association of BC annual conference about a novel and, for some, controversial pilot project we’re undertaking at our long term care facility in Vancouver. We’ve invited patients taking methadone and other...
A Doctor’s Note Can Prescribe More Than Medicine
The power of even a short letter written by a physician cannot be overstated. I’m constantly pulling up the digital letterhead in my EMR to write a note to a service agency, landlord or employer to advocate for a change that I believe is in the best interest of my...
Patients Avoid the Emergency Room for Good Reasons – Doctors Can Change That
Many of my patients living with addiction and homelessness who attend our downtown Vancouver health clinic refuse to go to the emergency room.