Category: Reflections

Jul 27 2022

Systole/Diastole

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Tahmeena Ali is a wife, mother, writer and family physician in White Rock, BC In medical school, we learned the components of the cardiac cycle. Systole: contract; diastole: relax. Essential...

Jun 24 2022

Reflections

From policy to action: applying the Canadian Medical Association’s equity and diversity statement to the clinical learning environment

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It is not sufficient only to ensure greater enrollment of students from marginalized backgrounds; the clinical learning environment should also be made welcoming and conducive to their thriving.

May 04 2022

Reflections

Patient-oriented research: everything old is new again

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Unsurprisingly, the definition and approach for POR is evolving.

Oct 18 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Re-engineering resilience

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We need systemic changes that can build a more resilient society.

Sep 14 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

COVID-19 and inequities in Canada: an opportunity for action

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Today, as the fourth wave looms, Canada’s physicians and surgeons must stand up at the ballot box to shape a more equitable future for all in Canada

Sep 10 2021

Reflections

COVID-19 tested our health systems; the climate crisis will pulverize them

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Climate change not only affects health, but threatens our health system.

Sep 08 2021

Medical Dispatches, Reflections

All physicians deserve true belonging within our profession

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What happened at the CMA AGM is a perfect example of what underrepresented physicians go through every day.

Aug 30 2021

Patients' blog, Reflections

Dystonia: one patient’s surprising adventure to help find answers to doctors’ questions

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How could I help - me with no medical training? Well, I excel at making lists. I know how to ask questions.

Aug 27 2021

COVID-19, Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

Safety vs. wellbeing in long-term care during COVID-19

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Perhaps the hardest part as a LTC employee was supervising outdoor patio visits for residents and their families in order to prevent physical touch.

Aug 17 2021

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

From an ex-running-hater

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Each time I am filled with self-doubt from comparing myself to my peers, I think of racehorses and the blinders they wear to focus on their own race.

Jul 20 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Doctors’ deafening — and deadly – silence on the closure of Calgary’s supervised consumption service

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In my view my medical colleagues are willing to talk … but only if what (who) they are speaking up about is palatable to their own moral conscience.

Jun 18 2021

Reflections

The ‘PTSD’ construct isn’t good enough for understanding and addressing historical trauma

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"What is sick? The context or the person?"

Jun 01 2021

Reflections

Most medical students “parallel plan” – a strategy that involves submitting applications to several specialties, even ones in which they are not particularly interested – to maximize their chances of...

May 18 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Inoculating with optimism: experience of a COVID-19 vaccinator

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Prior to the vaccine clinic, pandemic fatigue was a reality for me.