Investigating Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Seniors
Katrina M. Ward, Dr. Renee S. MacPhee Ward KM, MacPhee RS. Investigating Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Seniors. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (21-24). Abstract Objectives: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used regularly by 70 % of Canadians, but when compared to younger users of CAM, seniors tend to use it less frequently. Using a phenomenological approach, […]
Bridging the Divide: Can Naturopathic and Medical Doctors Collaborate to Make Integrative Care A Reality?
Aaron Van Gaver, Vanessa Vaartnou Van Gaver A, Vaartnou V. Bridging the Divide: Can Naturopathic and Medical Doctors Collaborate to Make Integrative Care A Reality? UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (18-20). Integrative healthcare is defined as an avenue of medicine and health that ”reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is […]
What Is Good Medicine?
Hal Gunn Gunn H. What Is Good Medicine? UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (16-17). After practicing as a family doctor for 14 years, first in Tumbler Ridge and then in Vancouver, I came to recognize what many of my colleagues and, more recently, clinical research have discovered; an empowered, engaged patient who is active in supporting their […]
Bringing Mindfulness into Medical Practice: UBC’s New Family Medicine Residency Program Delivers Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction Curriculum
Devon Christie Christie D. Bringing Mindfulness into Medical Practice: UBC’s New Family Medicine Residency Program Delivers Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction Curriculum. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (13-15). This summer, four R1 Rural Family Medicine residents will commence their postgraduate training in the inaugural UBC Kootenay Boundary Rural Family Medicine residency program. As part of their Behavioural Medicine curriculum, they will participate […]
Natural Health Products: The Gap between Perceptions and Reality
Stan Bardal Bardal S. Natural Health Products: The Gap between Perceptions and Reality. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (11-12). Emily is a 49–year–old female who takes a number of prescription medications, including warfarin. She has noted feeling “down” over the past several weeks, and, while motivated to do something to improve her quality of life, she is reluctant to […]