Gary Xu
Teaching Social Pediatrics: the Global Health Initiative Inner City Project
Vignan Yogendrakumar, Erica Tsang, Barbara Fitzgerald Yogendrakumar V, Tsang E, Fitzgerald B. Teaching Social Pediatrics: the Global Health Initiative Inner City Project. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (30-32). Abstract Social Pediatrics, a medical sub–specialty utilizing a community–based and holistic approach to pediatric care, is increasingly recognized for its effectiveness in addressing the medical and social issues of […]
Dental Care in Canada: the Need for Incorporation into Publicly Funded Health Care
Elisabeth McClymont McClymont E. Dental Care in Canada: the Need for Incorporation into Publicly Funded Health Care. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (28-29). Abstract Dental care was recommended in the 1964 Royal Commission on Health Services that helped shape our current health care system but has yet to become a part of publicly funded health care. This has […]
A Doctor by Any Other Name
Csilla Egri, Tasneem Pirani-Sheriff Egri C, Pirani-Sheriff T. A Doctor by Any Other Name. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (25-27). Abstract This interview–style commentary piece addresses some key concerns medical professionals might have about the care provided by complementary health care practitioners, specifically naturopathic doctors (NDs). As relative content experts in their respective fields, questions are asked by a […]
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 […]