Gary Xu
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 […]
An Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Zachary Stansfield, Jieqing Xu, Ruphen Shaw, Andrew Pursell Stansfield Z, Xu J, Shaw R, Pursell A. An Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicines. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (7-10). Introduction Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) represent a diverse set of health practices that typically lie outside mainstream medicine. While these practices are widely used by Canadians, [1] physicians may […]
Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education
Noren Khamis, Amanda Ribeiro Noren K, Ribeiro A. Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education. UBCMJ. 2015: 7.1 (4-6). With the increasing interest among Canadians in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), it has become paramount for Canadian physicians to be educated about the various modalities of CAM and their interplay with conventional […]