Medicine

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

collaborated with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine as part of its Catalyzing Systems Change initiative … sought to slow disease transmission (Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Microbial Threats 2007; who 2020e; …

Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.

the identities of patients in the history of medicine. This has been the ap- proach adopted by various … distinctly different from traditional history of medicine work. The subjects of the work would have had …

“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …

knowledge and connect with Manomin as food, and as medicine. With teachings from our ancestors, we can reflect … Pikanagegaabo William Yerxa remind us that Manomin can be medicine—it provides us with an opportunity to reconnect … to use all of the flora around us for food and medicine. Keeping the simplicity of the food and flavours …

contentious position in contemporary Anglo-American culture. From language to art, from religion to medicine and public health, Uncut is a provocative book that asks us to ask ourselves what we know and don’t …

Emeritus, Concordia University “Drawing on history of medicine, sociology of science, gender and sexuality studies … patriotism, see Oyman Başaran, Circumcision and Medicine in Modern Turkey (Austin: University of Texas … choice may be politically motivated. That is, medicine itself is political and politicized; we need … Healthy Jew: The Symbiosis of Judaism and Modern Medicine (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007) … Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, who sug- gests that the word “uncircumcised,” …

A collection of memories chronicling love, grief, and a life lived on and off stage Raised on a farm and educated in a prairie Bible school, Layne Coleman escapes the …

reunited with family, comfort food, and the best medicine north of the Souris River, home to my ancestors …

“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …

something to be considered seriously. Business and medicine were subjects to be studied, careers to be pursued …

Essential for understanding and mobilizing public health efforts.

than individuals (which he aligned with “private medicine”), Winslow viewed public health as concerned … emotional, spiritual), and recognition that medicine and health care are only partial options for maintaining … Population Dynamics,” American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 3, no. 1, Suppl (2009); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih … “From Germ Theory to Social Medicine: Public Health, 1880–1930,” in Medicine Transformed: Health, Disease … and Public Policy in Canada,” Social Science & Medicine 64, no. 9 (1 May 2007), https://doi.org/10.1016/j …

This report introduces the work undertaken to develop a new measure of hospital harm that is linked to evidence-informed practices.

associated with adverse incidents Y80.– Physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents Y81 …

This document summarizes the basic concepts, underlying methodologies, strengths and limitations of the data available.

Area of Practice is in general practice, sports medicine, burns and wound management, plastics, amputations …

This report discusses the measure of potentially preventable harm in hospitals and provides an overview of the status of these patient safety events in Canada.

Authority • Dr. Bill Ghali, Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Community Health Sciences, … Norton, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary • Valerie Phillips, Director … • Dr. Robyn Tamblyn, Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics … Barrett, Senior Scientist, Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre • Jennifer … • Dr. Bill Ghali, Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of …