I never would have thought that a medical appointment would be a good thing. Today’s was! ‘-) I had a rare disease-related appointment this morning, in the downtown (city centre) area. That’s about a 20- to 45-minute drive from my office, depending on the traffic. Read More …
After the very disturbing conversation that I’d had with another physician in June (read my post on Betrayal for details), I finally submitted a detailed complaint to the hospital’s Service Quality and Complaints Commissioner in mid-August. On August 21 I received a call from their Read More …
In bioethics, ‘risk-benefit’ analyses or calculations usually refer to patient decisions. When I worked in clinical (medical) research ethics, the best example was when a patient would consider whether or not to participate in a clinical trial. But each of us, patient or not, makes Read More …
I originally registered this URL – and started blogging about bioethics (also called medical ethics) – back in June 2007. At the time, no one in bioethics seemed to know what a blog was: “What’s a blob?” With developments and research in genetics, and new Read More …
The first Monday of November is the annual – and unofficial (at least in Canada) – day to raise awareness for a rare and usually invisible disease. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), often referred to it by its former name; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). For information about CRPS, you Read More …
Today’s a bright orange day! Why, you ask? Great question! The first Monday of November each year is set aside to raise awareness of a rare and usually invisible disease. It’s called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS for short. It’s still sometimes called Reflex Read More …
