I’d planned to write a post without any mention of the on-going pandemic, but obviously that’s not going to happen. It has been such a prominent feature of our lives for over a year now, with restrictions still in place across many areas of the Read More …
It’s been almost two months since the start of the year, and here in Montréal the snow is still thick on the ground. It feels a long way from spring, but today the temperature was above the freezing point for a couple of hours; a Read More …
Over the next little while I’ll be posting information from the 3-day conference of the Pain Society of Alberta, which ran from Friday October 16 through the weekend to Sunday October 18. One of the advantages of this virtual event being held mostly during a Read More …
Canada has a long history of using telemedicine to reach patients in remote areas. Would you be surprised if I were to tell you that we’ve been using this technology for over fifty years? Back in 1998, an article was published to mark 40 years Read More …
Last week I saw an advertisement on television for the show “Survivor”. I turned to my husband, and said to him: “Maybe the networks should consider taking this show off the air for a while, with so many people struggling to survive with COVID-19.” Then Read More …
International Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year, so this year it’s even more special because it falls on Leap Day!(1) It’s an opportunity to raise awareness of the more than 6,000 rare conditions that afflict well over 300 Read More …
