A research study was just published, combining my newfound – and extremely personal – interest in chronic pain conditions with my longstanding passion for biomedical ethics. Often called bioethics, in North America. For those reading this as patients (thank you!), the commonly accepted principles of biomedical Read More …
Over 25 years ago, my dad and I were paddling back to shore near the Outlet River – at Sandbanks Provincial Park (in Ontario, Canada) – when a man on shore waved us over. He introduced himself as Jim Merrithew, a professional photographer who was Read More …
How was adopting a patient-centric approach helpful for my neuro-anesthesiologist? As part of this approach, during our initial consultation yesterday, he asked about my background and experience. Because of this, he found out that my field is bioethics – also called medical ethics. He now Read More …
I first met the neuro-anesthesiologist at 1115 on a Friday morning, for what was supposed to be a consultation to confirm a suspected diagnosis. He was squeezing in my consultation between his surgeries, so his secretary sent me to meet with him in the hospital’s pre-operative Read More …
I’d broken my right arm (fractured my radius; a Colles’ fracture) in early March 2016, and had gone to a local community hospital. The emergency physician there had done an excellent job of setting it; I know, because she proudly showed me the before and Read More …
In late winter of 2016, I slipped on a patch of ice and broke my arm. I fell hard onto my right hand and hip, so consider myself lucky not to have broken my hip. That said, I snapped the radius clear through. I’m right-handed, Read More …
