This title’s a tribute to fans of crime or detective series* on television. In this type of show, the phrase 7 to 10 would refer to a prison sentence. In this post, though, I’m referring to a period of 7 to 10 days. When someone Read More …
The word ‘pain’ is all around me, every day, and I just noticed it. It’s on billboards and in flyers, in grocery stores, newspapers, and restaurants. It even shows up on the side of city buses! Not because of advertising for pain medications, or raising Read More …
Taking a test that could help save your life shouldn’t have to be a calculated risk. Every Canadian deserves these important protections so that we can all live without fear of our genetic information one day being used against us”(1)~ Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner, Canadian Read More …
Last year’s post on April Fool’s Day – a comic touching on biomedical ethics and patient privacy protection – was so popular that I’ve decided to do the same type of thing this year! Enjoy the comic (1), and then scroll down for the more serious 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 …
As I was preparing to post this comic(1) for April Fool’s Day, I realized that this type of situation occurs all too frequently, even within healthcare and medicine. How often do we read about this type of thing happening with medical records, with PHI? In privacy and biomedical ethics, Read More …
