‘There are many different truths operating at the same time,’ says this early-career psychiatrist of the messiness of moving from textbook theory to practice.
In oncology, we routinely assess whether patients are receiving adequate support for nausea, pain and sleep. We might also ask: How are they breathing?
The position statement released Friday says atherosclerosis—or plaque buildup in the arteries, including cholesterol—starts in childhood and is a key driver of heart disease and stroke.
Many organizations and governments are invested in the idea of physicians as commodi-ties, as interchangeable parts of a plug-and-play medical machine.
Patients often want to make a change, but struggle with how to start. Providing them with the opportunity to express their challenges in a safe space, where their concerns are accepted and received with empathy, builds the foundation of connection and trust that’s fundamental to the process of motivational interviewing.
‘We have the tools to make cervical cancer the first cancer ever eliminated in Canada. We have the medical expertise. We just need the political will,’ said Dr. Shannon Salvador, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada.
