Mental Health and the Elderly
Talk to the Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal, on 1993-5-31. mental health & the elderly
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Presentation to Family Physicians at Clinical Day, “Psychiatric Issues in Family Medicine”, McGill University Department of Family Medicine, Hotel Europa, Montréal, on 1998-5-15. Handout Slides
Read moreResearch that Misleads
This presentation was given to the physicians at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, in Medicine Rounds, on 2006-1-31. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes here.
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This presentation was made at the Mental Health 60+ Monthly Teaching Rounds, at CLSC René-Cassin, on 2005-11-8. Download a pdf of the slides and notes here Handout (english) Handout (français)
Read moreDealing with difficult patients
Version française General principles for dealing with difficult patients who are cognitively intact As caregivers, we often find ourselves extending ourselves for our patients, “going the extra mile”. This works well when the patient is appreciative of our efforts: we feel good about ourselves. But if our efforts are not…
Read moreCommentary on the book “Deadly medicines and organized crime: how big pharma has corrupted healthcare” by Dr. Peter Gøtzsche
I’ve been reading a most interesting book, titled “Deadly medicines and organized crime: how big pharma has corrupted healthcare,” by Dr. Peter Gøtzsche. Dr. Gøtzsche, a specialist in internal medicine and professor at the University of Copenhagen, co-founded the Cochrane Collaboration in 1993 and established the Nordic Cochrane Centre. The…
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