Reading Time: 4 minutes Why you should start talking early to your family and friends about your wishes, and some tools to help you get the conversation started
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Address your fear of dying, express end-of-life care wishes
Reading Time: 4 minutes As physicians, we see death made worse and more painful every day by poor advance care planning
In-bed exercise improves outcomes for frail, critically ill patients
Reading Time: 3 minutes In-bed cycling in intensive care units improves patient health and has the potential to save significant money
Slow down and stop the killing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our speed limits are too high, our vehicles are ever-larger, and our urban designs fail to account for pedestrian traffic on our streets
Why Canadians need to have end of life conversations
Reading Time: 3 minutes People who have end of life conversations with their doctors and family members are much more likely to be satisfied with their care
Social determinants of health no longer an abstract concept
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a medical student at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), I saw first-hand the lives and health-care needs of low-income families in Toronto
Jail time could be used to help people improve their health
Reading Time: 4 minutes Most people in jail are dealing with both serious medical problems and difficult social situations