Articles – Page 551 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

October 17, 2000

Trust, teens and the family doc

Eight years ago, two Ottawa doctors went back to high school to start the first in-school medical centre of its kind in Canada Adolescents are an under-serviced population — and there are several factors that contribute to this phenomenon.

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adolescents, doctor-patient relationship, school health centres
August 8, 2000

The hidden patient

In June, my dad was hospitalized for some surgery. He related the following story to me: My dad walked the ward after his surgery whence he came upon an elderly woman near the nurse’s station.

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Communication, doctor-patient relationship, Geriatrics
June 22, 1999

My Brother's Killer

One Halloween several years ago, my brother Steven shaved his head, coloured himself green, put two devil horns on his head and taught his class clad in only a pair of green shorts. I’m sure they still talk about it at the University of Chicago. I keep a picture of that Halloween stunt. And I…

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death and dying, elderly drivers, relationships