July 29: Nurse Liz Charalambous has shown how a Facebook group can really help boost writing (careers, June 3). We would like to take this idea one
Survival of the bitterest: Why dancers are good role models for scientists
What do dance and science have in common? What makes a successful choreographer or scientist? In this post, I speculate about the bitterness of the
Getting the most out of the Conference of the College on Problems of Drugs Dependence #CPDD2015
June 15, 2015 – The conference of the College of Problems on Drugs Dependence took place in Phoenix, Arizona. When I learned that my paper was
Voice to Voice Book launch June 18, 7 pm, Lost + Found Café, 33 W Hastings, Vancouver, BC
Thursdays Writing Collective invites you to celebrate the launch of our seventh anthology, Voice to Voice!Thursday, June 18, 2015Lost + Found
Random thoughts on academic mobility
What if you decide to take root, but discover a quicksand instead of a firm ground? Serendipitously, I have stumbled upon an essay about dislocation
Health care research is untidy – what does it mean for postdocs? #CochraneCalgary2015
Why do we study health? Because we want to help patients. It’s no rocket science. And yet, most clinical trials do not measure outcomes that are
Using Doctors Notes to See How They Treat people with Mental Health Disorders: New study out now
April 9th: Prevention and treatment of mental disorders challenge primary care doctors worldwide. Most of them use electronic medical records
How Do We Make Tracks? Meeting of The Society for Technical Communication
January 31, 2015– The STC Canada West Coast chapter hosted a day for technical communicators, both new and those more seasoned, which included tips
New paper out now: Alcohol Screening among Opioid Agonist Patients in a Primary Care Clinic and an Opioid Treatment Program
February 25th: Drinking in people who also use other illicit drugs causes serious problems. Their doctors and health professionals can ask about