Leonard Cohen's “Old Ideas” Tour stopped in Kingston this December and 5000 fans filled the K-Rock Center to hear 78-year old Cohen. He sang the entire repertoire, from So Long Marianne, and Suzanne to Hallelujah and I’m your Man. The audience, young and old, were captivated. As I watched him sing, rising lithely from bended knee, it was clear he had a youthful spirit. He was fully connected with the audience and we in turn were connected to him. He played for four hours.
If people are constantly falling off a cliff, you could place ambulances under the cliff or build a fence on the top of the cliff. We are placing all too many ambulances under the cliff. …Dr. Dennis Burkitt, the Irish surgeon and researcher who discovered Burkitt’s lymphoma (28 Feb 1911 - 23 Mar 1993) News Flash! Colon cancer is largely curable (if detected in its early stages). However, advanced disease can be lethal. Colon Cancer Canada estimates that each week 423 Canadians are diagnosed with colon cancer and 175 die of this disease.
When I last visited Africa I had the privilege of visiting Kruger National Park. I indulged my love of photography and captured some great photographs of the magnificent countryside, good friends and elephants shaking marula trees. However, I recently came across photographs from Africa that have the potential to really make a difference for Africans. The photos were taken by a Faculty member at Queen’s, Dr. Karen Yeates.
A great story begins with a compelling opening line. In 2012, the opening line in the story of a physician’s visit to a patient’s bedside is being rewritten much like it was rewritten in the mid-1800s with the development of the stethoscope. I’d like to thank my colleague Troy Jones for bringing this quote from the London Times, 1834 to my attention.
Freshly returned to Queen’s I find myself in Richardson Amphitheater for the 14th annual A.A. (Tony) Travill Debate, Be it resolved that...compensation for Canadian physicians is too high. Several thoughts cross my mind.
The plans for the Department of Medicine will be forged in a series of retreats, in which the Faculty will play an active role. In the mean time, here are some of my thoughts about future directions for your consideration. I look forward to your postings. Suggestions and advice are welcome on the Blog. My plans for the Department of Medicine are ambitious but will be done in consultation with the faculty.