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When patients visit a clinic or hospital, they bring stories of the everyday life conditions that made them sick in the first place - stories about where they work, live, and play; stories about income, food security, and housing. Doctors today are listening. Personal stories and patient encounters illuminate the social determinants of health, that is, the upstream source of what too often become complex, painful, and expensive downstream problems. Upstream Medicine features interviews by medical students and residents with leading physicians whose practices bring evidence-based, upstream ideas to life. They show how we can change the practice of medicine to build a healthier society.

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9781895830873

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It is hard not to be inspired by the depth of first-hand knowledge and the dedication of the impressive roster of physicians interviewed in Upstream Medicine. -- Janelle Vandergrift * Catalyst *

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Andrew Bresnahan is an anthropologist and resident physician in the Northern Family Medicine Program based in Labrador, Canada. Mahli Brindamour is a general pediatrician working in Saskatoon with a special interest in refugee health and Northern health. Christopher Charles is a resident physician in anesthesiology in Toronto. Ryan Meili is a family physician in inner-city Saskatoon, founder of Upstream, and author of A Healthy Society: How a Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy.

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