https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/issue/feed 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Emily Mannard emily.mannard@mcgill.ca Open Journal Systems <p><strong>The International Journal of Whole Person Care</strong> published by McGill Programs in Whole Person Care aims to serve as a scholarly forum for how we approach health care, with an emphasis on the existential/spiritual aspects of health research and practice. The journal is interested in scholarly work that addresses the intersection between personhood, health and suffering as well as approaches that facilitate congruence between patients, practitioners and their environments.</p> https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/465 2024-10-01T12:37:43-04:00 Stowe Locke Teti stoweteti@gmail.com David A. Deemer daviddeemermd@gmail.com William J. Hercules Bill@wjh-health.com Diana C. Anderson diana.anderson@dochitect.com

<p>Caring for persons living with dementia (PLWD) is challenging. Some of the most challenging aspects include managing behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Many patients and families will consider dementia care facilities to better manage BPSD, which can contain design elements that use the physical environment to decrease BPSD by deceiving residents and controlling their behavior—all for their own benefit and safety. This immersive approach to behavior management represents a more holistic way to manage BPSD. Considering the especially vulnerable status of PLWD, these design elements should be thoughtfully implemented, researched post-implementation, and discussed with patients and their loved ones. The design-based approach to managing BPSD demonstrates the obligation healthcare providers and facility designers have to be more holistic in designing care environments for PLWD, especially for those living in dementia care facilities. </p>

2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Stowe Locke Teti, David A. Deemer, William J. Hercules, Diana C. Anderson https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/581 2024-11-12T10:13:33-05:00 Paul Dieppe p.dieppe@exeter.ac.uk 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Paul Dieppe https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/459 2024-09-16T22:04:32-04:00 Alexandre Veilleux alexandre.veilleux@medportal.ca 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Alexandre Veilleux https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/582 2024-11-13T04:49:12-05:00 Zeina Assaf Moukarzel moukarzelzeina@yahoo.fr 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Zeina Assaf Moukarzel https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/583 2024-11-17T17:09:28-05:00 Laura Sang laura.sang@mail.mcgill.ca 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Laura Sang https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/585 2024-11-29T20:44:42-05:00 Maia von Maltzahn maia.vonmaltzahn@nshealth.ca

<p>In this brief personal essay, the author explores her relationship with her two grandfathers, and traces their influence in her path to Geriatric Medicine. She reflects on lessons and stories imparted by her grandfathers, and the wisdom that can be gained from listening to the perspectives of others.&nbsp;</p>

2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Maia von Maltzahn https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/466 2024-10-09T19:45:09-04:00 Jeffrey Millstein millstej@uphs.upenn.edu 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Jeffrey Millstein https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/580 2024-11-10T17:35:21-05:00 Dave Davis drdavedavis@gmail.com

<p>The topic of wisdom raises questions of its meaning in the clinical setting, examined here by describing three patient experiences over a long career, illustrating the need to weigh equally the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of a patient and his or her illness. The patient stories urge the reader to examine the relationship between the two aspects, the role that patient error can play in evoking wisdom, and the bifold, instructive nature of the doctor-patient relationship, a kind of DNA. Finally, the patient stories raise (but do not answer) a question: can clinical wisdom be taught?&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Dave Davis https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/589 2024-12-23T17:17:59-05:00 Sandra Derghazarian sdergh@gmail.com 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Sandra Derghazarian https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/462 2024-09-26T11:35:23-04:00 Kelly Zhang yw278578@dal.ca 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Kelly Zhang https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/584 2024-11-22T16:32:22-05:00 Kamilia Shome kamilia.shome@mail.mcgill.ca 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Kamilia Shome https://ijwpc.mcgill.ca/article/view/590 2025-01-30T11:31:04-05:00 Timothy Wideman timothy.wideman@mcgill.ca 2025-02-14T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Timothy Wideman