‘Brooklyn Beginnings’: A Geriatrician’s Odyssey

Dr. Michael Gordon, a successful and prominent Canadian geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, and author, presents “Brooklyn Beginnings,” a memoir examining his quest from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to his current renowned medical status in Toronto. “Brooklyn Beginnings” is a unique memoir tracing Dr. Gordon’s path to becoming a prominent and highly respected academic geriatrician. It is not a typical autobiography: it pieces together numerous connected anecdotes that helped form the f

Owner advocacy makes the difference for pets in pain

In the words of the philosopher and ethicist, Bernard E. Rollin, “both human and veterinary medicine can no longer ignore the moral and medical dimensions of felt pain.” But pain medicine in the veterinary profession is still a “touchy” subject. On the one hand, more veterinarians are expressing interest in learning how to recognize and definitively treat pain; the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management now offers certification in this field. And the lead author of the Associati