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  • Antibiotic treatment durations are not based on scientific reasoning; they stem from an artificially created number system
    By Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC Premise June 2025

    Antibiotic treatment durations are not based on scientific reasoning; they stem from an artificially created number system

    Read More
  • Health outcomes of patients in the Complex Chronic Diseases Program
    By Emily Meagher, MPH Original Research June 2025

    Health outcomes of patients in the Complex Chronic Diseases Program

    Read More
  • Taking serious illness conversations seriously: Unveiling South Asian perspectives on advance care planning using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide
    By Amrish Joshi, MBBS, MSc Pal Med, LLM, CCFP (PC), FCFP, FRCPC Original Research June 2025

    Taking serious illness conversations seriously: Unveiling South Asian perspectives on advance care planning using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide

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  • Papapalooza: A low-barrier community-based cervical cancer screening initiative
    By Ashini Dissanayake, BSc MDs To Be May 2025

    Papapalooza: A low-barrier community-based cervical cancer screening initiative

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  • Getting SAVy about sexually transmitted infection testing
    By Jennifer Kask, MD, CCFP, FCFP Original Research May 2025

    Getting SAVy about sexually transmitted infection testing

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Antibiotic treatment durations are not based on scientific reasoning; they stem from an artificially created number system
Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC /
Premise June 2025
Antibiotic treatment durations are not based on scientific reasoning; they stem from an artificially created number system

A critical look at the evidentiary basis of our modern antibiotic treatment lengths. Read More

Is medicine a calling? Or a career?
Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC /
Editorials June 2025
Is medicine a calling? Or a career?

In today’s world, is medicine still a calling, or has it become a career? For some physicians, perhaps it is both. Read More

Cyanobacteria are a growing One Health challenge
Michael Joseph Lee, PhD /
BC Centre for Disease Control June 2025
Cyanobacteria are a growing One Health challenge

Cyanobacteria are among the oldest organisms on Earth. They are believed to be responsible for the planet’s oxygenation and the development of photosynthesis in plants. Read More

Maintaining your purpose during transformative times
Charlene Lui, MD /
President's Comment June 2025
Maintaining your purpose during transformative times

To every physician on the front line—whether in a bustling urban hospital, in a small community clinic, or on call in a remote village—this is a time of transformation within British Columbia’s health care system. Read More

Electric micromobility devices: Balancing safety with sustainability
Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP /
Council on Health Promotion June 2025
Electric micromobility devices: Balancing safety with sustainability

Electric micromobility devices, also called e-micromobility devices, including electric kick scooters and electric bicycles are economical, eco-friendly forms of active transportation. However, their use has raised concerns about the risk of injuries. Read More

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Vancouver’s inner city
Catherine Binda, MD /
Premise June 2025
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Vancouver’s inner city

Results from a survey exploring an inner-city community’s knowledge of and experience with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read More

Celebrating Indigenous culture and heritage
Terri Aldred, MD /
Editorials June 2025
Celebrating Indigenous culture and heritage

In 1996, the governor general of Canada proclaimed 21 June as the official day to celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage. Read More

Health outcomes of patients in the Complex Chronic Diseases Program
Emily Meagher, MPH /
Original Research June 2025
Health outcomes of patients in the Complex Chronic Diseases Program

New approaches and research are urgently needed to improve therapeutic interventions for patients with complex chronic diseases. Read More

Taking serious illness conversations seriously: Unveiling South Asian perspectives on advance care planning using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide
Amrish Joshi, MBBS, MSc Pal Med, LLM, CCFP (PC), FCFP, FRCPC /
Original Research June 2025
Taking serious illness conversations seriously: Unveiling South Asian perspectives on advance care planning using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide

Clinicians should consider acculturation levels and adapt language to improve engagement in advance care planning and advance directives discussions with South Asian Canadians, particularly older adults and new immigrants. Read More

In the next issue

Innovative use of point-of-care ultrasound improves health care on Haida Gwaii
Tandi Wilkinson, MD, CCFP-EM, FCFP /
Original Research July/August 2025
Innovative use of point-of-care ultrasound improves health care on Haida Gwaii

Physician champions of point-of-care ultrasound, along with educational and administrative supports, have significantly enhanced the provision of cost-effective, compassionate, patient-centred care on Haida Gwaii. Read More

Trends in wait times for scheduled surgeries in British Columbia
Olivia F. Hunter /
Original Research July/August 2025
Trends in wait times for scheduled surgeries in British Columbia

An analysis of the 13-year period 2009–2022 suggests that small hospitals had the shortest wait times and that the demand for surgery was greatest in small hospitals, rural communities, and the Interior Health Authority. The longest wait times were for otolaryngology, orthopaedic, and plastic surgeries. Read More

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
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