Letters

I read with interest the recent Premise article by Dr Tevaarwerk, “Does the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model improve health care, including sustainability?” [BCMJ 2023;65:242-247]. The... Read More

As a family physician in practice in BC for 35 years, it is nice to see that our incomes may be rising with recent negotiations with our government. However, I believe that the core problems in... Read More

We read with interest the article “Health care in supportive housing facilities”[1] by Dr Gibson and colleagues, published in the May issue of the BC Medical Journal. While we... Read More

The role of the family doctor used to be to care for the family and advise on preventive measures such as vaccinations, physical activity, and early detection of cancer, diabetes, lung disease, etc.... Read More

I would like to thank Dr Gordon for her well-intentioned article,[1] which advocates for improved screening of breast cancer, the most common cancer in Canadian women. I read the data she presented... Read More