Original Research

A platform is balanced on top of a ball, with a male symbol on one end and a female symbol on the other end.
Clinical Articles / January/February 2025 BY: Angela Hu, MD, FRCPC, Barbara Blumenauer, MD, FRCPC, May Kazem, MD, FRCPC, MHA, Corisande Baldwin, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Raheem B. Kherani, MD, FRCPC, MPHE, Shahin Jamal, MD, FRCPC, Heather Day, MD, FRCPC, Jacqueline Stewart, MD, FRCPC, Grace Wright, MD, PhD, Gwenesta Melton, MD, Kam Shojania, MD, FRCPC, Diane Lacaille, MDCM, FRCPC, MHSc, Mollie Carruthers, MD, FRCPC

Background In Canada, many physicians work under a fee-for-service model, in which a physician is remunerated a predetermined amount for a rendered medical service.[1] It would, therefore, be... Read More

A woman holds a swab and test tube from a sample collection kit.
Clinical Articles / December 2024 BY: Amy Booth, MPH, Katina Pollard, LPN, Alexanne Dick, BA, Laurie Smith, BN, MPH, Lennette Desjarlais, Travis Holyk, MA, EdD, Charlotte Wenninger, Tanya Davoren, RN (Diploma), Sara Pyke, MScN, Nicole Cross, MHA, Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, MD, MPH

Since 1956, Pap tests (cytology) have been the cornerstone of British Columbia’s Cervix Screening Program. In BC and Canada, organized cervical screening has contributed to a significant decline in... Read More

Mountain View Cemetery infant graves area in Vancouver, BC, that inspired the visual identity.
Clinical Articles / November 2024 BY: Vivek Gill, BHSc, Sara Kreim, BSc, Ann Pederson, PhD, Lana Sullivan, MA, Kamila Bashir, BDes, Eden Luna Goldet, MDes, Joyce Mah, RN, MSN, Jennifer Kuznetsov, Courtney Hiller, Nadia Beyzaei, MRes, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MDCM, DPhil, FACOG, FRCPSC

Background In Canada, stillbirth is defined as the birth of a fetus or baby with no signs of life at 20 weeks or more gestational age or birth weight of 500 grams or more.[1] In 2022, 3169 people... Read More