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An at-home IV set-up
Clinical Articles / May 2022

Delivery models, efficacy, safety, and cost reduction of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in British Columbia

BY: Ava Azhir, BSc Pharm, ACPR, Michael Chapman, MD, FRCPC

The practice of administering IV antibiotics in an outpatient setting was first described in Houston, Texas, in 1974, when an indwelling IV infusion set was used to treat chronic bronchopulmonary... Read More

A schematic of a human torso with highlighting on the lungs and an inset of Pneumocystis bacteria
Clinical Articles / May 2022

Management of common infections in solid organ transplant recipients in British Columbia

BY: S. Fakhredine, MD, T. Oravec, MD, S. Belga, MD, A. Wright, MD, A. Mah, MD

The number of solid organ transplant recipients is steadily increasing in British Columbia. In 2020, 253 kidney transplants, 71 liver transplants, 32 heart transplants, and 51 double lung transplants... Read More

An Asian health care worker wearing a mask
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / May 2022

The other pandemic: COVID-19 as a catalyst for hate against Asian health care workers

BY: Brooke Cheng, Joshua Ma

As she stood in the lobby of a business at the end of her 12-hour shift, a Chinese-Canadian nurse couldn’t help but notice that her food was being prepared by unmasked workers. What should have been... Read More

In vitro fertilization
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / April 2022

Are miscarriages more common during the COVID-19 pandemic? An analysis of in vitro fertilization pregnancies in British Columbia

BY: Rahana Harjee, MD, FRCSC, Jason Au, MSc, May Tian, MSc, Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

Background Individuals have experienced increased stress due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Higher stress levels can be associated with increased spontaneous miscarriage rates.[2]... Read More

An illustration of an egg and several sperm
MDs To Be / April 2022

Global decline of male fertility: Fact or fiction?

BY: Nora Tong, BDSc, Luke Witherspoon, MD, MSc, Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC, Ryan Flannigan, MD

Concerns regarding declining sperm counts have existed for over 50 years, and even predate the use of a standard means to assess semen characteristics.[1] The scientific characterization of semen... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959