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Clinical Articles / October 2019

Self-management training in cognitive-behavioral therapy skills: A project to address unmet mental health needs in Victoria, BC

BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC, E. Burrell, MD, FRCPC, C. Tomori, MSc

Background Mental health conditions are the leading cause of chronic illness in Canada. In 2016 one in five people were affected by a mental illness, nearly twice the number affected by heart... Read More

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MDs To Be / October 2019

Preparing for the future of medicine: Considering the need for data-literate physicians

BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD, Vishwathsen Karthikeyan, BHSc

In 2014 the BC Ministry of Health’s report, “Setting Priorities for the BC Health System,” outlined information management and technology as one of seven strategies to enable efforts toward creating... Read More

A doctor examines a baby
Clinical Articles / September 2019

Infantile botulism in British Columbia: A case report

BY: Emma McCutcheon, MD, Lauren Kitney, MD, Jeff Bishop, MD, Marie-Noelle Trottier-Boucher, MD

Infantile botulism is a rare condition in children under 1 year of age that begins with ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores.[1] The growing organism colonizes the intestinal tract and then... Read More

A woman smokes marijuana
Clinical Articles / September 2019

The effects of cannabis on female and male reproduction

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

On 17 October 2018, it became legal in Canada for adults age 19 and older to smoke products of the Cannabis sativa plant for recreational purposes.[1] Before legalization, according to Statistics... Read More

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Clinical Articles / July/August 2019

A 13-year review of elective orthopaedic surgery outcomes in patients with hemophilia A and B

BY: Farshad Hosseini, BSc, Sandra J. Squire, MRSc, BScPT, Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChM, FRCSC, Shannon C. Jackson, MD, FRCPC

Background Hemophilia patients, especially those with severe or moderately severe disease, are at risk of developing arthropathy related to recurrent hemarthrosis.[1,2] The most commonly affected... 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