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Clinical Articles / January/February 2017

Mindfulness-based therapy in the perinatal period: A review of the literature

BY: Rinette Badker, MSc, Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC

Mindfulness is often defined in the psychological literature as nonjudgmental present-centred awareness. By allowing a break from destructive thinking patterns and creating a space for introspection... Read More

Clinical Articles / January/February 2017

John Hopps and the pacemaker: A history and detailed overview of devices, indications, and complications

BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC, Safia Chatur, MD, Maya Ignaszewski, MD, Simroop Ladhar, BSc, Matthew T. Bennett, MD, FRCPC, FCCS

Revered in Canada as the father of biomedical engineering, John Hopps made many contributions to the field of medicine. He is perhaps best known for the invention that keeps hundreds of thousands of... Read More

Clinical Articles / December 2017

Roots of quality improvement in health care

BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC, Maya Ignaszewski, MD, Margot Wilson, RN, MSN, CHE, Moe Baloo, DC, MHA, Ken G. Gin, MD, FRCPC, Andrew Ignaszewski, MD, FRCPC

Deming—the father of quality improvement William Edwards Deming was an engineer, mathematician, physicist, statistician, author, professor, and consultant who is perhaps best known for his work in... Read More

Clinical Articles / December 2017

Part 2: Working together for change: The future of BC’s health is in our hands

BY: Michael Bidu, MBA

I never thought I would be in the business of making other people’s health better. But that changed when I met Dr Eric Topol,[1] a cardiologist, geneticist, and digital health researcher at the... Read More

Clinical Articles / December 2017

Part 2: Me to we: Introducing collaborative elements in the electronic record

BY: Damon Ramsey, MD, Puneet Seth, MD

For better or for worse, electronic records have solidified their place in the doctor’s office since efforts starting in the 1960s led to widespread adoption across North America.[1] While the terms... 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