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Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
Calling all readers: we want to hear from you! The BC Medical Journal is a unique publication—it is the only provincial medical journal in Canada and one of Doctors of BC’s longest-running member benefits. And it is... Read More
I am neither “Team Kate and William” nor “Team Meghan and Harry.” I used to be ambivalent about the media narrative surrounding Britain’s royal family. However, when I watched Harry and Meghan on Netflix, my fertility... Read More
According to Statistics Canada, there are over 5.3 million people in British Columbia,[1] and nearly one-quarter of them are women 45 years of age or older. This prompts the question: for a condition that affects nearly... Read More
How much money is “enough”? Are you working toward a specific number in order to retire? Perhaps you think you’ll know when the right time comes? Or maybe you’re so busy with your office, patients, mortgage, and student... Read More
Dr Greggain started his 1-year term as president of Doctors of BC on 1 January 2023. He spoke with BCMJ editor Dr Caitlin Dunne in December. First of all, congratulations on your role as president of Doctors of... Read More
Happy new year! How are those new year’s resolutions coming along? If you are anything like the majority of Canadians,[1] your commitment has already lapsed, but that doesn’t mean you should give up. Many of us are... Read More
Christmas morning . . . the most wonderful time of the year. It’s 7 a.m. and I am awoken by my two kids urging me out of bed and into our matching moose-print onesies. “Teeth brushing later, Mom! Let’s go, let’s go!”... Read More
One of the most meaningful things I have learned about finding happiness is the value of “flow.” Perhaps you have already heard of flow. It is a term coined by Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced mee-high cheek-sent-... Read More
In 2021, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Menopause Society jointly published a new Managing Menopause guideline, which officially replaced the 2014 guideline.[1] The updated... Read More
The first part of this review focused on guideline A of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada’s 2021 Managing Menopause guideline: managing vasomotor symptoms via hormone therapy and nonpharmacologic... Read More