Tara Lyon is a communications officer for Divisions of Family Practice.
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Tara Lyon
The BCMJ recently welcomed a new Editorial Board member, Dr Michael Schwandt—a specialist in public health and preventive medicine. Dr Schwandt serves as a medical health officer with Vancouver Coastal Health and a... Read More
In fall 2022, the BC Medical Journal welcomed a new member to its Editorial Board: Dr Terri Aldred, a family physician who lives on Lheidli T'enneh traditional territory (Prince George). Dr Aldred joins six other... Read More
The BCMA Annual Report was sent out to the membership at the end of May, and we asked readers to respond to a brief survey to help us gauge member satisfaction with the report and make changes for the future. ... Read More
The BCMA has two annual scholarship award programs, the first offering one $1000 scholarship and the second offering three $500 scholarships. The Cathy Isobe Scholarship was founded in memory of the BCMA’s longtime... Read More
The BCMA has two annual scholarship award programs, the first offering one $1000 scholarship and the second offering three $500 scholarships. The Cathy Isobe Scholarship was founded in memory of the BCMA’s longtime... Read More
While today’s BCMJ looks radically different from its earlier incarnation of 50 years ago and is produced on a fully electronic workflow, if you look below the surface you find that the journal’s goals, editorial... Read More
Book reviews Vancouver General Hospital: 100 Years of Care and Service by Donald Luxton. Vancouver General Hospital and Heather Heritage Society, 2006. Hardcover. $35. To order, contact the Heather Heritage... Read More
Book review Living with FASD—A Guide for Parents by Sara Graefe, with foreword by Dr Julianne Conry. Vancouver: Groundwork Press, 2006. ISBN 0-973-54441-4. Paperback, 128 pages. $24.95. This book is the 3rd... Read More
A new integrated, evidence-based approach to the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is expected to keep approximately 2400 women annually in BC safer and closer to home. Dr Peter von Dadelszen, Sherry Hamilton... Read More
It’s tax time again T4A tips You should have received a 2005 T4A by the end of February if payments were made to you personally or on your behalf during the 2005 calendar year under any of the following programs... Read More