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Planning a vacation? Don’t forget to pack your travel insurance

With summer around the corner and the world opening up again, a vacation may be in your thoughts, or already in the planning stages. As you invest in your trip, don’t forget travel insurance to... Read More

News /

Mini practice profiles for 2021

By: Tara Hamilton

Your 2021 mini practice profile is now available to you exclusively on the Doctors of BC website (login required). The profile provides you with informative statistics based on the MSP fee-for-... Read More

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BC Centre for Disease Control / March 2023

The BC Drug and Poison Information Centre: An essential clinical resource and public health partner

By: David A. McVea, MD, PhD, Debra A. Kent, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, Jeffrey Trieu, MPH, Albert Wong, Sarah B. Henderson, PhD

Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning deaths due to the toxic illicit drug supply alone.[1] All age groups are at risk of... Read More

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WorkSafeBC / March 2023

Assessing tinnitus and disability

By: Eytan David, MD, FRCSC

From a workers’ compensation standpoint, assessing tinnitus poses challenges. The subjective nature of tinnitus makes measurement difficult, and the medical literature related to tinnitus and... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / March 2023

Clinical support for obesity management

By: Priya Manjoo, MD, Birinder Narang, MBBS

The Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines published in 2020 define obesity as a complex chronic disease, characterized by abnormal or excessive body fat (adiposity) that impairs health... Read More

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BCMJ

British Columbia Medical Journal

The BC Medical Journal is a general medical journal published by Doctors of BC. It provides continuing medical education with a focus on evidence-based medicine.

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

Established 1959