This article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of the BCMJ. As this subject continues to pose a problem, the Patterns of Practice Committee decided to rerun the article. The Laboratory... Read More

There are significant inequities in the delivery of palliative health care between rural and urban populations in British Columbia. These inequities have, like many other areas of health care, been... Read More

The GPSC Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) recently reported significant improvement in the medical care of BC seniors who are in long-term care facilities since it was created in 2015.[1] The LTCI... Read More

Chronic shoulder pain is a significant musculoskeletal burden on society, and rotator cuff pathology is the most common cause of shoulder disability. Between 2015 and 2019, over 1400 surgeries were... Read More

World Hepatitis Day, acknowledged on 28 July, provides an opportunity to reflect on BC’s journey toward achieving the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Treatment... Read More