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A doctor dials a number on a cell phone; a pill bottle sits on the desk
WorkSafeBC / May 2019

WorkSafeBC’s multimodal approach to chronic noncancer pain management: New hotline for physicians

By: Peter Rothfels, MD, Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM

British Columbia continues to have record numbers of illicit drug overdose deaths. Currently, ongoing and multisectorial efforts are contributing to a better understanding of the factors... Read More

A row of trophies
News / May 2019

Vancouver Medical Staff Hall of Honour 2019 inductees

By: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Stephen Nantel, MD, FRCPC, Frances Perry, BSc, Jennifer Laxamana, Simon W. Rabkin, MD, FRCPC, FACC

The second-annual induction ceremony of the Vancouver Medical Staff Hall of Honour was held on 31 January 2019 at Vancouver General Hospital. The ceremony was well attended by the inductees’ families... Read More

A dentist looks at the camera and smiles
News / May 2019

BC Dental Association resources for physicians

Oral care manual for cancer patients BC Cancer has developed a manual to provide user-friendly, evidence-based guidelines for the management of oral side effects of cancer therapy. This manual... Read More

Nanocomposite biomaterial heart valve enables the heart to adapt faster and more seamlessly after a transplant.
News / May 2019

UBC researchers develop heart valve aimed at high-risk patients

Nanocomposite biomaterial heart valve enables the heart to adapt faster and more seamlessly after a transplant. Researchers at UBC Okanagan have created... Read More

Vials of blood for testing
News / May 2019

New HIV screening opportunities

A study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) uncovered new opportunities to diagnose individuals living with HIV in the health care system. In 2017, nearly a quarter of those... 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