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BC Centre for Disease Control / January/February 2017

Oil spills: Treating patients, counselling communities

By: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD, Tom Kosatsky, MD, MPH

During an oil spill crisis, community concerns can outpace the ability of physicians and public health agencies to provide evidence-based information. To assist clinicians, we provide resources for... Read More

College Library / December 2017

Medline for quick searches

By: Paula Osachoff

Medline is the largest medical database in the world with more than 20 million article citations, using a controlled vocabulary of subject headings—MeSH terms—which are organized in a hierarchical... Read More

Billing Tips / December 2017

Physicians billing with subspecialty designations

By: Lorne Verhulst, MD

Audits have revealed that physicians who have subspecialty designations may be billing consults out of one section of the payment schedule, and subsequent office/hospital visits (and other services)... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / November 2017

A new avenue to explore in STI prevention

By: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC, Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Mark Hull, MD, FRCPC

The last 2 decades have seen considerable advancements in HIV care, with substantial improvements in HIV-related mortality and morbidity, affording many living with the virus a near-normal life... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / December 2017

Advances in HIV serology: Implications for clinical care

By: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM, Mel Krajden, OBC, MD, FRCPC

The detection of both established and acute HIV infection (AHI) is important for reducing HIV transmission. AHI is associated with very high viral loads, and the magnitude of the viral load... 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