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WorkSafeBC / May 2016

Physicians who contract to a BC health authority: Should you register with WorkSafeBC?

By: Peter Rothfels, MD

If you are a physician who provides professional services to one of BC’s health services authorities, you may be required by the Physician Master Agreement to apply to be registered with WorkSafeBC... Read More

News / May 2016

Dr Norman H. Gelpke, 1927–2016

By: Paul M. Gelpke, MB, FRCPE, FACC,

Dr Norman H. Gelpke, my brother, was a well-known North Shore orthopaedic surgeon. Dr Gelpke was born in Croydon, England, and graduated from the University of London (St Mary’s Hospital Medical... Read More

News / May 2016

Tax changes to Canadian life insurance policies

By: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA

Insurance legislation under the Income Tax Act allows you to make payments (premium deposits) into tax-exempt life insurance policies in excess of the actual cost of insurance, up to a certain limit... Read More

News / May 2016

Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health

A study out of McGill University and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health shows paid maternity leave policies may help prevent infant deaths. The study reveals that for each additional month of... Read More

News / May 2016

New nonemergency patient transfer service

St. John Ambulance has launched an appointment-based nonemergency transfer program that will provide door-to-door patient transfers for clients at home and in private-care facilities. The program... 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