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News / April 2016

Sign up for Walk With Your Doc

Walk With Your Doc is an annual fun and simple way to get your patients moving, and to discuss the benefits of daily activity with them in an informal and social setting. Join the Vancouver kickoff... Read More

News / April 2016

GPAC guideline: Hypertension—Diagnosis and Management

The Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee’s (GPAC) guideline for Hypertension—Diagnosis and Management provides recommendations on how to diagnose and manage hypertension (HTN) in adults aged... Read More

News / April 2016

Canada’s aging population and economic environment: Impacts on insurance

By: Kim Pelletier, CEBS,

According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s population is aging. The average age of Canadians will increase to 42.2 in 2021 (up from 39.9 in 2011). An older population will pay higher rates for life... Read More

News / April 2016

BCMJ writing prize winner: Ms Kristel Leung

Ms Kristel Leung won the prize for her story "A Final Bargain" The BCMJ is pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism for the... Read More

Group of physicians with love and focus on their job
Council on Health Promotion / April 2016

What community physicians could offer during a disaster

By: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM, Michelle Murti, MD, FRCPC

Throughout British Columbia and Canada the majority of health sector emergency preparedness activities have involved first responders, public health, and hospitals, along with their associated... 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