Skip to main content

 -
  • About
    • Advertising Policy
    • Aim and Scope
    • Author Fees and Disclosure of Funding
    • Contact Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Editorial Independence
    • Editorial Policies
      • Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Technology
      • Authorship and Contributorship
      • Complaints and Appeals
      • Corrections and Retractions
      • Data Sharing and Reproducibility
      • Ethical Practices and Expectations
      • Intellectual Property and Copyright
      • Peer Review
    • Editorial Process
    • History
    • Media
    • Mission
    • Open Access
    • Permissions
    • Post-publication Discussions
    • Writing Prizes for Medical Students
  • The Journal
    • By Author
    • Past Issues
    • BC Doctors
      • Obituaries
      • Interviews
      • Proust for Physicians
      • Physician Spotlight
    • Opinions
      • Back Page
      • BC Stories
      • Blog
      • Editorials
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Premise
      • President's Comment
    • Columns
      • BC Centre for Disease Control
      • Billing Tips
      • Council on Health Promotion
      • College Library
      • Family Practice Services Committee
      • Joint Collaborative Committees
      • News
      • Shared Care Committee
      • Specialist Services Committee
      • WorkSafeBC
    • Articles
      • Clinical Articles
        • Clinical Case Reports
        • Clinical Images
        • Original Research
        • Review Articles
      • MDs To Be
      • Beyond Medicine
      • COVID-19
      • Early Online
  • Classifieds
  • Submit Content
    • Instructions for Authors: Clinical Article
    • Instructions for Authors: Nonclinical Content
    • Theme Issue
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Advertise
    • Place Display Ad
    • Place Classified Ad
    • Shopping cart
  • none
 -

Columns

  • BC Centre for Disease Control
  • Billing Tips
  • Council on Health Promotion
  • College Library
  • Family Practice Services Committee
  • Joint Collaborative Committees
  • News
  • Shared Care Committee
  • Specialist Services Committee
  • WorkSafeBC
A woman comforts her husband, who appears distraught
News / September 2016

Half of patients with depression are inadequately treated

UBC research shows that about 50% of British Columbians with depression are not receiving the basic level of care, and authors say the findings highlight the challenges of accessing mental health... Read More

A home care nurse talks with a senior couple in their home
Billing Tips / September 2016

Long-term care facility visits (fee items 00114 and 00115)

By: Keith J. White, MD

The roll-out of the GPSC Residential Care Initiative represents a major advance in delivering high-quality care to residential care residents in British Columbia. One of the expectations of the... Read More

Dr Susan Haigh
News / September 2016

Farewell to Dr Susan Haigh

By: BCMJ Editorial Board

Dr Susan Haigh After 22 years Dr Susan Haigh is leaving the BCMJ Editorial Board. Susan joined the Board in 1994, marking the first year it had more than one... Read More

A couple holds paper cutouts of a family with two children
News / September 2016

Reminder: Apply for 2016–17 benefits under the Parental Leave Program

Are you a physician practising medicine in British Columbia? Are you or your spouse having or adopting a baby or planning a pregnancy between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017? If so, it is important... Read More

A technician helps a senior woman try out a hearing aid
News / September 2016

Seniors with undiagnosed hearing loss can become isolated

UBC Okanagan researchers examined the impact of undiagnosed or untreated hearing issues in seniors age 60 to 69. The study found that for every 10-decibel drop in hearing sensitivity, the odds of... Read More

  • Load more
BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

DOBC

 

ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959