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Family Practice Services Committee / November 2015

PSP small-group learning sessions: A resource for practice improvement

By: Bruce Hobson, MD

In order to practise efficiently and provide the best possible care to patients, physicians need to participate in CME and practice-improvement learning opportunities that are both practical and... Read More

Sunglasses, inscription vitamin D and shape of sun on sand at beach, summer time and healthy lifestyle
Council on Health Promotion / November 2015

The vitamin D debate

By: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD

Vitamin D has been a nutrient of interest for its role in bone health and its potential roles in cancer and diabetes prevention, immune system and neuropsychological functioning, inflammatory and... Read More

Billing Tips / November 2015

I’m being audited: Reporting

By: Keith J. White, MD

This is the third article in a series of four. The subject of this article is phase 3: reporting. What happens after your on-site audit takes place? When will you know the results? After the on... Read More

Figure 3. Erythema migrans
BC Centre for Disease Control / November 2015

Diagnostic testing for Lyme disease: Beware of false positives

By: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc,, Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM, David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc

Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted mainly via the tick vector Ixodes pacificus in British Columbia.[1] Polymerase chain reaction testing... Read More

WorkSafeBC / October 2015

Medical management of injured worker amputees

By: Andrew Butterfield,

On average about 10 workers per year suffer major limb amputations, based on WorkSafeBC statistics from the past 15 years. Yet between 2011 and June 2015, out of a total 1425 claims with all levels... 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