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News / October 2015

BC at GC: Why care? (So long and thanks for the fish)

By: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

The members of your Doctors of BC delegation to the Canadian Medical Association General Council have just come back from Halifax and I want to make two clarifications: First, I am vegetarian and... Read More

Family Practice Services Committee / October 2015

Doctors innovating local strategies to improve residential care across BC

By: Brian Winsby, MD, Darcy Eyres

The GPSC’s residential care initiative is designed to enable physicians to develop local solutions that improve the care of patients in residential care facilities. Five divisions of family practice... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / October 2015

Deaths from PMMA-contaminated ecstasy: A coordinated multi-agency public health response

By: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC

Ecstasy is a common party drug taken for its stimulant, euphoric, and empathogenic effects. In 2013, 4% of youth age 12 to 19 surveyed in the BC Adolescent Health Survey reported using ecstasy.[1] In... Read More

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College Library / October 2015

Citation managers

By: Paula Osachoff

Whether you’re working on a research project, a systematic review, or just trying to keep your must-read articles organized, citation managers such as Zotero, Endnote, Endnote Web, Refworks, and... Read More

Billing Tips / October 2015

I'm being audited: The on-site audit

By: Keith J. White, MD

This is the second article in a series of four that takes you through what to expect if you are the subject of a billing audit by the Billing Integrity Program. In the September article the pre-audit... 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