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News / November 2014

2014 alumni UBC Achievement Award winners

   UBC is honoring several inspiring alumni who have created positive change in communities worldwide with an Achievement Award this fall. Two of the award recipients are BC physicians... Read More

Family Practice Services Committee / November 2014

Reconnecting physicians to primary maternity care

By: Shelley Ross, MD, Mark Armitage,

With more family physicians renouncing their obstetrical privileges or opting to leave obstetrics out of their practices, BC is in growing need of family practice providers of primary maternity care... Read More

Health Food for Fitness
Council on Health Promotion / November 2014

Coconut oil: The new super food? Not likely

By: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD, Margo Sweeny, MD,, Amanda Lau, MD,

According to recent popular press, coconut oil is the latest miracle food. The claims regarding coconut oil are that it boosts brain function in people with Alzheimer disease; improves thyroid and... Read More

College Library / November 2014

College Library: A support for retirement

By: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS

Retirement from professional life is a growing phenomenon as the baby boomer bulge comes face to face with advancing age. In this issue of the BCMJ, Dr Bob Vroom also addresses the topic in his... Read More

Billing Tips / November 2014

The importance of good documentation

While many view documentation of our services as time consuming and annoying, it is one of the most important nonclinical requirements of practice. The Billing Integrity Program (BIP) will base an... 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