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News / November 2013

New findings on heart attack symptoms

New study findings by researchers with Providence Health Care warn that relying on traditional symptoms to recognize heart attacks in women and young people can lead to mis-diagnoses. ... Read More

News / November 2013

Health Council of Canada: Results of health reform disappointing

A new report from the Health Council of Canada, entitled “Better health, better care, better value for all,” indicates that a decade of health care reform in Canada has produced disappointing results... Read More

News / November 2013

BC HIV care increases viral suppression: Study

A new study shows BC has been increasingly successful at identifying and engaging HIV-positive individuals into treatment following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in... Read More

Young child in a high chair being fed by a woman
Council on Health Promotion / November 2013

Practical tips for nutritional counseling

By: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD, Margo Sweeny, MD,, Paul Martiquet, MD, CM, CCFP, MHSc, Helen Yeung, MHSc, RD,, Barbara Leslie, RD,

In January 2011 the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) Personal Health Risk Assessment Fee (G14066) came into effect, supporting physicians in providing prevention services to patients.[1]... Read More

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College Library / November 2013

Where is the evidence?

By: Paula Osachoff

Reviewing recent credible medi-cal studies is essential to the practice of evidence-based medicine, which may be defin-ed as “the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and... 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