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News / April 2012

Exercise and spinal cord injury patients

The government of Canada has an­nounced support for a new research project aimed at improving the cardiovascular health of people with spinal cord injuries.  The research project, to be... Read More

News / April 2012

Christilaw named Distinguished Alumni

In February Dr Jan Christilaw won a Distinguished Alumni Award in the Faculty of Science from the University of Waterloo. She is the first woman to receive the award, which is given to an... Read More

News / April 2012

Beerman receives resident well-being award

The Canadian Association of In­ternes and Residents (CAIR) has named Dr Steve Beerman as the recipient of the 2011 Dr Derek Puddester Resident Well-Being Award. Dr Beerman has been practising... Read More

Family Practice Services Committee / April 2012

Tips for using Mental Health module tools and resources

By: Liza Kallstrom,

The Mental Health module from the GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) offers training for family physicians to help them screen patients for a wide range of mental health conditions. The treatment... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / April 2012

Shifting the focus to health, not weight: First, do no harm

By: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD, Margo Sweeny, MD,, Barbara Leslie, RD,, Helen Yeung, MHSc, RD,, Margaret Yandel, RD,

As members of the Nutrition Committee, we often get ask­ed by colleagues, “What are the best weight-loss diets?” This is a difficult question to a complex problem. The diet industry is huge and, as... 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