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News / September 2011

2011 BCMA scholarship winners

By: Tara Lyon

The BCMA has two annual scholarship award programs, the first offering one $1000 scholarship and the second offering three $500 scholarships. The Cathy Isobe Scholarship was founded in memory of... Read More

Family Practice Services Committee / September 2011

GPSC: How far we’ve come

By: Greg Dines,

“Family physicians have always been committed to the care of their patients, but we now have so much more support for our work through the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC),” says Burnaby GP... Read More

Council on Health Promotion / September 2011

Vitamin D: A review of the literature

By: Brian F. Russell, MD,, Wilma Arruda, MD,

CASE: 14-month-old Janine (not her real name) was referred for assessment of her “bowed legs.” X-rays showed cupping and fraying of the metaphysis and osteopenia. Further history revealed that Janine... Read More

Assortment of antibiotics, over prescription of antibiotics
BC Centre for Disease Control / September 2011

Progress and next steps in preserving the value of antibiotic therapy

By: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Rachel McKay, MSc,

BC physicians are playing an active role in rethinking antibiotic use. No doubt, our motivation increases as we see the problem of antibiotic resistance, once largely confined to hospitals, affect... Read More

WorkSafeBC / July/August 2011

Helping your injured worker patients return to work

By: Andrew Montgomerie,

WorkSafeBC contracts a wide range of rehabilitation programs and services to help BC’s injured workers achieve a safe and durable return to work and an in­dependent life. They range from traditional... 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