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News / May 2009

Guide to Drive

By: John McCracken, MD

The Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (OSMV), in partnership with the BCMA, is revising the BC Guide for Physicians in Determining Fitness to Drive a Motor Vehicle to ensure that it... Read More

News / May 2009

Admin adds to docs’ high stress levels

Emergency physicians, surgeons, and general practitioners experience the highest level of stress when administrative duties are added to their clinical work. However, adding academic duties—such as... Read More

Family Practice Services Committee / May 2009

New mental health practice support program module to launch June 2009

By: Greg Dines,

An incentive payment introduc­­ed last year to acknowledge the efforts of family physicians in caring for their mental health patients will soon be complemented by a Practice Support Program (PSP)... Read More

Council on Health Promotion / May 2009

Why is Baby Charlie failing to thrive?

By: Wilma Arruda, MD,

Shifting the spending in human capital to the young in British Columbia Baby Charlie (not his real name) is coming in for a follow-up appointment. He is just over 1 year old and I’ve been... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / May 2009

Harm reduction in British Columbia

By: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC, Ciro Panessa, RN,

Conceptually, harm reduction is an approach that reduces the harmful effects of behavior. It involves a range of nonjudgmental approaches and strategies aimed at providing and enhancing the knowledge... Read More

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BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

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