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Family Practice Services Committee / April 2009

GPSC and HealthLink BC pilot mental health and addiction resource directory

By: Greg Dines,

The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) this April will launch a $1.17 million, 3-month pilot project linking central Vancouver Island physicians with mental health and addiction resources for... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / April 2009

Bottled vs tap water

By: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC, Garth M. Evans,, Sophie Verhille, PhD,

In spite of the substantial amounts invested by Canadian governments in the provision of top-quality municipal drinking water, bottled water has gained in popularity over the last decade. In... Read More

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College Library / April 2009

A retiring librarian?

By: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS, Judy Neill

No one who has ever met Linda Clendenning would say that she is retiring. Her effervescence, intelligence, integrity, and com­passion mark a personality that has been a standard at the College... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / April 2009

Botulism: A decade in review—1996 to 2007

By: Kristopher L. Schmidt, MSc,, Joe Fung, MSc, Belinda Wong, BSc, Brian Auk, BSc, Yin Chang, MSc, Judith Isaac-Renton, MD, DPH, FRCPC

Botulism is a rare but serious disease of both children and adults. Neurotoxins produced from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produce a descending, symmetrical, flaccid paralysis that may result... Read More

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WorkSafeBC / March 2009

New Claims Management Solutions system coming to WorkSafeBC

By: Peter Rothfels, MD

In May of this year, WorkSafeBC will be launching a new Claims Management Solutions (CMS)—electronic adjudication—system de­signed to improve services to injured workers, health care providers, 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