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Council on Health Promotion / July/August 2006

Physician perceptions of health information from practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine: A survey of BC doctors

By: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em), Richard Mathias, MD,, Morley Sutter, MD, PhD

Patients are exposed to many sources of health information. While not all sources are of the same quality, patients will make important decisions based on information they feel to be credible. In the... Read More

News / July/August 2006

Pulsimeter

By: Mark Bigham, MD, Gershon Growe, MD, John Sehmer, MD, Elaine Carty, MSN,, Christiane AhPin,

Protecting the blood supply from West Nile virus—BC update, 2006 Since July 2003, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has tested every donation for West Nile virus (WNV) using an investigational WNV... Read More

Two construction works one laying on the ground injured
WorkSafeBC / July/August 2006

Improving the care of injured workers

By: Don Krawciw, MD

  WorkSafeBC is committed to providing quality medical care and rehabilitation to injured workers. Health care quality improvement represents a revolutionary shift in medical thinking for all... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / June 2006

Clandestine drug laboratories--public and environmental health aspects

By: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC, Patti Dods, MET

Much concern has recently been voiced about an increase in the number of clandestine drug labs. The drugs typically synthesized in these clandestine labs include methamphetamine and related... Read More

Elderly patient being given a package of pills by a doctor
Council on Health Promotion / June 2006

The new meaning of "residential care"

By: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP

There was a time when residential care served as a place where elders with disability received basic, low-intensity medical and nursing care. Physicians did not need to visit more than once a month,... 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