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Specialist Services Committee / September 2019

The Physician Quality Improvement initiative: Improving BC’s health care system one project at a time

By: Gordon Hoag, MD

Clinicians often spot opportunities for improvement in their day-to-day practice. They usually become apparent after concerns are shared with colleagues in a hallway or cafeteria, or due to a... Read More

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WorkSafeBC / September 2019

Recognizing, preventing, and managing workplace impairment

By: Tom Brocklehurst, Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM

Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis in October 2018 reignited the issue of workplace impairment for many employers and workers in BC. Impairment at work, which is not a new health and... Read More

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College Library / September 2019

EvidenceAlerts helps identify newsworthy clinical articles

By: Niki Baumann

With so many clinical articles published every week, it can be challenging to narrow them down to those that provide new and relevant information for clinical practice.  EvidenceAlerts is an... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / September 2019

Meeting movement guidelines in meetings

By: Heather Wray, MD, CCFP(SEM)

The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) recently published a position statement reminding medical professionals that our own physical activity habits influence our physical... Read More

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News / September 2019

Study: Pregnant women with lupus discontinuing medication

A study by Arthritis Research Canada has found that almost 30% of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus discontinue their antimalarials (especially in the first trimester) despite these... 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