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Chickens in an open pen
BC Centre for Disease Control / January/February 2023

Avian influenza: A BC clinician’s guide to diagnosis and management

By: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP, Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc, Mayank Singal, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), notably of the H5N1 subtype, was detected in domestic poultry across BC and around the globe at unprecedented rates in 2022.[1-3] BC has had the highest... Read More

Petri dishes in a lab
College Library / January/February 2023

Resources for emerging and persistent infectious diseases

By: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS

Infectious diseases in the British Columbian population during 2022 have posed major challenges to the health system. Keeping abreast of emerging and persistent infectious diseases is crucial, and... Read More

A graduation cap
News / January/February 2023

Doctors of BC 2022 scholarship winners

Ms Amaris Richardson Ms Asha Singhal Doctors of BC awarded its annual $1000 scholarships for 2022 to Ms Amaris Richardson and Ms Asha Singhal. The... Read More

Mr Anthony Knight
News / January/February 2023

New Doctors of BC CEO

Mr Anthony Knight Welcome to Mr Anthony Knight, Doctors of BC’s new CEO as of January 2023. Prior to arriving in BC, Mr Knight was CEO of the New Brunswick... Read More

Flooding in Abbotsford, BC, in November 2021
Council on Health Promotion / December 2022

The impacts of flooding on health

By: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP, Michael Slatnik, MD, MPH, CCFP

Flooding is a seasonal hazard that many communities in the BC Interior encounter. It has become, and will likely continue to be, more frequent and more severe. Flooding affects not only health but... 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