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A textbook is open, with a stethoscope on top
News / November 2021

Recently published BC guidelines

Suspected Lung Cancer in Primary Care Suspected Lung Cancer in Primary Care (2021), available at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/lung-cancer,... Read More

A person works on a laptop while entering numbers into a calculator
News / November 2021

Life insurance: How much do I really need?

By: Hali Stus

When speaking with our members about life insurance, I am often asked, “How much do I really need?” That depends on a few key areas of consideration, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. An... Read More

A doctor massages a patient’s hands
WorkSafeBC / October 2021

WorkSafeBC’s Hand Therapy Program

By: Linda Calvert, BScPT

In 2020, WorkSafeBC’s Hand Therapy Program treated 4630 injured workers, slightly fewer than the 4841 treated in 2019. The goal: to provide timely, specialized treatment to help injured workers get... Read More

EMTs unload a stretcher from an ambulance
Council on Health Promotion / October 2021

Disaster preparedness in medical training needs to be a part of the new normal

By: Derek C. Chang, MD, Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM

Doctors of BC published a policy paper on integrating physicians in disaster preparedness and health emergency management back in 2018.[1] The current pandemic has again put a spotlight on this... Read More

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Specialist Services Committee / October 2021

Collaboration transforms delivery of care for surgical patients

By: Kelly Mayson, MD, FRCPC, Thomas Wallace, MD

Surgical patient optimization is a multidisciplinary, structured, and personalized prehabilitation program designed to assist patients in preparing for surgery. Prehabilitation before major surgery... 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