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Council on Health Promotion / July/August 2021

Rural–urban inequities in palliative care

By: David May, MD, CCFP

There are significant inequities in the delivery of palliative health care between rural and urban populations in British Columbia. These inequities have, like many other areas of health care, been... Read More

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Family Practice Services Committee / July/August 2021

BC seniors receive improved long-term care through GPSC initiative

By: Brenda Hefford, MD, Mitchell Fagan, MD

The GPSC Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) recently reported significant improvement in the medical care of BC seniors who are in long-term care facilities since it was created in 2015.[1] The LTCI... Read More

A person holds their shoulder in pain
WorkSafeBC / July/August 2021

Long head of the biceps tendon—the rotator cuff’s partner in crime

By: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC, Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCS,, John Paul Thompson, MD

Chronic shoulder pain is a significant musculoskeletal burden on society, and rotator cuff pathology is the most common cause of shoulder disability. Between 2015 and 2019, over 1400 surgeries were... Read More

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BC Centre for Disease Control / July/August 2021

Addressing inequities in care on the path to eliminating hepatitis C in BC

By: Stephanie Gin, RN, MPH, Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC, Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH, Mel Krajden, OBC, MD, FRCPC, Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD

World Hepatitis Day, acknowledged on 28 July, provides an opportunity to reflect on BC’s journey toward achieving the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Treatment... Read More

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News / July/August 2021

Planning a birth after C-section made simpler

My Next Birth is a personalized online interactive patient decision aid now being used throughout BC to help people who have previously had a C-section make better-informed decisions about... 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