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COVID-19 / June 2021

Workers Compensation Act amended to include COVID-19

By: Michelle Vukelic

To be compensable under the Workers Compensation Act, an occupational disease must be due to the nature of any employment in which the worker was employed (the work causation requirement). There are... Read More

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COVID-19 / June 2021

Preventing symptom escalation among mild COVID-19 patients

With several treatments available to care for the most urgent and severe cases of COVID-19, researchers are now investigating whether a common anti-inflammatory drug, ciclesonide, could help speed... Read More

Two doctors in training
News / June 2021

Grant to offset costs of recruiting into team-based care practices

A new team-based care grant provides $15 000 to eligible family practices that have onboarded interprofessional team (IPT) members. The grant will help to address the costs of recruiting and... Read More

Critical illness forms sit on a table beside a stethoscope
News / June 2021

What is critical illness insurance?

By: Hali Stus

As one of the licensed, noncommissioned insurance advisors with Doctors of BC, I meet with physicians every day to talk about member-exclusive insurance offerings. Critical illness insurance is now... Read More

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News / June 2021

Book review: Dreamers, Skeptics, and Healers: The story of BC’s medical school

By: George Szasz, CM, MD

Dreamers, Skeptics, and Healers: The story of BC’s medical school By Wendy Cairns; John Cairns, MD; David Ostrow, MD; Gavin Stuart, MD. Vancouver: Page Two Books,... 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